Bill to Streamline 'Dredge-and-Fill' Permits Targets Mining, Applies to Other Industries

摘要

Three Republican senators March 3 introduced legislation to require the Environmental Protection Agency to act within 60 days on applications for a Clean Water Act Section 404 "dredge-and-fill" permit. The bill was sparked by a regulatory dispute about coal mining, but it would apply to any industry needing such permits, including home building, highway construction, manufacturing, and farming.