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HR 6411 114th Congress House Environmental Protection

Clean Water Protection Act

Introduced: November 30, 2016 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Nov 30, 2016
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Clean Water Protection Act

This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to define "fill material" to mean any pollutant that replaces portions of waters of the United States with dry land or that changes the bottom elevation of a water body for any purpose and to exclude from its meaning pollutants discharged into the water primarily to dispose of waste (e.g., mining waste). Thus, permits issued under the Clean Water Act that allow for the discharge of fill material into navigable waters and wetlands may not include those waste pollutants.

What's happening now November 30, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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