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Farmer Co-ops Applaud Senate Committee Approval of Federal Water Quality Protection Act
Wed, 10 Jun 2015 14:59:49 CDT
The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC) Wednesday applauded the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee's approval of S. 1140, the Federal Water Quality Protection Act. The bill, introduced by Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), addresses the overreach by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in finalizing their controversial rule to redefine "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act.
"The Committee's action today is an important first step in protecting farmers, ranchers and their co-ops from an unprecedented expansion of federal jurisdiction that goes well beyond anything envisioned when the Clean Water Act was passed or reauthorized," said NCFC President and CEO Chuck Conner. "Without question, the WOTUS rule finalized late last month by EPA and the Corps would result in greater federal regulatory controls of day-to-day farming operations, higher costs and inefficiencies, and no real improvements to water quality."
"I would like to thank both Senators Barrasso and Donnelly for their leadership on this issue," Conner continued. "It is imperative that the Senate finds time on their calendar to take up and approve this legislation as quickly as possible."
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