U.S. House Bill Would Kill Clean Water Act, Force Replacement
House Republicans introduced legislation Monday that would force federal agencies to kill and then replace a proposed rule to re-define what streams, wetlands and other areas are regulated under the Clean Water Act.
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee plans to vote Wednesday morning on the bill, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act, kicking off what is likely to be a yearlong struggle with the Obama administration over the future of the rule to define the “waters of the United States” (WOTUS).
“This bill will stop this flawed rule, ensure the proper regulatory process is followed, and continue the balanced approach to regulating the nation's waters that has worked well for decades,” said Pennsylvania Republican Bill Shuster, the committee's chairman.
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