{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://steube.house.gov/press-releases/steube-celebrates-florida-clean-water-act-section-404-approval-with-epa-administrator-wheeler/", "Steube Celebrates Florida Clean Water Act Section 404 Approval with EPA Administrator Wheeler", "2020-12-17", "2020", "2020-12", "Republican", "House", "FL", "W. Gregory Steube", "S001214", "steube.house.gov", "steube", "https://steube.house.gov/category/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Steube Celebrates Florida Clean Water Act Section 404 Approval with EPA Administrator Wheeler\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) today delivered remarks at the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s (EPA) event celebrating the initiation of the Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 program in Florida.\n\n\u201cIt was an honor to celebrate this tremendous victory for Florida\u2019s environment and infrastructure,\u201d Steube said. \u201cAs the first state to receive approval to administer the CWA 404 program in over 25 years and only the third state in 43 years, this is a historic accomplishment. With this increased flexibility for permitting, Florida will now have new capabilities to build and maintain our infrastructure while protecting Florida\u2019s water quality and environmental interests.\u201d\n\nCurrently, Section 404 of the CWA requires a permit before dredged or fill material can be discharged into waters of the United States. However, this has been loosely defined and caused problems for decades which have not only affected Florida\u2019s water quality, but also progress on infrastructure projects.\n\nThis rule change and program will allow projects of all sizes to be approved to begin faster without delays caused by the duplicative permitting processes from federal and state levels. This is a major accomplishment as 85% of review requests already overlap between state and federal requirements. Streamlined permitting processes will promote efficiency and benefit all sectors of Florida\u2019s vibrant economy, namely infrastructure and agriculture, all while protecting the state\u2019s environmental interests.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-28T00:42:23Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://steube.house.gov/press-releases/steube-celebrates-florida-clean-water-act-section-404-approval-with-epa-administrator-wheeler/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7426270749419928, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}