113 S1514 PCS: Saving Coal Jobs Act of 2013
U.S. Senate
2013-09-17
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1.Short title; table of contents(a)This Act may be cited as the
Saving Coal Jobs Act of 2013
.(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.TITLE I—Prohibition on energy taxSec. 101. Prohibition on energy tax.TITLE II—PermitsSec. 201. National pollutant discharge elimination system.Sec. 202. Permits for dredged or fill material.Sec. 203. Impacts of Environmental Protection Agency regulatory activity on employment and economic activity.Sec. 204. Identification of waters protected by the Clean Water Act.Sec. 205. Limitations on authority to modify State water quality standards.Sec. 206. State authority to identify waters within boundaries of the State.<enum>I</enum><header>Prohibition
on energy tax</header><section id="id9E67E41CD3B742FFBBDAB666A9435C6A"><enum>101.</enum><header>Prohibition
on energy tax</header><subsection id="idD3BC514BE2774D93AD5EB19580248550"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings;
purposes</header><paragraph id="ide30732def2354e92b1eda311df6b05e4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds that—</text><subparagraph id="id2c895243c5f4489bb8ca2d6daefa49a3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on June 25, 2013,
President Obama issued a Presidential memorandum directing the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency to issue regulations relating to power
sector carbon pollution standards for existing coal fired power plants;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7cdcdf30200941e0a0b50726afcaba47"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the issuance of
that memorandum circumvents Congress and the will of the people of the United
States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0876f67a4673480fbf4e6f7ed7dfe69f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any action to
control emissions of greenhouse gases from existing coal fired power plants in
the United States by mandating a national energy tax would devastate major
sectors of the economy, cost thousands of jobs, and increase energy costs for
low-income households, small businesses, and seniors on fixed income;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id800904690e91469e921153a42658fe76"><enum>(D)</enum><text>joblessness
increases the likelihood of hospital visits, illnesses, and premature
deaths;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6fdfd74cb6ef4a42a6ad5964bba956bf"><enum>(E)</enum><text>according to
testimony on June 15, 2011, before the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate by Dr. Harvey Brenner of Johns Hopkins University,
<quote>The unemployment rate is well established as a risk factor for elevated
illness and mortality rates in epidemiological studies performed since the
early 1980s. In addition to influences on mental disorder, suicide and alcohol
abuse and alcoholism, unemployment is also an important risk factor in
cardiovascular disease and overall decreases in life
expectancy.</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida15e99c5175c4695a5d6ca8caef024e9"><enum>(F)</enum><text>according to the
National Center for Health Statistics, <quote>children in poor families were
four times as likely to be in fair or poor health as children that were not
poor</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id795c332a0792429189334e618de55c86"><enum>(G)</enum><text>any major
decision that would cost the economy of the United States millions of dollars
and lead to serious negative health effects for the people of the United States
should be debated and explicitly authorized by Congress, not approved by a
Presidential memorandum or regulations; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide881e894eb31427082566994f7e4cd3f"><enum>(H)</enum><text>any policy
adopted by Congress should make United States energy as clean as practicable,
as quickly as practicable, without increasing the cost of energy for struggling
families, seniors, low-income households, and small businesses.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddd2224d6c548495f89fd77827ee8ffbd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of this section are—</text><subparagraph id="id2e0600caae59471c83a6d95a567cf9a6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to ensure
that—</text><clause id="id6D0B6D73D8E04DCC953A7120B02FF880"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
national energy tax is not imposed on the economy of the United States;
and</text></clause><clause id="id796645036b604c8da94c9f3d206d6b61"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>struggling
families, seniors, low-income households, and small businesses do not
experience skyrocketing electricity bills and joblessness;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide5a9307689ed46c9b6b30295d91ffc6d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to protect the
people of the United States, particularly families, seniors, and children, from
the serious negative health effects of joblessness;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4d2ae8e2209a4c4d8e917c8bbd78c293"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to allow
sufficient time for Congress to develop and authorize an appropriate mechanism
to address the energy needs of the United States and the potential challenges
posed by severe weather; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida8606e23e2b84f1db6cc39785e30d3cb"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to restore the
legislative process and congressional authority over the energy policy of the
United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6737D6F8D5774365BE79DACA38E261F2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Presidential
memorandum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the head of a Federal agency shall not promulgate
any regulation relating to power sector carbon pollution standards or any
substantially similar regulation on or after June 25, 2013, unless that
regulation is explicitly authorized by an Act of Congress.</text></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Permits</header><section id="H2133F0C2B94E40EA95BB30155387344A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>National pollutant discharge
