US HB524 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 13-1)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-06-20 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 361.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 6 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-06-20 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 361.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to remove the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to 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 once the Army Corps of Engineers has issued a permit for the discharge.
Title
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act.
Sponsors
| Rep. David McKinley [R-WV] | Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] | Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN] | Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] |
| Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR] | Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC] | Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH] | Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA] |
| Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R-KS] | Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH] | Rep. John Kline [R-MN] | Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV] |
| Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA] | Rep. Don Young [R-AK] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-20 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 361. |
| 2014-06-20 | House | Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 113-485. |
| 2014-04-09 | House | Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 19. |
| 2014-04-09 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| 2014-04-09 | House | Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged. |
| 2013-02-07 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. |
| 2013-02-06 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation. |
Same As/Similar To
SB830 (Related) 2013-04-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
SB2156 (Related) 2014-03-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
SB2156 (Related) 2014-03-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Subjects
Administrative remedies
Coal
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Licensing and registrations
Mining
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality
Coal
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Licensing and registrations
Mining
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality
