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Senate passes resolution to withdraw WOTUS rule

Source: National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the Public Lands Council appreciate the bi-partisan show of support in the Senate today against the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers’ “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule.
NCBA President Philip Ellis said the joint resolution passed Wednesday by the Senate (53-44) could finally put this burdensome regulation to rest.
America’s cattlemen and women are drowning in federal regulation that adds burdens, costs and uncertainty to our businesses,” said Ellis. “The WOTUS regulation is the greatest overreach yet. If allowed to take effect, it would give EPA jurisdiction over millions of acres of state and private property. Without action by Congress and the president to withdraw this rule; producers, stakeholders and states will be forced to continue litigation, adding millions of dollars in expenses and years in delay.”
The joint resolution passed by the Senate was brought by Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, under the Congressional Review Act. This resolution would order the EPA and corps to withdraw the WOTUS rule and would prevent the agencies from further similar rulemaking. The joint resolution must now be passed by the House and signed by the president.

Written by:
kristin
Published on:
November 4, 2015

Categories: General

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