To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make changes with respect to water quality certification, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make changes with respect to water quality certification, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Transportation, Immigration.
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 H557AB691513C45D1ABE124C373AFC32D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2023.
- Section H265F5BEEF61C4547BFD68763484ECB82: 2. Certification Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1341) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1)— in the first...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make changes with respect to water quality certification, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Transportation, Immigration
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make changes with respect to water quality certification, 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
IntroducedMr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Daines, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Cramer, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
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