,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bbhg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjai,mr4 
,?ornb]ry introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on              
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to cl>ify ! def9ition (        
navigable wat]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,f$]al ,regulatory ,c]ta9ty = ,wat]     
,act4  #b4 ,repeal ( ag5cy regulations  
,! f9al rule issu$ by ! ,adm9i/rator ( !
 ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy & !   
,secret>y ( ! ,army entitl$ ,clean ,wat]
 ,rule3 ,def9ition ( ,wat]s ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 sign$ by ! ,adm9i/rator & !     
,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ! ,army = ,civil  
,works on ,may #bg1 #bjae1 %all h no =ce
 or effect4  #c4 ,def9ition ( navigable 
wat]s ,section #ejb ( ! ,f$]al ,wat]    
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acfb7 is am5d$ by /rik+ p>agraph 7#g7 &
 ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#g7 ,navigable wat]s
  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m navigable wat]s  
means ! wat]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+

 ! t]ritorial seas1 t are-- 7i7         
navigable-9-fact2 or  7ii7 p]man5t or   
cont9u\sly fl[+ bodies ( wat] t =m      
geographical features commonly kn[n z   
/reams1 oceans1 riv]s1 & lakes t are    
connect$ to wat]s t are                 
navigable-9-fact4  7,b7 ,exclusions ,!  
t]m navigable wat]s does n include-- 7i7
 wat]s t d n physically abut wat]s      
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 ?r\gh an    
actual & cont9u\s surface wat]          
connection2  7ii7 man-made or natural   
/ructures or *annels ?r\gh :i* wat] fl[s
 int]mitt5tly or ephem]ally1 includ+ = !
 p]iodic dra9age ( ra9fall2 or  7iii7   
wetl&s1 includ+ playa lakes1 prairie    
po?oles1 wet mead[s1 wet prairies1 &    
v]nal pools1 t lack a cont9u\s surface  
wat] connection to bodies ( wat] t are  
wat]s describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7,c7
 ,no aggregation ,! aggregation ( wetl&s
 or wat]s %all n be us$ to det]m9e :e!r 
! wetl&s or wat]s are navigable wat]s4  
4  #d4 ,coa/ ,gu>d ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act or !
 am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all be      

con/ru$ to impair1 dim9i%1 or o!rwise   
affect ! au?ority1 function1            
jurisdiction1 or p[] ( ! ,coa/ ,gu>d1 or
 any memb] !re(1 ) respect to !         
navigable wat]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or to
 affect or alt] ! /atus ( su* wat]s z   
navigable wat]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = su* 
purposes4