,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddjb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #c1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,barrasso1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 
,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 
,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,ms4      
,murkowski1 and ,mr4 ,tillis7 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 clarify     
certain activities that would have been 
authorized under ,nationwide ,permit #ab
 and other ,nationwide ,permits1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,activities under 
nationwide permit #ab and other         
nationwide permits ,section #djd7;e7 of 
the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control 
,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7;e77 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#c7 ,authorized activities 
7,a7 ,in general ,subject to            
subparagraph 7,b7 and notwithstanding   

the consultation requirements under     
section #g of the ,endangered ,species  
,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecf71    
each activity authorized by the         
,secretary under the ,nationwide        
,permits1 as reissued in the final rule 
of the ,secretary entitled ,issuance and
 ,reissuance of ,nationwide ,permits    
7#hb ,fed4 ,reg4 #ahfj 7,january #f1    
#bjag771 and any subsequent reissuances 
of the ,nationwide ,permits1 shall be   
considered authorized if-- 7i7 the      
,secretary and the non-,federal         
applicant seeking to carry out the      
activity comply with all other          
applicable ,nationwide ,permit          
requirements2 and  7ii7 for activities  
for which the submission of a           
pre-construction notification is        
required pursuant to general condition  
#ah1 as described in the final rule or  
any subsequent reissuance of the        
,nationwide ,permits1 the ,secretary--  
7,i7 makes a written determination that 
the activity will have no effect on--   

7aa7 a species listed as a threatened   
species or an endangered species under  
section #d of that ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#aecc72 or  7bb7 land designated as a   
critical habitat under that ,act 7#af   
,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq472 or  7,,ii7    
documents that the ,secretary relied on 
and incorporated all applicable species-
 and activity-specific conditions and   
measures determined to be appropriate by
 the ,secretary from any consultation   
carried out under section #g of that    
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecf74  7,b7       
,termination ,the authority provided    
under this paragraph terminates on      
,march #ah1 #bjbf4  4