Sec. 2. State water quality standards
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Section 303(c)(4) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1313(c)(4) ) is amended— by redesignating subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)as clauses
(i)and (ii), respectively; by striking
(4)and inserting (4)(A) ; by striking The Administrator shall promulgate and inserting the following: The Administrator shall promulgate ; and by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)(ii), the Administrator may not promulgate a revised or new standard for a pollutant in any case in which the State has submitted to the Administrator and the Administrator has approved a water quality standard for that pollutant, unless the State concurs with the Administrator’s determination that the revised or new standard is necessary to meet the requirements of this Act. . Section 401(a) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1341(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: With respect to any discharge, if a State or interstate agency having jurisdiction over the navigable waters at the point where the discharge originates or will originate determines under paragraph
(1)that the discharge will comply with the applicable provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307, the Administrator may not take any action to supersede the determination. . Section 402(c) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1342(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Administrator may not withdraw approval of a State program under paragraph
(3)or (4), or limit Federal financial assistance for the State program, on the basis that the Administrator disagrees with the State regarding— the implementation of any water quality standard that has been adopted by the State and approved by the Administrator under section 303(c); or the implementation of any Federal guidance that directs the interpretation of the State’s water quality standards. . Section 402(d) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1342(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Administrator may not object under paragraph
(2)to the issuance of a permit by a State on the basis of— the Administrator’s interpretation of a water quality standard that has been adopted by the State and approved by the Administrator under section 303(c); or the implementation of any Federal guidance that directs the interpretation of the State’s water quality standards. .
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- 42 USC 1342(c)
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