Polluter Accountability Act

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Introduced

24 April 2002

Last action

6 May 2002 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

Summary

Polluter Accountability Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase criminal penalties for: (1) negligent and knowing violations of provisions concerning effluent limitations, national performance standards, toxic pollutants and pretreatment effluent standards, recordkeeping and reporting, oil or hazardous substance discharges, aquacultural discharges, sewage sludge, pollutant discharge permits, and dredged or fill material; and (2) negligently or knowingly introducing into a sewer system or publicly owned treatment works a pollutant or hazardous substance known to cause personal injury or property damage or that results in violation by a treatment works of effluent limitations or permit conditions. Amends the Refuse Act of 1899 to increase criminal penalties for violations of provisions concerning deposit of refuse in navigable waters, injury to harbor or river improvements, and obstruction of navigable waters.

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Timeline

24 April 2002
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 April 2002
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 April 2002
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
24 April 2002
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
25 April 2002
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Source: Committee
6 May 2002
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/4572
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/4572
us · 107-hr-4572 · source updated 19 August 2025