As used in this chapter, "logjam" means an accumulation of lodged trees, root wads, or other debris that impedes the ordinary flow of water through a waterway. The term does not include the development of sandbars, sedimentation, or accumulations of stone or gravel. Logjams are evidenced by a blockage that does any of the following:

1. (1) Traverses the waterway.
2. (2) Causes upstream ponding.
3. (3) Results in significant bank erosion.

As added by P.L.105-2024, SEC.3.