Bill > HR7023

This bill, the Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act, proposes several changes to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (also known as the Clean Water Act) to provide regulatory and judicial certainty for regulated entities and communities, increase transparency, and promote water quality. Key provisions include requiring the EPA to issue new or revised water quality criteria through formal rulemaking, allowing the EPA to issue general permits for similar discharges, extending the maximum permit terms, clarifying the scope of compliance with permit conditions, and establishing timelines and procedures for judicial review of permits. The bill also prohibits the issuance of permits to entities owned or operated by foreign countries of concern and requires implementation guidance on the recent Supreme Court decision in Sackett v. EPA regarding the definition of "waters of the United States."

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7023/all-info