[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2427 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2427

     To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify a 
 maintenance exemption regarding the removal of sediment, debris, and 
                  vegetation from certain structures.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 6, 2011

   Mr. Gary G. Miller of California (for himself, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
 Denham, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Baca, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
    Costa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify a 
 maintenance exemption regarding the removal of sediment, debris, and 
                  vegetation from certain structures.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Flood Control Facility Maintenance 
Clarification Act''.

SEC. 2. PERMITS FOR DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL.

    Section 404(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (42 
U.S.C. 1344(f)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B) by inserting ``channels, basins,'' 
        after ``such as''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the term 
        `maintenance' includes the removal of sediment, debris, and 
        vegetation from structures described in that paragraph.''.
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