[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7021 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7021

 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to the 
procedure for the development of water quality criteria, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 17, 2024

 Mr. Owens (for himself and Mr. Rouzer) 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 the 
procedure for the development of water quality criteria, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Water Quality Criteria Development 
and Transparency Act''.

SEC. 2. INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES.

    Section 304(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1314(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) Administrative procedure.--After the date of 
        enactment of this paragraph, the Administrator shall issue any 
        new or revised water quality criteria under paragraph (1) or 
        (9) by rule.''.

SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE AND JUDICIAL REVIEW.

    Section 509(b)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1369(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``section 402, and'' and inserting 
        ``section 402,''; and
            (2) by inserting ``and (H) in issuing any criteria for 
        water quality pursuant to section 304(a)(10),'' after 
        ``strategy under section 304(l),''.
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