Federal Wetlands Jurisdiction Act of 2005
Latest action · May 27, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 26, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Wetlands Jurisdiction Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that waters of the United States, including the territorial seas, are subject to the jurisdiction of the permitting program for the discharge of dredged or fill material (permitting program) if such waters are: (1) navigable; (2) connected to navigable waters through a continuous, naturally occurring surface water connection; or (3) wetlands adjacent to such navigable or connected waters.
States that waters are considered connected to navigable waters for purposes of this Act if connected by perennial or intermittent streams that contribute flow to navigable waters. Excludes from the definition those waters connected by: (1) sheet flow (non-channelized water flowing over upland); (2) ephemeral waters, ground water, manmade ditches, or pipelines; or (3) a municipal separate storm sewer system or any other regulated point source.
Excludes fastlands (areas located behind legally constituted manmade structures) from the jurisdiction of the permitting program.
Grants sole authority to the Secretary of the Army to determine the waters subject to the jurisdiction of the permitting program.
Sets forth procedures whereby property owners, or those with written authorization from such owners, may: (1) request that the Secretary determine jurisdiction under this Act and thereafter seek judicial review or injunctive relief; or (2) proceed under the administrative appeals process.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 26, 2005 to Feb 14, 2006, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Anne M. Northup | Original | May 26, 2005 |
| R-UT | Chris Cannon | Original | May 26, 2005 |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Original | May 26, 2005 |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Original | May 26, 2005 |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Original | May 26, 2005 |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | Jun 7, 2005 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Jun 15, 2005 | |
| R-CA | John T. Doolittle | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Jul 11, 2005 | |
| R-OH | Robert W. Ney | Jul 13, 2005 | |
| R-WY | Barbara Cubin | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Nov 8, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Feb 14, 2006 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Feb 14, 2006 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 27, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- May 26, 2005Introduced in House
- May 26, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1356 | Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2005 | Text similarities | Mar 18, 2005 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative remedies
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Commerce
- Department of Defense
- Dredging
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Executive reorganization
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Injunctions
- International Affairs
- Interstate commerce
- Judicial review
- Jurisdiction
- Landowners
- Law
- Licenses
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Navigation
- Territorial waters
- Transportation and Public Works
- Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc.
- Waste disposal in the ocean
- Water pollution control
- Water Resources Development
- Waterways
- Wetlands
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 26, 2005Introduced in House
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