Bill113th Congress

H.R. 1175

FRESHER Act of 2013

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Introduced
Mar 14, 2013
Origin Chamber
House
Policy Area
Environmental Protection
Latest Action
Mar 15, 2013

Sponsor

Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]

Democrat·PA-17
Bioguide ID: C001090
First Name: Matt
Last Name: Cartwright
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Committees
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Actions
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Amendments
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Related Bills
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Summaries
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Bill Details

Update Date
Jan 11, 2023
Origin Chamber
House
Bill Type
HR
Bill Number
1,175
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Mar 14, 2013
Policy Area
Environmental Protection
Is Law
No
Mar 15, 2013Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Source: House committee actions

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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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Introduced in House

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Introduced in House

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in House· Mar 14, 20130

Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2013 or the FRESHER Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to repeal provisions prohibiting the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from requiring or directing a state to require a permit under the national pollutant discharge elimination system for discharges of stormwater runoff from mining, oil, and gas operations or transmission facilities composed entirely of flows from conveyances used for collecting and conveying precipitation runoff that are not contaminated by contact with any overburden, raw material, intermediate products, finished product, byproduct, or waste products located on the site of such operations.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study and report on stormwater impacts with respect to any area that may be contaminated by stormwater runoff associated with oil or gas operations, including an analysis of: (1) measurable contamination in such area, (2) ground water resources in such area, and (3) the susceptibility of aquifers in such area to contamination from stormwater runoff associated with such operations.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

House· Standing
Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural practices and innovationsCongressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchLicensing and registrationsOil and gasWater quality

Introduced in House

Mar 14, 2013