[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3898 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3898

   To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted 
reforms with respect to waters of the United States and other matters, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 11, 2025

Mr. Collins (for himself and Mr. Graves) 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 make targeted 
reforms with respect to waters of the United States and other matters, 
                        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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Efficient Review for 
Modern Infrastructure Today Act'' or the ``PERMIT Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS.

    Section 502(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1362(7)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(7) The term'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(7) Navigable waters.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Exclusions.--The term `navigable waters' does 
                not include--
                            ``(i) waste treatment systems, including 
                        treatment ponds or lagoons designed to meet the 
                        requirements of this Act;
                            ``(ii) ephemeral features that flow only in 
                        direct response to precipitation;
                            ``(iii) prior converted cropland;
                            ``(iv) groundwater; or
                            ``(v) any other features determined to be 
                        excluded by the Administrator or the Secretary 
                        of the Army, acting through the Chief of 
                        Engineers.''.
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