Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Commonsense Permitting for Job Creation Act of 2015”.
Commonsense Permitting for Job Creation Act of 2015
A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to the guidelines for specification of certain disposal sites for dredged or fill material.
Sec. 2 Guidelines for specification of certain disposal sites
Section 404(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(b)) is amended—
by striking “(b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section” and insert the following:
“(b) Specification for disposal sites
“(1) In general—Subject to subsection (c)”
by striking “the Secretary (1) through” and inserting the following: “the Secretary—
“(A) through”
by striking “section 403(c), and (2) in any case where such guidelines under clause (1) alone” and inserting the following: “section 403(c); and
“(B) in any case in which guidelines under subparagraph (A) alone”
by adding at the end the following:
“(2) Limitation—Guidelines under paragraph (1) may not prohibit the specification of a site due to the lack of a final site plan resulting from the lack of an identified end user or industry or industrial classification for the site when determining whether there is a practicable alternative to a proposed discharge that would result in less adverse impact on the aquatic ecosystem.”