Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act” or the “FUELS Act”.
Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act
AN ACT
To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms.
Sec. 2 Applicability of Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule
In general— The Administrator, in implementing the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to any farm, shall—
require certification of compliance with such rule by—
a professional engineer for a farm with—
an individual tank with an aboveground storage capacity greater than 10,000 gallons;
an aggregate aboveground storage capacity greater than or equal to 42,000 gallons; or
a history that includes a spill, as determined by the Administrator; or
the owner or operator of the farm (via self-certification) for a farm with—
an aggregate aboveground storage capacity greater than 10,000 gallons but less than 42,000 gallons; and
no history of spills, as determined by the Administrator; and
exempt from all requirements of such rule any farm—
with an aggregate aboveground storage capacity of less than or equal to 10,000 gallons; and
no history of spills, as determined by the Administrator.
Calculation of aggregate aboveground storage capacity— For the purposes of subsection (a), the aggregate aboveground storage capacity of a farm excludes all containers on separate parcels that have a capacity that is less than 1,320 gallons.
Sec. 3 Definitions
In this Act, the following terms apply:
Administrator— The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Farm— The term “farm” has the meaning given such term in section 112.2 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.
Gallon— The term “gallon” refers to a United States liquid gallon.
Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule— The term “Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule” means the regulation promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency under part 112 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.