Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (May 16, 2013)
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.
What just happenedMay 16, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3573)
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMay 16, 2013
- May 16, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3573)
- May 16, 2013IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3573)
- May 16, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate