[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 897 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 897

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent 
regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable 
                    waters, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Zika Vector Control Act''.

SEC. 2. USE OF AUTHORIZED PESTICIDES.

    Section 3(f) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 
Act (7 U.S.C. 136a(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Use of authorized pesticides.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in section 
                402(s) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the 
                Administrator or a State may not require a permit under 
                such Act for a discharge from a point source into 
                navigable waters of a pesticide authorized for sale, 
                distribution, or use under this Act, or the residue of 
                such a pesticide, resulting from the application of 
                such pesticide.
                    ``(B) Sunset.--This paragraph shall cease to be 
                effective on September 30, 2018.''.

SEC. 3. DISCHARGES OF PESTICIDES.

    Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1342) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(s) Discharges of Pesticides.--
            ``(1) No permit requirement.--Except as provided in 
        paragraph (2), a permit shall not be required by the 
        Administrator or a State under this Act for a discharge from a 
        point source into navigable waters of a pesticide authorized 
        for sale, distribution, or use under the Federal Insecticide, 
        Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, or the residue of such a 
        pesticide, resulting from the application of such pesticide.
            ``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the 
        following discharges of a pesticide or pesticide residue:
                    ``(A) A discharge resulting from the application of 
                a pesticide in violation of a provision of the Federal 
                Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act that is 
                relevant to protecting water quality, if--
                            ``(i) the discharge would not have occurred 
                        but for the violation; or
                            ``(ii) the amount of pesticide or pesticide 
                        residue in the discharge is greater than would 
                        have occurred without the violation.
                    ``(B) Stormwater discharges subject to regulation 
                under subsection (p).
                    ``(C) The following discharges subject to 
                regulation under this section:
                            ``(i) Manufacturing or industrial effluent.
                            ``(ii) Treatment works effluent.
                            ``(iii) Discharges incidental to the normal 
                        operation of a vessel, including a discharge 
                        resulting from ballasting operations or vessel 
                        biofouling prevention.
            ``(3) Sunset.--This subsection shall cease to be effective 
        on September 30, 2018.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 24, 2016.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 897

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent 
regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable 
                    waters, and for other purposes.