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Union Calendar No. 452 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2026 

[Report No. 113–607] 

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt certain silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 16, 2013 

Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER (for herself, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. BENISHEK, Mrs. 

MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. THOMPSON of 

Pennsylvania, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. LARSEN of 

Washington, Mr. RAHALL, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. COTTON, Mr. 

DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. JONES, Mr. MICHAUD, 

Mr. BARROW of Georgia, Mr. PETERSON, and Mr. HASTINGS of Washington) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure 

NOVEMBER 12, 2014 

Additional sponsors: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. AUSTIN

SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. OWENS, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. 

NOLAN, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. GIBSON, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. 

CRENSHAW, Mr. HANNA, Mr. HURT, Mr. DUFFY, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. 

BUTTERFIELD, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. 

SOUTHERLAND, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. GOSAR, 

Mr. WOMACK, Mr. DAINES, Mr. HARPER, Mr. LABRADOR, Mr. 

REICHERT, Mr. GIBBS, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. ENYART, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. 

BACHUS, Mr. KILMER, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia, Mr. 

NUNNELEE, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. SANFORD, Mr. MCINTYRE, 

Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. FORBES, Mr. RICE

of South Carolina, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. BARLETTA, and Mr. 

WALBERG

NOVEMBER 12, 2014 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Silviculture Regulatory 

5 Consistency Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SILVICULTURAL ACTIVITIES. 

7 Section 402(l) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

8 Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(l)) is amended by adding at the end 

9 the following: 

10 ‘‘(3) SILVICULTURAL ACTIVITIES.— 

11 ‘‘(A) NPDES PERMIT REQUIREMENTS FOR

12 SILVICULTURAL ACTIVITIES.—The Adminis13 trator shall not require a permit or otherwise 

14 promulgate regulations under this section or di15 rectly or indirectly require any State to require 

16 a permit under this section for a discharge of 

17 stormwater runoff resulting from the conduct of 

18 the following silviculture activities: nursery op19 erations, site preparation, reforestation and 

20 subsequent cultural treatment, thinning, pre21 scribed burning, pest and fire control, har22 vesting operations, surface drainage, and road 

23 use, construction, and maintenance. 

24 ‘‘(B) PERMITS FOR DREDGED OR FILL MA25 TERIAL.—Nothing in this paragraph exempts a 


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1 silvicultural activity resulting in the discharge 

2 of dredged or fill material from any permitting 

3 requirement under section 404.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 452 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2026 

[Report No. 113–607] 

A BILL 

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

mitting requirements, and for other purposes. tional pollutant discharge elimination system perto exempt certain silvicultural activities from naNOVEMBER 12, 2014 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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