3.0.0 3573 2022-02-03T05:54:18Z 2022-02-03T05:54:18Z Senate S S 2012-09-19 112 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-09-19T21:09:24Z 2012-09-19 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2012-09-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND N M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2012-09-19 True M000355 Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] Mitch McConnell R KY 2012-11-13 False P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2012-11-13 False Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Economic performance and conditions Education programs funding Energy prices Energy revenues and royalties Energy storage, supplies, demand Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Indian lands and resources rights Intergovernmental relations Judicial review and appeals Land use and conservation Oil and gas State and local government operations Unemployment Water quality Water use and supply Environmental Protection 00 2012-09-19 Introduced in Senate 2013-01-14T23:43:21Z Empower States Act of 2012 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act, with respect to enforcement of drinking water regulations, to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from taking any enforcement action against a state with primary enforcement responsibility for public water systems or a company or individual within the state, unless: (1) the Administrator determines that there is an imminent and substantial danger to the public health or environment, and (2) the state failed to take corrective action.

Prohibits the Administrator from amending or revoking any program of a state with partial or total primary enforcement responsibility unless the Administrator determines, by clear and convincing evidence, that the program fails to effectively protect drinking water in the state.

Requires the head of a federal department or agency, before issuing or promulgating any guideline or regulation relating to oil and gas exploration and production on federal, state, tribal, or fee land pursuant to federal law or executive order, to seek comments from and consult with the head of each affected state, state agency, and Indian tribe at a location within their jurisdiction.

Requires federal departments and agencies to develop Statements of Energy and Economic Impact that detail and analyze: (1) adverse effects of an action on energy supply, distribution, or use; and (2) impact on the domestic economy if the action is taken.

Prohibits imposition of any new or modified oil and gas regulation unless the head of the applicable department or agency determines: (1) that the rule is necessary to prevent immediate harm to human health or the environment, and (2) by clear and convincing evidence that the state or tribe does not have an existing reasonable alternative to the proposed regulation.

Requires any regulation promulgated after enactment of this Act that requires disclosure of hydraulic fracturing chemicals to refer to the database managed by the Ground Water Protection Council and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.

Sets forth procedures for judicial review of such regulations.]]>

Empower States Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Empower States Act of 2012 Display Title Empower States Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to recognize the primacy of States, provide for the consideration of the economic impact of additional regulations, and provide for standards and requirements relating to certain guidelines and regulations relating to health and the environment. Introduced in Senate 2012-09-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3573is/xml/BILLS-112s3573is.xml 2012-09-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.