SB3082: Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2023
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make changes with respect to water quality certification, and for other purposes.
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This bill would change how water quality certifications work under federal pollution control law. Water quality certifications are approvals that states give for projects like dams or pipelines to ensure they won't harm local water. The bill, sponsored by five Republican senators, would modify these certification rules. The bill was introduced in Congress but has not yet been debated or voted on by a .
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SB3082: Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2023
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Sponsors
John Barrasso
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (4)
Steve Daines
Cynthia Lummis
Kevin Cramer
Pete Ricketts