3.0.0 3353 2023-01-11T13:30:19Z 2023-01-11T13:30:19Z House HR 2015-07-29 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 29, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HUNTER:H.R. 3353.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H5772]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2015-07-30T16:10:29Z Referred to 2015-07-29T14:19:05Z 2015-07-30 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2015-07-29 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2015-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001048 Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] Duncan Hunter R CA D. 50 N M001177 Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] Tom McClintock R CA 4 2015-07-29 True C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] KEN CALVERT R CA 42 2015-07-29 True R000487 Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] ED ROYCE R CA 39 2016-02-25 False R000409 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] DANA ROHRABACHER R CA 48 2016-04-21 False Environmental Protection Civil actions and liability Legal fees and court costs Pollution liability Water quality Environmental Protection 00 2015-07-29 Introduced in House 2016-06-27T19:08:10Z This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to limit the amount that may be awarded for the costs of litigation in citizen suits. An award of litigation costs may not exceed: (1) an amount that is proportional to the number of successful claims included in the complaint, or (2) the amount of monetary penalties.

The award of litigation costs must be based on the prevailing rates in the local market area where the violation occurred for the kind and quality of the services furnished.

Citizen suits may not be commenced if the Environmental Protection Agency or a state has commenced and is diligently prosecuting a civil or criminal action through the issuance of a compliance order.

The bill provides for certain affirmative defenses for a person who may be liable for the unlawful discharge of a pollutant under the Clean Water Act.

]]> To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to limit attorney fees and penalties in citizen suits, and for other purposes. Display Title To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to limit attorney fees and penalties in citizen suits, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to limit attorney fees and penalties in citizen suits, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3353ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3353ih.xml 2015-07-30 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.