,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #iga  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #af1 #bjac ,mr4   
,wyd5 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4     
,baucus1 & ,mr4 ,ris*7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,environm5t & ,public
 ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al   
,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act to exempt
 ! conduct ( silvicultural activities f 
national pollutant dis*>ge elim9ation   
sy/em p]mitt+ requirem5ts4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,silviculture ,regulatory ,consi/5cy    
,act4  #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[+ silvicultural       
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