3.0.0 1803 2022-03-02T16:39:41Z 2022-03-02T16:39:41Z Senate S S 2011-11-03 112 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-11-03T21:03:10Z Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 112 1528 S 2011-09-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS 2011-11-03 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2011-11-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO N Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Agricultural conservation and pollution Air quality Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures Environmental Protection 00 2011-11-03 Introduced in Senate 2011-11-23T15:25:00Z Permanent Guarantee of Sensible Treatment of Farm Dust Act of 2011- Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from  proposing, finalizing, implementing, or enforcing any regulation revising the national primary ambient air quality standard or the national secondary ambient air quality standard applicable to nuisance dust with an aerodynamic diameter greater than 2.5 micrometers under the Clean Air Act (CAA).

Exempts nuisance dust from the CAA and excludes nuisance dust from references in such Act to particulate matter, except with respect to geographical areas where such dust is not regulated under state, tribal, or local law if the Administrator finds that: (1) nuisance dust (or any subcategory of nuisance dust) causes substantial adverse public health and welfare effects at ambient concentrations; and (2) the benefits of applying CAA standards and other requirements to such dust outweigh the costs.

Defines "nuisance dust" as particulate matter: (1) generated from natural sources, unpaved roads, agricultural activities, earth moving, or other activities typically conducted in rural areas; or (2) consisting primarily of soil, other natural or biological materials, windblown dust, or some combination thereof.

]]> Permanent Guarantee of Sensible Treatment of Farm Dust Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Permanent Guarantee of Sensible Treatment of Farm Dust Act of 2011 Display Title Permanent Guarantee of Sensible Treatment of Farm Dust Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in areas in which that dust is regulated under State, tribal, or local law, to establish a prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard applicable to nuisance dust, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2011-11-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1803is/xml/BILLS-112s1803is.xml 2011-11-03 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.