[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2155 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2155

  To authorize continuation of a nationwide permit for discharges of 
dredged or fill materials into headwaters and isolated waters, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 11, 1997

 Mr. Neumann introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize continuation of a nationwide permit for discharges of 
dredged or fill materials into headwaters and isolated waters, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION. 1. RULE TO CONTINUE WITHOUT MODIFICATION; MULTIPLE PERMITS 
              ALLOWED.

    (a) Rule to Continue.--Part 330 of title 33, Code of Federal 
Regulations, including appendix A of such part, shall continue as in 
effect on December 12, 1996, without expiration notwithstanding section 
404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(e)(2)), 
to the extent that such rules relate to nationwide permit 26.
    (b) Rule To Have No Force or Effect.--The rule published in the 
Federal Register on December 13, 1996 (61 Fed. Reg. 65874 through 
65922), shall have no force or effect to the extent that such rule 
purports to relate to nationwide permit 26.
    (c) Modification Prohibited.--The Secretary of the Army shall not 
issue any rule which modifies or rescinds part 330 of title 33, Code of 
Federal Regulations, including appendix A of such part, as it relates 
to nationwide permit 26. Any rule issued in violation of this 
subsection shall have no force or effect as to nationwide permit 26.
    (d) Multiple Permits Allowed.--Permits issued under nationwide 
permit 26, as described in subsection (a), may be combined and issued 
in conjunction with other general permits to the extent that such 
multiple general permits do not cause more than minimal adverse effects 
to the environment. Activities that do not qualify for approval under 
nationwide permit 26, as provided in subsection (a), may be authorized 
by one or more other general permits.
    (e) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section, any term not 
expressly defined in this Act shall have the meaning given that term in 
regulations issued by the Secretary of the Army.
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