H.R. 2581 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2581 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 28, 2013 Mr. Hurt (for himself, Mr. Costa, and Mr. Michaud) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to permit requirements for dredged or fill material. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2013. 2. Permits for dredged or fill material Section 404(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the discharge and inserting The discharge; and (2) 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).