United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 473 (95th)
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the penalties for discharging oil and hazardous substances.
Introduced
4 January 1977
Last action
4 January 1977 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Sponsors
Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
1 August 2024
Summary
Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the maximum civil penalty which may be assessed by the Coast Guard for discharges of oil and hazardous substances from $5,000 to $50,000 per violation. Imposes criminal penalties for such illegal discharges of up to $50,000 in fines and for imprisonment for not more than three years.
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Timeline
4 January 1977
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
4 January 1977
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 January 1977
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 4 January 1977
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/95th-congress/house-bill/473
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/hr/473
- us · 95-hr-473 · source updated 1 August 2024