A bill to improve Federal permitting, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4475 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4475 To improve Federal permitting, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 30, 2026 Mr. McCormick introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To improve Federal permitting, 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 ``Unlock American Energy and Jobs Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE UNDER THE FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT. (a) State Certification Programs.--Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1341) is amended-- (1) by striking the heading and section designation and all that follows through ``may be.'' at the end of subsection (a)(1) and inserting the following: ``SEC. 401. CERTIFICATION. ``(a) State Certifications.-- ``(1) Certification required.-- ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph: ``(i) Certification application.--The term `certification application' means a request from an applicant for a certification described in subparagraph (B). ``(ii) Certifying authority.--The term `certifying authority', with respect to a certification described in subparagraph (B), means the applicable entity described in subclause (I), (II), or (III) of subparagraph (B)(i). ``(iii) Discharge.--The term `discharge', without any qualification, means the discharge of a pollutant from a point source. ``(B) Compliance with limitations.-- ``(i) In general.--Any applicant for a Federal license or permit to conduct an activity, including the construction or operation of facilities, that may result in a discha