,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cibh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbe,mr4 
,rouzer introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal ,water   
,pollution ,control ,act to make changes
 with respect to water quality          
certification1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,improving ,water ,quality      
,certifications and ,american ,energy   
,infrastructure ,act4  #b4              
,certification ,section #dja of the     
,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act
 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acda7 is amended--     
7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in        
paragraph 7#a7--  7i7 in the first      
sentence1 by striking may result and    
inserting may directly result2  7ii7 in 
the second sentence1 by striking        
activity and inserting discharge2  7iii7
 in the third sentence1 by striking     
applications each place it appears and  

inserting requests2  7iv7 in the fifth  
sentence1 by striking act on and        
inserting grant or deny2 and  7v7 by    
inserting after the fourth sentence the 
following3 ,not later than #cj days     
after the date of enactment of the      
,improving ,water ,quality              
,certifications and ,american ,energy   
,infrastructure ,act1 each ,state and   
interstate agency that has authority to 
give such a certification1 and the      
,administrator1 shall publish           
requirements for certification to       
demonstrate to such ,state1 such        
interstate agency1 or the               
,administrator1 as the case may be1     
compliance with the applicable          
provisions of sections #cja1 #cjb1 #cjc1
 #cjf1 and #cjg4 ,a decision to grant or
 deny a request for certification shall 
be based only on the applicable         
provisions of sections #cja1 #cjb1 #cjc1
 #cjf1 and #cjg1 and the grounds for the
 decision shall be set forth in writing 
and provided to the applicant4 ,not     

later than #ij days after receipt of a  
request for certification1 the ,state1  
interstate agency1 or ,administrator1 as
 the case may be1 shall identify in     
writing all specific additional         
materials or information that are       
necessary to grant or deny the request42
  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7--  7i7 in the  
second sentence1 by striking notice of  
application for such ,federal license or
 permit and inserting receipt of a      
notice under the preceding sentence2    
7ii7 in the third sentence1 by striking 
any water quality requirement and       
inserting any applicable provision of   
section #cja1 #cjb1 #cjc1 #cjf1 or #cjg2
  7iii7 in the fifth sentence1 by       
striking insure compliance with         
applicable water quality requirements4  
and inserting ensure compliance with the
 applicable provisions of sections #cja1
 #cjb1 #cjc1 #cjf1 and #cjg42  7iv7 in  
the final sentence1 by striking insure  
and inserting ensure2 and  7v7 by       
striking the first sentence and         

inserting ,on receipt of a request for  
certification1 the certifying ,state or 
interstate agency1 as applicable1 shall 
immediately notify the ,administrator of
 the request42  7,c7 in paragraph 7#c71 
in the second sentence1 by striking     
section and inserting any applicable    
provision of section2  7,d7 in paragraph
 7#d7-- 7i7 in the first sentence1 by   
striking applicable effluent limitations
 or other limitations or other          
applicable water quality requirements   
will not be violated and inserting no   
applicable provision of section #cja1   
#cjb1 #cjc1 #cjf1 or #cjg will be       
violated2  7ii7 in the second sentence1 
by striking will violate applicable     
effluent limitations or other           
limitations or other water quality      
requirements and inserting will directly
 result in a discharge that violates an 
applicable provision of section #cja1   
#cjb1 #cjc1 #cjf1 or #cjg12 and  7iii7  
in the third sentence1 by striking such 
facility or activity will not violate   

the applicable provisions and inserting 
operation of such facility or activity  
will not directly result in a discharge 
that violates any applicable provision2 
and  7,e7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking
 the applicable provisions and inserting
 any applicable provision2  7#b7 in     
subsection 7d71 by striking any         
applicable effluent limitations and     
other limitations1 under section #cja or
 #cjb of this ,act1 standard of         
performance under section #cjf of this  
,act1 or prohibition1 effluent standard1
 or pretreatment standard under section 
#cjg of this ,act1 and with any other   
appropriate requirement of ,state law   
set forth in such certification1 and and
 inserting the applicable provisions of 
sections #cja1 #cjb1 #cjc1 #cjf1 and    
#cjg1 and any such limitations or       
requirements2 and  7#c7 by adding at the
 end the following3  7e7 ,for purposes  
of this section1 the applicable         
provisions of sections #cja1 #cjb1 #cjc1
 #cjf1 and #cjg are any applicable      

effluent limitations and other          
limitations1 under section #cja or #cjb1
 standard of performance under section  
#cjf1 prohibition1 effluent standard1 or
 pretreatment standard under section    
#cjg1 and requirement of ,state law     
implementing water quality criteria     
under section #cjc necessary to support 
the designated use or uses of the       
receiving navigable waters4  4