,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ggga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ac1 #bjbb ,mr4 
,rouzer introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
the ,army and the ,administrator of the 
,environmental ,protection ,agency to   
conduct a study analyzing the cost to   
permit applicants and permit holders of 
complying with sections #djb and #djd of
 the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control
 ,act1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,study on cost of compliance with permit
 requirements  7a7 ,in general ,not     
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of the ,army1 acting through the ,chief 
of ,engineers1 and the ,administrator of
 the ,environmental ,protection ,agency 
shall conduct a study analyzing the cost
 to permit applicants and permit holders
 of complying with sections #djb and    
#djd of the ,federal ,water ,pollution  

,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdb and  
#acdd71 including-- 7#a7 with respect to
 such section #djb1 costs associated    
with applications1 permitting time1     
compliance with effluent limitations and
 best management practices1 and         
monitoring2 and  7#b7 with respect to   
such section #djd1 costs associated with
 applications1 permitting time1 impact  
avoidance and minimization1 and         
compensatory mitigation4  7b7 ,contents 
of study ,the study required under      
subsection 7a7 shall include an         
analysis1 with respect to the #e years  
prior to the date of enactment of this  
,act1 of--  7#a7 the total cost to all  
permit applicants and permit holders of 
complying with sections #djb and #djd of
 the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control
 ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdb and #acdd72  
7#b7 the average cost to a permit       
applicant or permit holder of complying 
with such sections1 including such      
average cost in each such year2  7#c7   
the cost to permit applicants and permit

 holders of complying with such sections
 based on the type of permit applicant  
or permit holder and the economic sector
 to which such permit applicant or      
permit holder belongs2 and  7#d7 a      
comparison of such costs in urban and   
rural areas4  7c7 ,submission ,upon     
completion of the study required under  
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the   
,army and the ,administrator of the     
,environmental ,protection ,agency shall
 submit to the ,committee on            
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works of the ,senate a report          
containing the results of such study4