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Union Calendar No. 494
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4278
[Report No. 112–683]
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 28, 2012
Mr. Hurt (for himself and Mr. Altmire) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
September 20, 2012
Additional sponsors: Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Jones, Mr. Canseco, Mr. Long, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Carter, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Marino, Mr. Denham, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Latham, Mr. Griffith of Virginia, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Costa, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, and Mr. Michaud
September 20, 2012
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to permit requirements for dredged or fill material.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2012
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Permits for dredged or fill material
Section 404(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)) is amended—
in paragraph (1), by striking Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the discharge
and inserting The discharge
; and
in paragraph (2), by striking having as its purpose bringing an area of the navigable waters into a use to which it was not previously subject, where the flow or circulation of navigable waters may be impaired or the reach of such waters be reduced,
and inserting having as its purpose bringing an area into a use not described in paragraph (1)
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September 20, 2012
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
