Bill Sponsor
House Bill 2917
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Regulatory Certainty Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 15, 2017
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Jun 15, 2017
Latest Action
Jun 16, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2917
Congress
115
Policy Area
Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection
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North Dakota
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South Carolina
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West Virginia
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House Votes (0)
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Summary

Regulatory Certainty Act of 2017

This bill 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provides notice to the EPA that the Corps of Engineers 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 of Engineers issues the permit.

The Corps of Engineers must ensure that the period consists of at least 30 consecutive days.

The Corps of Engineers may issue a permit for dredged or fill material only after the Corps of Engineers provides notice to the EPA.

Text (1)
June 15, 2017
Actions (3)
06/16/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
06/15/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
06/15/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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