elimination system</header><subsection id="H4CF90A9EAE8F46F4B41B768A8CDEA602"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Applicability of
guidance</header><text>Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1342">33 U.S.C. 1342</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3BEA48D18A714531889CE98397FFDFFD" style="OLC"><subsection id="HDE3E31CD0A3E4BDB8955FE98A7287061"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Applicability of
guidance</header><paragraph id="H997A6D12CEDC4FD985E904D931EBEC42"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection:</text><subparagraph id="H9496C1FC193B44469337D004555BBEBA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Guidance</header><clause id="H0CEF8793E14E4681B75BFF02E5863805"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>guidance</term> means draft, interim, or
final guidance issued by the Administrator.</text></clause><clause id="H5DE4A1F3AAE34C4DAEF2377E0ED4AA68"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
term <term>guidance</term> includes—</text><subclause id="HB780C9D76439484DB44928FB3AB79968"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the comprehensive
guidance issued by the Administrator and dated April 1, 2010;</text></subclause><subclause id="H27CEEB97F7DB4BDC89BAF23B1109DFF9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the proposed
guidance entitled <quote>Draft Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected by the
Clean Water Act</quote> and dated April 28, 2011;</text></subclause><subclause id="H92E39ED239EF43D0832DFFBB19779583"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the final
guidance proposed by the Administrator and dated July 21, 2011; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HEEEBDB66A18B45548FE10DBAC8668289"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>any other
document or paper issued by the Administrator through any process other than
the notice and comment rulemaking process.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H39306FEFB0B042A8928E84E2C450490D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>New
permit</header><text>The term <term>new permit</term> means a permit covering
discharges from a structure—</text><clause id="H86DC62DF41F647D181C26DD05DEEA756"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that is issued
under this section by a permitting authority; and</text></clause><clause id="H18F98017E16047C094E43FE7005B974A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for which an
application is—</text><subclause id="H71A85C9C89074CD5B7CC034F49058592"><enum>(I)</enum><text>pending as of the
date of enactment of this subsection; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H1BA07564802D4A2B9AEC2ADE6CF5F0A2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>filed on or after
the date of enactment of this subsection.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE804E3AB44C4733BD5B5CDFAEF265FC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Permitting
authority</header><text>The term <term>permitting authority</term>
means—</text><clause id="H7D2CC61BF4754964804E9DC1826B858D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Administrator;
or</text></clause><clause id="H3C8F3DA56BF0472A86C62424E6682CFE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
State, acting pursuant to a State program that is equivalent to the program
under this section and approved by the Administrator.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4D82766BFB0B459C8DA55E1857CDBF00"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Permits</header><subparagraph id="H772CC5FCC0A5400BAE81402D0D226D6B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in making a
determination whether to approve a new permit or a renewed permit, the
permitting authority—</text><clause id="H7AB0F00E53B2407E9DE5DD2E0B1EF0AF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall base the
determination only on compliance with regulations issued by the Administrator
or the permitting authority; and</text></clause><clause id="HD72C5F330D0244BEB95E7437F6529A63"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall not base
the determination on the extent of adherence of the applicant for the new
permit or renewed permit to guidance.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE0640CF0559A4CAE9EF8CFD6CEEFDE62"><enum>(B)</enum><header>New
permits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the permitting
authority does not approve or deny an application for a new permit by the date
that is 270 days after the date of receipt of the application for the new
permit, the applicant may operate as if the application were approved in
accordance with Federal law for the period of time for which a permit from the
same industry would be approved.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H422BDFA2C6814A51AEDF47E10B63EDFB"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Substantial
completeness</header><text>In determining whether an application for a new
permit or a renewed permit received under this paragraph is substantially
complete, the permitting authority shall use standards for determining
substantial completeness of similar permits for similar facilities submitted in
fiscal year
2007.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H65F737FDB9A140C4BDF2956B3A9CAC3F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State permit
programs</header><paragraph id="HC210269CF64545FC93CF6248881C8093"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1342">33 U.S.C. 1342</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the
following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC933E56E54447B5A7D9BFB1D777A630" style="OLC"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2AADDF9A2D3748AE9E99518CFA96E70D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State permit
programs</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8512C771F4E64E72886A5FF4D3E5F4EA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At any time after the
promulgation of the guidelines required by section 304(a)(2), the Governor of
each State desiring to administer a permit program for discharges into
navigable waters within the jurisdiction of the State may submit to the
