# 114-hr-6465: To authorize the incorporation of water quality improvement partnership programs into Federal Water Pollution Control Act NPDES permit programs, and for other purposes.

114-hr-6465, To authorize the incorporation of water quality improvement partnership programs into Federal Water Pollution Control Act NPDES permit programs, and for other purposes., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by JOHN DUNCAN (R-TN); status Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-6465
- Congress: 114
- Title: To authorize the incorporation of water quality improvement partnership programs into Federal Water Pollution Control Act NPDES permit programs, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Introduced: 2016-12-07
- Sponsor: JOHN DUNCAN (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) by allowing a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program to incorporate a water quality improvement partnership program that encourages investment by publicly owned treatment works and municipal separate storm sewer systems in watershed-based projects for improving water quality. Those partnerships may be used by publicly owned treatment works and municipal separate storm sewer systems to attain and maintain water quality standards.

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6455: Energizing American Maritime Act
- 114-hr-6245: Sell the VA's Hotel Act
- 114-hr-6135: To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 719 Church Street in Nashville, Tennessee, as the "Fred D. Thompson Federal Building…
- 114-hr-5902: Disability Community Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5881: Unaccompanied Alien Children Placement Transparency Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5836: HEARD Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-6465 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6465)

## Related
- [114-hr-6455: Energizing American Maritime Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6455)
- [114-hr-6245: Sell the VA's Hotel Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6245)
- [114-hr-6135: To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 719 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6135)
- [114-hr-5902: Disability Community Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5902)
- [114-hr-5881: Unaccompanied Alien Children Placement Transparency Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5881)
- [114-hr-5836: HEARD Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5836)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6465 (as of 2025-11-18).