Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act

Summary

Nationwide Permitting Improvement Act This bill revises the permit process for discharging dredged or fill material into waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act. Under the existing act, two types of discharge permits may be issued: general permits or individual permits. General permits may be issued on a state, regional, or nationwide basis for categories of activities involving discharges of dredged or fill material that are similar in nature even though the discharges may be from multiple dischargers. General permits may include activities that cause only minimal adverse environmental effects. Individual permits may be issued for more significant activities. This bill directs the U.S. Corps of Engineers—when determining whether the environmental effects of a category of activities are minimal and whether to issue or revoke general permits—to consider only the effects of the discharges of dredged or fill material from such activities. Next, the bill extends the maximum term for a general permit from a period of 5 years to 10 years. The bill also directs the Corps of Engineers to maintain a nationwide general permit for certain linear infrastructure projects (e.g., oil or gas pipelines) that do not result in the loss of greater than half an acre of waters of the United States for each single and complete project . Additionally, the bill exempts the Corps of Engineers from certain consultation and environmental review requirements when reissuing nationwide general permits. Finally, the bill prohibits the Corps of Engineers from finalizing or implementing certain modifications to such permits.

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Timeline

1. 17 January 2024

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 January 2024

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 January 2024

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 19 January 2024

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

   Source: Committee

5. 31 January 2024

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

   Source: Committee

6. 31 January 2024

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

   Source: Committee

7. 31 January 2024

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged

   Source: Committee

8. 6 February 2024

   Calendars

   Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 306.

   Source: Calendars

9. 6 February 2024

   Reported

   Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-375.

   Source: Committee

10. 6 February 2024

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-375.

    Source: Committee

11. 19 March 2024

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1085 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1023, H.R. 1121, H.R. 6009, H. Con. Res. 86, H. Res. 98and H.R. 7023. The resolution provides for consideration H.R. 1023, H.R. 1121, H.R. 6009, H. Con. Res. 86, and H. Res. 987 under a closed rule, and H.R. 7023 under a structured rule, each with one hour of general debate. The rule provides for one motion to recommit each on H.R. 1023, H.R. 1121, H.R. 6009, and H.R. 7023.

    Source: Floor

12. 20 March 2024

    Passed

    Rule H. Res. 1085 passed House.

    Source: Floor

13. 21 March 2024

    Vote

    On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 213 (Roll no. 100).

    Source: Floor

14. 21 March 2024

    Floor

    Ms. Scholten moved to recommit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (text: CR H1328)

    Source: Floor

15. 21 March 2024

    Passed

    The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

    Source: Floor

16. 21 March 2024

    Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

    Source: Floor

17. 21 March 2024

    Floor

    The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 7023.

    Source: Floor

18. 21 March 2024

    Passed

    The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

19. 21 March 2024

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

20. 21 March 2024

    Vote

    On passage Passed by recorded vote: 213 - 205 (Roll no. 101).

    Source: Floor

21. 21 March 2024

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 213 - 205 (Roll no. 101).

    Source: Floor

22. 21 March 2024

    Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1023, H.R. 1121, H.R. 6009, H. Con. Res. 86, H. Res. 987 and H.R. 7023. The resolution provides for consideration H.R. 1023, H.R. 1121, H.R. 6009, H. Con. Res. 86, and H. Res. 987 under a closed rule, and H.R. 7023 under a structured rule, each with one hour of general debate. The rule provides for one motion to recommit each on H.R. 1023, H.R. 1121, H.R. 6009, and H.R. 7023.

    Source: Floor

23. 21 March 2024

    Floor

    The Speaker designated the Honorable Daniel Meuser to act as Chairman of the Committee.

    Source: Floor

24. 21 March 2024

    Floor

    House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1085 and Rule XVIII.

    Source: Floor

25. 21 March 2024

    Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1085. (consideration: CR H1322-1340; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1331-1332)

    Source: Floor

26. 22 March 2024

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

Versions

• Referred in Senate · 22 March 2024 · Download file
• Engrossed in House · 21 March 2024 · Download file
• Reported in House · 6 February 2024 · Download file
• Introduced in House · 17 January 2024 · Download file

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Sponsors

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Related records

• related to ← Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1023) to repeal section 134 of the Clean Air Act, relating to the greenhouse gas reduction fund; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1121) to prohibit a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6009) to require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw the proposed rule relating to fluid mineral leases and leasing process, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 86) expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 987) denouncing the harmful, anti-American energy policies of the Biden administration, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R 7023) to amend section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to codify certain regulatory provisions relating to nationwide permits for dredged or fill material, and for other purposes.
• amends ← An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 118-428 to allow the Environmental Protection Agency and states with delegated authority under the Clean Water Act to issue National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for public works (e.g., wastewater treatment or water recycling/reuse plants owned/operated by local governments) for up to 10 years from the current maximum of 5-year permit terms.
• amends ← Amendment sought to limit the authorization for certain linear infrastructure projects if federal expenses turn out to exceed their predicted cost.
• amends ← An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 118-428 to ensure nothing in this act, including amendments, should affect the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to research PFAS chemicals.
• amends ← An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 118-428 to require a report from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers on the staffing needs for processing and issuing permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the impact additional funding for full-time employees would have on processing timelines for permits.
• amends ← An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 118-428 to clarify that no part of the act affects the existing ban on oil and gas drilling in the Great Lakes.
• amends ← An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 118-428 to codify Florida's Clean Water Act Section 404 Program and the Programmatic Biological Opinion with Incidental Take Statement, as referenced in 85 Federal Register 83,553 (December 22, 2020).
• amends ← An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 118-428 to prohibit permits from being issued for any discharge from a source that is owned or operated by companies - or the subsidiaries of said companies - that are under the jurisdiction of China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia.