With Noem Support, WOTUS Disapproval Hits President’s Desk

noem press header kristi noem headshot May 21 2014With Noem Support, WOTUS Disapproval Hits President’s Desk

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Kristi Noem today joined the House in passing legislation disapproving of the EPA’s Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule.  If today’s legislation is enacted, the controversial rule expanding EPA jurisdiction to small ditches, prairie potholes and even seasonally wet areas will have no force or effect.  With approval from Congress, the legislation now heads to the President for his signature or veto.

“As written, the Waters of the U.S. rule could become one of the largest federal land grabs in U.S. history,” said Noem.  “Everyday tasks, like spraying your lawn for mosquitos or your crops for disease, could now become federally regulated activities that carry fines worth upwards of $30,000 if a farmer or homeowner is found in violation.  I’m proud Congress has moved this legislation forward.  I strongly urge the President to understand the burden this regulation puts on families and sign our legislation to withdraw it.”

In May 2015, Rep. Noem helped the U.S. House of Representatives pass the bipartisan H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015, which would send the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers back to the drawing board on the WOTUS rule.

Noem has also called on the EPA to define regulated navigable waters on a map after an alarming graphic was released that has raised questions about how extensive the EPA’s regulatory authority could become.  Read more and view the graphic here.

Additionally, in May 2014, Rep. Noem joined 231 Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle on a letter urging the EPA and the Secretary of the Army to withdraw the proposed rule.

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