H.R. 3928

119 HR 3928 IH: Improving Water Quality Certifications and American Energy Infrastructure Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-11
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3928  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 11, 2025   Mr. Rouzer  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make changes with respect to water quality certification, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Improving Water Quality Certifications and American Energy Infrastructure Act  .
2.
Certification
Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1341 ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
in paragraph (1)—
(i)
in the first sentence, by striking  may result  and inserting  may directly result ;
(ii)
in the second sentence, by striking  activity  and inserting  discharge ;
(iii)
in the third sentence, by striking  applications  each place it appears and inserting  requests ;
(iv)
in the fifth sentence, by striking  act on  and inserting  grant or deny ; and
(v)
by inserting after the fourth sentence the following:  Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the  Improving Water Quality Certifications and American Energy Infrastructure Act , each State and interstate agency that has authority to give such a certification, and the Administrator, shall publish requirements for certification to demonstrate to such State, such interstate agency, or the Administrator, as the case may be, compliance with the applicable provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307. A decision to grant or deny a request for certification shall be based only on the applicable provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307, and the grounds for the decision shall be set forth in writing and provided to the applicant. Not later than 90 days after receipt of a request for certification, the State, interstate agency, or Administrator, as the case may be, shall identify in writing all specific additional materials or information that are necessary to grant or deny the request. ;
(B)
in paragraph (2)—
(i)
in the second sentence, by striking  notice of application for such Federal license or permit  and inserting  receipt of a notice under the preceding sentence ;
(ii)
in the third sentence, by striking  any water quality requirement  and inserting  any applicable provision of section 301, 302, 303, 306, or 307 ;
(iii)
in the fifth sentence, by striking  insure compliance with applicable water quality requirements.  and inserting  ensure compliance with the applicable provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307. ;
(iv)
in the final sentence, by striking  insure  and inserting  ensure ; and
(v)
by striking the first sentence and inserting  On receipt of a request for certification, the certifying State or interstate agency, as applicable, shall immediately notify the Administrator of the request. ;
(C)
in paragraph (3), in the second sentence, by striking  section  and inserting  any applicable provision of section ;
(D)
in paragraph (4)—
(i)
in the first sentence, by striking  applicable effluent limitations or other limitations or other applicable water quality requirements will not be violated  and inserting  no applicable provision of section 301, 302, 303, 306, or 307 will be violated ;
(ii)
in the second sentence, by striking  will violate applicable effluent limitations or other limitations or other water quality requirements  and inserting  will directly result in a discharge that violates an applicable provision of section 301, 302, 303, 306, or 307, ; and
(iii)
in the third sentence, by striking  such facility or activity will not violate the applicable provisions  and inserting  operation of such facility or activity will not directly result in a discharge that violates any applicable provision ; and
(E)
in paragraph (5), by striking  the applicable provisions  and inserting  any applicable provision ;
(2)
in subsection (d), by striking  any applicable effluent limitations and other limitations, under section 301 or 302 of this Act, standard of performance under section 306 of this Act, or prohibition, effluent standard, or pretreatment standard under section 307 of this Act, and with any other appropriate requirement of State law set forth in such certification, and  and inserting  the applicable provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307, and any such limitations or requirements ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(e)
For purposes of this section, the applicable provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307 are any applicable effluent limitations and other limitations, under section 301 or 302, standard of performance under section 306, prohibition, effluent standard, or pretreatment standard under section 307, and requirement of State law implementing water quality criteria under section 303 necessary to support the designated use or uses of the receiving navigable waters.
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