,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bgcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ag1 #bjaf,mr4    
,sullivan 7= himself & ,ms4 ,murk[ski7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution      
,control ,act to exempt ,indian tribes f
 comp5satory mitigation requirem5ts 9   
connection ) c]ta9 dis*>ges ( dr$g$ or  
fill mat]ial1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,exemption f comp5satory mitigation     
requirem5ts  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 ,indian    
tribes  7#a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is         
subsection3 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 
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #d ( ! 
,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education 
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b74 

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#b7 ,exemption f comp5satory 
mitigation requirem5ts ,not)/&+ any o!r 
provision ( law1 an ,indian tribe t     
applies = a p]mit = a p]mitt$ activity  
to be conduct$ on ,indian l& %all n be  
requir$ to provide any =m ( comp5satory 
mitigation z a condition ( ! p]mit4     
7#c7 ,evaluation ( ,indian tribe p]mit  
application ,9 evaluat+ a p]mit         
application submitt$ by an ,indian tribe
 to c>ry out a p]mitt$ activity on      
,indian l&1 ! ,secret>y may n take into 
acc\nt ! nonavailability ( comp5satory  
mitigation "u ! exemption provid$ by    
p>agraph 7#b74  7#d7 ,situations 9 :i*  
an ,indian tribe ceases to ma9ta9       
p]mitt$ activity ,if an ,indian tribe   
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 ceases to      
ma9ta9 ! p]mitt$ activity on ,indian l& 
or seeks to ab&on ! p]mitt$ activity )\t
 a good fai? transf]1 ! ,indian tribe   
%all obta9 a p]mit modification f !     

,secret>y1 :i* may require re/oration & 
rehabilitation ( ! area4  7#e7 ,effect  
,! exemption describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7   
%all n affect ! applicability ( any o!r 
requirem5t "u ?is ,act to an ,indian    
tribe or ,indian l&1 includ+ any        
requirem5t to avoid & m9imize adv]se    
impacts to wetl&s1 /reams1 & o!r aquatic
 res\rces4  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