Reducing Permitting Uncertainty Act
Sponsored By: Representative Stauber
In Committee
Summary
Creates a defined "Period of Prohibition" that sets when the Administrator can prohibit or limit a disposal-site designation during a Section 404 permit review. It would start when an applicant submits a complete permit application and end when the Secretary issues the permit.
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- Permit applicants and project developers would get a clear, time-limited window from application completion to permit issuance during which the Administrator may act. This change applies only to permit applications filed after enactment.
- The Administrator would retain authority to prohibit or restrict designation of disposal areas but that authority would be limited to the newly defined start and end dates of the period.
- Members of the public keep existing notice and opportunity for public hearings, which remain part of the process during the defined window.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Time limits on EPA permit blocks
This bill would set a fixed window when EPA could block or limit a Clean Water Act section 404 disposal site. The window would start once you submit all required information for a complete application and would end when the Secretary issues the permit. EPA could act only during that window and only after public notice and a chance for hearings. It would apply only to permit applications filed after the bill becomes law.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Stauber
MN • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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