Flexibility to Farm Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 20, 2013)
Flexibility to Farm Act - Permits the chief executive of a state to exempt farmers in the state from a requirement of a covered federal environmental law by determining that such requirement is unduly burdensome.
Requires the chief executive to solicit and accept public comments for at least 90 days before finalizing any such determination.
Defines "covered federal environmental law" to mean the Clean Air Act insofar as it applies to emissions of air pollutants other than those resulting from the combustion of fossil fuel and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act).
What just happenedMar 22, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 20, 2013
- Mar 22, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
- Mar 21, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Mar 20, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Mar 20, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Mar 20, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 20, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House