New Bill Introduced To Fix Clean Water Problems Created by Supreme Court
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Jim Oberstar (MN) introduced new legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives last week to restore critical Clean Water Act protections for streams, lakes, wetlands, and other important waters. The America’s Commitment to Clean Water Act (H.R. 5088) would reverse two Supreme Court decisions that jeopardize these waters. The bill will help sustain the healthy habitats, robust fish and wildlife populations, and economic benefits that rely on America’s healthy waterways and wetlands. Over the past decade, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two decisions – Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2001) and Rapanos v. United States (2006) – that strike at the heart of the Clean Water Act, which Congress passed into law in 1972 to restore and maintain our nation’s water quality. H.R. 5088 would achieve the core goal of restoring critical Clean Water Act protections while being more tailored and specific than legislation introduced in previous Congresses.
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