,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjai ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith 7for herself   
and ,mr4 ,wicker7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal ,water   
,pollution ,control ,act to modify the  
requirements for permits for dredged or 
fill material1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,flood ,reduction1         
,wildlife ,habitat1 and ,water ,quality 
,improvement ,act of #bjai4  #b4        
,permits for dredged or fill material   
,section #djd of the ,federal ,water    
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acdd7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7c7--  7,a7 in the third sentence1 by   
striking ,the ,administrator and        
inserting the following3  7#e7 ,findings
 ,the ,administrator  2  7,b7 in the    
second sentence1 by striking ,before    

making such determination and inserting 
the following3  7#d7 ,consultation      
,before making a determination under    
paragraph 7#a7  2  7,c7 by striking the 
subsection designation and all that     
follows through ,the ,administrator in  
the first sentence and inserting the    
following3  7c7 ,prohibition of         
specification of areas as disposal sites
  7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph
 7#b71 the ,administrator  2  7,d7 by   
inserting after paragraph 7#a7 7as so   
designated7 the following3  7#b7        
,limitations ,the ,administrator may not
 prohibit the specification of a defined
 area as a disposal site1 or otherwise  
deny or restrict the use of a defined   
area as a disposal site--  7,a7 if the  
area is or contains a project of the    
,secretary for flood control2  7,b7     
before an application for a permit under
 this section for the area has been     
filed2 or  7,c7 after a permit under    
this section for the area has been      
issued by the ,secretary4  7#c7         

,requirements ,a regional office of the 
,administrator shall--  7,a7 before     
considering a determination under       
paragraph 7#a71 obtain the approval of  
the ,administrator2 and  7,b7 before    
publishing notice of a proposed         
determination under paragraph 7#a7 for  
the area of a project1 review1 consider1
 and adequately refute the findings of  
an environmental impact statement for   
the project pursuant to the ,national   
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474  2 and   
7,e7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#f7 ,immediate withdrawal of prior   
determinations  7,a7 ,in general        
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 a determination made by the        
,administrator under paragraph 7#a7 with
 respect to the area of a project that  
is or contains a project of the         
,secretary for flood control before the 
date of enactment of the ,flood         
,reduction1 ,wildlife ,habitat1 and     
,water ,quality ,improvement ,act of    

#bjai shall no longer apply if--  7i7 a 
more practicable alternative to the     
project has not been identified2 and    
7ii7 as a result of a delay in          
construction of the project1 severe     
flooding and damage to life and property
 have occurred4  7,b7 ,judicial review  
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 an action taken by the ,secretary  
to advance a project described in       
subparagraph 7,a7 shall not be subject  
to judicial review4  2 and  7#b7 in     
subsection 7r71 by striking under       
section #cjg71 and all that follows     
through the period at the end and       
inserting under section #cjg744