3.0.0 1269 2018-02-03T21:24:34Z 2018-02-05T15:15:56Z Senate S S 2005-06-20 109 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-06-20T19:54:31Z Pest Management and Fire Suppression Flexibility Act 109 1749 HR 2005-09-29 Committee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS 2005-06-20 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2005-06-20 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6831) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK N L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2005-06-20 True C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2005-06-20 True B000611 Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] CHRISTOPHER BOND R MO S. 2005-06-20 True C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2005-06-20 True C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2005-06-20 True I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2005-06-20 True T000162 Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY] CRAIG THOMAS R WY 2005-06-20 True H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2005-06-20 True C000858 Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] LARRY CRAIG R ID EDWIN 2005-06-20 True R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2005-06-20 True E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2005-06-29 False B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2005-07-18 False S000059 Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] RICK SANTORUM R PA 2005-09-26 False W000154 Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] JOHN WARNER R VA WILLIAM 2005-09-26 False A000121 Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] GEORGE ALLEN R VA F. 2005-10-18 False Environmental Protection Agriculture and Food Chemicals Commerce Emergency Management Fire prevention Forest management Labeling Law Licenses Nonpoint source pollution Pest control Pesticide regulation Pesticides Public Lands and Natural Resources Water pollution control Weeds Environmental Protection 00 2005-06-20 Introduced in Senate 2005-06-29T14:23:30Z Pest Management and Fire Suppression Flexibility Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to state that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shall not require a permit under the national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES), or require a State to mandate such a permit, for: (1) the proper use of a pesticide that is registered or otherwise approved for use under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act; and (2) the use by or in cooperation with the Federal or State government of a fire retardant, chemical, or water for fire suppression, control, or prevention in accordance with relevant Federal guidelines; (3) silvicultural activities except for specified point source activities; and (4) the use of biological control organisms for the prevention, control, or eradication of plant pests or noxious weeds pursuant to specified provisions of the Plant Protection Act.

Redefines "point source" to exclude from the term those public health protection, pest management, and silvicultural activities excluded from NPDES permit requirements under this Act.

]]> Pest Management and Fire Suppression Flexibility Act Short Titles as Introduced Pest Management and Fire Suppression Flexibility Act Display Title Pest Management and Fire Suppression Flexibility Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify certain activities the conduct of which does not require a permit. Introduced in Senate 2005-06-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1269is/xml/BILLS-109s1269is.xml 2005-06-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.