A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide an exemption from certain notice requirements and penalties for releases of hazardous substances from animal waste at farms.

United States115th CongressS-2421Senate
Latest legislative activity: Mar 8, 2018

Summary

Official Summary

Fair Agricultural Reporting Method Act or the FARM Act

This bill amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to exempt air emissions from animal waste at a farm from specified release notification requirements, recordkeeping requirements, and associated penalties.

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Timeline

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

    Senate

  2. Introduced in Senate

  3. Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-237.

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