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U.GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION .
118TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 118-375
CREATING CONFIDENCE IN CLEAN WATER PERMITTING
ACT
FEBRUARY 6, 2024.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, from the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure, submitted the following
R E P O R T
together with
MINORITY VIEWS
[To accompany H.R. 7023]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 7023) to amend section 404 of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act to codify certain regulatory provi-
sions relating to nationwide permits for dredged or fill material,
and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favor-
ably thereon with amendments and recommends that the bill as
amended do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
Purpose of Legislation ............................................................................................ 5
Background and Need for Legislation ................................................................... 5
Hearings ................................................................................................................... 12
Legislative History and Consideration .................................................................. 14
Committee Votes ...................................................................................................... 18
Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations ........................................ 21
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures ...................................................... 21
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate .......................................................... 22
Perform ance Goals and Objectives ......................................................................... 22
Duplication of Federal Program s ............................................................................ 22
Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ... 22
Federal M andates Statem ent ................................................................................. 22
Preemption Clarification ........................................................................................ 22
Advisory Com m ittee Statem ent .............................................................................. 23
Applicability to Legislative Branch ........................................................................ 23
Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ...................................................... 23
Section 1. Short Title ....................................................................................... 23
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