[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 457 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 457

    To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to remove the 
  Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to 
disapprove after a permit has been issued by the Secretary of the Army 
                     under section 404 of such Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 26, 2011

Mr. McKinley (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Gibbs, 
 and Mr. Rahall) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
           the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to remove the 
  Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to 
disapprove after a permit has been issued by the Secretary of the Army 
                     under section 404 of such Act.

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

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 404(c) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(c)) is amended by striking ``The 
Administrator is authorized'' and inserting ``Until such time as the 
Secretary has issued a permit under this section, the Administrator is 
authorized''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on January 1, 2011.
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