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A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt Indian tribes from compensatory mitigation requirements in connection with certain discharges of dredged or fill material, and for…

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A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt Indian tribes from compensatory mitigation requirements in connection with certain discharges of dredged or fill material, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 25, 2017 Introduced by: Sullivan, Dan Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
May 25, 2017
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This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to exempt Indian tribes from a requirement to provide compensatory mitigation as a condition of a permit to discharge dredged or fill material into waters of the United States when the permitted activity is conducted on Indian land. If the Indian tribe ceases to maintain the permitted activity on that land, or seeks to abandon that activity without a good faith transfer, the Indian tribe must obtain a permit modification from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps of Engineers may require restoration and rehabilitation of the area.

What's happening now May 25, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · May 25, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1289: A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt Indian tribes from compensatory mitigation requirements in connection with certain discharges of dredged or fill material, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1289/
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"S. 1289: A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt Indian tribes from compensatory mitigation requirements in connection with certain discharges of dredged or fill material, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1289/.
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S. 1289, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1289/.
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