Improving Water Quality Certifications and American Energy Infrastructure Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3928 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3928 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make changes with respect to water quality certification, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 11, 2025 Mr. Rouzer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make changes with respect to water quality certification, 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 ``Improving Water Quality Certifications and American Energy Infrastructure Act''. SEC. 2. CERTIFICATION. Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1341) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in paragraph (1)-- (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``may result'' and inserting ``may directly result''; (ii) in the second sentence, by striking ``activity'' and inserting ``discharge''; (iii) in the third sentence, by striking ``applications'' each place it appears and inserting ``requests''; (iv) in the fifth sentence, by striking ``act on'' and inserting ``grant or deny''; and (v) by inserting after the fourth sentence the following: ``Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the Improving Water Quality Certifications and American Energy Infrastructure Act, each State and interstate agency that has authority to give such a certification, and the Administrator, shall publish requirements for certification to demonstrate to such State, such interstate agency, or the Administrator, as the case may be, compliance with the applicable provisio