S 867 · 95th Congress · Dredging
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, to define the term "navigable waters" as it applies to Corps of Engineers authority.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.(1977-03-02)
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Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to further define the term "navigable waters" as it applies to the issuance of permits for dredged or fill material by the Corps of Engineers to declare that bodies of water (1) wholly on private property, (2) under the jurisdiction of State or local governments, or (3) not susceptible to transport interstate commerce in their natural condition shall not be deemed navigable for such purposes.…
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