,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bi1        
#bjai,mr4 ,gibbs 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,chabot1 and ,mr4 ,rouzer7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control 
,act to clarify when the ,administrator 
of the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency has the authority to prohibit   
the specification of a defined area1 or 
deny or restrict the use of a defined   
area for specification1 as a disposal   
site under section #djd of such ,act1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,reforming ,,epa ,permitting ,authority 
,act or the ,reform ,,epa ,act4  #b4    
,permits for dredged or fill material   
7a7 ,in general ,section #djd7;c7 of the
 ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control    
,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7;c77 is       
amended--  7#a7 by striking 7c7 and     

inserting 7c77#a72  7#b7 in paragraph   
7#a71 as so designated1 by inserting    
during the period described in paragraph
 7#b7 and before after notice and       
opportunity for public hearings2 and    
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#b7 7,a7 ,the period during which the
 ,administrator may prohibit the        
specification 7including the withdrawal 
of specification7 of any defined area as
 a disposal site1 or deny or restrict   
the use of any defined area for         
specification 7including the withdrawal 
of specification7 as a disposal site1   
under paragraph 7#a7 shall--  7i7 begin 
on the date that the ,secretary provides
 notice to the ,administrator that the  
,secretary has completed all procedures 
for processing an application for a     
permit under this section relating to   
the specification and is ready to       
determine1 in accordance with the record
 and applicable regulations1 whether the
 permit should be issued2 and  7ii7 end 
on the date that the ,secretary issues  

the permit4  7,b7 ,the ,secretary shall 
ensure that the period described in     
subparagraph 7,a7 consists of not fewer 
than #cj consecutive days4  7,c7 ,the   
,secretary may issue a permit under this
 section only after the ,secretary      
provides notice to the ,administrator in
 accordance with this paragraph4  4  7b7
 ,applicability ,the amendments made by 
subsection 7a7 shall apply to a permit  
application submitted under section     
#djd7;a7 of the ,federal ,water         
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acdd7;a77 after the date of enactment  
of this ,act4