,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #ab  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ab1 #bjag     
,mrs4 ,fis*] 7= h]self & ,mrs4 ,ern/7   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,environm5t & 
,public ,works  ,,resolution  ,express+ 
! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t clean wat] is a     
national priority1 & t ! ,june #bi1     
#bjae1 ,wat]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,rule   
%\ld be )drawn or vacat$4  ,:]eas !     
,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act   
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq47 7commonly 
kn[n z ! ,clean ,wat] ,act7 is "o ( !   
mo/ important laws 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &  
has l$ to decades ( successful          
environm5tal improvem5ts2 ,:]eas !      
success ( t ,act dep5ds on consi/5t     
adh]5ce to ! key pr9ciple ( coop]ative  
f$]alism1 "u :i* ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t &   
,/ate & local gov]nm5ts all h a role 9  
protect+ wat] res\rces2 ,:]eas1 9       
/ructur+ ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution      
,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et   
seq47 bas$ on ! f\ndation ( coop]ative  

f$]alism1 ,congress left to ! ,/ates _! 
traditional au?ority ov] l& & wat]1     
includ+ f>m]s' fields1 nonnavigable1    
:olly intra/ate wat] 7includ+ puddles & 
ponds71 & ! allocation ( wat] supplies2 
,:]eas compliance ) ! pr9ciple (        
coop]ative f$]alism requires t any      
regulation def9+ ! t]m wat]s ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates be promulgat$--  7#a7 aft] !     
e/abli%m5t ( a prop] regulatory basel9e 
=1 & an evaluation ( ! co/s & b5efits (1
 ! propos$ regulatory def9ition ( ! t]m2
  7#b7 9 compliance )-- 7,a7 *apt] #f ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly 
kn[n z ! ,regulatory ,flexibility ,act72
 &  7,b7 ! ,national ,environm5tal      
,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#dcba et seq472 &  7#c7 9 consultation )
 ,/ates & local gov]nm5ts1 includ+      
consultation ) respect to-- 7,a7        
alt]native proposals = *ang+ !          
regulatory def9ition ( ! t]m2 &  7,b7 ! 
impact ( ! alt]native proposals1 includ+
 co/s & b5efits1 on ,/ate & local       
gov]nm5ts & small entities2  ,:]eas1 9  

promulgat+ ! f9al rule entitl$ ,clean   
,wat] ,rule3 ,def9ition ( ,wat]s ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates 7#hj ,f$4 ,reg4 #cgjed    
7,june #bi1 #bjae77 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is    
preamble z ! ,wat]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,rule71 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal
 ,protection ,ag5cy & ! ,*ief (         
,eng9e]s-- 7#a7 fail$ to foll[ !        
proc$ural /eps describ$ 9 ! f\r? :]eas  
clause2 &  7#b7 claim$ broad & expansive
 jurisdiction t encroa*es on traditional
 ,/ate au?ority & und]m9es long/&+      
exemptions f ,f$]al regulation "u !     
,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act   
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq472 &        
,:]eas1 on ,octob] #i1 #bjae1 ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,c\rt ( ,appeals = ! ,six?       
,circuit-- 7#a7 issu$ a nationwide /ay =
 ! ,wat]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,rule2 &    
7#b7 f\nd t ! petition]s :o reque/$ t ! 
c\rt vacate ! ,wat]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,rule h a sub/antial possibility (      
success 9 a he>+ on ! m]its ( ! case3   
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se ( !    
,s5ate t ! f9al rule ( ! ,adm9i/rator ( 

! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy & !  
,*ief ( ,eng9e]s entitl$ ,clean ,wat]   
,rule3 ,def9ition ( ,wat]s ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates 7#hj ,f$4 ,reg4 #cgjed 7,june    
#bi1 #bjae77 %\ld be vacat$4