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Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014
3/14/2024, 12:48 PM
Congressional Summary of HR 4854
(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.
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Current Status of Bill HR 4854
Bill HR 4854 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since June 12, 2014. Bill HR 4854 was introduced during Congress 113 and was introduced to the House on June 12, 2014. Bill HR 4854's most recent activity was Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 453. as of November 12, 2014
Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 4854
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
0Republican Sponsors
1Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
20Democrat Cosponsors
1Republican Cosponsors
19Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 4854
Primary Policy Focus
Environmental ProtectionPotential Impact Areas
- 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
Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 4854
Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014
To 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.
Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014
Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 4854
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