State assumption of section 404 permit program regulation review

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall complete a review of the regulations applicable to the approval of State permit programs under section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) in order to identify revisions to such regulations necessary to streamline the approval process, reduce administrative burdens, and encourage additional States to administer a permit program under such section, and the Administrator shall implement any such revisions as appropriate.