,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ag1        
#bjbd,mr4 ,owens 7for himself 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 with respect to
 the procedure for the development of   
water quality criteria1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,water ,quality     
,criteria ,development and ,transparency
 ,act4  #b4 ,information and guidelines 
,section #cjd7;a7 of the ,federal ,water
 ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4
 #acad7;a77 is amended by adding at the 
end the following3  7#aj7               
,administrative procedure ,after the    
date of enactment of this paragraph1 the
 ,administrator shall issue any new or  
revised water quality criteria under    
paragraph 7#a7 or 7#i7 by rule4  4  #c4 
,administrative procedure and judicial  

review ,section #eji7;b77#a7 of the     
,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act
 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acfi7;b77#a77 is       
amended-- 7#a7 by striking section #djb1
 and and inserting section #djb12 and   
7#b7 by inserting and 7,h7 in issuing   
any criteria for water quality pursuant 
to section #cjd7;a77#aj71 after strategy
 under section #cjd7l714