119-HR3935

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3935

1. Short title
2. Reducing permitting uncertainty

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "Reducing Permitting Uncertainty Act".

2. Reducing permitting uncertainty

(a) In general - Section 404(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(c)) is amended—

(1) Specification or use of defined area - by striking "(c) The Administrator" and inserting the following:

(c) Specification or use of defined area -

(1) In general - The Administrator

(2) - in paragraph (1), as so designated, by inserting "during the period described in paragraph (2) and" before "after notice and opportunity for public hearings"; and

(3) Period of prohibition - by adding at the end the following:

(2) Period of prohibition - The period during which the Administrator may prohibit the specification (including the withdrawal of specification) of any defined area as a disposal site, or deny or restrict the use of any defined area for specification (including the withdrawal of specification) as a disposal site, under paragraph (1) shall—

(A) - begin on the date on which an applicant submits all the information required to complete an application for a permit under this section; and

(B) - end on the date on which the Secretary issues the permit.

(b) Applicability - The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to a permit application submitted under section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) after the date of enactment of this Act.