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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 silvicul-
tural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system per-
mitting 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 Wash-
ington) 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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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Silviculture Regulatory 
Consistency Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. SILVICULTURAL ACTIVITIES. 
Section 402(l) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(l)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(3) SILVICULTURAL ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) NPDES PERMIT REQUIREMENTS FOR 
SILVICULTURAL
ACTIVITIES.—The 
Adminis-
trator shall not require a permit or otherwise 
promulgate regulations under this section or di-
rectly or indirectly require any State to require 
a permit under this section for a discharge of 
stormwater runoff resulting from the conduct of 
the following silviculture activities: nursery op-
erations, site preparation, reforestation and 
subsequent cultural treatment, thinning, pre-
scribed burning, pest and fire control, har-
vesting operations, surface drainage, and road 
use, construction, and maintenance. 
‘‘(B) PERMITS FOR DREDGED OR FILL MA-
TERIAL.—Nothing in this paragraph exempts a 
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silvicultural activity resulting in the discharge 
of dredged or fill material from any permitting 
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 
to exempt certain silvicultural activities from na-
tional pollutant discharge elimination system per-
mitting requirements, and for other purposes. 
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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