,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajad  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ac1 #bjbe,mrs4   
,moody 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,scott (        
,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to ensure t c]ta9 p]mit approvals by ! 
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy h ! =ce
 & effect ( law1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,ma9ta9+ ,coop]ative ,p]mitt+ ,act (    
#bjbe4  #b4 ,/ate dis*>ge ( dr$g$ or    
fill mat]ial programs  7a7 ,)drawal (   
approval )\t congressional au?orization 
prohibit$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! p]mit       
programs describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 are   
ratifi$1 approv$1 & ( full =ce & effect1
 & ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal     
,protection ,ag5cy 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is     
section z ! ,adm9i/rator7 may n )draw ! 
approval ( ^? p]mit programs1 includ+   
?r\gh ! process describ$ 9 section      
#djd7;i7 ( ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution    
,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7;i771

 unless ! )drawal is expressly au?oriz$ 
by an ,act ( ,congress enact$ aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,p]mit
 programs describ$ ,! p]mit programs    
ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a7 are ! foll[+  
,/ate p]mit programs = ! dis*>ge ( dr$g$
 or fill mat]ial approv$ "u section #djd
 ( ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control   
,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd73 7,a7 ,!     
program ( ! ,/ate ( ,mi*igan1 approv$ 9 
! notice ( ! ,environm5tal ,protection  
,ag5cy entitl$ ,mi*igan ,dep>tm5t (     
,natural ,res\rces ,section #djd ,p]mit 
,program ,approval 7#di ,f$4 ,reg4      
#chidg 7,octob] #b1 #aihd77 & z describ$
 9 section #bcc4gj ( title #dj1 ,code ( 
,f$]al ,regulations 7includ+ any updates
 to ! program describ$ 9 a successor    
,f$]al ,regi/] notice74  7,b7 ,! program
 ( ! ,/ate ( ,new ,j]sey1 approv$ 9 !   
f9al rule & notice ( ! ,environm5tal    
,protection ,ag5cy entitl$ ,new ,j]sey  
,dep>tm5t ( ,environm5tal ,protection & 
,en]gy ,section #djd ,p]mit ,program    
,approval 7#ei ,f$4 ,reg4 #iicc 7,m>*   

#b1 #aiid77 & z describ$ 9 section      
#bcc4ga ( title #dj1 ,code ( ,f$]al     
,regulations 7includ+ any updates to !  
program describ$ 9 a successor ,f$]al   
,regi/] notice74  7,c7 ,! program ( !   
,/ate ( ,florida1 z describ$ 9 ! notice 
( ! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy    
entitl$ ,,epa's ,approval ( ,florida's  
,clean ,wat] ,act ,section #djd         
,assumption ,reque/ 7#he ,f$4 ,reg4     
#hceec 7,decemb] #bb1 #bjbj77 7includ+  
any updates to ! program describ$ 9 a   
successor ,f$]al ,regi/] notice71       
includ+ ! ,programmatic ,biological     
,op9ion ) ,incid5tal ,take ,/atem5t     
associat$ ) ! program4  7#c7 ,program   
transition p]iod ,dur+ ! #ij-;day p]iod 
beg9n+ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,secret>y ( ! ,army1 act+ ?r\gh !     
,*ief ( ,eng9e]s 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is       
section z ! ,secret>y71 & ! ,/ate (     
,florida may bo? issue p]mits au?oriz$  
"u ! program describ$ 9 p>agraph        
7#b77;,c7 into navigable wat]s 7z       
describ$ 9 subsection #djd7;g77#a7 ( !  

,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act   
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7;g77#a777 )9 !     
jurisdiction ( ! ,/ate ( ,florida4  7#d7
 ,approval ( comp>able /ate programs    
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,if ! ,adm9i/rator        
det]m9es t a ,/ate program submitt$ "u  
subsection 7g77#a7 ( section #djd ( !   
,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act   
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7 is comp>able to a 
,/ate program describ$ 9 any (          
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,c7 ( p>agraph 
7#b71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all make !        
det]m9ation describ$ 9 subsection       
7h77#b77;,a7 ( t section ) respect to t 
program4  7,b7 ,notification ,on mak+ ! 
det]m9ation requir$ "u subp>agraph 7,a71
 ! ,adm9i/rator %all notify ! ,secret>y 
& ! applicable ,/ate ( t det]m9ation4   
7,c7 ,susp5sion ,on notification f !    
,adm9i/rator "u subp>agraph 7,b7 & f a  
,/ate t ! ,/ate has begun to adm9i/] a  
program approv$ pursuant to subp>agraph 
7,a71 ! ,secret>y %all susp5d ! issuance
 ( p]mits "u subsections 7a7 & 7e7 (    
section #djd ( ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution

 ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7 =  
activities ) respect to :i* a p]mit may 
be issu$ by ! ,/ate "u t program4  7b7  
,cl>ification ( process ,section        
#djd7;h7 ( ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution    
,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7;h77 
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
7#f7 ,n a rule or regulation ,! approval
 ( a ,/ate p]mit program "u ?is section 
%all n be consid]$ to be a rule or      
regulation4  4