,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajej  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #d1 #bjai,mr4   
,cornyn 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4
 ,cruz1 ,ms4 ,murk[ski1 & ,mrs4 ,fis*]7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution      
,control ,act to increase ! ability ( a 
,/ate to adm9i/] a p]mit program "u t   
,act1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,/ate      
adm9i/ration ( c]ta9 p]mits "u ,f$]al   
,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act ,section 
#djd7;g7 ( ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution    
,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7;g77 
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 9 !    
second s5t5ce1 by /rik+ ,9 addition1 su*
 ,/ate & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,b7         
,requirem5t ,9 submitt+ a proposal to ! 
,adm9i/rator "u subp>agraph 7,a71 !     
,/ate  2  7#b7 by /rik+ ! subsection    
designation & all t foll[s ?r\gh ,!     
,gov]nor 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce ( p>agraph 7#a7
 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7g7 ,/ate          

adm9i/ration  7#a7 ,/ate p]mit program  
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,gov]nor  2 &  7#c7 9  
p>agraph 7#a71 by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7,c7 ,applications by c]ta9    
,/ate dep>tm5ts ( transportation  7i7 ,9
 g5]al ,a ,/ate dep>tm5t (              
transportation t has assum$ !           
responsibilities ( ! ,secret>y (        
,transportation "u ! ,national          
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 "u ! surface   
transportation project deliv]y program  
"u section #cbg ( title #bc1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 may apply to !            
,adm9i/rator to adm9i/] an individual & 
g5]al p]mit program "u subp>agraph 7,a7 
) respect to highway projects subject to
 t assumption ( responsibility4  7ii7   
,treatm5t ,= ! purpose ( ?is subsection1
 a ref]5ce to a ,/ate %all be deem$ to  
include a ,/ate dep>tm5t (              
transportation describ$ 9 clause 7i74  4