A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the ability of a State to administer a permit program under that Act, and for other purposes.

Summary

This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to allow a state that has assumed the environmental review responsibilities of the Department of Transportation under the surface transportation project delivery program to apply to the Environmental Protection Agency to administer an individual and general permit program for discharging dredge and fill material into navigable waters.

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Timeline

1. 21 March 2018

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1876)

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 March 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 21 March 2018 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 March 2018

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 March 2018

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 21 March 2018

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Sponsors

• John Cornyn · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
• Dan Sullivan · R · Sponsor
• Deb Fischer · R · Sponsor
• Ted Cruz · R · Cosponsor
• Lisa Murkowski · R · Cosponsor
• · ssev00 · Standing

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