,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #abhi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #be1 #bjag,mr4 ,sullivan 7for himself and ,ms4 ,murkowski7 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 exempt ,indian tribes from compensatory mitigation requirements in connection with certain discharges of dredged or fill material1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,exemption from compensatory mitigation requirements 7a7 ,in general ,section #djd of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7u7 ,indian tribes 7#a7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,indian land ,the term ,indian land means land owned by1 operated by1 or otherwise belonging to an ,indian tribe4 7,b7 ,indian tribe ,the term ,indian tribe has the meaning given the term in section #d of the ,indian ,self-,determination and ,education ,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74 7,c7 ,permitted activity ,the term permitted activity means a discharge of dredged or fill material for which a permit is issued under this section4 7#b7 ,exemption from compensatory mitigation requirements ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 an ,indian tribe that applies for a permit for a permitted activity to be conducted on ,indian land shall not be required to provide any form of compensatory mitigation as a condition of the permit4 7#c7 ,evaluation of ,indian tribe permit application ,in evaluating a permit application submitted by an ,indian tribe to carry out a permitted activity on ,indian land1 the ,secretary may not take into account the nonavailability of compensatory mitigation under the exemption provided by paragraph 7#b74 7#d7 ,situations in which an ,indian tribe ceases to maintain permitted activity ,if an ,indian tribe described in paragraph 7#b7 ceases to maintain the permitted activity on ,indian land or seeks to abandon the permitted activity without a good faith transfer1 the ,indian tribe shall obtain a permit modification from the ,secretary1 which may require restoration and rehabilitation of the area4 7#e7 ,effect ,the exemption described in paragraph 7#b7 shall not affect the applicability of any other requirement under this ,act to an ,indian tribe or ,indian land1 including any requirement to avoid and minimize adverse impacts to wetlands1 streams1 and other aquatic resources4 4 7b7 ,applicability ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall apply to permits issued under section #djd of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7 after the date of enactment of this ,act4