Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Flood Control Facility Maintenance Clarification Act”.
Flood Control Facility Maintenance Clarification Act
A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify a maintenance exemption regarding the removal of sediment, debris, and vegetation from certain structures.
Sec. 2 Permits for dredged or fill material
Section 404(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (42 U.S.C. 1344(f)) is amended—
in paragraph (1)(B) by inserting “channels, basins,” after “such as”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the term maintenance includes the removal of sediment, debris, and vegetation from structures described in that paragraph.”