SB 110-03: Superfund Amendments Act (Failed via tie-breaker)

[Senator Spark]

SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS ACT

Senate Bill
to limit pollution on federal property and exempt organic manure from overregulation

SECTION I. NAME.

This Act shall be called the Superfund Amendments Act.

SECTION II. FEDERAL FACILITIES MUST COMPLY WITH SOME REGIONAL RULES

A. 42 U.S.C. 9620(a) is hereby amended to require that each department, agency, and instrumentality of Atlasia shall be subject to, and comply with, at facilities that are or have been owned or operated by any such department, agency, or instrumentality, Regional or State substantive and procedural requirements regarding response relating to hazardous substances or pollutants or contaminants, including State hazardous waste requirements, in the same manner and to the same extent as any nongovernmental entity.

B. Atlasia hereby expressly waives any immunity otherwise applicable to Atlasia with respect to any Regional or State substantive or procedural requirement referred to in this act, including immunity from injunctive relief, civil penalties, criminal sanctions.

SECTION III. POOP

A. 42 U.S.C. 9601 is amended by adding the following new section at the end
thereof:

SECTION 312. EXCEPTION FOR MANURE

a. Upon the date of enactment of this section, manure shall not be included in the meaning of `hazardous substance' under section 101(14) of this Act or `pollutant or contaminant' under section 101(33) of this Act.

b. The enactment of this section shall not be construed to impose any liability or paperwork requirements under provisions of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 for manure.

c. Nothing in this section shall affect the applicability of any other environmental
statute as it relates to the definition of manure, or the responsibilities or liabilities of any person regarding, the treatment, storage, or disposal of manure.

d. 100 Stat. 1655 is amended by adding the following at the end thereof:
The notification requirements under this subsection shall not apply to releases associated with manure (as defined in section 312 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act.

e. Definition - For the purposes of this section, the term `manure' mean:
     1. digestive emissions, feces, urine, urea and other excrement from livestock (as defined by 7 C.F.R. 205.2);
     2. any associated bedding, compost, raw materials or other materials commingled with such excrement from livestock (as defined by 7 C.F.R. 205.2);
     3. any process water associated with the items referred to in paragraph (1) or (2); and
     4. any byproducts, constituents, or substances contained in, originating from, or emissions relating to the items described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).''.

SECTION IV: EFFECTIVE DATE

Unless otherwise specified herein, this act shall take effect 120 days from the date of passage.

Sponsor: Mr. Reactionary
Status: Debating

The gentleman from Virginia is now recognized.

[Senator Spark]

Motioning for a vote. 24 hours to object.

[Senator Spark]

Bringing this to a final vote. Senators have 24 hours to object.

[Senator Spark]

Bringing this to a final vote. Senators have 24 hours to object.

You ignored DC’s objection

I did not see that. Bringing this to a cloture vote instead.

[Senator Spark]

Aye

[Senator Spark]

Cloture vote

AYE: Spark, Mr. R, WM, Muaddib, AGA, NCY, OSR, DeadPrez, Greg, AGA (10)
NAY: Devout Centrist, WD, S019, rpryor, Utah, Blairite, Sev, AFE ( 8 )

With a majority voting in favor of cloture, debate ends here.

[Senator Spark]

Bringing this bill to a final vote lasting for 96 hours.

[Senator Spark]

Abstain

[Senator Spark]

Changing to aye.

[Senator Spark]

Final Vote

AYE: Mr. R, OSR, WM, Greg, Muaddib, DeadPrez, AGA, Spark, NCY (9)
NAY: Devout Centrist, AFE, rpryor, S019, WD, Blairite, Utah, WB, Sev (9)
ABSTAIN: None (0)

This vote results in a tie.

[Senator Spark]

As a result of the Vice President casting a tiebreaking vote of Nay, this bill fails.