INSIDE EPA: : House Republicans Hold ‘Nascent’ Talks On Bill To Limit CWA Jurisdiction
The top Republican on the House science panel’s environment subcommittee says there are “bubbling, nascent discussions” on potential legislation to limit the reach of the Clean Water Act (CWA), but any such bill could be far off despite subcommittee members voicing support for restricting the law’s scope during a Nov. 29 hearing. Speaking to Inside EPA after the hearing on states’ roles in defining the “waters of the United States” subject to CWA protections, the House Science, Space & Technology Committee Chairman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) said legislators have talked about a possible bill to amend the water law, rather than leaving the definition up to regulators, but with little progress so far. “Some bubbling, nascent discussions have happened, but it’s not really gone beyond that,” Biggs said.
