HR 5992 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to eliminate the authority of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to deny or restrict the use of a defined area as a dredged or fill material disposal site, and for other purposes.

Introduced Jul 30, 2010 Originated House Sponsor Don Young R-AK

Fact sheet

Latest action · Aug 2, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 30, 2010
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to repeal the authority of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prohibit the specification of, or to deny or restrict the use of, a defined area as a disposal site for the discharge of dredged or fill material into navigable waters.

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 30, 2010.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-UTJason ChaffetzOriginalJul 30, 2010
R-UTRob BishopOriginalJul 30, 2010
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalJul 30, 2010

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 2, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
  2. Aug 2, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  3. Jul 30, 2010Introduced in House
  4. Jul 30, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 30, 2010Introduced in House

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