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Hearing to Focus on Impacts of an Expansion of Federal Jurisdiction under Clean Water ActWater Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Bob Gibbs (R-OH) will lead a hearing next week to examine the potential impacts of a United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) proposed joint rulemaking to change the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act. Following strong bipartisan opposition to legislation in the 110th and 111th Congresses, and to EPA’s and the Corps’ recent attempts to finalize agency guidance that would have redefined the scope of Clean Water Act jurisdiction, the Administration directed the agencies to proceed with a rulemaking to achieve the same goal. This hearing will focus on the potential impacts of such a change in federal authority. The hearing, entitled “Potential Impacts of Proposed Changes to the Clean Water Act Jurisdictional Rule,” is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 11, 2014 in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building. Witnesses: Panel I
Panel II
More information about the hearing, including testimony, additional background information, and live webcast, will be posted here as it becomes available. # # # |