CSPAN2 Key Capitol Hill Hearings June 25, 2014
Expansion of the definition of waters of the United States. Additionally, the e. P. A. Is pressing forward despite two recent Supreme Court cases that expressly rejected the agencys broadest definition of bodies of water and made it clear not all bodies of water are subject to definition under the act. Few regulatory agencies will be able to escape the reach. This proposed new definition could apply to countless numbers of small wetlands and creeks that are typically regulated at the state level. More specifically, the proposed rule extends the reach of federal Regulatory Authority by adding i...