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H.R. 7999 (95th)

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to the definition of the term "pollutant".

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Introduced

23 June 1977

Last action

23 June 1977 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

Sponsors

DON YOUNG, Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1], Rep. Badham, Robert E. [R-CA-40], Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7], Rep. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID-1]

Subjects

Environment

Source updated

1 August 2024

Environment

Summary

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exclude wastewaters resulting from commercial processing of seafoods from the definition of "pollutant" under such Act, except where discharges of such wastewaters from a point source will interfere with the shellfish, fish, plant, and wildlife in the area where the discharge is made.

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Timeline

  1. 23 June 1977

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 23 June 1977

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 23 June 1977

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

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