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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Feb 8, 2000
Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring a national pollutant discharge elimination system permit for discharges of stormwater runoff from silvicultural activities conducted in connection with: (1) site preparation; (2) reforestation; (3) thinning; (4) prescribed burning; (5) pest and fire control; (6) harvesting operations; (7) surface drainage; (8) road construction and maintenance; and (9) nursery operations. Excludes discharges of stormwater runoff from silvicultural activities from the definition of "point source."
People & committees
Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] · D–AR
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Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 106-699.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S607-608)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Introduced in Senate
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