Administrator—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F9D6FD68B6D4F0B97442CA271204FB9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a full and complete description of the
program the State proposes to establish and administer under State law or under
an interstate compact; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0FB6E6BCBC0B473EAAEB5207FA2D9D86"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statement from the attorney general (or
the attorney for those State water pollution control agencies that have
independent legal counsel), or from the chief legal officer in the case of an
interstate agency, that the laws of the State, or the interstate compact, as
applicable, provide adequate authority to carry out the described
program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD84D146E92654FB39C99E86A39010A19"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall approve each
program for which a description is submitted under paragraph (1) unless the
Administrator determines that adequate authority does not exist—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08CD8D4557CE40F7B5AE50A19429DAF3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to issue permits
that—</text><clause id="H5D80F5AB644948D196CA471BB906F707"><enum>(i)</enum><text>apply, and ensure
compliance with, any applicable requirements of sections 301, 302, 306, 307,
and 403;</text></clause><clause id="H40E3B553B9844D378118F24AA3F4902C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are for fixed
terms not exceeding 5 years;</text></clause><clause id="H348274B3E538417F887CF6CB0F9721CA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>can be
terminated or modified for cause, including—</text><subclause id="HAF0CAC98B1DC42DEAC4E547285002082"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a violation of any
condition of the permit;</text></subclause><subclause id="H5D6A4A24DDAB40CEA01F381CC3FA913F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>obtaining a
permit by misrepresentation or failure to disclose fully all relevant facts;
and</text></subclause><subclause id="H594A416C7302489AAEA99E32F4FBDABC"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a change in any
condition that requires either a temporary or permanent reduction or
elimination of the permitted discharge; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H04DF6B172AB248048B6A78034DF093C1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>control the
disposal of pollutants into wells;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA5C31A5F3C30427BB4678556BB12A7F4"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H3AD631FA54D94AA79182959D93EBDD6B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to issue permits that
apply, and ensure compliance with, all applicable requirements of section 308;
or</text></clause><clause id="H50590E21E34140A7984F8A7AC06271E3" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to inspect, monitor, enter, and
require reports to at least the same extent as required in section 308;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H508271DC692D4600AEC247CEDEE9C6A3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to ensure that the
public, and any other State the waters of which may be affected, receives
notice of each application for a permit and an opportunity for a public hearing
before a ruling on each application;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BCE79B169514DB7AF0B39548005A2DD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to ensure that the
Administrator receives notice and a copy of each application for a
permit;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5090D60962914AD880C43E05B2B72829"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to ensure that any
State (other than the permitting State), whose waters may be affected by the
issuance of a permit may submit written recommendations to the permitting State
and the Administrator with respect to any permit application and, if any part
of the written recommendations are not accepted by the permitting State, that
the permitting State will notify the affected State and the Administrator in
writing of the failure of the State to accept the recommendations, including
the reasons for not accepting the recommendations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D2B9F331B9A483383CDE59DFBF3158E"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to ensure that no
permit will be issued if, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Army (acting
through the Chief of Engineers), after consultation with the Secretary of the
department in which the Coast Guard is operating, anchorage and navigation of
any of the navigable waters would be substantially impaired by the issuance of
the permit;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7826B1F40AA43FDA5F3B354DDE19198"><enum>(G)</enum><text>to abate
violations of the permit or the permit program, including civil and criminal
penalties and other means of enforcement;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4959DC9DD7F44792850414364B0A650B"><enum>(H)</enum><text>to ensure that any
permit for a discharge from a publicly owned treatment works includes
conditions to require the identification in terms of character and volume of
pollutants of any significant source introducing pollutants subject to
pretreatment standards under section 307(b) into the treatment works and a
program to ensure compliance with those pretreatment standards by each source,
in addition to adequate notice, which shall include information on the quality
and quantity of effluent to be introduced into the treatment works and any
anticipated impact of the change in the quantity or quality of effluent to be
discharged from the publicly owned treatment works, to the permitting agency
of—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H56FFF6F49693446AA1F11E9D1D3FD320"><enum>(i)</enum><text>new introductions
into the treatment works of pollutants from any source that would be a new
source (as defined in section 306(a)) if the source were discharging
pollutants;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD83F0816A9E4902B65A13AA5EDC3187"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>new introductions
of pollutants into the treatment works from a source that would be subject to
