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S.2727: A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to allow preservation leasing as a form of compensatory mitigation for discharges of dredged or fill material affecting State or Indian land, and for other purposes.
About This Bill
- Introduced March 17, 2016
- Latest Major Action March 17, 2016
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Bill Summary
This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to allow a permittee under the Act to satisfy compensatory mitigation requirements for discharging dredged or fill material into the waters of the United States (permitted activity) by entering into a preservation lease with a state or Indian tribe whose wetlands are affected. A preservation lease is an agreement under which a permittee leases...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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March 17, 2016 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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March 17, 2016 |
Introduced in the Senate by Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) |