Lower Energy Costs Act

3.0.0 1152 2025-11-18T11:18:14Z 2025-11-18T11:18:14Z House H HR 2023-02-24 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1152 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 36 (Friday, February 24, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. ROUZER:H.R. 1152.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:To increase American energy production and restore energyleadership by reforming permitting with respects to waterquality certifications[Page H875]</pre> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Discharged from 2023-02-28T17:52:39Z Referred to 2023-02-27T15:37:23Z Reported By 2023-03-17T15:40:28Z Markup By 2023-02-28T17:52:45Z Discharged from 2023-02-28T17:52:39Z Referred To 2023-02-24T16:02:15Z H. Rept. 118-10 Lower Energy Costs Act 118 1 HR 2023-03-30 The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1. 11:47:06 Related bill CRS Lower Energy Costs Act 118 947 S 2023-03-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 118 2811 HR 2023-05-04 Committee on the Budget. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-76. Related bill CRS 2023-03-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 5. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00005 2023-03-17 Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-10. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2023-03-17 Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-10. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2023-02-28 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2023-02-28 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2023-02-28 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged. Committee 2023-02-27 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2023-02-24 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2023-02-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-02-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000603 Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] David Rouzer R NC 7 N G000577 Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] Garret Graves R LA 6 2023-02-24 True P000605 Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] Scott Perry R PA 10 2023-02-28 False Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures 2023-03-02T21:30:18Z Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2023-03-02T21:30:18Z Environmental regulatory procedures 2023-03-02T21:30:18Z Licensing and registrations 2023-03-02T21:30:18Z State and local government operations 2023-03-02T21:30:18Z Water quality 2023-03-02T21:30:18Z Environmental Protection 2023-03-01T14:01:45Z

00 2023-02-24 Introduced in House 2023-06-22T15:15:15Z Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 This bill revises the water quality certification process under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) for any activity that requires a federal license or permit and may result in a discharge of pollutants into waters of the United States. Activities that require such federal licenses or permits include hydropower, natural gas pipeline, or mining projects. Under the existing Section 401, an applicant for a federal license or permit to conduct such activities must provide the federal licensing or permitting agency with a certification. The certification must attest that the discharge will comply with enumerated sections of the CWA (i.e., Sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307) and with any other appropriate requirement of state law set forth in the certification. The certifying authority—usually the state in which the discharge originates, but sometimes an Indian tribe or the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—may grant, grant with conditions, deny, or waive certification of a proposed federal license or permit. This bill limits the scope of the certification process by eliminating the requirement that the discharge comply with appropriate state law set forth in the certification. It also requires decisions to grant or deny a request for certification to be based only on the enumerated sections of the CWA and provisions of state law that implement water quality criteria under Section 303. In addition, it also limits the certification process to activities that may directly result in a discharge into waters of the United States. In addition, the bill requires certifying authorities to identify all materials or information that are necessary to grant or deny the request within 90 days of receiving a request for certification. They must also publish requirements for their water quality certifications.

07 2023-03-17 Reported to House 2023-06-22T16:38:46Z Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 This bill revises the water quality certification process under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) for any activity that requires a federal license or permit and may result in a discharge of pollutants into waters of the United States. Activities that require such federal licenses or permits include hydropower, natural gas pipeline, or mining projects. Under the existing Section 401, an applicant for a federal license or permit to conduct such activities must provide the federal licensing or permitting agency with a certification. The certification must attest that the discharge will comply with enumerated sections of the CWA (i.e., Sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307) and with any other appropriate requirement of state law set forth in the certification. The certifying authority—usually the state in which the discharge originates, but sometimes an Indian tribe or the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—may grant, grant with conditions, deny, or waive certification of a proposed federal license or permit. This bill limits the scope of the certification process by eliminating the requirement that the discharge comply with appropriate state law set forth in the certification. It also requires decisions to grant or deny a request for certification to be based only on the enumerated sections of the CWA and provisions of state law that implement water quality criteria under Section 303. In addition, it also limits the certification process to activities that may directly result in a discharge into waters of the United States. In addition, the bill requires certifying authorities to identify all materials or information that are necessary to grant or deny the request within 90 days of receiving a request for certification. They must also publish requirements for their water quality certifications.

Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 Display Title 45 Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 2024-07-24T15:23:31Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:42:33Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Reported to House 102 Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:41:57Z H House Reported in House RH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make changes with respect to water quality certification, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T20:28:48Z Introduced in House IH Reported in House 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr1152rh/xml/BILLS-118hr1152rh.xml Introduced in House 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr1152ih/xml/BILLS-118hr1152ih.xml 2023-03-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 5. 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.