On July 15, the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment to explore the expanded view of authority that the courts have affirmed for EPA under section 404 (c) of the Clean Water Act. 澳门六合彩开奖预测鈥檚 Senior Environmental Advisor, Leah Pilconis was on hand to . 澳门六合彩开奖预测 testified that the EPA鈥檚 authority should not extend beyond the traditional permit process, and that once the Corps of Engineers issues a permit, the contractor should not have to worry about a retroactive permit veto years after construction has already begun. 澳门六合彩开奖预测 is concerned to see EPA take a much more expansive view of its authority and argue that it can come in before, during, or after the Corps has issued a permit. Subcommittee Chairman Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio) agreed, saying in his opening statement, 鈥淩evoking a permit after it has been issued and when no violations of the permit have occurred is unsettling.聽 It is an arbitrary and irresponsible way for government to act.鈥 He added, 鈥淚 consider this regulatory overreach to be a fundamental property rights issue. 聽With this new and broad interpretation of its powers, EPA is setting itself up as the ultimate manager of land use and economic development in the nation.鈥
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