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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 830
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 25, 2013
Mr. Manchin (for
himself, Ms. Murkowski,
Mr. Rockefeller,
Mr. Hoeven, Ms.
Landrieu, Mr. Portman, and
Mr. Vitter) 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 to
clarify and confirm the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to
deny or restrict the use of defined areas as disposal sites for the discharge
of dredged or fill material.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
EPA Fair Play
Act.
2.
Permits for
dredged or fill material
(a)
In
general
Section 404(c) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(c)) is amended in the first
sentence by striking The Administrator and inserting
Until such time as a permit under this section has been issued by the
Secretary, the Administrator.
(b)
Effective
date
The amendment made by subsection (a) takes effect on October
18, 1972.