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115th Congress > House > Vote 280
Clerk session vote number: 281
Sponsor: GIBBS, Bob (R-OH)
Description: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act
Bill summary: Reducing Regulatory Burdens 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 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.
Bill titles: To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters, and for other purposes.
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