Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018
Legislative Progress
Introduced
September 25, 2018
Latest Action
September 25, 2018
Primary Sponsor
David B. McKinleyRepublican(WV)
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Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to limit the authority of states with respect to water quality certifications. Specifically, the bill limits the authority of states to review federally permitted activities that may result in discharges into navigable waters.
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Filing registrants (8)
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Waters of the United States CWA, Section 404 Permits CWA, Section 401 Certs. CAA, Clean Power Plan/ ACE Rule Good Samaritan Permit Programs S.3727/ HR 7226 - Remediation of Orphan Hardrock Mines Act of 2018, All Titles HR 8 - Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (WRDA), Title 1 Sec. 110 S. 2800 & S. 3021 - America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, Title 1 Sec. 1039 S.168 - Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (CVIDA), All Titles HR 3128 - To amend section III of the Clean Air Act to exclude energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and reliability projects from the definition of a modification, All Titles S. 2760 & S. 2761 - To amend the Clean Air Act to exclude energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and reliability projects from the definition of a modification, All Titles HR 3117 - Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2017, All Titles S. 3303 & HR 6889 - Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018, All Titles
Client expense: $439,241 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Waters of the United States CWA, Section 404 Permits CWA, Section 401 Certs. CAA, Clean Power Plan/ ACE Rule Good Samaritan Permit Programs S.3727/ HR 7226 - Remediation of Orphan Hardrock Mines Act of 2018, All Titles HR 8 - Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (WRDA), Title 1 Sec. 110 S. 2800 & S. 3021 - America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, Title 1 Sec. 1039 S.168 - Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (CVIDA), All Titles HR 3128 - To amend section III of the Clean Air Act to exclude energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and reliability projects from the definition of a modification, All Titles S. 2760 & S. 2761 - To amend the Clean Air Act to exclude energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and reliability projects from the definition of a modification, All Titles HR 3117 - Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2017, All Titles S. 3303 & HR 6889 - Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018, All Titles
Client expense: $439,241 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R.1647, Water Infrastructure Fund Trust Act, legislation to create a dedicated revenue stream and segregated fund designed to support water infrastructure investments. H.R. 3387, Drinking Water System Improvement Act, legislation to reauthorize the Safe Drinking Water-State Revolving Fund program, provisions related to labor standards and funding levels. S. 2364, Securing Required Funding for Water Infrastructure Now (SRF-WIN Act), legislation that authorizes $200m annually into federal financial assistance to owners of water and wastewater projects. S. 3021, Americas Water Infrastructure Now Act, reauthorization of Water Resources legislation related to ports, harbors, and inland waterways. It included S. 2364 and H.R. 3387 in modified form in the enacted version. H.R. 3017, Brownfields Enhancement, Economic Redevelopment, and Reauthorization Act, and providing for consideration of the bill S. 3303 and H.R. 6889, Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018, legislation designed to change the permitting process for 401 certifications under the Clean Water Act.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S. 1447, a bill to reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program, and for other purposes - bill in its entirety; S. 3073, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 - bill in its entirety; H.R. 6147, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 - bill in its entirety; H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act - Section 125; H.R. 3107, a bill to reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program, and for other purposes - bill in its entirety; H.R. 6889, Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018 - bill in its entirety; S. 3303, Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018 - bill in its entirety; Issues relate to the Waters of the United States.
Client expense: $1,169,347 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R. 1119, Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment Act; H.R. 3127, to amend section 111 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to exclude energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and reliability projects from the definition of a modification; H.R. 3128, to amend section 111 of the CAA to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes; House discussion draft legislation to reauthorize the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA); S. 2585, to amend WRDA to permanently extend Corps of Engineers authority to accept and expend funds; H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2018 (amendment to permanently extend Corps of Engineers authority to expend funds from certain entities to process permits); S. 2800, Americas Water Infrastructure Act (related to permanent extension of Corps of Engineers authority to expend funds from certain entities to process permits); S. 3021, Americas Water Infrastructure Act, related to hydropower and funding to process Corps of Engineers permits; H.R. 6889, Water Quality Certification Improvement Act; H.R. 7194, Regulatory Certainty for Navigable Waters Act; S. 3033, Water Quality Certification Improvement Act.
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 806, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act; S. 263, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act; S. J. Res. 21, providing for congressional disapproval of the EPA Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS; S 1756 - Rebuild America Now Act S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act H.R. 3895, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017; S. 3303 - Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 6889 - Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018 No bill number: Regulatory issues confronting the electric utility and natural gas sectors.
Client expense: $1,411,873 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R. 6889, Water Quality Certification Improvement Act; H.R. 7194, Regulatory Certainty for Navigable Waters Act; S. 3021, Americas Water Infrastructure Act, related to hydropower and funding to process Corps of Engineers permits; S. 3033, Water Quality Certification Improvement Act.
