Mr. T Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 The Clean Water Restoration Act currently pending in the U.S. Senate could reach to control even a "seasonal puddle" on private property. Eleven senators and 17 representatives in the U.S. House have sent a letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid and Speaker Nancy Pelosi blasting the measure as one of the boldest property grab attempts of all time. This bill is described by opponents as a sweeping overhaul of the Clean Water Act that could threaten both physical land and jobs by wiping out some farmers entirely. "Right now, the law says that the Environmental Protection Agency is in charge of all navigable water," said Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., chairman of the Senate Western Caucus and an opponent of the bill. "Well, this bill removes the word 'navigable,' so for ranchers and farmers who have mud puddles, prairie potholes -- anything from snow melting on their land -- all of that water will now come under the regulation of the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency," he said. Read The Article HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Let Reid and Peelosi come out and try to take our woods where the bog is. Go ahead. Let em show up and try to take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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