H.R. 3928

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

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 · Sponsor: Mr. Rouzer · Committee: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Table of contents

• H.R. 3928
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Certification

SEC. 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 () is amended— 33 U.S.C. 1341
  • in subsection (a)—
    • in paragraph (1)—
      • (i) in the first sentence, by striking may resultand inserting may directly result;
      • (ii) in the second sentence, by striking activityand inserting discharge;
      • (iii) in the third sentence, by striking each place it appears and inserting requests;
      • (iv) in the fifth sentence, by striking act onand inserting grant or deny; and
      • (v) by inserting after the fourth sentence the following: ; Improving Water Quality Certifications and American Energy Infrastructure Act.
    • in paragraph (2)—
      • (i) in the second sentence, by striking notice of application for such Federal license or permitand inserting receipt of a notice under the preceding sentence;
      • (ii) in the third sentence, by striking any water quality requirementand inserting any applicable provision of section 301, 302, 303, 306, or 307;
      • (iii) in the fifth sentence, by striking insure compliance with applicable water quality requirements.and inserting ensure compliance with the applicable provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307.;
      • (iv) in the final sentence, by striking insureand inserting ensure; and
      • (v) by striking the first sentence and inserting ;
    • in paragraph (3), in the second sentence, by striking sectionand inserting any applicable provision of section;
    • in paragraph (4)—
      • (i) in the first sentence, by striking applicable effluent limitations or other limitations or other applicable water quality requirements will not be violatedand inserting no applicable provision of section 301, 302, 303, 306, or 307 will be violated;
      • (ii) in the second sentence, by striking will violate applicable effluent limitations or other limitations or other water quality requirementsand inserting will directly result in a discharge that violates an applicable provision of section 301, 302, 303, 306, or 307,; and
      • (iii) in the third sentence, by striking such facility or activity will not violate the applicable provisionsand inserting operation of such facility or activity will not directly result in a discharge that violates any applicable provision; and
    • in paragraph (5), by striking the applicable provisionsand inserting any applicable provision;
  • in subsection (d), by striking any applicable effluent limitations and other limitations, under section 301 or 302 of this Act, standard of performance under section 306 of this Act, or prohibition, effluent standard, or pretreatment standard under section 307 of this Act, and with any other appropriate requirement of State law set forth in such certification, andand inserting the applicable provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307, and any such limitations or requirements; and
    • For purposes of this section, the applicable provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307 are any applicable effluent limitations and other limitations, under section 301 or 302, standard of performance under section 306, prohibition, effluent standard, or pretreatment standard under section 307, and requirement of State law implementing water quality criteria under section 303 necessary to support the designated use or uses of the receiving navigable waters.
  • by adding at the end the following: