United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1518 (96th)
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the penalties for discharging oil and hazardous substances.
Introduced
25 January 1979
Last action
25 January 1979 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Sponsors
Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
7 February 2024
Summary
Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the maximum civil penalty which may be assessed for discharges of oil and hazardous substances from $5,000 to $100,000 per violation. Imposes criminal penalties for such illegal discharges of fines up to $100,000 or imprisonment for not more than three years, or both.
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Timeline
25 January 1979
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
25 January 1979
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 January 1979
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 25 January 1979
Sponsors
- Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/1518
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hr/1518
- us · 96-hr-1518 · source updated 7 February 2024