Clean Water Protection Act

Bill: 113-hr-1837
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2013-05-06
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Lakes and rivers

Navigation, waterways, harbors

Solid waste and recycling

Water quality
Latest action: action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-05-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Clean Water Protection Act - 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 any pollutant discharged into the water primarily to dispose of waste. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1837 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 6, 2013 Mr. Pallone (for himself, Mr. Reichert , Mr. Yarmuth , Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California , Ms. Slaughter , Mr. Holt , Mr. Sarbanes , Mr. Conyers , Mr. Capuano , Mrs. Davis of California , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Smith of Washington , Mr. Waxman , Mr. Honda , Mr. Moran , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Ms. Norton , Mr. Tierney , Mr. Rangel , Ms. Edwards , Mr. Himes , Ms. Pingree of Maine , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Courtney , Mr. Cummings , Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Nadler , Ms. Chu , Mr. Deutch , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Ellison , Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Lewis , Mr. Polis , Mr. Michaud , Mr. Grayson , Mr. Cooper , Mr. Lipinski , Mr. McDermott , Mr. Hastings of Florida , Ms. Eshoo , and Mr. Cohen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Clean Water Protection Act . 2. Definition of Fill Material Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1362 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (26) Fill material The term fill material means any pollutant which replaces portions of the waters of the United States with dry land or which changes the bottom elevation of a water body for any purpose. The term does not include any pollutant discharged into the water primarily to dispose of waste. .