Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Water Quality Criteria Development and Transparency Act”.
Water Quality Criteria Development and Transparency Act
A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to water quality criteria development and transparency, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Water quality criteria development and transparency
Information and guidelines— Section 304(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1314(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(10) Administrative procedure—After the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Administrator shall issue any new or revised water quality criteria under paragraph (1) or (9) by rule.”
Administrative procedure and judicial review— Section 509(b)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1369(b)(1)) is amended—
by striking “section 402, and” and inserting “section 402,”; and
by inserting “and (H) in issuing any criteria for water quality pursuant to section 304(a)(10),” after “strategy under section 304(l),”.