EPA Fair Play Act

Summary

EPA Fair Play Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to remove the authority of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prohibit the specification of any defined area as a disposal site for discharges of materials into waters of the United States, or to restrict the use of any defined area for specification as a disposal site, once the Secretary of the Army has issued a permit for dredged or fill material. Makes this Act effective as of October 18, 1972.

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Timeline

1. 3 February 2011

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 February 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 3 February 2011 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [I-WV] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
• Lisa Murkowski · R · Sponsor
• Roger Wicker · R · Sponsor
• John Boozman · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
• John Hoeven · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssev00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to remove the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to disapprove after a permit has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act.