To require the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to propose a new nationwide permit under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for dredging projects, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to propose a new nationwide permit under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for dredging projects, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Transportation, 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 id02DC45FB98A1462EA28AC5804C06E718: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dredging to Ensure the Empowerment of Ports Act or the DEEP Act.
- Section id7FE9BBC27AA34B6C8242CAF15391BA82: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term certifying authority, with respect to an activity for which a certification is required under section 401 of the Federal...
- Section id58F9D2397E6C453DA7D01CD355845D38: 3. Dredging project nationwide permit Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall propose a new nationwide permit under...
- Section id8CF21145E4FC4DBEB0879FF337F8377B: 4. Proposed activities under the nationwide permit If a permittee seeks to carry out an activity authorized under the NWP, the permittee shall— notify the...
- Section id25885D571B414E2193DEF8BD01E25328: 5. Dredging; dredged material Section 55109 of title 46, United States Code, is repealed. The analysis for chapter 551 of title 46, United States Code, is...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to propose a new nationwide permit under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for dredging projects, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Transportation, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To require the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to propose a new nationwide permit under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for dredging projects, 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. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
- "administrator_of_epa"
- → Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
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