WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced his support of the new “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule released today by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Under President Obama, the EPA had sought to change regulatory authority under the Clean Water Act to expand federal jurisdiction from navigable waters to include wetlands, farm watering ponds, and roadside and farm ditches that contain water only in response to rainfall.
President Trump repealed the Obama-era WOTUS rule, and today announced further changes to federal regulations. The new rule will establish that federal regulation does supersede state regulation of navigable waters, tributaries to those waters, certain lakes, and wetlands adjacent to navigable waters. However, the rule will establish that federal regulation does not supersede state regulation over areas that only contain water in direct response to rainfall, roadside and farm ditches, farm and stock watering ponds, and converted cropland.
Rep. Andy Harris made the following statement:
“I support President Trump’s efforts to balance protection of the environment with protection of our farms and rural economy. Under the new rule, rather than expanding the role of the federal government, states will retain regulatory authority over non-navigable waterways and ditches that fill only during rainfall. This common-sense approach will help protect our farms from regulations dictated by distant bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. The new rule will allow farmers and others to focus on providing the food and other products that our country needs, instead of facing the costs and uncertainty caused by EPA lawyers.”
8 comments:
Again, Trump rules, lets us use our land that we bought and paid for! God bless him!
I'm in thorough agreement with the administration and Andy Harris. It was becoming dangerous to empty a glass of water in a field. It could very easily become navigable waters and therefore subject to federal control.
BAM!! POTUS hits another home run!! Trump 2Q2Q
Don't take Trump re-election for granted. The Democrats are working hard to overthrow him and it could happen by their constant lies, deceit, and their unlawful election procedures. Get out and vote and keep an eye open for wrong doing at the Polls. God bless America and President Trump.
Nope, still not tired of winning
10:17 so you believe in property rights. Tell that to the people whose lands are being taken for the unneeded border wall.
As for water quality, lets go back to the 60's ,brilliant
While this may seem like a win, and it partially is. Be very weary of setting precedents in which the feds supersede states rights. If might be in our favor now, but what happens with that precedent under a different administration?
I be voting for Trump on election day, as an "insurance policy"
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