2020 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law
Part IV - Service, Supply, and Procurement
Chapter 160 - Environmental Restoration
Sec. 2712 - Reporting on usage and spills of aqueous film-forming foam

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 2712 (2020)
Section Name §2712. Reporting on usage and spills of aqueous film-forming foam
Section Text

(a) In General.—Not later than 48 hours after the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment receives notice of the usage or spill of aqueous film forming foam, either as concentrate or mixed foam, at any military installation, the Deputy Assistant Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives notice of a usage or spill of greater than 10 gallons of concentrate, or greater than 300 gallons of mixed foam. Each such notice shall include each of the following information:

(1) The name of the installation where the usage or spill occurred.

(2) The date on which the usage or spill occurred.

(3) The amount, type, and specified concentration of aqueous film-forming foam that was used or spilled.

(4) The cause of the usage or spill.

(5) A summary narrative of the usage or spill.


(b) Action Plan.—Not later than 60 days after submitting notice of a usage or spill under subsection (a), the Deputy Assistant Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives an action plan for addressing such usage or spill. The action plan shall include the following:

(1) A description of what actions have been taken to arrest and clean up a spill.

(2) A description of any coordination with relevant local and State environmental protection agencies.

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title III, §318(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3519.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle A - General Military Law
PART IV - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT
CHAPTER 160 - ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION
Sec. 2712 - Reporting on usage and spills of aqueous film-forming foam
Contains section 2712
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 134 Stat. 3519
Public Law References Public Law 116-283
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