H.R. 3071

119 HR 3071 IH: Increasing Penalties for Offshore Polluters Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-29
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3071  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 29, 2025   Mr. Lieu  (for himself,  Ms. Brownley , and  Ms. Barragán ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the civil and criminal penalties for oil spills, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Increasing Penalties for Offshore Polluters Act  .
2.
Civil and criminal penalties relating to oil spills
(a)
Civil penalties
Section 311(b)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7) ) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (A) by striking  an amount up to  each place it appears and inserting  an amount that is at least ; and
(2)
in subparagraph (D) by striking  not more than  and inserting  at least .
(b)
Criminal penalties
Section 309(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1319(c) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1)—
(A)
by striking  $2,500  and inserting  $5,000 ;
(B)
by striking  $25,000  and inserting  $50,000 ;
(C)
by striking  not more than 1 year  and inserting  not more than 2 years ; and
(D)
by striking  punishment shall be by a fine of not more than $50,000 per day of violation, or by imprisonment of not more than 2 years, or by both  and inserting  the maximum punishment shall be doubled with respect to both fine and imprisonment ;
(2)
in paragraph (2)—
(A)
by striking  not less that $5,000  and inserting  not less than $10,000 ;
(B)
by striking  $50,000  and inserting  $100,000 ;
(C)
by striking  not more than 3 years  and inserting  not more than 6 years ; and
(D)
by striking  punishment shall be by a fine of not more than $100,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment of not more than 6 years, or by both  and inserting  the maximum punishment shall be doubled with respect to both fine and imprisonment ; and
(3)
in paragraph (3)(A)—
(A)
by striking  $250,000  and inserting  $500,000 ;
(B)
by striking  not more than 15 years  and inserting  not more than 30 years ; and
(C)
by striking  $1,000,000  and inserting  $2,000,000 .