,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #gie  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bg1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,r\nds 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,b>rasso1 ,mr4 
,?une1 ,mr4 ,hoev51 & ,mr4 ,m>%all7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution      
,control ,act to exclude prior conv]t$  
cropl& f ! def9ition ( navigable wat]s1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,f>m]s ,fre$om ,act
 ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,prior conv]t$ cropl&    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #ejb ( ! ,f$]al   
,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc     
,u4,s4,c4 #acfb7 is am5d$ by /rik+      
p>agraph 7#g7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#g7  
,navigable wat]s  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m  
navigable wat]s means ! wat]s ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 includ+ ! t]ritorial seas4     
7,b7 ,exclusion ,! t]m navigable wat]s  
does n include prior conv]t$ cropl&4    
7,c7 ,associat$ def9itions ,= purposes (
 ?is p>agraph3 7i7 ,ab&on$ ,! t]m       

ab&on$1 ) respect to an area t 0 prior  
conv]t$ cropl&1 means t ! area 0 n us$  
=1 or 9 support (1 agricultural purposes
 at lea/ once 9 ! imm$iately prec$+     
#e-ye> p]iod1 z det]m9$ by !            
,adm9i/rator4  7ii7 ,agricultural       
purpose ,! t]m agricultural purpose     
includes l& use t makes ! production (  
an agricultural product possible1       
includ+-- 7,i7 graz+ & hay+2  7,,ii7    
idl+ l& = cons]vation use1 su* z habitat
 managem5t1 poll9ator & wildlife        
managem5t1 wat] /orage & supply         
managem5t1 & flood managem5t2  7,,iii7  
irrigation tailwat] /orage2  7,,iv7     
f>m-rais$ fi% production2  7,v7 cranb]ry
 bogs2  7,,vi7 nutri5t ret5tion2 &      
7,,vii7 idl+ l& = soil recov]y aft]     
natural disa/]s su* z hurricanes &      
dr\ght4  7iii7 ,prior conv]t$ cropl&    
7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m prior conv]t$      
cropl& means any area t1 prior to       
,decemb] #bc1 #aihe1 0 dra9$ or o!rwise 
manipulat$ = ! purpose1 or hav+ !       
effect1 ( mak+ production ( an          

agricultural product possible1 includ+  
su* areas t are designat$ z prior       
conv]t$ cropl& by ! ,secret>y (         
,agriculture4  7,,ii7 ,exclusion ,! t]m 
prior conv]t$ cropl& does n include an  
area t is ab&on$ & has rev]t$ to wetl&s4
  7iv7 ,wetl&s ,! t]m wetl&s means an   
area t is inundat$ or saturat$ by       
surface or gr\nd wat] at a frequ5cy &   
duration suffici5t to support1 & t "u   
normal circum/ances d support1 a        
preval5ce ( vegetation typically adapt$ 
= life 9 saturat$ soil conditions1      
includ+ swamps1 m>%es1 bogs1 & simil>   
areas4  4  7b7 ,prohibition on *ange 9  
use policy ,9 c>ry+ out ! am5dm5ts made 
by ?is section1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !      
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy & !    
,secret>y ( ! ,army1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief 
( ,eng9e]s1 may n1 ) respect to prior   
conv]t$ cropl&1 c>ry out ! *ange 9 use  
policy describ$ 9 ! f9al rule ( !       
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy & !    
,corps ( ,eng9e]s entitl$ ,revis$       
,def9ition ( ,wat]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   

7#hh ,f$4 ,reg4 #cjjd 7,janu>y #ah1     
#bjbc77 or a sub/antially simil> policy4