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HR 2421: Clean Water
Restoration Act
HR 2421, The Clean
Water Restoration Act, is really a massive Federal land
and water power grab. It will use "wetlands" to take
control over every farm, ranch, and piece of private
property with any water on it or even if you only engage
in activities that might affect water.
It expands the authority of the Federal
government under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
of 1972 to include all waters of the U.S. and activities
affecting these waters.
In the words of Reed Hopper of Pacific Legal Foundation,
lead attorney in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court victory,
"...this bill pushes the limits of federal power to an
extreme not matched by any other law, probably in the
history of this country."
Reasons to Oppose
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Action Items
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Hearing on the 35th
Anniversary of the Clean Water Act
On Thursday,
October 18 there is a hearing on the 35th Anniversary of
the Clean Water Act, not on HR 2421 specifically, although
it will certainly be a focus (but not the only focus) of
the hearing. NAR is not testifying, but they are sending a
written statement as part of the larger Waters Advocacy
Coalition (WAC), of which we are members, and which
opposes HR 2421. The WAC is also sending a document
describing all of the successes that have occurred under
the current CWA.
Read Letter
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Read Progress Update
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House Adopts 25x25
Energy Goal
This afternoon the
U.S. House of Representatives approved, by voice vote, a
resolution establishing 25x'25 as a national goal. The
resolution, as outlined in H. Con. Res. 25, expresses the
sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States
that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural,
forestry, and working land of the United States should
provide from renewable resources not less that 25 percent
of the total energy consumed in the United States and
continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food,
feed and fiber.
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