3.0.0 6239 2023-01-11T13:21:33Z 2023-01-11T13:21:33Z House H HR 2010-09-29 111 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2010-09-29T14:08:20Z 2010-09-29 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2010-09-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-09-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 N Law Alternative and renewable resources Civil actions and liability Evidence and witnesses Judicial procedure and administration Motor fuels Law 00 2010-09-29 Introduced in House 2011-01-25T17:21:07Z Prevention of Frivolous Ethanol Lawsuits Act of 2010 - Immunizes a covered entity from suit and liability under federal and state law with respect to all claims for personal or property loss resulting from, or being aggravated by, the use of any renewable fuel containing ethanol in concentrations greater than 10% to operate an internal combustion engine.

Defines "covered entity" to mean an entity engaged in the manufacture, sale, or distribution of fuel or products which use renewable fuel.

Makes the sole exception to immunity under this Act an exclusive federal cause of action brought by an injured person or the person's representative against a covered person for death or serious physical injury proximately caused by the covered person's willful misconduct. Grants the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia exclusive jurisdiction of any such civil action.

Excludes from the meaning of willful misconduct, however, any act or omission by a manufacturer or distributor with respect to a covered countermeasure, if the act or omission alleged to constitute willful misconduct is subject to regulation by the Clean Air Act and: (1) neither the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nor the Attorney General has initiated an enforcement action with respect to that act or omission; or (2) an enforcement action has been initiated and the action has been terminated or finally resolved without a civil, criminal, or administrative remedy. States that any action or proceeding shall be stayed during the pendency of such an enforcement action.

]]> Prevention of Frivolous Ethanol Lawsuits Act of 2010 Display Title Prevention of Frivolous Ethanol Lawsuits Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced To provide targeted liability protections for claims based on damages resulting from, or aggravated by, the inclusion of ethanol in certain fuel, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Prevention of Frivolous Ethanol Lawsuits Act of 2010 Introduced in House 2010-09-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr6239ih/xml/BILLS-111hr6239ih.xml 2010-09-29 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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.