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HR 2741 105th Congress House Environmental Protection Dredging spoil Emergency Management Flood control Maintenance and repair River regulation Water Resources Development Water pollution control

To provide a conditional exemption under section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, relating to discharges of dredged or fill material, for maintenance of certain flood control projects.

Introduced: October 24, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 28, 1998
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov 6, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Oct 24, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Oct 24, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt maintenance and repair of partially vegetated flood control channels that are components of flood control projects from regulation under provisions regarding permits for discharges of dredged or fill material.

What's happening now January 28, 1998

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Oct 24, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2741: To provide a conditional exemption under section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, relating to discharges of dredged or fill material, for maintenance of certain flood control projects.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2741/
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"H.R. 2741: To provide a conditional exemption under section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, relating to discharges of dredged or fill material, for maintenance of certain flood control projects.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2741/.
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H.R. 2741, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2741/.
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[H.R. 2741: To provide a conditional exemption under section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, relating to discharges of dredged or fill material, for maintenance of certain flood control projects.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2741/)
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