Bishop Statement on Formal WOTUS Withdrawal

Bishop Statement on Formal WOTUS Withdrawal

The following press release was published by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 26, 2017. It is reproduced in full below.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers formally proposed the withdrawal of the Waters of the U.S. Rule in the Federal Register. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement:

“This long-overdue withdrawal is a win for farmers, states, communities and private property rights. I want to thank the Trump Administration for their steadfast efforts to foster a level of rationality in environmental policy and begin detangling the web of crushing rules and regulations across the federal government."

Source: House Committee on Natural Resources

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