S. 1961 and H.R. 4024: Legislative Responses to a Chemical Storage Facility Spill

Copeland, Claudia ; Tiemann, Mary

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: chemical spills;    EPA;    Environmental Protection Agency;   

RP-ID  :  R43441
RP-ID  :  R43441_2014Aug12

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

From Summary: "This report describes and analyzes H.R. 4024 and S. 1961, as reported. The bill share a number of broadly similar provisions-both would direct states or the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish programs to prevent and respond to releases from chemical storage facilities (H.R. 4024) or tanks (S. 1961) located near drinking water sources-but they take different approaches to doing so; S. 1961 would make programmatic changes by amending the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), while H.R. 4024 would amend the Clean Water Act (CWA)."