section 301 if the source were discharging those pollutants; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2BB3CEE1521D4DD89AE65A6AE8FC846C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a substantial
change in volume or character of pollutants being introduced into the treatment
works by a source introducing pollutants into the treatment works at the time
of issuance of the permit; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18919C71607F4F1ABFAE536A87D9106E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to ensure that any
industrial user of any publicly owned treatment works will comply with sections
204(b), 307, and 308.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1AF3F29BE7524F2F92B231524814A5C3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Notwithstanding
paragraph (2), the Administrator may not disapprove or withdraw approval of a
program under this subsection on the basis of the following:</text><subparagraph id="HC5598C4FBEDB4310BC53A3F965D5E4FE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The failure of the
program to incorporate or comply with guidance (as defined in subsection
(s)(1)).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H208EF81A16A545E8A3859F0340C89E4E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The implementation of a water quality
standard that has been adopted by the State and approved by the Administrator
under section
303(c).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H0231C8AD539042CEBDF64C02EBF846D8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><subparagraph id="H50A57696DB9645CB9889DBAEC475A283"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Section 309 of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1319">33 U.S.C. 1319</external-xref>) is amended—</text><clause id="H1284351E9A9A4B2A94AC505E97116549"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subsection (c)—</text><subclause id="H6A7C8A26626E45A8AF509410363BA8C1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(A), by striking <quote>402(b)(8)</quote> and inserting
<quote>402(b)(2)(H)</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H1A569F84BA0749CAAA0C8AE8AE451277"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(A), by striking <quote>402(b)(8)</quote> and inserting
<quote>402(b)(2)(H)</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H7CC9C6341D1F4F7B831053EF6F77D8BD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subsection (d), in the first sentence, by striking <quote>402(b)(8)</quote> and
inserting <quote>402(b)(2)(H)</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE615EEDB835D4DEDB99B7666D422891D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Section 402(m) of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1342">33 U.S.C. 1342(m)</external-xref>) is amended in the
first sentence by striking <quote>subsection (b)(8) of this section</quote> and
inserting <quote>subsection (b)(2)(H)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCC76772254FB49EE8DA25AB5630330D0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Suspension of
Federal program</header><text>Section 402(c) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1342">33 U.S.C. 1342(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H1C3A4BD4195E45AF89BFE723ED51B114"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC45321E2E66244D7B4E4AF74D65EB958"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (3) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01C29C55EC1D42A295DCA248F7F8FA9F" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H13537ABB16DB47658A99EFD096E56B0E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitation on
disapproval</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through (3), the
Administrator may not disapprove or withdraw approval of a State program under
subsection (b) on the basis of the failure of the following:</text><subparagraph id="HCE346A2363464297BB65D302A4C70704"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The failure of the program to incorporate
or comply with guidance (as defined in subsection (s)(1)).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEFC4CF9ABE914CCFACBBA2A6814CA1AD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The implementation
of a water quality standard that has been adopted by the State and approved by
the Administrator under section
303(c).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCEC4BEEB239B493CBBF503202E1EEC39"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Notification of
Administrator</header><text>Section 402(d)(2) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1342">33 U.S.C. 1342(d)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H370C2EBDFAAD414B82A9A093529F60D9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(2)</quote> and all that follows through the end of the first sentence and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F3A9F17CC374302B28826A83A2034E2" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H48F3DF16DF434CF7A9E23429D384A59A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Objection by
Administrator</header><subparagraph id="H48F584F863CF4E1185EFB5B22FB04ECE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (C), no permit shall issue
if—</text><clause id="H244E1DBE72314C8D8BA019418F009C30"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not later than 90
days after the date on which the Administrator receives notification under
subsection (b)(2)(E), the Administrator objects in writing to the issuance of
the permit; or</text></clause><clause id="H717BB7CCEDFF42179EFB08B93F73FB28"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not later than 90
days after the date on which the proposed permit of the State is transmitted to
the Administrator, the Administrator objects in writing to the issuance of the
permit as being outside the guidelines and requirements of this
Act.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H4253461C18C64058AF3C97267172BDA1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the second
sentence, by striking <quote>Whenever the Administrator</quote> and inserting
the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4AB10BA4A1FA486691D894BD0E7CD953" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HDBB1F847F09D4CA396D08C5D8036E410"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>If
