House Roll Call 304, 104th Congress · May 10, 1995

(HOUSE REJECTED THE MINETA AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO STRIKE LANGUAGE THAT WOULD REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT EPA FIRST LIST A POLLUTANT BEFORE IT OR A STATE MAY ALLOW A PERMIT-HOLDER TO COMPLY WITH BEST PRACTICABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY OR WATER QUALITY STANDARDS IN LIEU OF BEST AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY; STRIKE LANGUAGE THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE EPA OR STATES TO MODIFY EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS IN PERMITS FOR COAL REMINING, EVEN IF THE OPERATIONS EXCEED STATE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS IF THE RECEIVING WATERS DID NOT MEET WATER QUALITY STANDARDS PRIOR TO REMINING AND THE APPLICANT SUBMITS A PLAN CITING SPECIFIC MEASURES THAT WILL BE USED TO IMPROVE EXISTING WATER QUALITY; STRIKE LANGUAGE THAT WOULD STIPULATE THAT A COAL REMINING OPERATION THAT STARTED PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF NEW REGULATORY STANDARDS IS DEEMED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE AS LONG AS POST-MINING DISCHARGES ARE THE SAME OR BETTER THAN BEFORE MINING COMMENCED, AND REMINING WAS CONDUCTED UNDER A SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION PERMIT; STRIKE LANGUAGE THAT WOULD PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY FOR PERMIT HOLDERS TO UNDERTAKE INNOVATIVE POLLUTION PREVENTION MEASURES; AND STRIKE LANGUAGE THAT WOULD REVISE THE STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING WATER QUALITY STANDARDS ON A STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL, BUT RETAIN LANGUAGE PROVIDING FOR A REVIEW OF SUCH PROPOSED REVISIONS BY THE ADMINISTRATION.)

Question before the chamber: On Agreeing to the Amendment

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