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112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 681
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 11, 2011
Mrs. Miller of Michigan (for herself, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Latta, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Denham, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Petri, Mr. Carter, and Mr. Simpson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes.
Requirement
In general
Not later than 30
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency shall finalize the proposed rule as published
in the Federal Register on January 15, 2009, beginning on page 2461 of volume
74, entitled Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and
Countermeasure Rule Requirements—Amendments
to exempt certain milk
containers and associated piping and appurtenance from the Spill Prevention,
Control, and Countermeasure program.
Forbearance
Until the effective date of the rule finalized under subsection (a), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not take regulatory action against dairy and dairy product producers, processors, handlers, and distributors under the oil pollution prevention regulation in part 112 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, related to the exemptions in such proposed rule.