the Administrator</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H0A0C94BA2FE74F8CADBAF55D51A10A63"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB20010D8CBC2496EAB95279A904C9966" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H63CD1419FD714920986ACF48ED2961D1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The
Administrator shall not object to or deny the issuance of a permit by a State
under subsection (b) or (s) based on the following:</text><clause id="H36B45F2183F94B739DBB4271C83A7E34"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Guidance, as that
term is defined in subsection (s)(1).</text></clause><clause id="H10F891A83A7D434F920B4AF8E0441E91"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The interpretation of the Administrator of a
water quality standard that has been adopted by the State and approved by the
Administrator under section
303(c).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HEF95A82B5860429388830658C9EFD603"><enum>202.</enum><header>Permits for
dredged or fill material</header><subsection id="H09C990DD9F9E4AADA344B55BDDF3E9D1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 404 of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1344">33 U.S.C. 1344</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H96F564EC07654283BA26FA141AE31B35"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the section heading and all
that follows through <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Sec</header-in-text>. 404. (a) The Secretary may issue</quote> and
inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8F27B38BB794085B644BEF690976F25" style="OLC"><section id="H1CA2B59423F448C0AE63623847FE1509"><enum>404.</enum><header>Permits for
dredged or fill material</header><subsection id="H1F525AF1AFB74EF1AE49C7C9A6D93A20"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Permits</header><paragraph id="H5AB498A14957486297015D02CE021209"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may
issue</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HABD1236245E54AFEAF70A235B155D33B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7E91A1356934FD597579A03AEC4548D" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H6ECD3C40643A4E9A9ED55133899A6957"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deadline for
approval</header><subparagraph id="HD1ECD8D138E542C98CD0CEB0B0D6D714"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Permit
applications</header><clause id="HA44F77657713435BA67BFE4E8AD56BFF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), if an environmental
assessment or environmental impact statement, as appropriate, is required under
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>), the
Secretary shall—</text><subclause id="HC389A3EE6DEB4A7B87C34B3FAB686928"><enum>(I)</enum><text>begin the process
not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a permit
application; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H2A127FC7A9224787999EB11C41E1916E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>approve or deny
an application for a permit under this subsection not later than the latter
of—</text><item id="H7915FE50F2F74579BB69D0AB45655DF0"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>if
an agency carries out an environmental assessment that leads to a finding of no
significant impact, the date on which the finding of no significant impact is
issued; or</text></item><item id="HC260A4C733AD4C8BBE32214965742517"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>if
an agency carries out an environmental assessment that leads to a record of
decision, 15 days after the date on which the record of decision on an
environmental impact statement is issued.</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="HC0EB6C390C104101B8C3B4FD3CC12984"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Processes</header><text>Notwithstanding
clause (i), regardless of whether the Secretary has commenced an environmental
assessment or environmental impact statement by the date described in clause
(i)(I), the following deadlines shall apply:</text><subclause id="H263EE7ABB05F45289860D73726208CD9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>An environmental
assessment carried out under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) shall be completed not later than 1 year after the
deadline for commencing the permit process under clause (i)(I).</text></subclause><subclause id="HD9B7A026D06B435DA5F776CCADEC50FB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>An environmental
impact statement carried out under the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) shall be completed not later than 2 years after
the deadline for commencing the permit process under clause (i)(I).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC03373A73CEE4C85A9F0E278BD39558B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Failure to
act</header><text>If the Secretary fails to act by the deadline specified in
clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A)—</text><clause id="HA05F6A80B66C4BA0A74099BAA32C7F31"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the application,
and the permit requested in the application, shall be considered to be
approved;</text></clause><clause id="HD3CFAB524A8B48E4B159B3446C4C8B15"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary
shall issue a permit to the applicant; and</text></clause><clause id="H35A27BC3772D4F3FB44B65EBD8B2638A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the permit shall
not be subject to judicial
review.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H380DA39D39FD492C818AED95926D0033"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State Permitting
Programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 404
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1344">33 U.S.C. 1344</external-xref>) is amended by
striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87599A32CCB14AB3B23E742D0C457785" style="OLC"><subsection id="H29C228EC2F1645DDAC0C75052531D4EB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authority of Administrator</header><paragraph id="id231E513FC4E1459CB3D5CE6E729FE368"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraphs (2) through (4), until the Secretary has issued
