,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #acjd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bj1 #bjac ,mr4  
,walb]g introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 = a
 p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !   
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to p]mit
 ! *ief executive ( a ,/ate to create an
 exemption f c]ta9 requirem5ts ( ,f$]al 
environm5tal laws = produc]s (          
agricultural commodities1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,flexibility to ,f>m ,act4 
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,! agricultural community ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates s]ves z ! economic        
backbone ( _m communities & employs     
millions ( ,am]icans4  7#b7 ,9 rec5t    
ye>s1 "o-size-fits-all policies issu$ by
 ! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy h   
increas$ dramatically1 requir+          

agricultural produc]s to focus on       
regulation compliance r ?an on gr[+ !   
_w's heal?ie/1 mo/ abundant food supply4
  7#c7 ,attempts by ! ,environm5tal     
,protection ,ag5cy to exp& ! def9ition (
 navigable wat]s "u ! ,f$]al ,wat]      
,pollution ,control ,act exp& ! scope ( 
,f$]al jurisdiction "u t ,act well      
beyond ! int5t ( ,congress1 & w\ld      
elim9ate a c5tral precept ( t ,act1 :i* 
res]ves c]ta9 wat]s to ! exclusive      
jurisdiction ( ! ,/ates4  7#d7 ,!       
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy's      
int]pretation ( ! ,spill ,prev5tion1    
,control1 & ,c\nt]measure program has   
attempt$ to regulate milk 9 ! same mann]
 z petroleum1 requir+ dairy f>m]s to    
develop oil spill prev5tion plans & mov+
 f> beyond common s5se & ! int5t ( !    
law4  7#e7 ,an increas+ numb] ( p\ltry &
 live/ock op]ations h be5 =c$ to apply =
 p]mits "u ! ,national ,pollutant       
,dis*>ge ,elim9ation ,sy/em result+ f ! 
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy's exp&+
 def9ition ( :at con/itutes a dis*>ge "u

 ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control     
,act4  7#f7 ,duplicative & co/ly p]mitt+
 requirem5ts "u ! ,f$]al ,wat]          
,pollution ,control ,act w require      
additional ,national ,pollutant ,dis*>ge
 ,elim9ation ,sy/em p]mits = pe/icide   
applications1 subject+ pe/icide us]s to 
unnecess>y r$ tape & f9ancial burd5s    
:ile expos+ !m to ! ?reat ( unf\nd$     
litigation4  7#g7 ,! ,environm5tal      
,protection ,ag5cy has initiat$ a       
program to regulate gre5h\se gases z air
 pollutants "u ! ,clean ,air ,act1 :i*  
c\ld impose an undue burd5 on           
agricultural produc]s by requir+ !m to  
obta9 p]mits to cont9ue op]ations4  7#h7
 ,! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %\ld n impose fur!r
 rules or regulations t are ov]ly       
burd5some or cause economic h>d%ip = !  
agricultural community4  #c4 ,unduly    
burd5some regulations exemption  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,if ! *ief executive ( a ,/ate    
det]m9es1 9 accordance ) ?is section1 t 
a requirem5t ( a cov]$ ,f$]al           
environm5tal law1 or a regulation       

!reund]1 is unduly burd5some to p]sons 9
 ! ,/ate act+ 9 _! capacity z f>m]s1 su*
 requirem5t or regulation %all n apply  
to p]sons 9 ! ,/ate act+ 9 t capacity4  
7b7 ,proc$ure ,be=e f9aliz+ any         
det]m9ation "u subsection 7a71 ! *ief   
executive ( a ,/ate %all solicit &      
accept public comm5ts reg>d+ su*        
det]m9ation = a p]iod ( n less ?an #ij  
days4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3     
7#a7 ,cov]$ ,f$]al environm5tal law ,!  
t]m cov]$ ,f$]al environm5tal law       
means--  7,a7 ! ,clean ,air ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et seq471 ins(> z su*   
,act applies to emissions ( air         
pollutants o!r ?an emissions result+ f !
 combu/ion ( any fossil fuel2 &  7,b7 ! 
,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act   
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq474  7#b7    
,f>m] ,! t]m f>m] means--  7,a7 a       
produc]1 z t t]m is def9$ 9--  7i7      
section #ajja ( ! ,food1 ,cons]vation1 &
 ,en]gy ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4      
#hgjb72  7ii7 section #aejf7;a7 ( !     
,food1 ,cons]vation1 & ,en]gy ,act (    

#bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hggc7;a772 &  7iii7
 section #bab ( ! ,agricultural ,m>ket+ 
,act ( #aidf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afce;a72 &  
7,b7 a produc] ( a specialty crop1 z t  
t]m is def9$ 9 section #c ( ! ,specialty
 ,crops ,competitiv5ess ,act ( #bjjd 7#g
 ,u4,s4,c4 #afba note2 ,public ,law     
#ajh-dfe74  7#c7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate     
means any ( ! sev]al ,/ates ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 !       
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,guam1 ,am]ican   
,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn      
,m>iana ,isl&s1 & any o!r t]ritory or   
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4