Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014 - 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 Army Corps of Engineers provides notice to the EPA that the Corps 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 issues the permit.

Requires the Corps to ensure that the period consists of at least 30 consecutive days.

Authorizes the Corps to issue a permit for dredged or fill material only after the Corps provides notice to the EPA.

Congress
113
Number
HR - 4854
Introduced on
2014-06-12
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

11/12/2014
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Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014 - 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 Army Corps of Engineers provides notice to the EPA that the Corps 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 issues the permit.

Requires the Corps to ensure that the period consists of at least 30 consecutive days.

Authorizes the Corps to issue a permit for dredged or fill material only after the Corps provides notice to the EPA.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify when the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to prohibit the specification of a defined area, or deny or restrict the use of a defined area for specification, as a disposal site under section 404 of such Act, and for other purposes.
Policy Areas
Environmental Protection
Potential Impact
Administrative law and regulatory procedures•
Department of Defense•
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)•
Environmental regulatory procedures•
Licensing and registrations•
Navigation, waterways, harbors•
Solid waste and recycling•
Water quality

Comments

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Recent Activity

Latest Summary11/24/2014

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to ...

Latest Action11/12/2014
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 453.