3.0.0 757 2020-02-14T19:14:04Z 2020-02-14T19:14:04Z House H HR 2005-02-10 109 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2005-04-04T18:19:11Z Referred to 2005-02-10T15:05:45Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2005-02-11T18:30:58Z Referred to 2005-02-10T15:05:40Z 2005-04-04 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2005-02-11 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2005-02-10 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2005-02-10 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2005-02-10 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2005-02-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-02-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000355 Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15] JOHN DINGELL D MI D. 15 N Environmental Protection Agricultural pollution Agriculture and Food Aquaculture Crime and Law Enforcement Dredging Environmental law enforcement Fines (Penalties) Harbors Infrastructure Law Liability for environmental damages Licenses Navigation Negligence Rivers Sentences (Criminal procedure) Sewage sludge Sewage treatment Standards Transportation and Public Works Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. Water Resources Development Water pollution control Water quality Water treatment plants Environmental Protection 00 2005-02-10 Introduced in House 2005-03-12T15:38:39Z Polluter Accountability Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase criminal penalties for: (1) negligent and knowing violations of provisions concerning effluent limitations, national performance standards, toxic pollutants and pretreatment effluent standards, recordkeeping and reporting, oil or hazardous substance discharges, aquacultural discharges, sewage sludge, pollutant discharge permits, and dredged or fill material; and (2) negligently or knowingly introducing into a sewer system or publicly owned treatment works a pollutant or hazardous substance known to cause personal injury or property damage or that results in violation by a treatment works of effluent limitations or permit conditions.

Amends the Refuse Act of 1899 to increase criminal penalties for violations of provisions concerning the deposit of refuse in navigable waters, injury to harbor or river improvements, and obstruction of navigable waters.]]>

Polluter Accountability Act Short Titles as Introduced Polluter Accountability Act Display Title Polluter Accountability Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase certain criminal penalties, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2005-02-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr757ih/xml/BILLS-109hr757ih.xml 2005-04-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.