Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, tit. III, subtit. C, sec. 344

ANNUAL REPORT ON PAYMENTS AND ACTIVITIES IN RESPONSE TO FINES AND PENALTIES ASSESSED UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.

EnactedYear: 1997Length: 234 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 344. ANNUAL REPORT ON PAYMENTS AND ACTIVITIES IN RESPONSE TO FINES AND PENALTIES ASSESSED UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS. (a) Annual Reports.—Section 2706(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “(H) A statement of the fines and penalties imposed or assessed against the Department of Defense under Federal, State, or local environmental law during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the report is submitted, setting forth each Federal environmental statute under which a fine or penalty was imposed or assessed during the fiscal year, and, with respect to each such statute— “(i) the aggregate amount of fines and penalties imposed or assessed during the fiscal year; “(ii) the aggregate amount of fines and penalties paid during the fiscal year; “(iii) the total amount required for environmental projects to be carried out by the Department of Defense in lieu of the payment of fines or penalties; and “(iv) the number of fines and penalties imposed or assessed during the fiscal year that were— “(I) $100,000 or less; and “(II) more than $100,000.”. (b) Report in Fiscal Year 1998.—The statement submitted by the Secretary of Defense under subparagraph (H) of section 2706(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), in 1998 shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include the information required by that subparagraph for each of fiscal years 1994 through 1997.