TEA 21 Environmental Streamlining Provisions: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Ground Transportation of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, July 27, 1999 |
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Page 82 - Governments, the National League of Cities, the US Conference of Mayors, the National Association of Counties, and the International City Managers Association.
Page 88 - ... of America's leading general contracting firms. They are engaged in the construction of the nation's commercial buildings, shopping centers, factories, warehouses, highways, bridges, tunnels, airports, water works facilities, waste treatment facilities, dams, water conservation projects, defense facilities, multi-family housing projects and site preparation/utilities installation for housing development. The Associated Genera] Contractors of America 1957 E Street NW, Washington.
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Page 57 - SEC. 404. (a) The Secretary [of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers,] may issue permits, after notice and opportunity for public hearings for the discharge of dredged or fill material into the navigable waters at specified disposal sites.
Page 57 - navigable waters of the United States" and "navigable waters," as used herein mean those waters of the United States which are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide, and/or are presently, or have been in the past, or may be in the future susceptible for use for purposes of interstate or foreign commerce...
Page 56 - Section 10) prohibits the unauthorized obstruction or alteration of any navigable water of the United States. The construction of any structure in or over any navigable water of the United States, the excavation from or depositing of material in such waters, or the accomplishment of any other work affecting the course, location, condition, or capacity of such waters...
Page 48 - Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Agriculture, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and the President's Council on Environmental Quality.
Page 7 - Engineers, to issue permits for the discharge of dredge or fill material into the navigable waters at specified disposal sites. This must be read in conjunction with Section 502(7) of the Act, which states that "the term 'navigable waters' means the waters of the United States, including the territorial seas.
Page 57 - The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is authorized to issue permits, after notice and opportunity for public hearings, for the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States at specified disposal sites. Selection of such sites must be in accordance with guidelines developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in conjunction with the Secretary of the Army; these guidelines are known as the 404(b)(l) Guidelines. The discharge of all other...
Page 60 - Mr. Chairman, this concludes my testimony. I would be pleased to answer any questions you may have.