[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1764 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1764

   To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to 
               permitting terms, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 14, 2019

Mr. Garamendi 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 with respect to 
               permitting terms, 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. NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) 
              TERMS.

    Section 402(b)(1)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1342(b)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(B) are for fixed terms--
                    ``(i) not exceeding 10 years, for a permit issued 
                to a State or municipality; and
                    ``(ii) not exceeding 5 years, for a permit issued 
                to any person not described in clause (i); and''.
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