[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6093 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6093

   To establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance conducted by the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under the Federal 
                      Water Pollution Control Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 10, 2012

Mr. Smith of Nebraska introduced the following bill; which was referred 
         to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance conducted by the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under the Federal 
                      Water Pollution Control Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MORATORIUM.

    (a) In General.--During the 1-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency may not conduct aerial surveillance in exercising any 
authority under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 
et seq.).
    (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``aerial surveillance'' 
means any surveillance from the air, including--
            (1) surveillance conducted from fixed wing aircraft, 
        helicopters, drones, or remote controlled aircraft; or
            (2) the use of aerial or satellite images, regardless of 
        whether the images are publicly available.
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