Farmer Fairness Act

Bill: 116-hr-3844
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2019-07-18
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution

Licensing and registrations

Livestock

Solid waste and recycling

Water quality
Latest action: action_date: 2019-07-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-07-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Farmer Fairness Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires all persons exercising substantial operational control over a concentrated animal feeding operation to jointly obtain a water pollution permit for discharges. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3844 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2019 Mr. Khanna (for himself and Mr. Pocan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require all persons exercising substantial operational control over a concentrated animal feeding operation to jointly obtain a permit for certain discharges, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farmer Fairness Act . 2. Concentrated animal feeding operation discharges Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1342 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (t) Concentrated animal feeding operation discharges (1) In general For the purposes of applying the requirements of this section to a discharge from a concentrated animal feeding operation, the Administrator shall require all persons exercising substantial operational control over the concentrated animal feeding operation to jointly obtain a permit under this section for the discharge. (2) Substantial operational control For purposes of this subsection, a person exercises substantial operational control over a concentrated animal feeding operation if the person— (A) has an ownership interest in the livestock, land, or other capital of the concentrated animal feeding operation; (B) exercises any control over the activities, operation (including specifying how the livestock of the concentrated animal feeding operation is fed, grown, or medicated), or management (including waste management practices) of a concentrated animal feeding operation; or (C) meets any other criteria that the Administrator determines appropriate. .