,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #iga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,may #af1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,wyden 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 
,baucus1 and ,mr4 ,risch7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal ,water   
,pollution ,control ,act to exempt the  
conduct of silvicultural activities from
 national pollutant discharge           
elimination system permitting           
requirements4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,silviculture  
,regulatory ,consistency ,act4  #b4     
,silvicultural activities ,section      
#djb7l7 of the ,federal ,water          
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acdb7l77 is amended by adding at the   
end the following3  7#c7 ,silvicultural 
activities  7,a7 ,,npdes permit         
requirements for silvicultural          
activities ,the ,administrator shall not
 require a permit or otherwise          

promulgate regulations under this       
section or directly or indirectly       
require any ,state to require a permit  
under this section for a discharge of   
stormwater runoff resulting from the    
conduct of the following silvicultural  
activities3 nursery operations1 site    
preparation1 reforestation and          
subsequent cultural treatment1 thinning1
 prescribed burning1 pest and fire      
control1 harvesting operations1 surface 
drainage1 and road use1 construction1   
and maintenance4  7,b7 ,permits for     
dredged or fill material ,nothing in    
this paragraph exempts a silvicultural  
activity resulting in the discharge of  
dredged or fill material from any       
permitting requirement under section    
#djd4  4