3.0.0 2995 2023-01-11T13:25:04Z 2023-01-11T13:25:04Z Senate S S 2014-12-10 113 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-12-10T21:25:18Z Clean Water Compliance and Ratepayer Affordability Act of 2013 113 2707 HR 2013-07-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Related bill CRS 2014-12-10 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2014-12-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH N P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2014-12-10 True Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures Intergovernmental relations Licensing and registrations State and local government operations Water quality Environmental Protection 00 2014-12-10 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-24T14:13:59Z Clean Water Compliance and Affordability Act - Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to carry out a pilot program to work with and facilitate the efforts of eligible municipalities to develop and implement integrated plans to meet wastewater and stormwater obligations under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) in a cost-effective and flexible manner and consistent with the Integrated Municipal Stormwater and Wastewater Approach Framework issued by EPA in May 2012.

Directs the EPA to select at least 15 municipalities to participate in the program. Sets forth eligibility and selection factors. Prescribes standards for approval of a municipality's integrated plan under the pilot program. Allows priority to be given to municipalities seeking to develop and implement approaches that adapt to changed or future uncertain circumstances.

Authorizes the EPA to: (1) extend the allowable national pollutant discharge elimination system permit term to a maximum of 25 years, (2) modify the implementation terms of a consent decree, and (3) provide additional regulatory flexibility in approving and implementing an integrated plan that includes adaptive approaches.

]]> Clean Water Compliance and Affordability Act Display Title Clean Water Compliance and Affordability Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a pilot program to work with municipalities that are seeking to develop and implement integrated plans to meet wastewater and stormwater obligations under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Clean Water Compliance and Affordability Act Introduced in Senate 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2995is/xml/BILLS-113s2995is.xml 2014-12-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.