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To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to permitting terms, and for other purposes.

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What This Bill Does

This bill changes how long water pollution permits last under federal law. It sets different time limits for permits given to states and municipalities compared to other people or businesses.

Who It Affects

States and municipalities that receive water pollution permits. Any other person or business that receives a water pollution permit.

Key Provisions

• States and municipalities that get permits cannot have permits lasting longer than 10 years (Sec. 1(a)). • Any person or business other than a state or municipality that gets a permit cannot have permits lasting longer than 5 years (Sec. 1(a)). • The bill makes minor spelling and wording corrections to existing water pollution law (Sec. 1(b)).

What Changes

The bill establishes new maximum time limits for water pollution permits. States and municipalities now have a maximum permit term of 10 years, while all other permit holders have a maximum term of 5 years.

Important Definitions

None defined in bill text.

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1181 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to permitting terms, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 24, 2023 Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself and Mr. CALVERT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to permitting terms, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMI- 3 NATION SYSTEM (NPDES) TERMS. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(b)(1)(B) of the Fed- 5 eral Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 6 1342(b)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows: 7 ‘‘(B) are for fixed terms— 8 ‘‘(i) not exceeding 10 years, for a permit 9 issued to a State or municipality; and 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:41 Mar 12, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1181.IH H1181 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1181 IH ‘‘(ii) not exceeding 5 years, for a permit 1 issued to any person not described in clause (i); 2 and’’. 3 (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Section 402(l)(3) of 4 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 5 1342(l)(3)) is amended— 6 (1) in subparagraph (B)— 7 (A) by striking ‘‘section 402’’ and insert- 8 ing ‘‘this section’’; and 9 (B) by striking ‘‘federal’’ and inserting 10 ‘‘Federal’’; and 11 (2) in subparagraph (C)— 12 (A) by striking ‘‘Section’’ and inserting 13 ‘‘section’’; 14 (B) by striking ‘‘402(p)(6)’’ and inserting 15 ‘‘subsection (p)(6)’’; 16 (C) by striking ‘‘402(l)(3)(A),’’ and insert- 17 ing ‘‘subparagraph (A),’’; and 18 (D) by striking ‘‘402(l)(3)(A).’’ and insert- 19 ing ‘‘such subparagraph.’’. 20 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:41 Mar 12, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1181.IH H1181 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS

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