Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 2586 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. STATE ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN PERMITS UNDER FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT. Section 404(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(g)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), in the second sentence, by striking ``In addition, such State'' and inserting the following: ``(B) Requirement.--In submitting a proposal to the Administrator under subparagraph (A), the State''; (2) by striking the subsection designation and all that follows through ``The Governor'' in the first sentence of paragraph (1) and inserting the following: ``(g) State Administration.-- ``(1) State permit program.-- ``(A) In general.--The Governor''; and (3) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: ``(C) Applications by certain state departments of transportation.-- ``(i) In general.--A State department of transportation that has assumed the responsibilities of the Secretary of Transportation under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.…
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