S.Amdt. 3677
What it does: Adds SEC. ___. IDENTIFICATION OF WATERS PROTECTED BY THE CLEAN WATER ACT at the end of the bill
Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY)What it changes
1 change to S. 2569 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. ___. IDENTIFICATION OF WATERS PROTECTED BY THE CLEAN WATER ACT at the end of the bill
Adds a sectionIn S. 2569 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Inserted: SEC. ___. IDENTIFICATION OF WATERS PROTECTED BY THE CLEAN WATER ACT.
Inserted: (a) In General.--Neither the Secretary of the Army nor the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall--
Inserted: (1) finalize the proposed rule entitled "Definition of 'Waters of the United States' Under the Clean Water Act" (79 Fed. Reg. 22188 (April 21, 2014)); or
Inserted: (2) use the proposed rule described in paragraph (1), or any substantially similar proposed rule or guidance, as the basis for any rulemaking or any decision regarding the scope or enforcement of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).
Inserted: (b) Rules.--The use of the proposed rule described in subsection (a)(1), or any substantially similar proposed rule or guidance, as the basis for any rulemaking or any decision regarding the scope or enforcement of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) shall be grounds for vacation of the final rule, decision, or enforcement action.
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SA 3677. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2569, to provide an incentive for businesses to bring jobs back to America; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end, add the following:
SEC. ___. IDENTIFICATION OF WATERS PROTECTED BY THE CLEAN WATER ACT.
(a) In General.--Neither the Secretary of the Army nor the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall--
(1) finalize the proposed rule entitled “Definition of ‘Waters of the United States' Under the Clean Water Act” (79 Fed. Reg. 22188 (April 21, 2014)); or
(2) use the proposed rule described in paragraph (1), or any substantially similar proposed rule or guidance, as the basis for any rulemaking or any decision regarding the scope or enforcement of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).
(b) Rules.--The use of the proposed rule described in subsection (a)(1), or any substantially similar proposed rule or guidance, as the basis for any rulemaking or any decision regarding the scope or enforcement of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) shall be grounds for vacation of the final rule, decision, or enforcement action.
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Senate amendment submitted
July 24, 2014