a permit under this section, the Administrator is authorized to prohibit the
specification (including the withdrawal of specification) of any defined area
as a disposal site, and deny or restrict the use of any
defined area for specification (including the withdrawal of specification) as a
disposal site, if the Administrator determines, after notice and opportunity for public
hearings, that the discharge of the materials into the area will have an
unacceptable adverse effect on municipal water supplies, shellfish beds or
fishery areas (including spawning and breeding areas), wildlife, or
recreational areas.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4E98DB22786A4E60B14E18C8EFE41F1F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before making a determination under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall
consult with the Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idA71A33540DC242489C7B598614FC6EE9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall set forth in writing and
make public the findings of the Administrator and the reasons of the Administrator for making any determination under
this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCDF8D107BCB247119AA131D34A790DCE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authority of
State permitting programs</header><text>This subsection shall not apply to any
permit if the State in which the discharge originates or will originate does
not concur with the determination of the Administrator that the discharge will
result in an unacceptable adverse effect as described in paragraph
(1).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H9DAEF977DD11451492FADBFF8B3FB358"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State
Programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 404(g)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1344">33 U.S.C. 1344(g)(1)</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence by striking
<quote>for the discharge</quote> and inserting <quote>for all or part of the
discharges</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1ADA7FD6FDF14E708C7CB0E4B319B9F8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header>Impacts of Environmental Protection Agency
regulatory activity on employment and economic activity</header><subsection id="HDF315948B1D6497F897469BD35743B01"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text><paragraph id="HD8F0A399E9B742A891B62A85D1B02E4B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Administrator</term> means
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE0036BD7BC0E4F398324FB9E1867871A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered
action</header><text>The term <term>covered action</term> means any of the
following actions taken by the Administrator under the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</external-xref>):</text><subparagraph id="HBF8B80247A8F464CB90A86825C4EB0D6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Issuing a regulation, policy statement,
guidance, response to a petition, or other requirement.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F6694FE66D84170A47F14B622050FBE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementing a new or substantially altered
program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCE7A51A915154BF4B93F504E62B244D5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>More than a de
minimis negative impact</header><text>The term <term>more than a de minimis
negative impact</term> means the following:</text><subparagraph id="H067E5D5838394F08A3446EC67F66D441"><enum>(A)</enum><text>With respect to
employment levels, a loss of more than 100 jobs, except that any offsetting job gains that
result from the hypothetical creation of new jobs through new technologies or
government employment may not be used in the job loss calculation.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H384A6A446C454A4EBA2B1D5AE9DB6E68"><enum>(B)</enum><text>With respect to
economic activity, a decrease in economic activity of more than $1,000,000 over
any calendar year, except that any offsetting economic activity that results from the
hypothetical creation of new economic activity through new technologies or
government employment may not be used in the economic activity
calculation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC1C58FB922FF455E89FF518799C36BA4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Analysis of
impacts of actions on employment and economic activity</header><paragraph id="HA5B0BE4852EC419483BC86ACB00E94BB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Analysis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before taking a covered action, the
Administrator shall analyze the impact, disaggregated by State, of the covered
action on employment levels and economic activity, including estimated job
losses and decreased economic activity.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H19936DAF219A4A269EF0ACF1E4A3226A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Economic
models</header><subparagraph id="H710749511FA3431FAB01619EF99086BD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Administrator shall
use the best available economic models.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFEC60F4BFEB846F0816F200623C9F905"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Annual GAO
report</header><text>Not later than December 31st of each year, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the economic
models used by the Administrator to carry out this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H32B2E972DECF4223A87B5A985625E009"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability of
information</header><text>With respect to any covered action, the Administrator
shall—</text><subparagraph id="HAF7D6D113A434C60B876A17A9CE98E3D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>post the analysis
under paragraph (1) as a link on the main page of the public Internet Web site
of the Environmental Protection Agency; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1AE9A97FF7B47E99DF7678B1F8EF66C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">request that the Governor of any State
experiencing more than a de minimis negative impact post the analysis in the
