Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act of 2019 (H.R. 3744): Federal Legislation Introduced Qualifying Biogas Property for Energy Credit/Renewable Energy Bonds
H.R. 3744 has been introduced into the United States House of Representatives which would: . . . amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to make qualified biogas property and qualified manure resource recovery property eligible for the energy credit and to permit renewable energy bonds to finance…
Residue/Intermediate Bulk Containers: U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Empty Packagings
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a May 30th interpretive letter a question regarding the application of the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to “Empty Packagings.” PHMSA was responding to a February 18th letter from the…
Hazardous Waste: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Region 6) Announces $167,888 Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Grant
The Region 6 Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a July 25th news release stating it had awarded $167,888 to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) that would address: . . . programs that oversee the handling of solid and hazardous waste. …
Takings/Water Contamination: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Jurisdictional Issue Involving Water District Damage Claim
The United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, (“Court”) addressed in a July 19th opinion whether the Court of Federal Claims (“Lower Court”) has subject matter jurisdiction to address a takings claim involving water contamination. See Rio Linda Elverta Community Water District, et al. v…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: July 31, 2019 Meeting
As noted in a previous blog post, Arkansas operates petroleum tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks that suffer corrective action requirements and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks meets…