S 2139 · 106th Congress · Environmental Protection
Timber and Agriculture Environmental Fairness Act
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1290-1291)(2000-03-08)
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Timber and Agriculture Environmental Fairness Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring a national pollutant discharge elimination system permit for discharges composed entirely of agricultural stormwater discharges or for discharges from silviculture operations. Excludes discharges of stormwater runoff from silvicultural operations from the definition of "point source."…
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