Maintaining Cooperative Permitting Act of 2025 ensures certain EPA permit approvals have the force and effect of law.
The Maintaining Cooperative Permitting Act of 2025 ensures that certain permit approvals by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have the force and effect of law. The bill ratifies and approves specific state permit programs for the discharge of dredged or fill material, preventing the EPA from withdrawing approval without congressional authorization. It also clarifies that the approval of a state permit program is not considered a rule or regulation. The act includes a transition period for issuing permits and allows for the approval of comparable state programs.
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