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Oct 10, 2013
ASA and a coalition of 21 agricultural stakeholders have written to the House and Senate Agriculture Committees, asking that a House provision on oil spill regulations be included in a farm bill conference agreement.
“Section 11324 of H.R. 2642 requires EPA to revise SPCC regulations to be reflective of a producer’s spill risk and financial resources,” the letter says. “The exemption level would be adjusted upward from 1,320 gallons of oil storage to an amount that would protect small farms—10,000 gallons.”
“The legislation would also place a greater degree of responsibility on farmers and ranchers to self-certify compliance if their oil storage facilities exceed the exemption level,” the letter continues. “Under rules that have gone into effect, owners of oil storage facilities with a storage capacity of more than 1,320 gallons must prepare SPCC plans and make infrastructure improvements to reduce the possibility of oil spills.”
ASA supports the House language and will continue to support its inclusion in a conference farm bill agreement.
