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Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act of 2013

3/14/2024, 12:48 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 2026

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act of 2013 - Amends 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, or from promulgating regulations that direct a state to require, a permit under the national pollutant discharge elimination system for a discharge of stormwater runoff resulting from the conduct of the following silviculture activities: nursery operations, site preparation, reforestation, thinning, prescribed burning, pest and fire control, harvesting operations, surface drainage, and road use, construction, and maintenance.

Specifies that nothing in this Act exempts a silvicultural activity resulting in the discharge of dredged of fill material from permit requirements for discharges into navigable waters.

Current Status of Bill HR 2026

Bill HR 2026 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since May 16, 2013. Bill HR 2026 was introduced during Congress 113 and was introduced to the House on May 16, 2013.  Bill HR 2026's most recent activity was Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 452. as of November 12, 2014

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 2026

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
69
Democrat Cosponsors
15
Republican Cosponsors
54
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 2026

Primary Policy Focus

Environmental Protection

Potential Impact Areas

- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Licensing and registrations
- Water quality

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 2026

Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act of 2013
Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act of 2013
Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act of 2013
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt certain silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements, and for other purposes.

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