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,s4 #daeg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ah1 #bjbd,mr4  
,padilla 7= himself & ,mr4 ,tillis7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,wat] ,res\rces ,developm5t  
,act ( #aihf to improve comp5satory     
mitigation1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,improv+ ,corps ,civil ,works           
,comp5satory ,mitigation ,act4  #b4 ,fi%
 & wildlife mitigation ,section #ijf ( !
 ,wat] ,res\rces ,developm5t ,act (     
#aihf 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #bbhc7 is am5d$--  
7#a7 9 subsection 7d77#c77;,b77iv7--    
7,a7 9 subclause 7,i71 by ins]t+ or     
contract 7z def9$ 9 subsection 7i77#a77 
aft] in/rum5t2 &  7,b7 9 subclause      
7,,ii71 by ins]t+ or contract 7z s      
def9$7 aft] in/rum5t2  7#b7 9 subsection
 7i7-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#a7
 ?r\gh 7#d7 z p>agraphs 7#b7 ?r\gh 7#e71
 respectively2  7,b7 by ins]t+ be=e     

p>agraph 7#b7 7z s r$esignat$7 ! foll[+3
  7#a7 ,def9ition ( contract ,9 ?is     
subsection1 ! t]m contract means an     
agreem5t betwe5 ! ,secret>y & a         
mitigation provid] t-- 7,a7 uses accept$
 ,corps ( ,eng9e]s ,di/rict-level       
mitigation practices describ$ 9 "p #ccb 
( title #cc1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations
 7or successor regulations72 &  7,b7    
prioritizes implem5tation ( an exi/+    
re/oration plan develop$ by a ,/ate1    
local1 or regional entity t cov]s ! area
 or res\rces affect$ by ! civil works   
project t is ! subject ( ! ?ird-p>ty    
arrangem5t4  2  7,c7 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 
( p>agraph 7#b7 7z s r$esignat$7-- 7i7 9
 clause 7i71 by /rik+ & at ! end2 &     
7ii7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7iii7 !
 pur*ase ( cr$its "u "p #ccb ( title    
#cc1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or    
successor regulations7 9 accordance )   
section #ccb4d7;c77#f7 ( t title 7or a  
successor regulation7 ?r\gh a contract  
to satisfy ! mitigation plan requir$ "u 
subsection 7d72 &  2  7,d7 9 p>agraph   

7#c7 7z s r$esignat$71 by /rik+ p>agraph
 7#a7 & ins]t+ p>agraph 7#b72 &  7,e7 9 
p>agraph 7#d7 7z s r$esignat$71 9 !     
matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7i7 by  
ins]t+ ! ,secret>y %all ensure t be=e   
contributions2 &  7ii7 by /rik+ may2 &  
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7l7    
,compliance ,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 ! 
,secret>y %all ensure compliance ) ?is  
section & ) ! f9al rule ( ! ,corps (    
,eng9e]s & ! ,environm5tal ,protection  
,ag5cy entitl$ ,comp5satory ,mitigation 
= ,losses ( ,aquatic ,res\rces 7#gc ,f$4
 ,reg4 #aieid 7,april #aj1 #bjjh77 or   
any subsequ5t rule4  4