,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #aa1 #bjba    
,mr4 ,gibbs introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,agriculture1 for a period
 to be subsequently determined by the   
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal       
,insecticide1 ,fungicide1 and           
,rodenticide ,act and the ,federal      
,water ,pollution ,control ,act to      
clarify ,congressional intent regarding 
the regulation of the use of pesticides 
in or near navigable waters1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,reducing      
,unnecessary ,regulations on            
,agricultural ,lands ,act or the ,,rural
 ,act4  #b4 ,use of authorized          
pesticides ,section #c7;f7 of the       

,federal ,insecticide1 ,fungicide1 and  
,rodenticide ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4         
#acf;a7f77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#e7 ,use of        
authorized pesticides ,except as        
provided in section #djb7t7 of the      
,federal ,water ,pollution ,control     
,act1 the ,administrator or a ,state may
 not require a permit under such ,act   
for a discharge from a point source into
 navigable waters of a pesticide        
authorized for sale1 distribution1 or   
use under this ,act1 or the residue of  
such a pesticide1 resulting from the    
application of such pesticide4  4  #c4  
,discharges of pesticides ,section #djb 
of the ,federal ,water ,pollution       
,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdb7 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7t7 ,discharges of          
pesticides  7#a7 ,no permit requirement 
,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 a
 permit shall not be required by the    
,administrator or a ,state under this   
,act for a discharge from a point source

 into navigable waters of a pesticide   
authorized for sale1 distribution1 or   
use under the ,federal ,insecticide1    
,fungicide1 and ,rodenticide ,act1 or   
the residue of such a pesticide1        
resulting from the application of such  
pesticide4  7#b7 ,exceptions ,paragraph 
7#a7 shall not apply to the following   
discharges of a pesticide or pesticide  
residue3  7,a7 ,a discharge resulting   
from the application of a pesticide in  
violation of a provision of the ,federal
 ,insecticide1 ,fungicide1 and          
,rodenticide ,act that is relevant to   
protecting water quality1 if-- 7i7 the  
discharge would not have occurred but   
for the violation2 or  7ii7 the amount  
of pesticide or pesticide residue in the
 discharge is greater than would have   
occurred without the violation4  7,b7   
,stormwater discharges subject to       
regulation under subsection 7p74  7,c7  
,the following discharges subject to    
regulation under this section3 7i7      
,manufacturing or industrial effluent4  

7ii7 ,treatment works effluent4  7iii7  
,discharges incidental to the normal    
operation of a vessel1 including a      
discharge resulting from ballasting     
operations or vessel biofouling         
prevention4  4