Bill > HR3888

This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve the process for developing and implementing water quality criteria. Specifically, the bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator to issue new or revised water quality criteria through a formal rulemaking process, which means the changes will be published and subject to public comment. The bill also expands judicial review provisions to allow legal challenges to new water quality criteria, giving stakeholders more opportunities to contest EPA decisions about water quality standards. By mandating that water quality criteria be developed through a more transparent and structured process, the bill aims to increase accountability and provide clearer guidelines for how the EPA establishes and updates environmental standards related to water pollution. The changes are technical in nature but could have significant implications for how water quality is regulated and monitored in the United States.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3888/all-info