US SB830 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 25 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 25 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
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 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prohibit the specification, or restrict the use, of an area as a disposal site for discharges of dredged or fill materials into waters of the United States once the Army Corps of Engineers has issued a permit for the discharge. Makes this Act effective as of October 18, 1972.
Title
EPA Fair Play Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV] | Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND] | Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA] | Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] |
| Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH] | Sen. John Rockefeller [D-WV] | Sen. David Vitter [R-LA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-25 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. |
Same As/Similar To
HB524 (Related) 2014-06-20 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 361.
SB2156 (Related) 2014-03-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
SB2156 (Related) 2014-03-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Subjects
Administrative remedies
Coal
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Licensing and registrations
Mining
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality
Coal
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Licensing and registrations
Mining
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/830/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s830/BILLS-113s830is.pdf |
