S. 971: Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-05-16 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3573)

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-05-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act

Plain summary

Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from requiring, or from promulgating regulations that direct a state to require, a permit under the national pollutant discharge elimination system for a discharge of stormwater runoff resulting from the conduct of the following silvicultural activities: nursery operations, site preparation, reforestation, thinning, prescribed burning, pest and fire control, harvesting operations, surface drainage, and road use, construction, and maintenance. Specifies that nothing in this Act exempts a silvicultural activity resulting in the discharge of dredged of fill material from permit requirements for discharges into navigable waters.

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Official text

Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · 21 cosponsors

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Mike Crapo (R-ID), James E. Risch (R-ID), John Boozman (R-AR), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), John Thune (R-SD), John Cornyn (R-TX), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] reported raising $1.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s971.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>

Record fed-us-cong113-s971 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113