US HB4854 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 20-1)
Status: Introduced on June 12 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-11-12 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 453.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to limit the period during which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may prohibit the specification, or restrict the use, of an area as a disposal site for discharges of dredged or fill materials into waters of the United States to the period that: begins on the date that the Army Corps of Engineers provides notice to the EPA that the Corps has completed all procedures for processing an application for a permit for dredged or fill material and is ready to determine whether the permit should be issued; and ends on the date that the Corps issues the permit. Requires the Corps to ensure that the period consists of at least 30 consecutive days. Authorizes the Corps to issue a permit for dredged or fill material only after the Corps provides notice to the EPA.

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Title

Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014

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History

DateChamberAction
2014-11-12HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 453.
2014-11-12HouseReported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 113-609.
2014-07-16HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 22.
2014-07-16HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2014-07-16HouseSubcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged.
2014-06-13HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2014-06-12HouseReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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