Bill > HR3824

This bill amends two key environmental laws - the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act - to clarify regulations surrounding pesticide use near water sources. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state agencies from requiring permits for discharging pesticides or pesticide residues into navigable waters when those pesticides are authorized for use under FIFRA. The bill creates exceptions to this permit exemption, such as cases where a pesticide is applied in violation of water quality protection provisions, stormwater discharges, manufacturing or industrial effluent, treatment works effluent, and discharges related to vessel operations. The key intent is to reduce regulatory burdens on users of authorized pesticides by streamlining permitting requirements, while still maintaining some environmental safeguards for specific types of discharges that could pose significant water quality risks. This legislation aims to provide more clarity and flexibility for farmers, pest control professionals, and other entities that use regulated pesticides near water environments.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3824/all-info