PERMIT Act
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Topic: Environmental Protection
Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] (R) - GA
Summary
This bill limits the scope of the Clean Water Act by redefining navigable waters to exclude (1) waste treatment systems, (2) ephemeral features that flow only in direct response to precipitation, (3) prior converted cropland, (4) groundwater, or (5) any other features determined to be excluded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Legislative Subjects
Environmental Protection; Farmland; Marine pollution; Navigation, waterways, harbors; Seashores and lakeshores; Solid waste and recycling; Water quality
Latest Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2025-12-15
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