S. 340 · 115th Congress
Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2017
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Mike Crapo
- Introduced
- 2017-02-07
- Latest action
- 2017-02-07 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2017
This bill amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency or a state from requiring a permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) for a discharge of a pesticide from a point source into navigable waters if the discharge is approved under FIFRA. Point source pollution is waste discharged from a distinct place, such as a pipe, channel, or tunnel. The bill establishes exemptions from this prohibition.