Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Committee, pressed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to ensure that any Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule protects private property rights and provides regulatory certainty for agriculture, energy and other industries. Hoeven joined a roundtable to push back on the Biden administration's efforts to repeal the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) and advance an expanded WOTUS definition.
"The Biden administration's effort to potentially expand the reach of federal water regulations is creating uncertainty for key industries, including agriculture, energy and construction. This regulatory uncertainty only adds to the burdens that families and businesses are facing every day in the midst of record inflation and supply chain challenges," said Hoeven.
"Instead of unworkable, one-size-fits-all federal rules, the EPA should work with Congress to provide regulatory certainty and support a commonsense, states-led approach to regulation, and that's why we made it clear to Administrator Regan that EPA should not be repealing the NWPR and that any new definition of WOTUS must respect private property rights."
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