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American Farm Bureau Applauds Comment Extension for 'Waters of the US Proposal'
Tue, 10 Jun 2014 15:22:30 CDT
"The American Farm Bureau Federation is pleased the EPA has extended the time available to comment on new and highly burdensome clean water rules. This is a victory for farming families and a clear signal that America's farmers know how to stand up and be counted.
"EPA has misled the regulated community about the rule's impacts on land use. If more people knew how regulators want to require permits for common activities on dry land, or penalize landowners for not getting them, they would be outraged.
"This latest rule broadly expands federal jurisdiction and threatens local land-use and zoning authority. Simply put, it is an end-run around Congress and the Supreme Court. I look forward to expanding on our position in testimony tomorrow before the House Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment.
"The new schedule gives us until October 20 to comment on the Waters of the United States rule, and until July 21 to comment on the accompanying interpretive rule. Rest assured we will use that time to its best advantage. We will ditch this rule."
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