S. 1470

Commonsense Permitting for Job Creation Act of 2013

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113th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1470

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

August 1, 2013

Mr. Kaine (for himself and Mr. Warner) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

A BILL

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to the guidelines for specification of certain disposal sites for dredged or fill material.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Commonsense Permitting for Job Creation Act of 2013.

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Guidelines for specification of certain disposal sites

Section 404(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: The guidelines described in this subsection shall not prohibit the specification of a site due to the lack of a final site plan resulting from the lack of an identified end-user or industry or industrial classification for the site in determining whether there exists a practicable alternative to a proposed discharge that would result in less adverse impact on the aquatic ecosystem..