To establish a Federal program of cumulative impact assessments under the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish a Federal program of cumulative impact assessments under the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Healthcare, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H22F2493D091D48618E71C812EC4109E1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cumulative Impacts Act of 2023.
- Section HFAFBB2CB1A944804981E94391967DB0B: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: All Americans, regardless of income, race, ethnicity, color, national origin, gender, or sexual identity, deserve to...
- Section H484BBD5D1A784EA49F4C9E92468E602F: 3. Consideration of cumulative impacts and persistent violations in certain permitting decisions Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33...
- Section HFCA5C04D3F5A4545A0F51C8DE2FECC18: 402. National pollutant discharge elimination system Except as
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish a Federal program of cumulative impact assessments under the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Healthcare, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To establish a Federal program of cumulative impact assessments under the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Tlaib introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
any exposure to a public health or environmental risk, or other effect occurring in a specific geographical area, including from an emission, discharge, or release— including— environmental pollution released— routinely
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