This bill amends the Clean Water Act to clarify and limit when the EPA can block or restrict the use of specific areas for disposing of dredged or fill material in waterways. Currently, the EPA has broad authority to prohibit disposal sites, but this bill would restrict that authority to a specific 30-day window that begins when the Army Corps of Engineers completes processing a permit application and ends when the Corps issues the permit. The bill requires the EPA to receive notice from the Corps before any permit is issued, creating a defined timeline for the agency to object to a disposal site. The legislation would apply only to new permit applications submitted after the law takes effect and aims to reduce uncertainty in the permitting process for developers and other parties seeking to use waterways for disposal purposes.
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