Search Results: keywords:"permit approvals"

  • H. R. 2030 — To ensure that certain permit approvals by the Environmental Protection Agency have the force and effect of law, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:925

    H. R. 2030, titled the "Maintaining Cooperative Permitting Act of 2025," ensures that certain state permit programs approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the discharge of dredged or fill material have the force and effect of law. It prohibits the EPA...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 2030 is a bill that wants to make sure that when certain states follow special rules to clean up their land and water, these rules are as important as laws. It says that the big boss of making sure the land stays clean can't change these rules unless the grown-ups in charge tell them to do so again.

  • S. 1014 — To ensure that certain permit approvals by the Environmental Protection Agency have the force and effect of law, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:938

    S. 1014, known as the “Maintaining Cooperative Permitting Act of 2025,” seeks to ensure that certain permit approvals by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have lasting legal effect unless Congress specifically changes them. It protects the approval of specific State programs in...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 1014 is a bill that would make sure certain water pollution rules by a big agency called the EPA have to be accepted by Congress if they need to be changed, and it encourages states and the government to work together to keep water clean.