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House committee marks up bill to block EPA, Corps from finalizing CWA guidance
Story Date: 6/13/2012
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Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE, 6/12/12
The House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee marked up legislation (H.R. 4965) last week that would restrict the ability of EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers from moving forward with their draft guidance expanding the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act (CWA). That guidance, proposed by the EPA and the Corps in May of 2011, drew significant opposition from state and local governments, farmers, homebuilders and manufacturers. Earlier this year, NASDA joined a coalition of agricultural stakeholders urging support for the legislation and companion legislation in the Senate.
H.R. 4965 was introduced by T&I Committee Chairman John Mica (R-FL); T&I Ranking Member Nick Rahall (D-WV); Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Chairman of the T&I Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment; Frank Lucas (R-OK), Agriculture Committee Chairman; and Collin Peterson (D-MN), the Agriculture Committee's Ranking Member.
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