,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bh1 #bjae ,mr4 
,"y ( ,alaska introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,wat]         
,pollution ,control ,act to all[        
pres]vation leas+ z a =m ( comp5satory  
mitigation = dis*>ges ( dr$g$ or fill   
mat]ial affect+ ,/ate or ,indian l&1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,pres]vation leas+ (
 ,/ate or ,indian l&  7a7 ,9 g5]al      
,section #djd ( ! ,f$]al ,wat]          
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acdd7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7u7 ,pres]vation leas+ ( ,/ate 
or ,indian l&  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
,secret>y %all all[ a p]mittee to       
satisfy comp5satory mitigation          
requirem5ts = a p]mitt$ activity by     
ent]+ into a pres]vation lease )--  7,a7
 a ,/ate if ! p]mitt$ activity affects  
wetl&s t are locat$ 9 ! same wat]%$ z ! 
,/ate l& to be leas$2 or  7,b7 an       

,indian tribe if ! p]mitt$ activity     
affects wetl&s t are locat$ 9 ! same    
wat]%$ z ! ,indian l& to be leas$4  7#b7
 ,pres]vation lease ,z us$ 9 p>agraph   
7#a71 a pres]vation lease is an agreem5t
 "u :i* a p]mittee leases wetl&s or o!r 
aquatic sites on ,/ate or ,indian l& = !
 sole purpose ( pres]v+ ! wetl&s or o!r 
aquatic sites 9 an undi/urb$ /ate dur+ !
 t]m ( ! lease to mitigate = a p]mitt$  
activity4  7#c7 ,t]m ,9 ord] to satisfy 
comp5satory mitigation requirem5ts1 !   
t]m ( a pres]vation lease may be n less 
?an ! life ( ! p]mitt$ activity1 & su*  
t]m %all be adju/$ to acc\nt = !        
cessation1 9 :ole or 9 "p1 ( ! impacts  
caus$ by ! p]mitt$ activity4  7#d7      
,situations 9 :i* p]mittee ceases to    
ma9ta9 p]mitt$ activity  7,a7 ,p]mit    
modifications ,if a p]mittee ent]s into 
a pres]vation lease ) a ,/ate or ,indian
 tribe "u ?is subsection & subsequ5tly  
ceases to ma9ta9 ! p]mitt$ activity1 or 
seeks to ab&on ! p]mitt$ activity )\t a 
good fai? transf]1 ! p]mittee %all obta9

 a p]mit modification f ! ,secret>y1 :i*
 may require re/oration & rehabilitation
 ( ! area4  7,b7 ,consultation ) ,/ate  
or ,indian tribe ,be=e mak+ a           
det]m9ation "u subp>agraph 7,a7 z to    
:e!r1 & to :at degree1 re/oration &     
rehabilitation are requir$1 ! ,secret>y 
%all consult1 & fully consid]1 !        
position ( ! ,/ate or ,indian tribe t is
 a p>ty to any pres]vation lease        
associat$ ) ! p]mitt$ activity4  7,c7   
,re/oration & rehabilitation plans  7i7 
,9 g5]al ,if ! ,secret>y det]m9es "u    
subp>agraph 7,a7 t re/oration &         
rehabilitation are requir$1 ! ,secret>y 
may require ! p]mittee to submit to !   
,secret>y & ! ,/ate or ,indian tribe1 z 
appropriate1 a plan = conduct+ !        
re/oration & rehabilitation4  7ii7      
,cont5ts ,a re/oration & rehabilitation 
plan submitt$ "u clause 7i7 %all        
include1 at a m9imum1 goals &           
objectives1 p]=mance /&>ds1 & plans =   
site treatm5t1 report+1 rem$ial "w1 &   
monitor+ to ensure t p]=mance /&>ds are 

met4  7,d7 ,rev]sion ( l& ,aft]         
activities conduct$ "u a re/oration &   
rehabilitation plan submitt$ "u         
subp>agraph 7,d77i7 h be5 complet$1 & ! 
hydrological functions & fi% & wildlife 
habitat ( ! area impact$ by ! p]mitt$   
activity h be5 re/or$ pursuant to !     
re/oration & rehabilitation plan1 ! l&  
subject to ! lease %all rev]t back to ! 
,/ate or ,indian tribe1 z appropriate1  
)\t re/riction4  7#e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 subsection1 ! foll[+ def9itions apply3 
7,a7 ,indian l& ,! t]m ,indian l& means 
l& own$ by1 op]at$ by1 or o!rwise       
belong+ to an ,indian tribe4  7,b7      
,indian tribe ,! t]m ,indian tribe means
 any ,indian tribe1 b&1 nation1 or o!r  
organiz$ gr\p or community1 includ+ any 
,alaska ,native village or regional or  
village corporation z def9$ 9 or        
e/abli%$ pursuant to ! ,alaska ,native  
,claims ,settlem5t ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4  
#afja et seq471 :i* is recogniz$ z      
eligible = ! special programs & s]vices 
provid$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates to ,indians  

because ( _! /atus z ,indians4  7,c7    
,p]mitt$ activity ,! t]m p]mitt$        
activity means a dis*>ge ( dr$g$ or fill
 mat]ial = :i* a p]mit is issu$ "u ?is  
section4  7,d7 ,p]mittee ,! t]m p]mittee
 means a p]son t is issu$ a p]mit "u ?is
 section4  7,e7 ,/ate l& ,! t]m ,/ate l&
 means l& own$ by1 op]at$ by1 or o!rwise
 belong+ to a ,/ate4  4  7b7            
,applicability ,! am5dm5t made by       
subsection 7a7 %all apply to p]mits     
issu$ "u section #djd ( ! ,f$]al ,wat]  
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acdd7 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act4