S. 1528: Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011
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S. 1528: Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-09-08 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-09-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011
Plain summary
Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Clean Air Act (CAA) to exempt nuisance dust from the CAA and excludes nuisance dust from references in the CAA to particulate matter, except with respect to geographic areas where such dust is not regulated under state, tribal, or local law to the extent the Administrator finds that: (1) nuisance dust (or any subcategory of nuisance dust) causes substantial adverse public health and welfare effects at ambient concentrations; and (2) the benefits of applying CAA standards and other requirements to such dust outweigh the costs. Defines "nuisance dust" as particulate matter: (1) generated from natural sources, unpaved roads, agricultural activities, earth moving, or other activities typically conducted in rural areas; or (2) consisting primarily of soil, other natural or biological materials, windblown dust, or some combination of such materials. Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from proposing, finalizing, implementing, or enforcing any regulation revising the national primary ambient air quality standard or the national secondary ambient air quality standard applicable to particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter greater than 2.5 micrometers under the CAA for one year.
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Official text
Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] · 26 cosponsors
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Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Boozman (R-AR), Rand Paul (R-KY), Ron Johnson (R-WI), John Thune (R-SD), Jerry Moran (R-KS), John Hoeven (R-ND), James E. Risch (R-ID), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Mike Crapo (R-ID), John Barrasso (R-WY)
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Words on this page, explained (2)
- Exemption
- A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s1528.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s1528 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112