S. 340

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Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2017

Introduced 2/7/2017•115th Congress•Senate

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

2/7/2017 • Senate

Summary

Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2017

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. The bill establishes exemptions from this prohibition.

Introduced in Senate • 2/7/2017

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Environmental Protection

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresHazardous wastes and toxic substancesLicensing and registrationsPest managementWater quality