,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bjbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #af1 #bjac ,ms4  
,h]r]a ,beutl] 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,s*rad]1 
,mr4 ,b5i%ek1 ,mrs4 ,mc,morris ,rodg]s1 
,mr4 ,ribble1 ,mr4 ,simpson1 ,mr4       
,?ompson ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,wald51   
,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,l>s5 (    
,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,rahall1 ,ms4 ,sewell (  
,alabama1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,duncan (  
,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,k+/on1 ,mr4 ,jones1 
,mr4 ,mi*aud1 ,mr4 ,b>r[ ( ,georgia1    
,mr4 ,pet]son1 & ,mr4 ,ha/+s ( ,wa%+ton7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,transportation &    
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !   
,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act to
 exempt c]ta9 silvicultural activities f
 national pollutant dis*>ge elim9ation  
sy/em p]mitt+ requirem5ts1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,silviculture ,regulatory  
,consi/5cy ,act ( #bjac4  #b4           
,silvicultural activities ,section      
#djb7l7 ( ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution     

,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdb7l77  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
7#c7 ,silvicultural activities  7,a7    
,,npdes p]mit requirem5ts =             
silvicultural activities ,! ,adm9i/rator
 %all n require a p]mit or o!rwise      
promulgate regulations "u ?is section or
 directly or indirectly require any     
,/ate to require a p]mit "u ?is section 
= a dis*>ge ( /ormwat] run(f result+ f !
 conduct ( ! foll[+ silviculture        
activities3 nurs]y op]ations1 site      
prep>ation1 re=e/ation & subsequ5t      
cultural treatm5t1 ?9n+1 prescrib$      
burn+1 pe/ & fire control1 h>ve/+       
op]ations1 surface dra9age1 & road use1 
con/ruction1 & ma9t5ance4  7,b7 ,p]mits 
= dr$g$ or fill mat]ial ,no?+ 9 ?is     
p>agraph exempts a silvicultural        
activity result+ 9 ! dis*>ge ( dr$g$ or 
fill mat]ial f any p]mitt+ requirem5t "u
 section #djd4  4