Bill · H.R. 3909· House(119-HR-3909)
FUELS Act
- Introduced
- 6/11/2025
- Last activity
- 6/13/2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Sponsored by
- Eric Crawford
- Cosponsors
- - 2 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act" or the "FUELS Act," aims to amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014. The primary focus is changing how the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule applies to certain farms. It adjusts specific gallon thresholds for aggregate aboveground storage capacity. The bill also modifies various numerical values within existing subsections. These changes effectively alter the requirements for certain storage capacities.
Yes· 3 of 5
Would farmers be better off under this?+6
The bill directly benefits farmers by easing the regulatory requirements for their liquid storage capacities.
Would business owners be better off under this?+5
Farm owners benefit from reduced regulatory and compliance requirements.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+5
The bill reduces regulatory burdens by raising the threshold for storage capacity requirements for farms.
The opposite
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?-3
The bill reduces environmental protections by raising thresholds for spill prevention and control rules.
Does this cut the pollution that drives climate change?-2
The reduction in spill prevention regulatory oversight may have negative environmental impacts.
Does this give the federal government more power?-2
The bill limits the scope of federal regulatory oversight for certain agricultural storage.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased storage capacity thresholds: By changing the capacity limit from 20,000 to 42,000 gallons in subsection (b)(1)(B), the bill alters how the rule applies to certain storage amounts (Section 2).
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Adjusted capacity limits for smaller amounts: The bill modifies the requirements for aggregate aboveground storage capacity of 10,000 gallons or less (Section 2).
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Modified numerical values in subsection (c)(2)(A): The bill increases certain thresholds from 1,000 to 1,320 and from 2,500 to 3,000 (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Removal of specific regulatory paragraphs: The bill strikes paragraph (4) of subsection (b), which removes a specific provision from the existing law (Section 2).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Farmers+6Good For Business Owners+5Good For Rural Residents+3
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+5
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Rural Development+3Improves Environmental Protections-3Reduces Carbon Emissions-2
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power-2
- 6/13/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- 6/12/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/11/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Sam GravesRepublican · Missouri
Tracey MannRepublican · Kansas