Senate Bill 1050
116th Congress(2019-2020)
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.
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 4, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1050
Congress
116
Policy Area
Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection
Primary focus of measure is regulation of pollution including from hazardous substances and radioactive releases; climate change and greenhouse gases; environmental assessment and research; solid waste and recycling; ecology. Measures concerning energy exploration, efficiency, and conservation may fall under Energy policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
This bill allows a state department of transportation that has assumed the environmental review responsibilities of the federal Department of Transportation under the surface transportation project delivery program to apply to the Environmental Protection Agency to administer, for highway projects, an individual and general permit program for discharging dredge and fill material into navigable waters.
April 4, 2019
04/04/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
04/04/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 7:02:19 PM