WOTUS Rule Continues to Crumble, says Noem
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Kristi Noem today praised a federal appellate court decision to temporarily suspend the nationwide implementation of the controversial “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule. In August 2015, a U.S. District Court suspended the rule for select states, including South Dakota, but today’s ruling applies nationwide.
“Today’s announcement is a tremendous victory for homeowners, farmers and ranchers, and small businesses,” said Noem. “The EPA’s proposal would be a historic federal overreach, but it is crumbling after judicial examinations. Nonetheless, today’s announcement provides only temporary relief. We must continue our efforts to offer a lasting reprieve from the federal government’s heavy regulations and fines by fully and permanently ditching this rule. This is a significant step forward, but our fight is far from over.”
Noem has been an outspoken critic of the WOTUS proposal, which she calls “one of the largest federal land grabs in U.S. history.” 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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It would appear to any sane person that the unusual Presidential attacks by way of Executive Order and Executive Power in corrupting bureaucracies; of our privately held waterways is not only unconstitutional but anti private ownership of land.