Timothy Roemer: “In our substitute on page 130 there are exemptions on the wetlands and activities that do not require the permits, and…”

“In our substitute on page 130 there are exemptions on the wetlands and activities that do not require the permits, and in general this section reads: (A) . . . Activities are exempt from the requirements of this section and are not prohibited or otherwise subject to regulation under this section . . . if . . . (i) result from normal farming, silviculture, aquaculture, and ranching activities and practices, including but not limited to plowing, seeding, cultivating, haying, grazing, normal maintenance activities, minor drainage, burning of vegetables in connection with such activities, harvesting for the production of food, fiber, and forest products, or upland soil and water conservation practices . . . We are not trying to say what will take place when somebody cuts some grass. We are exempting many of these things. There are these exemptions on the permits.”