,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cibg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbe,mr4  
,r\z] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,wat]         
,pollution ,control ,act ) respect to   
g5]al p]mits = ! dis*>ge ( dr$g$ or fill
 mat]ial1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,nationwide ,p]mitt+ ,improvem5t ,act4  
#b4 ,nationwide p]mitt+ improvem5t  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,section #djd7;e7 ( ! ,f$]al   
,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc     
,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by     
/rik+ 7e77#a7 ,9 c>ry+ & ins]t+ !       
foll[+3  7e7 ,g5]al p]mits on /ate1     
regional1 or nationwide basis  7#a7     
,p]mits au?oriz$ ,9 c>ry+  2  7#b7 9    
p>agraph 7#b7--  7,a7 by /rik+ 7#b7 ,no 
g5]al & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#b7 ,t]m ,no 
g5]al  2 &  7,b7 by /rik+ five ye>s &   
ins]t+ t5 ye>s2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,consid]ations ,9      

det]m9+ ! environm5tal effects ( an     
activity "u p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b71 !    
,secret>y-- 7,a7 %all consid] only !    
effects ( any dis*>ge ( dr$g$ or fill   
mat]ial result+ f su* activity2 &  7,b7 
%all consid] any effects ( a dis*>ge (  
dr$g$ or fill mat]ial into less ?an #c  
acres ( navigable wat]s to be a m9imal  
adv]se environm5tal effect4  7#d7       
,nationwide p]mits = l9e> infra/ructure 
projects  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r
 provision ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y   
%all ma9ta9 g5]al p]mits on a nationwide
 basis = l9e> infra/ructure projects t  
result 9 a dis*>ge ( dr$g$ or fill      
mat]ial into less ?an #c acres (        
navigable wat]s = ea* s+le & complete   
project 7z def9$ 9 section #ccj4b (     
title #cc1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations  
7z 9 effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
p>agraph774  7,b7 ,def9ition ( l9e>     
infra/ructure project ,9 ?is p>agraph1 !
 t]m l9e> infra/ructure project means a 
project to c>ry out any activity requir$
 = ! con/ruction1 expansion1 ma9t5ance1 

modification1 or removal ( infra/ructure
 & associat$ facilities = ! transmission
 f a po9t ( orig9 to a t]m9al po9t (    
communications or electricity1 or = !   
transportation f a po9t ( orig9 to a    
t]m9al po9t ( p1 wat]1 wa/ewat]1 c>bon  
dioxide1 or fuel or hydroc>bons 79 ! =m 
( a liquid1 liquesc5t1 gase\s1 or slurry
 sub/ance or sup]critical fluid71       
includ+ oil & gas pipel9e facilities4   
7#e7 ,reissuance ( nationwide p]mits ,9 
det]m9+ :e!r to reissue a g5]al p]mit   
issu$ "u ?is subsection on a nationwide 
basis--  7,a7 no consultation ) an      
applicable ,/ate pursuant to section    
#f7;a7 ( ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act (    
#aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aece7;a77 is      
requir$2  7,b7 no consultation ) a      
,f$]al ag5cy pursuant to section        
#g7;a77#b7 ( su* ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#aecf7;a77#b77 is requir$2 &  7,c7 !    
requirem5ts ( section #ajb7b77;,c7 ( !  
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c77 %all
 be satisfi$ by prep>+ an environm5tal  

assessm5t ) respect to su* g5]al p]mit4 
4  7b7 ,regulatory revisions requir$ ,! 
,secret>y ( ! ,army1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief 
( ,eng9e]s1 %all exp$iti\sly revise !   
regulations applicable to c>ry+ out     
section #djd7;e7 ( ! ,f$]al ,wat]       
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acdd7 9 ord] to /reaml9e ! processes = 
issu+ g5]al p]mits "u su* section to    
promote effici5t & consi/5t             
implem5tation ( su* section4  7c7       
,adm9i/ration ( nationwide p]mit program
 ,9 c>ry+ out section #djd7;e7 ( !      
,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act   
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd71 includ+ 9 revis+ 
regulations "u subsection 7b7 ( ?is     
section1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,army1 act+    
?r\gh ! ,*ief ( ,eng9e]s1 may n f9alize 
or implem5t any modification to-- 7#a7  
g5]al condition #ae 7relat+ to s+le &   
complete projects71 z includ$ 9 ! f9al  
rule titl$ ,reissuance & ,modification (
 ,nationwide ,p]mits & publi%$ on       
,janu>y #ac1 #bjba1 by ! ,dep>tm5t ( !  
,army1 ,corps ( ,eng9e]s 7#hf ,f$4 ,reg4

 #bhfh72  7#b7 ! def9ition ( ! t]m s+le 
& complete l9e> project1 z includ$ 9 su*
 f9al rule 7#hf ,f$4 ,reg4 #bhgg72 or   
7#c7 ! def9ition ( ! t]m s+le & complete
 project1 z includ$ 9 section #ccj4b (  
title #cc1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations  
7z 9 effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act74