3.0.0 2410 2022-11-01T13:50:13Z 2022-11-01T13:50:13Z Senate S 2019-07-31 116 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-07-31T22:20:21Z 2019-07-31 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5254-5255) IntroReferral 2019-07-31 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001079 Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS N W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2019-07-31 True Environmental Protection Floods and storm protection Licensing and registrations Solid waste and recycling Water quality Environmental Protection 00 2019-07-31 Introduced in Senate 2022-04-29T12:57:48Z Flood Reduction, Wildlife Habitat, and Water Quality Improvement Act of 2019

This bill revises requirements for permits to discharge dredged or fill material into waters of the United States, such as wetlands.

Under current law, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may prohibit an area from being designated as a disposal site for dredged or fill materials when the EPA determines the discharge of those materials would have an unacceptable adverse effect on certain natural resources or wildlife. The EPA may also deny or restrict the use of an area as a disposal site when such a determination is made. This bill limits the authority of the EPA to prohibit such a designation or to restrict or deny such use. Before a permit application has been filed or after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued a permit, the EPA may not prohibit such designation or use if the area is or contains a Corps project for flood control.

Further, the bill withdraws any prior determination made by the EPA for a flood control project if (1) a more practicable alternative to the projects has not been identified, and (2) severe flooding and damage to life and property have occurred as a result of a delay in construction of the project. The bill exempts from judicial review any action taken by the Corps to advance such a project.

In addition, a regional office of the EPA must follow requirements specified by this bill when considering such a determination.

]]> Flood Reduction, Wildlife Habitat, and Water Quality Improvement Act of 2019 Display Title Flood Reduction, Wildlife Habitat, and Water Quality Improvement Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Flood Reduction, Wildlife Habitat, and Water Quality Improvement Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify the requirements for permits for dredged or fill material, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2410is/xml/BILLS-116s2410is.xml 2019-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5254-5255) 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.