,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbgg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #cj1 
#bjba,mrs4 ,capito 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,ms4 ,lummis1    
,mr4 ,shelby1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4       
,wicker1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,ms4 ,ernst1   
and ,mr4 ,graham7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to enact the ,section #dja     
,certification ,rule1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,section #dja       
,certification ,act4  #b4 ,findings     
,congress finds that-- 7#a7 section #dja
 of the ,federal ,water ,pollution      
,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acda7 is  
designed to provide ,states and         
authorized ,indian ,tribes an important 
tool to help protect the water quality  
of federally regulated waters within    
their borders1 in collaboration with    
,federal agencies through the           

cooperative federalism framework of that
 ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq472    
7#b7 in the years preceding the date of 
enactment of this ,act1 ,states have    
denied water quality certifications     
under section #dja of the ,federal      
,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc    
,u4,s4,c4 #acda7 for infrastructure     
projects for reasons other than         
protecting water quality1 such as       
downstream greenhouse gas emissions2    
7#c7 natural gas pipelines1 coal        
production1 and electric transmissions  
lines are vital to ensuring that the    
people of the ,united ,states have      
affordable access to energy2  7#d7 in   
,october #bjba1 the ,energy ,information
 ,administration projected that nearly  
half of households in the ,united       
,states that heat primarily with natural
 gas will spend1 on average1 #cj percent
 more to heat those households as       
compared to the previous winter2  7#e7  
fuel scarcity and a lack of sufficient  
infrastructure to transport natural gas 

contribute to higher energy prices2 and 
7#f7 other infrastructure projects1 such
 as road construction to support        
interstate commerce1 are in the national
 interest and warrant regulatory        
certainty under section #dja of the     
,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act
 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acda74  #c4 ,enactment 
of the ,section #dja ,certification     
,rule ,the final rule of the            
,environmental ,protection ,agency      
entitled ,clean ,water ,act ,section    
#dja ,certification ,rule 7#he ,fed4    
,reg4 #dbbaj 7,july #ac1 #bjbj77 is     
enacted into law4