HR 6075
112th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Air quality
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Water quality
To permit the chief executive of a State to create an exemption from certain requirements of Federal environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities, and for other purposes.
Introduced: June 29, 2012
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4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 2, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jun 29, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Jun 29, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 29, 2012
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Permits the chief executive of a state to exempt persons in the state acting in their capacity as farmers from a requirement of a covered federal environmental law by determining that such requirement is unduly burdensome to such persons.
Requires the chief executive to solicit and accept public comments for at least 90 days before finalizing any such determination.
Defines "covered federal environmental law" to mean the Clean Air Act insofar as it applies to emissions of air pollutants other than those resulting from the combustion of fossil fuel, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act), and the Solid Waste Disposal Act.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.