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114th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1914
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 30, 2015
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.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Commonsense Permitting for Job Creation Act of 2015
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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 striking (b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section
and insert the following:
Specification for disposal sites
In general
Subject to subsection (c)
;
by striking the Secretary (1) through
and inserting the following: “the Secretary—
through
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by striking section 403(c), and (2) in any case where such guidelines under clause (1) alone
and inserting the following: “section 403(c); and
in any case in which guidelines under subparagraph (A) alone
; and
by adding at the end the following:
Limitation
Guidelines under paragraph (1) may 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 when determining whether there is a practicable alternative to a proposed discharge that would result in less adverse impact on the aquatic ecosystem.
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