3.0.0 3426 2020-02-14T19:19:55Z 2020-02-14T19:19:56Z House H HR 2011-11-15 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia:H.R. 3426.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 of the Constitution[Page H7626]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2011-11-16T21:58:18Z Referred to 2011-11-15T15:00:24Z 2011-11-16 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2011-11-15 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2011-11-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-11-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 N Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Energy storage, supplies, demand Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Oil and gas Pollution liability Water quality Environmental Protection 00 2011-11-15 Introduced in House 2012-03-21T17:53:41Z Protecting Neighborhoods from Oil Pollution Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue final regulations requiring an owner or operator to permanently close any oil storage or processing facility that: (1) is located within one mile of 100 or more residential units if two or more discharges of more than 40 gallons of oil occur at such facility within any 10-year period, or (2) is the source of groundwater contamination affecting 100 or more residential units. Requires such closures to be completed by specified deadlines.

Requires such regulations to define "permanently close" to require: (1) all liquid and sludge to be removed from each container and connecting line associated with such facilities; (2) all such connecting lines and piping to be disconnected from such containers and blanked off, all valves (except for ventilation valves) to be closed and locked, and conspicuous signs to be posted on each container stating that it is a permanently closed container and noting the date of closure; and (3) other applicable laws to be followed with respect to clean up and remediation of any other contamination at, or originating from, such facilities.

Prohibits the Administrator from including in such regulations exemptions to any of the requirements of this Act for discharges resulting from an act of God, an act of war, or U.S. negligence.

Authorizes the Administrator to waive the requirement for closure of such facilities or grant an extension of the closure deadline if the Administrator determines that such owners or operators have taken or are taking all practicable steps to remediate the condition requiring closure.

Requires such conditions requiring closure to be considered to be: (1) a substantial threat to the public health or welfare of the United States for the purposes of federal removal authority and civil enforcement, or (2) an imminent and substantial endangerment to the health of persons or to the welfare of persons for the purposes of emergency powers.

]]> Protecting Neighborhoods from Oil Pollution Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Protecting Neighborhoods from Oil Pollution Act of 2011 Display Title Protecting Neighborhoods from Oil Pollution Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the closure of oil storage and processing facilities that have spilled oil multiple times near residential neighborhoods, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-11-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3426ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3426ih.xml 2011-11-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. 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.