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The following is a joint statement of U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John L. Mica (R-FL) and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Bob Gibbs (R-OH) on the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act & EPA’s siege on the successful federal-state partnership created by this law.
The opening statement of Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Bob Gibbs (R-OH) from today’s Subcommittee hearing to examine the potential for states to assume the lead role under the Clean Water Act dredge or fill (wetlands) permit program.
Rep. Bob Gibbs has received numerous reports indicating that mosquito control programs have been severely impacted by reduced operations due to increased administrative costs and fears of litigation surrounding new court-mandated Clean Water Act (CWA) requirements.