US Congress House Bill 5071 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 55-14)
Status: Introduced on July 10 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-07-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Agricultural Conservation Flexibility Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw the interpretive rule issued on March 25, 2014, entitled, "U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of the Army Interpretive Rule Regarding the Applicability of the Clean Water Act Section 404(f)(1)(A)." Prohibits the Corps and the EPA from using the interpretive rule, or any substantially similar rule or guidance, as the basis for any rulemaking, decision, or action regarding the scope or enforcement of the Clean Water Act. Provides that the use of rule or a substantially similar rule or guidance as the basis for any rule, decision, or action is grounds for vacating the rule, decision, or action. Requires soil and water conservation practices to be treated as normal farming, silviculture, and ranching activities under permits for non-prohibited discharges of dredged or fill material. Prohibits such practices from being treated as a new use of an area of navigable waters, an impairment of the flow or circulation of navigable waters, or a reduction in the reach of such waters under those permits. Applies this Act to activities occurring on or after March 25, 2014.

Agricultural Conservation Flexibility Act of 2014

Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]	Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]
Rep. Jim Bridenstine [R-OK]	Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]	Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]
Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]	Rep. Doug Collins [R-GA]	Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]
Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]	Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]
Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Jeff Denham [R-CA]	Rep. Sean Duffy [R-WI]	Rep. William Enyart [D-IL]
Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]	Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]	Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]	Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]
Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]	Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. Doc Hastings [R-WA]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. John Kline [R-MN]
Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]
Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]	Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]
Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]	Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC]
Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX]	Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]	Rep. Devin Nunes [R-CA]	Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R-MS]
Rep. William Owens [D-NY]	Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Thomas Petri [R-WI]
Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]	Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]	Rep. Keith Rothfus [R-PA]
Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]
Rep. Jason Smith [R-MO]	Rep. Steve Southerland [R-FL]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Steve Stockman [R-TX]
Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. David Valadao [R-CA]
Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2014-07-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5071/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5071/BILLS-113hr5071ih.pdf