,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ffg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ag1 #bjai    
,ms4 ,h]r]a ,beutl] 7= h]self & ,mr4    
,gibbs7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to repeal ! ,wat]s ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates rule & am5d ! ,f$]al ,wat]       
,pollution ,control ,act def9ition (    
navigable wat]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,regulatory ,c]ta9ty = ,navigable ,wat]s
 ,act4  #b4 ,wat]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates &  
navigable wat]s  7a7 ,,wotus repeal ,!  
f9al rule issu$ by ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy & !    
,secret>y ( ! ,army entitl$ ,clean ,wat]
 ,rule3 ,def9ition ( ,wat]s ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates 7#hj ,f$4 ,reg4 #cgjec 7,june    
#bi1 #bjae77 is repeal$4  7b7 ,navigable
 wat]s def9ition ,section #ejb ( !      
,f$]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--  7i7 !          
t]ritorial seas2  7ii7 int]/ate wat]s   
:i* are pres5tly us$1 or are susceptible
 to use 9 _! natural & ord9>y condition1
 z a means to transport int]/ate or     
=eign comm]ce2  7iii7 relatively        
p]man5t1 /&+1 or cont9u\sly fl[+ bodies 
( wat] t =m geographical features       
commonly kn[n z /reams1 riv]s1 or lakes1
 t fl[ directly into wat]s describ$ 9   
clause 7ii72 or  7iv7 wetl&s t h a      
cont9u\s surface wat] connection to     
wat]s describ$ 9 clause 7ii7 or 7iii74  
7,b7 ,exclusions ,! t]m navigable wat]s 
%all be limit$ to ! wat]s describ$ 9    
subp>agraph 7,a7 & does n include-- 7i7 
int]mitt5t or ephem]al wat]s2  7ii7     
subsurface wat]s1 includ+ gr\nd wat] or 
und]gr\nd /reams2  7iii7 any wat] t by  
itself does n meet ! def9ition 9        
subp>agraph 7,a72  7iv7 an intra/ate    
wat]1 unless meet+ ! requirem5ts (      
subp>agraph 7,a72  7v7 a man-made *annel
 or dit*1 includ+ irrigation1           

di/ribution1 & dra9age sy/ems2  7vi7 a  
wat] t does n meet ! def9ition 9        
subp>agraph 7,a71 includ+ a wat] t 9 !  
pa/ c\ld h be5 a wat] t meets !         
def9ition 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 or a wat] t
 9 ! future c\ld be a wat] t meets !    
def9ition 9 subp>agraph 7,a72  7vii7 a  
wat] t requires ! use ( means beyond    
visual inspection by ! nak$ eye1 includ+
 a]ial photographs1 satellite imag+1 or 
hydrological te/+1 to det]m9e if x meets
 ! def9ition 9 subp>agraph 7,a72  7viii7
 prior conv]t$ cropl&2 or  7ix7 wa/e    
managem5t sy/ems1 includ+ sy/ems creat$ 
9 or ) imp\nd$ wat]s describ$ 9         
subp>agraph 7,a7 & all features &       
compon5ts ( any sy/em us$ to actively or
 passively reta91 r$uce1 conc5trate1    
settle1 or remove pollutants f wa/ewat] 
or /ormwat]1 includ+ ^? t convey !      
pollutants into & out ( ! sy/em4  7,c7  
,cont9u\s surface wat] connection ,=    
purposes ( ?is p>agraph1 a cont9u\s     
surface wat] connection is a connection 
) respect to :i* an ord9>y p]son w\ld n 

be able to visually det]m9e by ! nak$   
eye1 by look+ at ! wat] surface1 :]e "o 
body ( wat] ends & ! o!r beg9s4  7,d7   
,relatively p]man5t1 /&+1 or cont9u\sly 
fl[+ ,= purposes ( ?is p>agraph1 a wat] 
is relatively p]man5t1 /&+1 or          
cont9u\sly fl[+ if x has cont9u\s fl[ = 
at lea/ #bij days ( ! ye>1 except 9     
cases ( extreme ev5ts1 su* z a dr\ght4  
7,e7 ,wetl&s ,= purposes ( ?is p>agraph1
 wetl&s-- 7i7 are areas t are inundat$  
or saturat$ by surface or gr\nd wat] at 
a frequ5cy & duration suffici5t to      
support1 & t "u normal circum/ances d   
support1 a preval5ce ( vegetation       
typically adapt$ = life 9 saturat$ soil 
conditions2 &  7ii7 include swamps1     
m>%es1 bogs1 & simil> areas4  7,f7      
,prior conv]t$ cropl& ,= purposes ( ?is 
p>agraph1 ! t]m prior conv]t$ cropl&--  
7i7 means areas t1 prior to ,decemb]    
#bc1 #aihe1 7 dra9$ or o!rwise          
manipulat$ = ! purpose1 or hav+ !       
effect1 ( mak+ an agricultural product  
possible1 & t are inundat$ = no m ?an   

#ad consecutive days dur+ ! gr[+ season2
 &  7ii7 includes agricultural dra9age  
features1 includ+ dit*es & conveyances1 
t are ! means by :i* ! orig9al conv]sion
 f wetl&s to cropl& took place & t are  
integral to ! cont9u$ production (      
agricultural products by provid+ dra9age
 or irrigation to ma9ta9 productive gr[+
 conditions4  7,g7 ,jurisdictional      
det]m9ation ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,army1 at 8
 co/1 %all provide a b9d+ det]m9ation ^u
 ! reque/ ( a p]mit applicant1 l&[n]1 or
 o!r affect$ p]son ) an id5tifiable &   
sub/antial legal int]e/ 9 a prop]ty1 to 
det]m9e :e!r a wat] is a navigable wat] 
"u clause 7iv7 ( subp>agraph 7,a74 ,!   
review process %all n exce$ #fj days1   
beg9n+ on ! date ( receipt ( a writt5   
reque/ f ! affect$ p]son4 ,if no        
det]m9ation has be5 made )9 ! #fj-;day  
review p]iod1 ! wat] %all n be consid]$ 
a navigable wat]4 ,a det]m9ation t a    
wat] is n a navigable wat]1 or a failure
 to provide a det]m9ation1 %all be b9d+ 
on bo? ! ,secret>y & ! ,adm9i/rator = z 

long z ! p]son has an id5tifiable &     
sub/antial legal int]e/ 9 ! prop]ty4 ,if
 a det]m9ation is made t a wat] is a    
navigable wat]1 ! det]m9ation %all be   
b9d+ = a p]iod ( no long] ?an #e ye>s4  
,! affect$ p]son may obta9 exp$it$      
judicial review n lat] ?an #cj days aft]
 ! date on :i* ! det]m9ation is made 9 a
 di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 (      
appropriate jurisdiction & v5ue1 :i* is 
locat$ )9 ! ,/ate ( ! affect$ p]son     
seek+ ! review4  4