,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #be1     
#bjae ,ms4 ,murkowski 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 modify a    
provision relating to discharges of     
dredged or fill material into navigable 
waters at specified disposal sites4  #a4
 ,short title  ,this ,act may be cited  
as the ,infrastructure ,rehabilitation  
,act of #bjae4  #b4 ,discharge into     
navigable waters at specified disposal  
sites ,section #djd of the ,federal     
,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc    
,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7 is amended by striking 
subsection 7a7 and inserting the        
following3  7a7 ,discharge into         
navigable waters at specified disposal  
sites  7#a7 ,in general ,subject to     
paragraph 7#c71 the ,secretary may issue
 permits1 after notice and opportunity  

for public hearings1 for the discharge  
of dredged or fill material into the    
navigable waters at specified disposal  
sites4  7#b7 ,publication of notice ,not
 later than #ae days after the date on  
which an applicant submits all the      
information required to complete an     
application for a permit under this     
subsection1 the ,secretary shall publish
 the notice required under paragraph    
7#a74  7#c7 ,natural disaster ,the      
,secretary may issue permits under      
paragraph 7#a7 without providing notice 
or opportunity for public hearings in   
the event of a natural disaster         
7including an earthquake1 flood1        
hurricane1 tornado1 or avalanche7 that  
has damaged a roadway1 railway1 airport1
 or other transportation infrastructure 
such that immediate construction is     
required to restore the infrastructure  
to working order4  4