H.R. 3450: FINE Act of 2011
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H.R. 3450: FINE Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-11-16 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-11-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
FINE Act of 2011
Plain summary
Fairness in Negative Enforcement Act of 2011 or the FINE Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make grants to states and local governments for projects and activities to assist communities in complying with environmental requirements under laws administered by EPA. Establishes in the Treasury the EPA Compliance Trust Fund from which funds shall be available for such grants. Appropriates to the Fund amounts equivalent to the amounts deposited in the general fund of the Treasury that are attributable to penalties collected under laws administered by EPA. Prohibits any EPA funds for a fiscal year beginning after enactment of this Act from being used for programs or activities that are carried out outside of the United States.
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Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · 0 cosponsors
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- The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr3450.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr3450 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112