HR 1633 · 112th Congress · Environmental Protection
Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011
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EnactedLatest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 256.(2011-12-13)
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Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 - Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from proposing, finalizing, implementing, or enforcing any regulation revising the national primary ambient air quality standard or the national secondary ambient air quality standard applicable to particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter greater than 2.5 micrometers under the Clean Air Act (CAA) for one year. Exempts nuisance dust from the CAA and excludes nuisance dust from references in such Act to particulate matter, except with respect to geographic areas where such dust is not regulated under state, tribal, or local law if the Administrator finds that: (1) nuisance dust (or any subcategory of nuisance dust) causes substantial adverse public health and welfare effects at ambient concentrations; and (2) the benefits of applying CAA standards and other requirements to such dust outweigh the costs. Defines "nuisance dust" as particulate matter: (1) generated from natural sources, unpaved roads, agricultural activities, earth moving, or other activities typically conducted in rural areas; or (2) consisting primarily of soil, o…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 1633, Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011
Dec 22, 2011Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on November 30, 2011
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Cosponsors (20)
2 Democrats18 Republicans