S. 272 (112th): EPA Fair Play Act

Introduced:
Feb 03, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Sen. Joe Manchin III [D-WV]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as S. 830 on Apr 25, 2013. See S. 830 for current action on this subject.

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Status

This bill was introduced on February 3, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Feb 03, 2011
Referred to Committee Feb 03, 2011
Cosponsors
8 cosponsors (5R, 3D) (show)
Committees

Senate Environment and Public Works

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Full Title

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify and confirm the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to deny or restrict the use of defined areas as disposal sites for the discharge of dredged or fill material.

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Last updated Feb 03, 2011.
2 pages

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2/3/2011--Introduced.
EPA Fair Play Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to remove the authority of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prohibit the specification of any defined area as a disposal site for discharges of materials into waters of the United States, or to restrict the use of any defined area for specification as a disposal site, once the Secretary of the Army has issued a permit for dredged or fill material.
Makes this Act effective as of October 18, 1972.

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