Nationwide Permitting Improvement Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3927 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3927 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to general permits for the discharge of dredged or fill material, 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 with respect to general permits for the discharge of dredged or fill material, 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 ``Nationwide Permitting Improvement Act''. SEC. 2. NATIONWIDE PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT. (a) In General.--Section 404(e) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) is amended-- (1) by striking ``(e)(1) In carrying'' and inserting the following: ``(e) General Permits on State, Regional, or Nationwide Basis.-- ``(1) Permits authorized.--In carrying''; (2) in paragraph (2)-- (A) by striking ``(2) No general'' and inserting the following: ``(2) Term.--No general''; and (B) by striking ``five years'' and inserting ``ten years''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(3) Considerations.--In determining the environmental effects of an activity under paragraph (1) or (2), the Secretary-- ``(A) shall consider only the effects of any discharge of dredged or fill material resulting from such activity; and ``(B) shall consider any effects of a discharge of dredged or fill material into less than 3 acres of navigable waters to be a minimal adverse environmental effect. ``(4) Nationwide permits for linear infrastructure projects.--