,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjai,mr4
 ,hunt] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,wat]         
,pollution ,control ,act to limit       
attorney fees & p5alties 9 citiz5 suits1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,litigation     
,co/s ,section #eje7;d7 ( ! ,f$]al ,wat]
 ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4
 #acfe7;d77 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  
7d7 ,aw>ds  7#a7 ,! c\rt1 9 issu+ any   
f9al ord] 9 any action br\ght "u ?is    
section1 may aw>d co/s ( litigation     
7includ+ reasonable attorney & exp]t    
witness fees7 to any prevail+ or        
sub/antially prevail+ p>ty1 :5ev] ! c\rt
 det]m9es su* aw>d is appropriate4 ,!   
aw>d--  7,a7 may n exce$ an am\nt t1 z  
comp>$ to ! total am\nt ( attorney &    
exp]t witness fees *>g$1 be>s ! same    
proportion z ! numb] ( successful claims
 includ$ 9 ! compla9t be>s to ! total   

numb] ( claims includ$ 9 ! compla9t2    
7,b7 may n exce$ ! am\nt ( monet>y      
p5alties aw>d$2 &  7,c7 %all be bas$ ^u 
! prevail+ m>ket rates 9 ! area 9 :i* ! 
violation occurr$ = ! k9d & quality ( ! 
s]vices furni%$4  7#b7 ,! c\rt may1 if a
 tempor>y re/ra9+ ord] or prelim9>y     
injunction is s\ght1 require ! fil+ ( a 
bond or equival5t security 9 accordance 
) ! ,f$]al ,rules ( ,civil ,proc$ure4  4
  #b4 ,dilig5t prosecution ,section     
#cji7;g77#f7 ( ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution
 ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4           
#acai7;g77#f77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,c7 ,dilig5t 
prosecution  7i7 ,dilig5tly prosecut+   
def9$ ,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m dilig5tly  
prosecut+ includes ! issuance ( any ord]
 made "u ?is section or a ,/ate law     
comp>able to ?is section4  7ii7         
,comm5cem5t ( dilig5t prosecution       
,dilig5t prosecution comm5ces on ! date 
! propos$ ord] is issu$4  7iii7         
,issuance ( f9al ord] ,! ,adm9i/rator or
 ! ,secret>y %all be consid]$ to be     

dilig5tly prosecut+ an action "u ?is    
subsection if ! ,adm9i/rator or !       
,secret>y issues a f9al ord] be=e ! date
 t is "o ye> aft] ! date on :i* su*     
propos$ ord] is issu$4  4  #c4          
,affirmative def5ses ,section #cji ( !  
,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act   
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acai7 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7h7  
,affirmative def5ses  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re
 %all be no liability "u ?is ,act = a   
p]son o!rwise liable = ! unlawful       
dis*>ge ( a pollutant :o c e/abli% by a 
prepond]ance ( ! evid5ce t ! imm$iate   
cause ( ! unlawful dis*>ge & any damages
 0--  7,a7 an act ( ,god2  7,b7 an act (
 w>2  7,c7 an act or omission ( a ?ird  
p>ty 7unless su* ?ird p>ty is an        
employee or ag5t ( su* p]son1 or su*    
?ird p>ty's act or omission occurr$ 9   
connection ) a contractual relation%ip1 
exi/+ directly or indirectly1 ) su*     
p]son71 if su* p]son e/abli%es by a     
prepond]ance ( ! evid5ce t su* p]son--  
7i7 ex]cis$ due c>e 9 light ( all       

relevant facts & circum/ances2 &  7ii7  
took precautions aga9/ =eseeable acts or
 omissions ( any su* ?ird p>ty & !      
consequ5ces t c\ld =eseeably result f   
su* acts or omissions2 or  7,d7 any     
comb9ation ( subp>agraphs 7,a71 7,b71 & 
7,c74  7#b7 ,o!r affirmative def5ses    
,all g5]al def5ses1 affirmative def5ses1
 & b>s to prosecution t may apply )     
respect to o!r ,f$]al crim9al (f5ses may
 apply to a p]son o!rwise liable = !    
unlawful dis*>ge ( a pollutant "u ?is   
,act & %all be det]m9$ by ! c\rts ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates accord+ to ! pr9ciples (  
common law z may be int]pret$ 9 light ( 
reason & exp]i5ce4  4