,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #chii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbe,mr4 
,collins 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
 general permits under the national     
pollutant discharge elimination system1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,clarifying ,federal ,general ,permits  
,act4  #b4 ,federal general permits     
,section #djb7;a7 of the ,federal ,water
 ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4
 #acdb7;a77 is amended by adding at the 
end the following3  7#f7 7,a7 ,the      
,administrator may issue general permits
 under this section on a ,state1        
regional1 or nationwide basis1 or for a 
delineated area1 for discharges         
associated with any category of         
activities1 which discharges are of     
similar types and from similar sources4 

7,b7 ,if a general permit issued under  
this section will expire and the        
,administrator decides not to issue a   
new general permit for discharges       
similar to those covered by the expiring
 general permit1 the ,administrator     
shall publish in the ,federal ,register 
a notice of such decision at least two  
years prior to the expiration of the    
general permit4  7,c7 7i7 ,if a general 
permit issued under this section expires
 and the ,administrator has not         
published a notice in accordance with   
subparagraph 7,b71 the ,administrator   
shall1 until the date described in      
clause 7ii7--  7,i7 continue to apply   
the terms1 conditions1 and requirements 
of the expired general permit to any    
discharge that was covered by the       
expired general permit2 and  7,,ii7     
apply such terms1 conditions1 and       
requirements to any discharge that would
 have been covered by the expired       
general permit 7in accordance with any  
relevant requirements for such coverage7

 if the discharge had occurred before   
such expiration4  7ii7 ,the date        
described in this clause is the earlier 
of-- 7,i7 the date on which the         
,administrator issues a new general     
permit for discharges similar to those  
covered by the expired general permit2  
or  7,,ii7 the date that is #b years    
after the date on which the             
,administrator publishes in the ,federal
 ,register a notice of a decision not to
 issue a new general permit for         
discharges similar to those covered by  
the expired general permit4  4