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Introduced Session
112th Congress
Bill Summary
Mining Jobs Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to repeal provisions that require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consult with the Secretary of the Army before denying or restricting the use of specified areas as disposal sites for discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States. Requires the Administrator to provide, within specified timeframes, to: (1) the Secretary notice of any concerns with respect to a specification for a disposal site proposed to be issued under a permit to discharge into navigable waters; and (2) the Secretary and permit applicants the reasons for any disapproval of permits. Removes the Administrator's authority to prohibit the specification of any defined area as a disposal site: (1) 60 days after the Administrator receives the proposed specification from the Secretary for review; and (2) once the Secretary has issued a permit for dredged or fill material. Authorizes the Secretary to reevaluate and reissue, or to elect not to reissue, a specification in any case in which, before the enactment of this Act, the Administrator disproved of a specification after it was issued by the Secretary. Sets forth requirements that must be met before the Administrator or the head of another agency requests that a proposed permit for dredged or fill material receive a higher level of review by the Secretary.
AI Summary
This bill, the Mining Jobs Protection Act, amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, commonly known as the Clean Water Act, to alter the process by which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator can restrict or deny the use of areas as disposal sites for dredged or fill material, which are substances like soil and rock removed during construction or mining that are then placed in water bodies. Specifically, it removes the requirement for the EPA Administrator to consult with the Secretary of the Army before denying or restricting such disposal sites, and instead mandates that the Administrator provide notice of concerns to the Secretary within 30 days of receiving a proposed site specification and a statement of reasons for disapproval within 60 days. The bill also eliminates the Administrator's authority to prohibit a disposal site specification 60 days after receiving it for review or after the Secretary has already issued a permit for the material, and allows the Secretary to reevaluate and reissue previously disapproved site specifications. Furthermore, it establishes new requirements for federal agencies seeking a higher level of review for proposed permits, including consulting with and obtaining consent from relevant state agencies to designate affected areas as aquatic resources of national importance, and limits such requests to once per permit.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (12)
John Barrasso (R),
Roy Blunt (R),
John Boozman (R),
Daniel Coats (R),
Mike Crapo (R),
Michael Enzi (R),
James Inhofe (R),
Mitch McConnell (R),
Rand Paul (R),
Jim Risch (R),
Pat Roberts (R),
David Vitter (R),
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1221-1222) (on 03/03/2011)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/468/all-info |
| BillText | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s468is/pdf/BILLS-112s468is.pdf |
| Bill | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s468is/pdf/BILLS-112s468is.pdf.pdf |
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