,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cije  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbe,mr4 
,burlison 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
 judicial review of the issuance of a   
permit for the discharge of dredged or  
fill material1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,judicial ,review ,timeline     
,clarity ,act4  #b4 ,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 limitations--  7,a7 an      
action seeking judicial review of an    
individual permit or general permit     
issued under this section shall be filed
 not later than the date that is #fj    
days after the date on which the permit 
was issued2 and  7,b7 an action seeking 
judicial review of a verification that  
an activity involving a discharge of    
dredged or fill material is authorized  
by a general permit issued under this   
section shall be filed not later than   
the date that is #fj days after the date
 on which such verification 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 the applicable   

action described in such paragraph2 and 
7ii7 which was sufficiently detailed to 
put the ,secretary or the ,state1 as    
applicable1 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 ,secretary or the ,state1 as       
applicable1 did not comply with the     
requirements of this section in issuing 
an individual or general permit under   
this section1 or in verifying that an   
activity involving a discharge of       
dredged or fill material is authorized  
by a general permit issued under this   
section1 as applicable--  7,a7 the court
 shall remand the matter to the         
,secretary or the ,state1 as applicable1
 for further proceedings consistent with
 the determination of the court2  7,b7  
with respect to a determination         
regarding the issuance of an individual 
or general permit under this section1   
the court may not vacate1 revoke1       
enjoin1 or otherwise limit the permit1  

unless the court finds that activities  
authorized under the permit would       
present an imminent and substantial     
danger to human health or the           
environment for which there is no other 
equitable remedy available under the    
law2 and  7,c7 with respect to a        
determination regarding a verification  
that an activity involving a discharge  
of dredged or fill material is          
authorized by a general permit issued   
under this section1 the court may not   
enjoin or otherwise limit the discharge 
unless the court finds that the activity
 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 ,secretary or 
the ,state1 as applicable1 to take such 
actions as the court may order4  4