Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 2/7/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-07Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- 2017-02-07Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-07 (00)
Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2017
This bill amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency or a state from requiring a permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) for a discharge of a pesticide from a point source into navigable waters if the discharge is approved under FIFRA. Point source pollution is waste discharged from a distinct place, such as a pipe, channel, or tunnel. The bill establishes exemptions from this prohibition.
Cosponsors (18)
- Claire McCaskill (D-MO)
- John Barrasso (R-WY)
- Roy Blunt (R-MO)
- John Boozman (R-AR)
- Joe Donnelly (D-IN)
- MICHAEL ENZI (R-WY)
- Joni Ernst (R-IA)
- Deb Fischer (R-NE)
- JEFF FLAKE (R-AZ)
- Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND)
- Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
- Jerry Moran (R-KS)
- James Risch (R-ID)
- PAT ROBERTS (R-KS)
- John Thune (R-SD)
- Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
- Mike Rounds (R-SD)
- James Lankford (R-OK)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Congressional oversight
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Licensing and registrations
- Pest management
- Water quality
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