United States 114th Congress Status: Died 1 R cosponsors

HR 896 — Regulatory Certainty Act of 2015

Last action — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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Summary

Regulatory Certainty Act of 2015 Regulatory Certainty Act of 2015 - This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to limit the period during which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may prohibit the specification, or restrict the use, of an area as a disposal site for discharges of dredged or fill materials into waters of the United States to the period that: begins on the date that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provides notice to the EPA that the Corps has completed all procedures for processing an application for a permit for dredged or fill material and is ready to determine whether the permit should be issued; and ends on the date that the Corps issues the permit. The Corps must ensure that the period consists of at least 30 consecutive days. The Corps may issue a permit for dredged or fill material only after the Corps provides notice to the EPA.

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Action History

  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation.

  3. Introduced in House

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 896 do?
Regulatory Certainty Act of 2015 Regulatory Certainty Act of 2015 - This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to limit the period during which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may prohibit the specification, or restrict the use, of an area as a disposal site for discharges of dredged or fill materials into waters of the United States to the period that: begins on the date that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provides notice to the EPA that the Corps has completed all procedures for processing an application for a permit for dredged or fill material and is ready to determine whether the permit should be issued; and ends on the date that the Corps issues the permit. The Corps must ensure that the period consists of at least 30 consecutive days. The Corps may issue a permit for dredged or fill material only after the Corps provides notice to the EPA.
Who sponsors HR 896?
HR 896 is sponsored by Bob Gibbs (R).
What is the current status of HR 896?
This bill died with 114th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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