H.R. 1356 (109th): Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2005

Introduced:
Mar 17, 2005 (109th Congress, 2005–2006)
Sponsor:
Rep. James Oberstar [D-MN8]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:

S. 912 (same title)
Referred to Committee — Apr 27, 2005

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Status

This bill was introduced on March 17, 2005, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Mar 17, 2005
Cosponsors
169 cosponsors (149D, 19R, 1I) (show)
Committees

House Transportation and Infrastructure

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Full Title

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States.

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Last updated Mar 17, 2005.
8 pages

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3/17/2005--Introduced.
Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to replace the term "navigable waters," throughout the Act, with the term "waters of the United States," defined to mean all waters subject to the ebb and flow of the tide, the territorial seas, and all interstate and intrastate waters and their tributaries, including lakes, rivers, streams (including intermittent streams), mudflats, sandflats, wetlands, sloughs, prairie potholes, wet meadows, playa lakes, natural ponds, and all impoundments of the foregoing, to the fullest extent that these waters, or activities affecting them, are subject to the legislative power of Congress under the Constitution.

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  • 86 Stat. 816
  • 91 Stat. 1566
  • 101 Stat. 7