I
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 457
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 26, 2011
Mr. McKinley (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Gibbs, and Mr. Rahall) 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 remove the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to disapprove after a permit has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act.
Amendment
In general
Section 404(c) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(c)) is amended by striking
The Administrator is authorized
and inserting Until such
time as the Secretary has issued a permit under this section, the Administrator
is authorized
.
Effective date
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2011.