I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6075 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2012 
Ms. BUERKLE (for herself, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mrs. 
HARTZLER, Mr. KELLY, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, and Mr. WESTMORE-
LAND) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Trans-
portation 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 
A BILL 
To permit the chief executive of a State to create an exemp-
tion from certain requirements of Federal environmental 
laws for producers of agricultural commodities, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. UNDULY BURDENSOME REGULATIONS EXEMP-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the chief executive of a State 
determines, in accordance with this section, that a require-
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ment of a covered Federal environmental law, or a regula-
tion thereunder, is unduly burdensome to persons in the 
State acting in their capacity as farmers, such require-
ment or regulation shall not apply to such persons acting 
in such capacity. 
(b) PROCEDURE.—Before finalizing any determina-
tion under subsection (a), the chief executive of a State 
shall solicit and accept public comments regarding such 
determination for a period of not less than 90 days. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) 
COVERED
FEDERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL 
LAW.—The term ‘‘covered Federal environmental 
law’’ means— 
(A) the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et 
seq.), insofar as such Act applies to emissions 
of air pollutants other than emissions resulting 
from the combustion of any fossil fuel; 
(B) the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and 
(C) the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.). 
(2) FARMER.—The term ‘‘farmer’’ means— 
(A) a producer, as that term is defined 
in— 
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(i) section 1001 of the Food, Con-
servation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 8702); 
(ii) section 1506(a) of the Food, Con-
servation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 8773(a)); and 
(iii) section 212 of the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1635a); 
and 
(B) a producer of a specialty crop, as that 
term is defined in section 3 of the Specialty 
Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 
1621 note; Public Law 108–465). 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any of 
the several States of the United States, the District 
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, and any other territory or possession of the 
United States. 
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