To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to exempt the application of pesticides subject to that Act, when applied in conformance with that Act, from certain permit requirements under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes.

Summary

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 Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from requiring a national pollutant discharge elimination system permit under the Clean Water Act, or directly or indirectly requiring any state to require a permit, for the application of any pesticide subject to FIFRA if the pesticide is applied in conformance with FIFRA.

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Timeline

1. 29 September 2010

   Introduced

   Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 29 September 2010

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 29 September 2010

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 29 September 2010

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 30 September 2010

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

   Source: Committee

6. 16 November 2010

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 29 September 2010 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 29 September 2010

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 29 September 2010

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Sponsors

• COLLIN PETERSON · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Childers, Travis [D-MS-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Kissell, Larry [D-NC-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Ellsworth, Brad [D-IN-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-21] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Cosponsor
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