Capitol of the State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF43609F73EDD47548CD1A1BFE9889AD4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public
hearings</header><paragraph id="H809BC9557B3149EBA822654BEADCE864"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administrator
concludes under subsection (b)(1) that a covered action will have more than a
de minimis negative impact on employment levels or economic activity in a
State, the Administrator shall hold a public hearing in each such State at
least 30 days prior to the effective date of the covered action.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H10D928EFD32245ADB2D31E76F3D2478D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Time, location,
and selection</header><subparagraph id="idEFE1EDEF77A846B2A576E60E5494153E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A public hearing required under paragraph (1) shall
be held at a convenient time and location for impacted residents.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF2C42F683E4342E3B8A5CC2E8AB1C66F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In selecting
a location for such a public hearing, the Administrator shall give priority to
locations in the State that will experience the greatest number of job
losses.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9BBC9241CB2C42DB8DA61308377D5E64"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administrator concludes under
subsection (b)(1) that a covered action will have more than a de minimis
negative impact on employment levels or economic activity in any State, the
Administrator shall give notice of such impact to the congressional
delegation, Governor, and legislature of the State at least 45 days before the effective
date of the covered action.</text></subsection></section><section id="H663220D310BB43BD8585A4BDB22E4514"><enum>204.</enum><header>Identification of
waters protected by the Clean
Water Act</header><subsection id="H5936890F52B441708EE3D1163409BB8E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the
Army and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may
not—</text><paragraph id="H880253ED8BE4431AB58C46B602749F9C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>finalize, adopt,
implement, administer, or enforce the proposed guidance described in the notice
of availability and request for comments entitled <quote>EPA and Army Corps of
Engineers Guidance Regarding Identification of Waters Protected by the Clean
Water Act</quote> (EPA–HQ–OW–2011–0409) (76 Fed. Reg. 24479 (May 2, 2011));
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8A86D7ADF22C4A15ACC7C5A9EFE1500A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use the guidance
described in paragraph (1), any successor document, or any substantially
similar guidance made publicly available on or after December 3, 2008, as the
basis for any decision regarding the scope of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</external-xref>) or any rulemaking.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA82FAA351B164ACC81D627F28B7BEB5F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rules</header><text>The
use of the guidance described in subsection (a)(1), or any successor document
or substantially similar guidance made publicly available on or after December
3, 2008, as the basis for any rule shall be grounds for vacating the
rule.</text></subsection></section><section id="HBBFD223422F74F449A2F0284F49F1378"><enum>205.</enum><header>Limitations on
authority to modify State water quality standards</header><subsection id="H3A3E9D5FCFAE4439AC7A2B3A224BDBA0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State water
quality standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
303(c)(4) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1313">33 U.S.C. 1313(c)(4)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="H9C67907D73C04631B0E8D54E92C7DC9A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF1A363BA459B4CD1B578B4D7360AF8A4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(4) The</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFAB219C9BFA149B7BF5092FBFA1D7AD0" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id7B416C5847C44C04A05705FBC7C51A67"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Promulgation of revised or new standards</header><subparagraph id="id189FE836990B4B78856834E262E228F5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H8CD3D6C8BECE43F1AD015C35F8C72856"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The Administrator shall promulgate</quote> and inserting the
following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFF4FECD393254511B295FC2DC510D918" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H67F56B426CBE4041AAA7CD08F0C34325"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall
promulgate;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H2419FA04A48D4631BED907262564B0F5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0FCB75C950784CDA997D7808D53AA613" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HE7419CAED94C4B4EAC6FF5F394656069"><enum>(C)</enum><header>State water quality standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, the
Administrator may not promulgate a revised or new standard for a pollutant in
any case in which the State has submitted to the Administrator and the
Administrator has approved a water quality standard for that pollutant, unless
the State concurs with the determination of the Administrator that the revised or
new standard is necessary to meet the requirements of this
Act.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE7AC50E4F198471380EA746E8BA9CF7F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal licenses
and permits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 401(a) of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1341">33 U.S.C. 1341(a)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3CDFA61375074DA4BD4B07E45CEE85DB" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H03DD5336E9AE46C3934A62762F29A8DB"><enum>(7)</enum><header>State or interstate agency determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to any discharge, if a State
or interstate agency having jurisdiction over the navigable waters at the point
