# 119-hr-2030: Maintaining Cooperative Permitting Act of 2025

119-hr-2030, Maintaining Cooperative Permitting Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] (R-FL); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2030
- Congress: 119
- Title: Maintaining Cooperative Permitting Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Locks federal approval of three state Clean Water Act Section 404 permit programs.** This bill would ratify and keep Michigan's, New Jersey's, and Florida's Section 404 programs in force and bar EPA from withdrawing those approvals except through a new Act of Congress. It would also set a short transition rule and create a pathway for other states to gain comparable approval. - Residents and permit applicants in Florida could receive state-issued 404 permits during a 90-day transition, allowing state permits for activities into Florida's navigable waters. - Federal agencies would face limits: EPA would be prevented from withdrawing the listed approvals without an Act of Congress, and the Secretary of the Army must suspend federal 404 permit issuance for activities covered once a state program begins administering an approved program. - Other states would have a clear process to seek "comparability" to the described programs; if EPA finds a submitted program comparable, federal permit issuance for those activities would be suspended while the state administers the program.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2025-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2025-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- States keep wetlands permit authority: benefit, medium. If enacted, Michigan, New Jersey, and Florida would keep their approved wetlands fill permit programs. EPA would not be able to withdraw those approvals unless Congress later passes a new law. This would give permit seekers in those states more stable rules.
- Florida gets 90-day permit window: benefit, low. If enacted, for 90 days after enactment in Florida, both the Army Corps and the State could issue wetlands fill permits. This would apply only to permits under Florida’s approved program and navigable waters in Florida. Applicants could choose the faster path during that window.
- State permit approvals not rules: benefit, low. If enacted, approving a state wetlands permit program would not be treated as a federal rule. This is a procedural change for agencies and states. It could change how approvals are reviewed or challenged.
- State wetlands permits replace federal ones: mixed, medium. If enacted, EPA could find a state wetlands fill permit program comparable to certain approved models. After approval and when the state starts running it, the Army Corps would stop issuing federal permits for those activities. This could speed permits for local projects but reduce federal review o…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
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- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
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## Sources
- [119-hr-2030 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2030)

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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4275)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2030 (as of 2026-04-21).