Client expense: $1,913,032 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2018 (amendment to permanently extend Corps of Engineers authority to expend funds from certain entities to process permits); H.R. 1119, Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment Act; H.R. 3127, to amend section 111 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to exclude energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and reliability projects from the definition of a modification; H.R. 3128, to amend section 111 of the CAA to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes; H.R. 6889, Water Quality Certification Improvement Act; H.R. 7194, Regulatory Certainty for Navigable Waters Act; House discussion draft legislation to reauthorize the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA); S. 2585, to amend WRDA to permanently extend Corps of Engineers authority to accept and expend funds; S. 2800, Americas Water Infrastructure Act (related to permanent extension of Corps of Engineers authority to expend funds from certain entities to process permits); S. 3021, Americas Water Infrastructure Act, related to hydropower and funding to process Corps of Engineers permits; S. 3033, Water Quality Certification Improvement Act.
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
HR 2 Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 amendments pertaining to definition of "Waters of the United States"; HR 3128 To amend section 111 of the Clean Air Act to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes; HR 6889 Water Quality Certification Improvement Act; S 3303 Water Quality Certification Improvement Act; 80 Fed. Reg. 37054 Clean Water Rule: Definition of "Waters of the United States"; 80 Fed. Reg. 56593 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New and Modified Sources; 81 Fed. Reg. 6615 Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; 81 Fed. Reg. 81276 Implementation of the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: State Implementation Plan Requirements; 83 Fed. Reg. 29785 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone-Call for Scientific and Policy-Relevant Information; 83 Fed. Reg. 32227 Definition of Waters of the United States-Recodification of Preexisting Rule; __ Fed. Reg. __ Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Reconsideration; __ Fed. Reg. __ Reconsideration of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR) Project Aggregation; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning the implementation of the Clean Air Act; Legislative efforts related to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; Regulatory efforts related to EPA Effluent Guidelines.
Client expense: $1,740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Waters of the United States CWA, Section 404 Permits CWA, Section 401 Certs. CAA, Clean Power Plan Good Samaritan Permit Programs HR 8 - Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (WRDA) S. 2800 & S. 3021 - America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 S.584 & HR 33 - The Small Business Regulatory Flexability Improvement Act of 2017, All Titles S.168 - Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (CVIDA), All Titles HR 2917 & S. 3009 - Regulatory Certainty Act, All Titles HR 3128 - To amend section III of the Clean Air Act to exclude energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and reliability projects from the definition of a modification, All Titles S. 2760 & S. 2761 - To amend the Clean Air Act to exclude energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and reliability projects from the definition of a modification. HR 3117 - Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2017, All Titles S. 3303 & HR 6889 - Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018
Client expense: $365,947 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S. 1447, a bill to reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program, and for other purposes - bill in its entirety; S. 3073, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 - bill in its entirety; H.R. 6147, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 - bill in its entirety; H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act - Section 125; H.R. 3107, a bill to reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program, and for other purposes - bill in its entirety; H.R. 6889, Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018 - bill in its entirety; S. 3303, Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018 - bill in its entirety; Issues relate to the Waters of the United States.
Client expense: $1,148,840 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 806, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act; S. 263, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act; S. J. Res. 21, providing for congressional disapproval of the EPA Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS; S 1756 - Rebuild America Now Act S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act H.R. 3895, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017; S. 3303 - Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 6889 - Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018
Client expense: $1,326,330 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R.1647, Water Infrastructure Fund Trust Act, legislation to create a dedicated revenue stream and segregated fund designed to support water infrastructure investments. H.R. 3387, Drinking Water System Improvement Act, legislation to reauthorize the Safe Drinking Water-State Revolving Fund program, provisions related to labor standards and funding levels. H.R. 4902 and S. 2364, Securing Required Funding for Water Infrastructure Now (SRF-WIN Act), legislation that authorizes $200 m annually into federal financial assistance to owners of water and wastewater projects. H.R. 3017, Brownfields Enhancement, Economic Redevelopment, and Reauthorization Act, and providing for consideration of the bill S. 2800, Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, which includes Water Resources legislation for ports and harbors, provisions related to SRF-WIN Acts inclusion (S.2364). H.R. 1731, RECLAIM Act, legislation designed to expedite investments from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation fund to cleanup coal mines and assist community development. S. 3021 (115), Americas Water Infrastructure Act, provisions related to new financing tool in the SRF-WIN Act, Safe Drinking Water Reauthorization and its provision related to labor standards for construction, and the WRDA bill, particularly the provisions related to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and labor standards for construction. S. 3303 and H.R. 6889, Water Quality Certification Improvement Act, legislation related to 401 water quality certifications by states under the Clean Water Act, which have blocked the construction of pipelines and other major projects. Provisions related to the scope of the 401 review
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
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Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
Government targets: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Government targets: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)