S 104
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 104
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.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 25 (legislative day, January 5), 2011
Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. CRAPO, Mr.
RISCH, Mr. COBURN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. MORAN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, and Mr.
FRANKEN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT.
(a) 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 entitled `Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill
Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule Requirements--Amendments'
(74 Fed. Reg. 2461 (January 15, 2009)) to exempt certain milk containers
and associated piping and appurtenance from the Spill Prevention, Control,
and Countermeasure program.
(b) 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 the proposed rule described in subsection (a).
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