text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Neighborhoods from Oil 
  Pollution Act of 2011''.
  
  SEC. 2. OIL STORAGE AND PROCESSING FACILITIES.
  
      Section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
  1321) is amended by adding at the end the following:
      ``(s) Oil Storage and Processing Facilities.--
              ``(1) Closure.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
          enactment of the Protecting Neighborhoods from Oil Pollution 
          Act of 2011, the Administrator shall issue final regulations 
          requiring an owner or operator of an oil storage or processing 
          facility to permanently close the oil storage or processing 
          facility if one or both of the following conditions apply:
                      ``(A) The oil storage or processing facility is 
                  located within 1 mile of 100 or more residential units, 
                  and 2 or more covered discharges occur at the oil 
                  storage or processing facility within any 10-year 
                  period.
                      ``(B) The oil storage or processing facility is the 
                  source of groundwater contamination affecting 100 or 
                  more residential units.
              ``(2) Regulations.--The Administrator shall include in 
          regulations issued under paragraph (1) the following:
                      ``(A) A definition of the term `permanently close', 
                  to include requirements that--
                              ``(i) all liquid and sludge are removed 
                          from each container and connecting line 
                          associated with the oil storage or processing 
                          facility;
                              ``(ii) all connecting lines and piping 
                          associated with the oil storage or processing 
                          facility are disconnected from each such 
                          container and blanked off, all valves (except 
                          for ventilation valves) are closed and locked, 
                          and conspicuous signs are posted on each such 
                          container stating that it is a permanently 
                          closed container and noting the date of 
                          closure; and
                              ``(iii) all other applicable Federal laws 
                          and regulations are followed with respect to 
                          clean up and remediation of any other 
                          contamination at, or originating from, the oil 
                          storage or processing facility.
                      ``(B) Any additional closure and post-closure 
                  requirements the Administrator determines appropriate.
                      ``(C) A requirement that closure of an oil storage 
                  or processing facility be completed by one of the 
                  following deadlines, as applicable:
                              ``(i) Not later than 1 year after the date 
                          of enactment of the Protecting Neighborhoods 
                          from Oil Pollution Act of 2011, in the case of 
                          an oil storage or processing facility at which 
                          2 or more covered discharges have occurred on 
                          or before such date of enactment.
                              ``(ii) Not later than 1 year after the date 
                          on which a second covered discharge occurs at 
                          the oil storage or processing facility within 
                          any 10-year period, in the case of any oil 
                          storage or processing facility not described in 
                          clause (i).
                              ``(iii) Not later than 1 year after the 
                          date on which the Administrator determines that 
                          the oil storage or processing facility is the 
                          source of groundwater contamination affecting 
                          100 or more residential units.
                      ``(D) Any other requirements the Administrator 
                  determines appropriate.
              ``(3) Prohibited exemptions.--The Administrator may not 
          include in regulations issued under paragraph (1) exemptions to 
          any of the requirements of this subsection for covered 
          discharges resulting from an act of God, an act of war, or 
          negligence on the part of the United States Government.
              ``(4) Waiver and extension authority.--The Administrator 
          may waive the requirement for closure of an oil storage or 
          processing facility under this subsection, or grant an 
          extension of the deadline for such closure, if the 
          Administrator determines that the owner or operator of the 
          facility has taken or is taking all practicable steps to 
          remediate the condition requiring closure under paragraph (1).
              ``(5) Health and welfare authority.--A condition requiring 
          closure under paragraph (1) shall be considered to be--
                      ``(A) a substantial threat to the public health or 
                  welfare of the United States for the purposes of 
                  subsections (c) and (e); and
                      ``(B) an imminent and substantial endangerment to 
                  the health of persons or to the welfare of persons for 
                  the purposes of section 504.
              ``(6) Definitions.--For the purposes of this subsection, 
          the following definitions apply:
                      ``(A) Covered discharge.--The term `covered 
                  discharge' means a discharge of oil greater than 40 
                  gallons from any source.
                      ``(B) Oil storage or processing facility.--The term 
                  `oil storage or processing facility' means any 
                  structure, group of structures, equipment, or device, 
                  including any associated property, that is used for 
                  producing, storing, handling, transferring, processing, 
                  or transporting oil.
              ``(7) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
          shall be construed to restrict any other Federal or State 
          authority regarding the remediation of, or other response to, a 
          covered discharge.''.
target: Protecting Neighborhoods from Oil Pollution Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue final regulations requiring an owner or operator to permanently close any oil storage or processing facility that: (1) is located within one mile of 100 or more residential units if two or more discharges of more than 40 gallons of oil occur at such facility within any 10-year period, or (2) is the source of groundwater contamination affecting 100 or more residential units. Requires such closures to be completed by specified deadlines.
  
  Requires such regulations to define "permanently close" to require: (1) all liquid and sludge to be removed from each container and connecting line associated with such facilities; (2) all such connecting lines and piping to be disconnected from such containers and blanked off, all valves (except for ventilation valves) to be closed and locked, and conspicuous signs to be posted on each container stating that it is a permanently closed container and noting the date of closure; and (3) other applicable laws to be followed with respect to clean up and remediation of any other contamination at, or originating from, such facilities.
  
  Prohibits the Administrator from including in such regulations exemptions to any of the requirements of this Act for discharges resulting from an act of God, an act of war, or U.S. negligence.
  
  Authorizes the Administrator to waive the requirement for closure of such facilities or grant an extension of the closure deadline if the Administrator determines that such owners or operators have taken or are taking all practicable steps to remediate the condition requiring closure.
  
  Requires such conditions requiring closure to be considered to be: (1) a substantial threat to the public health or welfare of the United States for the purposes of federal removal authority and civil enforcement, or (2) an imminent and substantial endangerment to the health of persons or to the welfare of persons for the purposes of emergency powers.
feat_title: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the closure of oil storage and processing facilities that have spilled oil multiple times near residential neighborhoods, and for other purposes.