,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cibh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbe,mr4  
,r\z] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,wat]         
,pollution ,control ,act to make *anges 
) respect to wat] quality c]tification1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,improv+ ,wat]     
,quality ,c]tifications & ,am]ican      
,en]gy ,infra/ructure ,act4  #b4        
,c]tification ,section #dja ( ! ,f$]al  
,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc     
,u4,s4,c4 #acda7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9     
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 
7i7 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 by /rik+ may result
 & ins]t+ may directly result2  7ii7 9 !
 second s5t5ce1 by /rik+ activity &     
ins]t+ dis*>ge2  7iii7 9 ! ?ird s5t5ce1 
by /rik+ applications ea* place x appe>s
 & ins]t+ reque/s2  7iv7 9 ! fif?       
s5t5ce1 by /rik+ act on & ins]t+ grant  
or d5y2 &  7v7 by ins]t+ aft] ! f\r?    

s5t5ce ! foll[+3 ,n lat] ?an #cj days   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,improv+     
,wat] ,quality ,c]tifications & ,am]ican
 ,en]gy ,infra/ructure ,act1 ea* ,/ate &
 int]/ate ag5cy t has au?ority to give  
su* a c]tification1 & ! ,adm9i/rator1   
%all publi% requirem5ts = c]tification  
to demon/rate to su* ,/ate1 su* int]/ate
 ag5cy1 or ! ,adm9i/rator1 z ! case may 
be1 compliance ) ! applicable provisions
 ( sections #cja1 #cjb1 #cjc1 #cjf1 &   
#cjg4 ,a decision to grant or d5y a     
reque/ = c]tification %all be bas$ only 
on ! applicable provisions ( sections   
#cja1 #cjb1 #cjc1 #cjf1 & #cjg1 & !     
gr\nds = ! decision %all be set =? 9    
writ+ & provid$ to ! applicant4 ,n lat] 
?an #ij days aft] receipt ( a reque/ =  
c]tification1 ! ,/ate1 int]/ate ag5cy1  
or ,adm9i/rator1 z ! case may be1 %all  
id5tify 9 writ+ all specific additional 
mat]ials or in=mation t are necess>y to 
grant or d5y ! reque/42  7,b7 9 p>agraph
 7#b7--  7i7 9 ! second s5t5ce1 by /rik+
 notice ( application = su* ,f$]al      

lic5se or p]mit & ins]t+ receipt ( a    
notice "u ! prec$+ s5t5ce2  7ii7 9 !    
?ird s5t5ce1 by /rik+ any wat] quality  
requirem5t & ins]t+ any applicable      
provision ( section #cja1 #cjb1 #cjc1   
#cjf1 or #cjg2  7iii7 9 ! fif? s5t5ce1  
by /rik+ insure compliance ) applicable 
wat] quality requirem5ts4 & ins]t+      
ensure compliance ) ! applicable        
provisions ( sections #cja1 #cjb1 #cjc1 
#cjf1 & #cjg42  7iv7 9 ! f9al s5t5ce1 by
 /rik+ insure & ins]t+ ensure2 &  7v7 by
 /rik+ ! fir/ s5t5ce & ins]t+ ,on       
receipt ( a reque/ = c]tification1 !    
c]tify+ ,/ate or int]/ate ag5cy1 z      
applicable1 %all imm$iately notify !    
,adm9i/rator ( ! reque/42  7,c7 9       
p>agraph 7#c71 9 ! second s5t5ce1 by    
/rik+ section & ins]t+ any applicable   
provision ( section2  7,d7 9 p>agraph   
7#d7-- 7i7 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 by /rik+    
applicable efflu5t limitations or o!r   
limitations or o!r applicable wat]      
quality requirem5ts w n be violat$ &    
ins]t+ no applicable provision ( section

 #cja1 #cjb1 #cjc1 #cjf1 or #cjg w be   
violat$2  7ii7 9 ! second s5t5ce1 by    
/rik+ w violate applicable efflu5t      
limitations or o!r limitations or o!r   
wat] quality requirem5ts & ins]t+ w     
directly result 9 a dis*>ge t violates  
an applicable provision ( section #cja1 
#cjb1 #cjc1 #cjf1 or #cjg12 &  7iii7 9 !
 ?ird s5t5ce1 by /rik+ su* facility or  
activity w n violate ! applicable       
provisions & ins]t+ op]ation ( su*      
facility or activity w n directly result
 9 a dis*>ge t violates any applicable  
provision2 &  7,e7 9 p>agraph 7#e71 by  
/rik+ ! applicable provisions & ins]t+  
any applicable provision2  7#b7 9       
subsection 7d71 by /rik+ any applicable 
efflu5t limitations & o!r limitations1  
"u section #cja or #cjb ( ?is ,act1 /&>d
 ( p]=mance "u section #cjf ( ?is ,act1 
or prohibition1 efflu5t /&>d1 or        
pretreatm5t /&>d "u section #cjg ( ?is  
,act1 & ) any o!r appropriate requirem5t
 ( ,/ate law set =? 9 su* c]tification1 
& & ins]t+ ! applicable provisions (    

sections #cja1 #cjb1 #cjc1 #cjf1 & #cjg1
 & any su* limitations or requirem5ts2 &
  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7e7  
,= purposes ( ?is section1 ! applicable 
provisions ( sections #cja1 #cjb1 #cjc1 
#cjf1 & #cjg are any applicable efflu5t 
limitations & o!r limitations1 "u       
section #cja or #cjb1 /&>d ( p]=mance "u
 section #cjf1 prohibition1 efflu5t     
/&>d1 or pretreatm5t /&>d "u section    
#cjg1 & requirem5t ( ,/ate law implem5t+
 wat] quality crit]ia "u section #cjc   
necess>y to support ! designat$ use or  
uses ( ! receiv+ navigable wat]s4  4