PERMIT Act
Sponsored by Mike Collins
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Dec 15, 2025
The Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today Act (PERMIT Act) modifies the definition of navigable waters under the Clean Water Act to exclude five categories: waste treatment systems, ephemeral features that flow only directly in response to precipitation, prior converted cropland, groundwater, and any other features that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers determines should be excluded. This narrows which water bodies and features fall under Clean Water Act jurisdiction.
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Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today Act or the PERMIT Act This bill limits the scope of the Clean Water Act by redefining navigable waters to exclude (1) waste treatment systems, (2) ephemeral features that flow only in direct response to precipitation, (3) prior converted cropland, (4) groundwater, or (5) any other features determined to be excluded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.