3.0.0 1624 2023-01-15T23:18:08Z 2023-01-15T23:18:08Z House H HR 2003-04-03 108 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2003-04-04T16:55:22Z Referred to 2003-04-03T15:04:00Z 2003-04-04 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2003-04-03 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2003-04-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-04-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 N Environmental Protection Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Agriculture and Food Animals Cancer Carcinogens Citizen lawsuits Citizen participation Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Commerce Computers Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consent decrees Consumer education Crime and Law Enforcement Damages Depressed areas Disciplining of employees Discrimination in employment Economics and Public Finance Electronic data interchange Electronic government information Employee rights Environmental Protection Agency Environmental assessment Environmental health Environmental justice Environmental law enforcement Environmental protection groups Evidence (Law) Federal aid to water pollution control Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Fees Fines (Penalties) Fisheries Fishery management Fishing Food safety Freedom of information Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government liability Government paperwork Government trust funds Governmental investigations Habitat conservation Health Industrial pollution Infrastructure Judicial review Labor and Employment Law Legal fees Liability for environmental damages Licenses Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Oil pollution Planning Pollution measurement Prosecution Public Lands and Natural Resources Right of petition Science, Technology, Communications Shellfish Signs and signboards Sports and Recreation Standards State laws Subpoena Telephone Unemployment Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. Waste water treatment Water Resources Development Water pollution control Water quality Water treatment plants Watersheds Whistle blowing Wildlife conservation Witnesses Environmental Protection 00 2003-04-03 Introduced in House 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Revises State pollutant discharge permit program requirements concerning program approval, inspection, monitoring, introduction of pollutants into publicly owned treatment works, poor compliance histories, submission of pollution prevention plans, and reporting.

Restricts the duration of permits that modify effluent limitations for toxic pollutants to two years and requires a hearing concerning owner-operator control and reasonable progress.

Authorizes citizen suits for past violations of effluent standards or limitations if there is evidence of repeated violations.

Includes in employee protections a prohibition against harassment or prosecution of, or discrimination against, persons for assisting in achieving compliance with, or refusing to violate, FWPCA.

Expands EPA subpoena authority and subjects additional actions under FWPCA to judicial review.

Establishes the Clean Water Trust Fund for mitigation projects.

Makes Federal agencies subject to all Federal, State, and local water pollution control and abatement requirements in the same manner as any other person. Waives sovereign immunity of the United States with respect to such requirements.]]>

Clean Water Enforcement and Compliance Improvement Act of 2003 Display Title Clean Water Enforcement and Compliance Improvement Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve the enforcement and compliance programs. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Clean Water Enforcement and Compliance Improvement Act of 2003 Introduced in House 2003-04-03T05:00:00Z 2003-04-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.