HR 4854 · 113th Congress · Environmental Protection
Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 453.(2014-11-12)
Plain Language Summary
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Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014 - 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 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. Requires the Corps to ensure that the period consists of at least 30 consecutive days. Authorizes the Corps to issue a permit for dredged or fill material only after the Corps provides notice to the EPA.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014
Sep 5, 2014As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 16, 2014
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Cosponsors (20)
1 Democrat19 Republicans