Clarifying Federal General Permits Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3899 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3899 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to general permits under the national pollutant discharge elimination system, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 11, 2025 Mr. Collins introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to general permits under the national pollutant discharge elimination system, 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 ``Clarifying Federal General Permits Act''. SEC. 2. FEDERAL GENERAL PERMITS. Section 402(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(6)(A) The Administrator may issue general permits under this section on a State, regional, or nationwide basis, or for a delineated area, for discharges associated with any category of activities, which discharges are of similar types and from similar sources. ``(B) If a general permit issued under this section will expire and the Administrator decides not to issue a new general permit for discharges similar to those covered by the expiring general permit, the Administrator shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of such decision at least two years prior to the expiration of the general permit. ``(C)(i) If a general permit issued under this section expires and the Administrator has not published a notice in accordance with subparagraph (B), the Administrator shall, until the date described in clause (ii)-- `