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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6411
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 30, 2016Mr. Pallone 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 clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste.
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Short Title
This Act may be cited as the Clean Water Protection Act.
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Definition of Fill Material
Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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Fill material
The term fill material means any pollutant which replaces portions of the waters of the United States with dry land or which changes the bottom elevation of a water body for any purpose. The term does not include any pollutant discharged into the water primarily to dispose of waste.
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