[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2093 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2093

   To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to 
               permitting terms, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 14, 2025

Mr. Calvert (for himself, Mr. Garamendi, and Mr. Rouzer) 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 with respect to 
               permitting terms, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) 
              TERMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 402(b)(1)(B) of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(b)(1)(B)) is amended to read as 
follows:
            ``(B) are for fixed terms--
                    ``(i) not exceeding 10 years, for a permit issued 
                to a State or municipality; and
                    ``(ii) not exceeding 5 years, for a permit issued 
                to any person not described in clause (i); and''.
    (b) Technical Corrections.--Section 402(l)(3) of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(l)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by striking ``section 402'' and inserting 
                ``this section''; and
                    (B) by striking ``federal'' and inserting 
                ``Federal''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C)--
                    (A) by striking ``Section'' and inserting 
                ``section'';
                    (B) by striking ``402(p)(6)'' and inserting 
                ``subsection (p)(6)'';
                    (C) by striking ``402(l)(3)(A),'' and inserting 
                ``subparagraph (A),''; and
                    (D) by striking ``402(l)(3)(A).'' and inserting 
                ``such subparagraph.''.
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