HR 2581
113th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Licensing and registrations
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality
Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2013
Introduced: June 28, 2013
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 1, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jun 28, 2013
Introduced in House
Jun 28, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Plain-English summary
Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to replace a requirement that a permit be obtained for any discharge of dredged or fill material into the navigable waters incidental to any activity having as its purpose bringing an area of such waters into a use to which it was not previously subject and where the flow or circulation of such waters may be impaired or the reach of such waters may be reduced with a requirement that a permit be obtained for any such discharge that is not currently exempted from permit requirements.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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