H.R. 10255
Penalties for Polluters Act
Summary:
• The "Penalties for Polluters Act" significantly increases civil penalty amounts for violations under the Mineral Leasing Act, the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990
• The bill requires the Secretary of the Interior to annually adjust certain maximum penalties to reflect increases in the Consumer Price Index
• The bill establishes a "Penalty Revenue Reinvestment Fund" where excess penalty revenues are split 50/50 between harmed states, Indian Tribes, and local governments, and three named federal enforcement bureaus
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• The bill requires the Secretary of the Interior to annually adjust certain maximum penalties to reflect increases in the Consumer Price Index
• The bill establishes a "Penalty Revenue Reinvestment Fund" where excess penalty revenues are split 50/50 between harmed states, Indian Tribes, and local governments, and three named federal enforcement bureaus
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