,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cijb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbe,mr4 
,patronis introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct the ,administrator  
of the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency to review the regulations       
applicable to the approval of ,state    
permit programs under section #djd of   
the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control 
,act1 and for other purposes4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,restoring ,federalism in ,clean    
,water ,permitting ,act4  #b4 ,state    
assumption of section #djd permit       
program regulation review ,not later    
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency shall complete a    
review of the regulations applicable to 
the approval of ,state permit programs  
under section #djd of the ,federal      

,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc    
,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7 in order to identify   
revisions to such regulations necessary 
to streamline the approval process1     
reduce administrative burdens1 and      
encourage additional ,states to         
administer a permit program under such  
section1 and the ,administrator shall   
implement any such revisions as         
appropriate4  #c4 ,judicial review      
timeline clarity ,section #djd of the   
,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act
 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7 is amended-- 7#a7
 by redesignating subsection 7t7 as     
subsection 7u72  7#b7 in subsection 7u71
 as so redesignated1 by striking        
,nothing in the section and inserting   
,savings provision4--,nothing in this   
section2 and  7#c7 by inserting after   
subsection 7s7 the following3  7t7      
,judicial review  7#a7 ,statute of      
limitations ,notwithstanding any        
applicable provision of law relating to 
statutes of limitations1 an action      
seeking judicial review of the approval 

by the ,administrator of a ,state permit
 program pursuant to this section shall 
be filed not later than the date that is
 #fj days after the date on which the   
approval was issued4  7#b7 ,limitation  
on commencement of certain actions      
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 no action described in paragraph   
7#a7 may be commenced unless the        
action--  7,a7 is filed by a party that 
submitted a comment-- 7i7 during the    
public comment period for the           
administrative proceedings related to   
such action2 and  7ii7 which was        
sufficiently detailed to put the        
,administrator on notice of the issue   
upon which the party seeks judicial     
review2 and  7,b7 is related to such    
comment4  7#c7 ,remedy ,if a court      
determines that the ,administrator did  
not comply with the requirements of this
 section in issuing an approval of a    
,state permit program pursuant to this  
section-- 7,a7 the court shall remand   
the matter to the ,administrator for    

further proceedings consistent with the 
determination of the court2 and  7,b7   
the court may not vacate1 revoke1       
enjoin1 or otherwise limit the authority
 of the ,state to issue permits under   
such ,state permit program1 unless the  
court finds that activities authorized  
under any permit issued under the       
program would present an imminent and   
substantial danger to human health or   
the environment for which there is no   
other equitable remedy available under  
the law4  7#d7 ,timeline to act on court
 order ,if a court remands a matter     
under paragraph 7#b71 the court shall   
set and enforce a reasonable schedule   
and deadline1 which may not exceed #ahj 
days from the date on which the court   
remands such matter1 except as otherwise
 required by law1 for the ,administrator
 to take such actions as the court may  
order4  4