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H.R.953 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017115th Congress (2017-2018) |

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Sponsor: Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] (Introduced 02/07/2017)
Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure; Agriculture | Senate - Environment and Public Works
Committee Reports: H. Rept. 115-131
Latest Action: Senate - 05/25/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.  (All Actions)
Roll Call Votes: There have been 4 roll call votes

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This bill has the status Passed House

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  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
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Summary: H.R.953 — 115th Congress (2017-2018)All Information (Except Text)

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Passed House amended (05/24/2017)

Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill 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 Environmental Protection Agency or a state from requiring a permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) for a discharge of a pesticide from a point source into navigable waters if the discharge is approved under FIFRA. Point source pollution is waste discharged from a distinct place, such as a pipe, channel, or tunnel.

(Sec. 3) NPDES permits are required for: (1) a discharge resulting from the application of a pesticide in violation of FIFRA that is relevant to protecting water quality, if the discharge would not have occurred but for the violation or the amount of pesticide or pesticide residue contained in the discharge is greater than would have occurred without the violation; (2) stormwater discharges regulated under NPDES; and (3) discharges regulated under NPDES of manufacturing or industrial effluent or treatment works effluent and discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel, including a discharge resulting from operations concerning ballast water held in ships to increase stability or vessel biofouling prevention.