### Question
How does PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY PROGRAM define Lake Champlain drainage basin?


### Answer
Under *33 U.S.C. § 1270*, **Lake Champlain drainage basin** is defined as:

> all or part of Clinton, Franklin, Warren, Essex, and Washington counties in the State of New York and all or part of Franklin, Grand Isle, Chittenden, Addison, Rutland, Lamoille, Orange, Washington, Orleans, and Caledonia counties in Vermont, that contain all of the streams, rivers, lakes, and other bodies of water, including wetlands, that drain into Lake Champlain

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 1270*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 25-PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER I-RESEARCH AND RELATED PROGRAMS**

