Commonsense Permitting for Job Creation Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1914
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2015-07-30
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Aquatic ecology

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental regulatory procedures

Industrial facilities

Licensing and registrations

Solid waste and recycling

Water quality
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6191)

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-30
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Commonsense Permitting for Job Creation Act of 2015</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to revise requirements for permit guidelines applicable to the designation of disposal sites for discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States. Those guidelines may not prohibit the designation of a disposal site due to the lack of a final site plan because there is not an identified end user, industry, or industrial classification for the site. </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1914 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 30, 2015 Mr. Kaine (for himself and Mr. Warner ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to the guidelines for specification of certain disposal sites for dredged or fill material.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Commonsense Permitting for Job Creation Act of 2015 . 2. Guidelines for specification of certain disposal sites Section 404(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1344(b) ) is amended— (1) by striking (b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section and insert the following: (b) Specification for disposal sites (1) In general Subject to subsection (c) ; (2) by striking the Secretary (1) through and inserting the following: “the Secretary— (A) through ; (3) by striking section 403(c), and (2) in any case where such guidelines under clause (1) alone and inserting the following: “section 403(c); and (B) in any case in which guidelines under subparagraph (A) alone ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (2) Limitation Guidelines under paragraph (1) may not prohibit the specification of a site due to the lack of a final site plan resulting from the lack of an identified end user or industry or industrial classification for the site when determining whether there is a practicable alternative to a proposed discharge that would result in less adverse impact on the aquatic ecosystem. .