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A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to allow preservation leasing as a form of compensatory mitigation for discharges of dredged or fill material affecting Indian land, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-1288| Senate 
| Updated: 5/25/2017
Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan

Republican Senator

Alaska

Cosponsors (1)
Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to allow a permittee under the Act to satisfy compensatory mitigation requirements for discharging dredged or fill material into the waters of the United States (permitted activity) by entering into a preservation lease with an Indian tribe whose wetlands are affected. A preservation lease is an agreement under which a permittee leases wetlands or other aquatic sites on Indian land for the sole purpose of preserving the wetlands or other aquatic sites in an undisturbed state during the term of the lease to mitigate for a permitted activity. The term of the lease may not be less than the life of the permitted activity and must be adjusted to account for the cessation of the impacts caused by such activity. If a permittee enters into a preservation lease and subsequently ceases to maintain the permitted activity, or seeks to abandon the permitted activity without a good faith transfer, the permittee must obtain a permit modification from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which may require restoration and rehabilitation of the area.
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Timeline
May 25, 2017
Introduced in Senate
May 25, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • May 25, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 25, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • S 115-1289: A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt Indian tribes from compensatory mitigation requirements in connection with certain discharges of dredged or fill material, and for other purposes.
Alaska Natives and HawaiiansFederal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsLicensing and registrationsPollution liabilitySolid waste and recyclingWater qualityWetlands

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to allow preservation leasing as a form of compensatory mitigation for discharges of dredged or fill material affecting Indian land, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-1288| Senate 
| Updated: 5/25/2017
This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to allow a permittee under the Act to satisfy compensatory mitigation requirements for discharging dredged or fill material into the waters of the United States (permitted activity) by entering into a preservation lease with an Indian tribe whose wetlands are affected. A preservation lease is an agreement under which a permittee leases wetlands or other aquatic sites on Indian land for the sole purpose of preserving the wetlands or other aquatic sites in an undisturbed state during the term of the lease to mitigate for a permitted activity. The term of the lease may not be less than the life of the permitted activity and must be adjusted to account for the cessation of the impacts caused by such activity. If a permittee enters into a preservation lease and subsequently ceases to maintain the permitted activity, or seeks to abandon the permitted activity without a good faith transfer, the permittee must obtain a permit modification from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which may require restoration and rehabilitation of the area.
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Timeline
May 25, 2017
Introduced in Senate
May 25, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • May 25, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 25, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan

Republican Senator

Alaska

Cosponsors (1)
Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • S 115-1289: A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt Indian tribes from compensatory mitigation requirements in connection with certain discharges of dredged or fill material, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Alaska Natives and HawaiiansFederal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsLicensing and registrationsPollution liabilitySolid waste and recyclingWater qualityWetlands