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,s4 #ajhg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #i1 #bjai,mr4   
,b>rasso 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,da9es1 ,mr4  
,inh(e1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 &    
,mr4 ,cram]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,environm5t & ,public     
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al    
,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act to make  
*anges ) respect to wat] quality        
c]tification1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,wat] ,quality ,c]tification ,improvem5t
 ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,c]tification       
,section #dja ( ! ,f$]al ,wat]          
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acda7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection     
7a7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 7i7 9 !   
fir/ s5t5ce--  7,i7 by ins]t+ by !      
applicant aft] any dis*>ge2 &  7,,ii7 by
 ins]t+ z a result ( ! f$]ally lic5s$ or
 p]mitt$ activity aft] into ! navigable 
wat]s2  7ii7 9 ! second s5t5ce1 by /rik+
 activity & ins]t+ dis*>ge2  7iii7 9 !  

?ird s5t5ce1 by /rik+ applications ea*  
place x appe>s & ins]t+ reque/s2  7iv7 9
 ! fif? s5t5ce1 by /rik+ act on & ins]t+
 grant or d5y2 &  7v7 by ins]t+ aft] !  
f\r? s5t5ce ! foll[+3 ,! c]tify+ ,/ate1 
int]/ate ag5cy1 or ,adm9i/rator %all    
publi% ! requirem5ts = c]tification t   
meet ! applicable provisions ( sections 
#cja1 #cjb1 #cjc1 #cjf1 & #cjg4 ,!      
decision to grant or d5y a reque/ %all  
be bas$ only on ! applicable provisions 
( sections #cja1 #cjb1 #cjc1 #cjf1 &    
#cjg & ! gr\nds = a decision %all be set
 =? 9 writ+ to ! applicant42  7,b7 9    
p>agraph 7#b7-- 7i7 9 ! second s5t5ce-- 
7,i7 by /rik+ su* a dis*>ge & ins]t+ a  
dis*>ge made into ! navigable wat]s by !
 applicant z describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72  
7,,ii7 by ins]t+ receipt ( ! be=e       
notice2 &  7,,iii7 by /rik+ (           
application = su* ,f$]al lic5se or p]mit
 & ins]t+ "u ! prec$+ s5t5ce2  7ii7 9 ! 
?ird s5t5ce--  7,i7 by /rik+ su* dis*>ge
 & ins]t+ any dis*>ge made into !       
navigable wat]s by ! applicant z        

describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,,ii7 by  
/rik+ any wat] quality requirem5t &     
ins]t+ ! applicable provisions (        
sections #cja1 #cjb1 #cjc1 #cjf1 & #cjg2
  7iii7 9 ! fif? s5t5ce1 by /rik+ insure
 compliance ) applicable wat] quality   
requirem5ts4 & ins]t+ ensure any dis*>ge
 into ! navigable wat]s by ! applicant z
 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 w comply ) !  
applicable provisions ( sections #cja1  
#cjb1 #cjc1 #cjf1 & #cjg42 &  7iv7 by   
/rik+ ! fir/ s5t5ce & ins]t+ ,n lat] ?an
 #ij days aft] receipt ( a reque/ =     
c]tification1 ! c]tify+ ,/ate1 int]/ate 
ag5cy1 or ,adm9i/rator %all id5tify 9   
writ+ all specific additional mat]ials  
or in=mation t are necess>y to make a   
f9al decision on a reque/ =             
c]tification4 ,on receipt ( a reque/ =  
c]tification1 ! c]tify+ ,/ate or        
int]/ate ag5cy1 z applicable1 %all      
imm$iately notify ! ,adm9i/rator ( !    
reque/42  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#c7-- 7i7 9 !
 fir/ s5t5ce1 by /rik+ !re w be         
compliance & ins]t+ a dis*>ge made into 

! navigable wat]s by ! applicant z      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 w comply2 &    
7ii7 9 ! second s5t5ce-- 7,i7 by /rik+  
section & ins]t+ ! applicable provisions
 ( sections2 &  7,,ii7 by /rik+ or #cjg 
( ?is ,act & ins]t+ & #cjg2  7,d7 9     
p>agraph 7#d7--  7i7 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 by
 /rik+ applicable efflu5t limitations & 
all t foll[s ?r\gh ! p]iod at ! end &   
ins]t+ any dis*>ge made by ! applicant  
into ! navigable wat]s z describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#a7 w n violate ! applicable  
provisions ( sections #cja1 #cjb1 #cjc1 
#cjf1 & #cjg42  7ii7 9 ! second s5t5ce1 
by /rik+ w violate applicable efflu5t   
limitations or o!r limitations or o!r   
wat] quality requirem5ts su* ,f$]al &   
ins]t+ w result 9 a dis*>ge made into ! 
navigable wat]s by ! applicant z        
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 t violates !   
applicable provisions ( sections #cja1  
#cjb1 #cjc1 #cjf1 & #cjg1 ! ,f$]al2 &   
7iii7 9 ! ?ird s5t5ce-- 7,i7 by /rik+   
su* facility or activity & ins]t+ a     
dis*>ge made by ! applicant into !      

navigable wat]s z describ$ 9 p>agraph   
7#a72 &  7,,ii7 by /rik+ section #cja1  
#cjb1 #cjc1 #cjf1 or #cjg ( ?is ,act &  
ins]t+ sections #cja1 #cjb1 #cjc1 #cjf1 
& #cjg2 &  7,e7 9 p>agraph 7#e7--  7i7  
by /rik+ su* facility or activity has   
be5 op]at$ 9 & ins]t+ any dis*>ge made  
by ! applicant into ! navigable wat]s z 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 is 92 &  7ii7  
by /rik+ section #cja1 #cjb1 #cjc1 #cjf1
 or #cjg ( ?is ,act & ins]t+ sections   
#cja1 #cjb1 #cjc1 #cjf1 & #cjg2  7#b7 9 
subsection 7d71 by /rik+ assure t any   
applicant = a ,f$]al lic5se or p]mit w  
comply ) any applicable & ins]t+ !      
foll[+3 ensure t any dis*>ge made by !  
applicant into ! navigable wat]s z      
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#a7 %all      
comply ) ! applicable provisions (      
sections #cja1 #cjb1 #cjc1 #cjf1 & #cjg4
 ,any limitations or requirem5ts 9 !    
prec$+ s5t5ce %all become a condition on
 any ,f$]al lic5se or p]mit subject to !
 provisions ( ?is section4 7e7          
,def9ition ( applicable provisions (    

sections #cja1 #cjb1 #cjc1 #cjf1 & #cjg 
,9 ?is section1 ! t]m applicable        
provisions ( sections #cja1 #cjb1 #cjc1 
#cjf1 & #cjg means1 z applicable1  2 &  
7#c7 9 subsection 7e7 7z s r$esignat$7--
  7,a7 by /rik+ )2  7,b7 by /rik+ o!r   
appropriate2 &  7,c7 by /rik+ set =? &  
all t foll[s ?r\gh ! p]iod at ! end &   
ins]t+ implem5t+ wat] quality crit]ia "u
 section #cjc necess>y to support !     
specifi$ designat$ use or uses ( !      
receiv+ navigable wat]44