FUELS Act

This bill changes how the federal oil spill prevention rule applies to farms with fuel or oil stored above ground. It raises the storage limits that trigger stricter requirements, so more small and mid‑size farms would face fewer compliance steps. It also updates a few tank-size cutoffs and removes some older provisions in the law.

Key points

• Who is affected: Farms that store oil or fuel in aboveground tanks.
• What changes:
  • Increases a key total storage threshold from 20,000 to 42,000 gallons, and clarifies categories above 10,000 gallons and under 42,000 gallons.
  • Keeps a clear category for farms at or below 10,000 gallons total storage.
  • Raises certain single-tank cutoff levels from 1,000 to 1,320 gallons and from 2,500 to 3,000 gallons.
  • Removes several existing paragraphs and a subsection from the current law’s farm rules.
• What it likely means day to day: Fewer smaller farms would need the more burdensome spill plans, while larger storage sites would still have to follow stronger safeguards.