Broadcast Newsline: May 18, 2012
Leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Agriculture Committee introduced H.R. 4965, a bill to prohibit the Administration from finalizing or implementing guidance which would significantly broaden the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA).
This week's Cotton Newsline is 3 cuts.All cuts are Robbie Minnich, Senior Government Relations Representative for the National Cotton Council.m
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Leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Agriculture Committee introduced H.R. 4965, a bill to prohibit the Administration from finalizing or implementing guidance which would significantly broaden the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA).Robbie Minnich, Senior Government Relations Representative for the National Cotton Council says the bill, introduced on April 27, would require a formal rulemaking for any attempt to change the definition of "waters of the United States" under the CWA.
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Minnich says a key component of the new policy is that small streams and wetlands can be considered together, or in the aggregate, in determining whether they play a significant role in a watershed's health.
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Minnich says opposition to a draft version of the document has been intense.
