S. 5128 · 117th Congress

Fertilizer Stewardship, Utilization, Sustainability, Technology, Access, Innovation, and Nourishment Act

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2022-11-17
Latest action
2022-11-17 · Introduced in Senate

Summary

Fertilizer Stewardship, Utilization, Sustainability, Technology, Access, Innovation, and Nourishment Act or the Fertilizer SUSTAIN Act

This bill (1) directs the Department of the Interior to designate potash and phosphates as critical minerals, (2) revises the Federal Register and National Environmental Policy Act permitting process for mining and phosphate and potash exploration, and (3) requires the Environmental Protection Agency to allow phosphogypsum to be used in government road projects.