H.R. 3935

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3935 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3935

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to the 
period during which areas may be prohibited from being specified as 
disposal sites for dredged or fill material, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 11, 2025

Mr. Stauber introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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A BILL

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to the 
period during which areas may be prohibited from being specified as 
disposal sites for dredged or fill material, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Permitting Uncertainty 
Act''.

SEC. 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) 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) 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.
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