at which the discharge originates or will originate determines under paragraph (1)
that the discharge will comply with the applicable provisions of sections 301,
302, 303, 306, and 307, the Administrator may not take any action to supersede
the
determination.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H89E72A9D80E24B5FABA136798BEE0BF3"><enum>206.</enum><header>State authority
to identify waters within boundaries of the State</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 303(d) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1313">33 U.S.C. 1313(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and
inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2643331ECEF944FCADB3DF1FDEB6CEA3" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HFADFDEA94BB746BB9552C4AC7F93FA7A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State authority
to identify waters within boundaries of the State</header><subparagraph id="id678B10DA9D074DD58F6BAD3A6602D571"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State shall submit
to the Administrator from time to time, with the first such submission not
later than 180 days after the date of publication of the first identification
of pollutants under section 304(a)(2)(D), the waters identified and the loads
established under subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7454E831816649FDAC548AC0D4885E66"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Approval or disapproval by Administrator</header><clause id="id405B0C1431DC435FB777A04E3B494581"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later
than 30 days after the date of submission, the Administrator shall approve the State identification and load
or announce the disagreement of the Administrator with the State identification and load.</text></clause><clause id="id7AD7A483CB37499DB0A25E260FB75837"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>If the Administrator approves the
identification and load submitted by the State under this
subsection, the State shall incorporate the identification and load into the current plan of the State under
subsection (e).</text></clause><clause id="H2E261E3D0FA04474B571BB98C17A0AEE"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Disapproval</header><text>If the Administrator announces the disagreement of the Administrator with the identification and load submitted by the State under this subsection. the Administrator shall submit, not later than 30 days after
the date that the Administrator announces the disagreement of the Administrator with the submission of the State, to the State the written recommendation of the Administrator of those additional waters
that the Administrator identifies and such loads for such waters as the Administrator believes are necessary
to implement the water quality standards applicable to the waters.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7FC9E52C83848218B708EF0DCAC4903"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Action by State</header><text>Not later than 30 days after receipt of the recommendation of the Administrator, the State shall—</text><clause id="HC067F6C3E28E41F0A1637DE0C22CA3CF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>disregard the recommendation of the Administrator in full and incorporate its own identification and load into the current plan of the State under subsection (e);</text></clause><clause id="HEAD04E109F0A4D9C82DDECD595B5EBDA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>accept the recommendation of the Administrator in full and incorporate its identification and load as amended
by the recommendation of the Administrator into the current plan of the State under subsection
(e); or</text></clause><clause id="HFE9DAEFB98894911BD286083999A24BB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>accept the recommendation of the Administrator in part, identifying certain additional waters and certain
additional loads proposed by the Administrator to be added to the State’s
identification and load and incorporate the State’s identification and
load as amended into the current plan of the State under subsection (e).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD54CA1D580AA4AA5917D7B68FBCE11C5"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Noncompliance by Administrator</header><clause id="H71F7F103596F4C1CBB4A1927792F09CD"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Administrator
fails to approve the State identification and load or announce the
disagreement of the Administrator with the State identification and load within the time specified
in this subsection—</text><subclause id="id4C4E627C443949248562E20D6AA0D7AE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the identification and load of the State shall be considered approved;
and</text></subclause><subclause id="idD4982DFCDE92421D87F87033A1A6F3FA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the State shall incorporate the identification and load that the State submitted
into the current plan of the State under subsection (e).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H97AE0FAFEB164DB99B2C7E3FBFD18493"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Recommendations not submitted</header><text>If the Administrator announces the
disagreement of the Administrator with the identification and load of the State but fails to submit the written recommendation of the Administrator to the State within 30 days as required by subparagraph
(B)(iii)—</text><subclause id="id65E05EF8877C416E945A08C9E58877C7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the identification and load of the State shall be considered approved; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id5BBEE48F8AB14661AB07ACF6F83031C2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the State shall incorporate the identification and load that the State submitted into the current plan of the State under subsection (e).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA7C3911F74E4033B720240225F31927"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Application</header><text>This section shall apply to any
decision made by the Administrator under this subsection issued on or after
March 1,
2013.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>September 18, 2013Read the second time and placed on the calendar