H.J. Res. 27, Providing for Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “Revis
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As reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 3, 2023
H.J. Res. 27 would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers from implementing or enforcing certain regulations related to the nation’s waters and wetlands under the Clean Water Act (CWA).
The CWA directs EPA and the Corps to serve as co-regulators, along with the states, of the nation’s waters. H.J. Res. 27 would prevent those agencies from implementing a final rule, “Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the United States,’” as published in the Federal Register on January 18, 2023. The rule, which will take effect on March 20, 2023, defines the scope of waters protected by the CWA.
Under current law, the Corps collects fees to issue permits under the CWA in amounts that, on average, total less than $50,000 annually. Those fees are recorded in the budget as offsets to direct spending.
