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Regulatory Certainty Act of 2017

Introduced: June 15, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Jun 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jun 15, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 15, 2017
Introduced in House
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Regulatory Certainty Act of 2017

This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to limit the period during which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may prohibit the specification, or restrict the use, of an area as a disposal site for discharges of dredged or fill materials into waters of the United States to the period that:

  • begins on the date that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provides notice to the EPA that the Corps of Engineers has completed all procedures for processing an application for a permit for dredged or fill material and is ready to determine whether the permit should be issued, and
  • ends on the date that the Corps of Engineers issues the permit.

The Corps of Engineers must ensure that the period consists of at least 30 consecutive days.

The Corps of Engineers may issue a permit for dredged or fill material only after the Corps of Engineers provides notice to the EPA.

What's happening now June 16, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3009 Related bill Regulatory Certainty Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Republican 8
R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jun 20, 2018
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jun 8, 2018
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · May 16, 2018
Rokita, Todd
· Apr 18, 2018
Pearce, Stevan
· Feb 14, 2018
Barletta, Lou
· Jun 15, 2017
Collins, Chris
· Jun 15, 2017
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Jun 15, 2017
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jun 15, 2017
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jun 15, 2017
Jenkins, Evan
· Jun 15, 2017
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Jun 15, 2017
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Jun 15, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2917: Regulatory Certainty Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2917/
MLA
"H.R. 2917: Regulatory Certainty Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2917/.
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H.R. 2917, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2917/.
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[H.R. 2917: Regulatory Certainty Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2917/)
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