I
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1837
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 6, 2013
Mr. Pallone (for himself, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Holt, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Honda, Mr. Moran, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Norton, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Himes, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Chu, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Polis, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Cohen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste.
Short Title
This Act may be cited as the
Clean Water Protection
Act
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Definition of Fill Material
Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Fill material
The term fill material means any pollutant which replaces portions of the waters of the United States with dry land or which changes the bottom elevation of a water body for any purpose. The term does not include any pollutant discharged into the water primarily to dispose of waste.
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