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Senate bill introduced to stop WOTUS

IMG_5307A bipartisan group of Senators including Senator Ag Chairman Pat Roberts, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, and Joe Donnelly of Indiana, was introduced this morning requiring the EPA to re-do its proposed Waters of the U.S. rule.

Heitkamp says the bill would require the agency to consult with states and those affected by the proposed rule directly – including farmers and ranchers, “There’s no current pending regulation that has caused more concern, legitimately, than the Waters of the

Heitkamp says the bill is unlikely to have the support of the president but she is hopeful it will convince more lawmakers that something has to be done.

A bill to block the EPA WOTUS rulemaking was passed out of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee earlier this month.

 

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