,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dadi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #a1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,rice ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !   
,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act ) 
respect to citiz5 suits & !             
specification ( disposal sites1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,disc\rag+ ,frivol\s       
,lawsuits ,act4  #b4 ,citiz5 suits  7a7 
,co/s ( litigation ,section #eje7;d7 ( !
 ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act  
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acfe7;d77 is am5d$ to   
read z foll[s3  7d7 ,! c\rt1 9 issu+ any
 f9al ord] 9 any action br\ght pursuant 
to ?is section1 %all aw>d co/s (        
litigation 7includ+ reasonable attorney 
& exp]t witness fees7 to ! prevail+     
p>ty4 ,= purposes ( ?is subsection1 !   
prevail+ p>ty %all be consid]$ to be !  
p>ty1 if any1 t prevails on m ?an half (
 ! claims at issue 9 ! action4 ,! c\rt  

may1 if a tempor>y re/ra9+ ord] or      
prelim9>y injunction is s\ght1 require !
 fil+ ( a bond or equival5t security 9  
accordance ) ! ,f$]al ,rules ( ,civil   
,proc$ure4  4  7b7 ,re/riction on c]ta9 
settlem5ts ,section #eje7;c7 ( ! ,f$]al 
,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc     
,u4,s4,c4#acfe7;c77 is am5d$ by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+3  7#d7 ,re/riction on    
c]ta9 ord]s & settlem5ts ,a ,f$]al c\rt 
may n ord]1 or approve a settlem5t      
requir+1 9 an action br\ght pursuant to 
?is section1 a gov]nm5tal entity to c>ry
 out1 or o!rwise provide =1 comp5satory 
mitigation ) respect to a p]mit appli$ =
 by1 or issu$ to1 ! entity "u section   
#djd 9 excess ( ! requirem5ts = su*     
mitigation "u p>ts #cbj1 #cbc1 #cbe1 &  
#ccb ( title #cc1 ,code ( ,f$]al        
,regulations1 & "p #bcj ( title #dj1    
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations4  4  #c4    
,specification ( disposal sites  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,section #djd7;c7 ( ! ,f$]al ,wat]
 ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4
 #acdd7;c77 is repeal$4  7b7 ,con=m+    

am5dm5ts ,section #djd7;b7 ( ! ,f$]al   
,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc     
,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7;b77 is am5d$--  7#a7 by
 /rik+ ,subject to subsection 7c7 ( ?is 
section1 ea* su* disposal site & ins]t+ 
,ea* su* disposal site2 &  7#b7 by /rik+
 ! ,adm9i/rator1 9 conjunction )4  #d4  
,prohibition on excess mitigation       
,section #djd ( ! ,f$]al ,wat]          
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acdd7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7u7 ,no gov]nm5tal entity may  
c>ry out1 or o!rwise provide =1         
comp5satory mitigation1 ) respect to a  
p]mit issu$ to ! entity "u ?is section1 
9 excess ( ! requirem5ts = su*          
mitigation "u p>ts #cbj1 #cbc1 #cbe1 &  
#ccb ( title #cc1 ,code ( ,f$]al        
,regulations1 & "p #bcj ( title #dj1    
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations4  4