,,ii #aaf? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 #bcef ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,july #ca1 #bjai,mr4 ,braun 7= himself & ,ms4 ,ern/7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,environm5t & ,public ,works ,a ,,bill ,to provide a def9ition ( navigable wat]s1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,def9e ,,wotus ,act ( #bjai4 #b4 ,wat]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & navigable wat]s 7a7 ,wat]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates rule 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$4 ,reg4 #cgjed 7,june #bi1 #bjae77 is void4 7b7 ,navigable wat]s def9ition ,section #ejb ( ! ,f$]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 t are us$1 or are susceptible to use 9 ! natural & ord9>y condition ( ^? wat]s1 z a means 9 transport ( int]/ate or =eign comm]ce2 7iii7 relatively p]man5t1 /&+1 or cont9u\sly fl[+ bodies ( wat] t =m geographical features commonly kn[n z /reams1 riv]s1 or lakes1 t fl[ directly into wat]s describ$ 9 clause 7ii72 & 7iv7 wetl&s t are adjac5t to & h a cont9u\s surface wat] connection to wat]s describ$ 9 clause 7ii7 or 7iii74 7,b7 ,exclusions ,! t]m navigable wat]s does n include-- 7i7 int]mitt5t or ephem]al wat]s1 includ+ features t fl[ only 9 response to precipitation or melt f sn[pack2 7ii7 subsurface wat]s1 su* z gr\ndwat] or und]gr\nd /reams1 includ+ subsurface wat]s dra9$ ?r\gh subsurface dra9age sy/ems1 su* z dra9 til+2 7iii7 intra/ate wat]s1 unless ! wat]s meet ! requirem5ts describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a72 7iv7 a man-made *annel or dit*1 includ+ irrigation1 di/ribution1 & dra9age sy/ems2 7v7 prior conv]t$ cropl&2 7vi7 artificially irrigat$ areas2 7vii7 artificial lakes & ponds con/ruct$ 9 upl&2 7viii7 wat]-fill$ depressions creat$ 9 upl&1 includ+ wat]-fill$ depressions incid5tal to m9+ or con/ruction activity2 7ix7 /ormwat] control features excavat$ or con/ruct$ 9 upl& to convey1 treat1 infiltrate1 or /ore /ormwat] run(f2 7x7 wa/ewat] recycl+ /ructures con/ruct$ 9 upl&2 7xi7 wa/e treatm5t sy/ems2 7xii7 wat]s t require ! use ( means beyond visual inspection by ! nak$ eye1 includ+ a]ial photographs1 satellite imag+1 or hydrological te/+1 to det]m9e if ! wat]s meets ! requirem5ts describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a72 or 7xiii7 any o!r wat]s t d n meet ! requirem5ts "u subp>agraph 7,a71 )\t reg>d to :e!r ! wat]-- 7,i7 previ\sly met or w\ld h met ^? requirem5ts2 or 7,,ii7 may 9 ! future meet ^? requirem5ts4 7,c7 ,associat$ def9itions ,= ! purposes ( ?is p>agraph3 7i7 ,cont9u\s surface wat] connection ,! t]m cont9u\s surface wat] connection means 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 #a body ( wat] ends & ! o!r beg9s4 7ii7 ,relatively p]man5t1 /&+1 or cont9u\sly fl[+ bodies ( wat] ,! t]m relatively p]man5t1 /&+1 or cont9u\sly fl[+ bodies ( wat] means wat]s t1 except 9 cases ( extreme ev5ts 7su* z a dr\ght7-- 7,i7 /& or h cont9u\s fl[ = n less ?an #ahe days ea* ye>2 & 7,,ii7 exhibit a b$ & banks4 4 7c7 ,jurisdictional det]m9ation ,title ,v ( ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ section #ebj 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea note7 z section #eba2 & 7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] section #eai 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acgg;a7 ! foll[+3 #ebj4 ,jurisdictional det]m9ations 7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,affect$ p]son ,! t]m affect$ p]son means an applicant = a p]mit "u section #djd1 l&[n]1 or o!r affect$ p]son ) an id5tifiable & sub/antial legal int]e/ 9 a prop]ty4 7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ! ,army4 7b7 ,b9d+ det]m9ation ,on writt5 reque/ ( an affect$ p]son1 ! ,secret>y %all provide a b9d+ det]m9ation ( :e!r ! wat]s on ! prop]ty ( ! affect$ p]son are navigable wat]s t meet ! requirem5ts describ$ 9 section #ejb7g77;,a77iv74 7c7 ,co/s ,a det]m9ation ( ! ,secret>y "u subsection 7b7 %all be made at ! co/ ( ! ,secret>y4 7d7 ,tim+ 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all make a det]m9ation "u subsection 7b7 n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y receives a writt5 reque/ f an affect$ p]son4 7#b7 ,effect ( nonresponse ,if ! ,secret>y does n make a det]m9ation by ! end ( ! p]iod describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 ! wat]s on ! prop]ty ( ! affect$ p]son %all n be consid]$ to be navigable wat]s4 7e7 ,t]m ( det]m9ation 7#a7 ,f9d+ ( navigable wat]s ,if ! ,secret>y det]m9es "u subsection 7b7 t ! wat]s on ! prop]ty ( ! affect$ p]son are navigable wat]s1 ! det]m9ation %all be b9d+ on ! ,secret>y & ! ,adm9i/rator = a p]iod to be det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 b 9 any case n long] ?an #e ye>s aft] ! date ( ! det]m9ation4 7#b7 ,f9d+ ( nonnavigable wat]s ,if ! ,secret>y det]m9es "u subsection 7b7 t ! wat]s on ! prop]ty ( ! affect$ p]son are n navigable wat]s1 ! det]m9ation %all be b9d+ on ! ,secret>y & ! ,adm9i/rator = z long z ! affect$ p]son has an id5tifiable & sub/antial legal int]e/ 9 ! prop]ty4 7f7 ,judicial review 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,an affect$ p]son may obta9 exp$it$ judicial review ( a det]m9ation ( ! ,secret>y "u subsection 7b74 7#b7 ,tim+ ,to obta9 exp$it$ judicial review "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! affect$ p]son %all submit a claim "u t p>agraph n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y makes ! det]m9ation "u subsection 7b74 7#c7 ,jurisdiction ,a di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ) appropriate v5ue = ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! affect$ p]son resides or 9 :i* a sub/antial "p ( ! prop]ty ( ! affect$ p]son is locat$ %all h jurisdiction ov] an action "u ?is subsection4 4