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S. 971

Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act

Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from requiring, or from promulgating regulations that direct a state to require, a permit under the national pollutant discharge elimination system for a discharge of stormwater runoff resulting from the conduct of the following silvicultural activities: nursery operations, site preparation, reforestation, thinning, prescribed burning, pest and fire control, harvesting operations, surface drainage, and road use, construction, and maintenance.

Specifies that nothing in this Act exempts a silvicultural activity resulting in the discharge of dredged of fill material from permit requirements for discharges into navigable waters.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3573)

Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR](D-OR)Sponsor
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  • Introduced in SenateMay 16, 2013
  1. IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3573)

  2. IntroReferralB00100

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3573)

  3. IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act — Informed