H.R. 4965, a bill to preserve existing rights to waters of the United States regarding Clean Water Act’s jurisdiction

H.R. 4965 would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corp of Engineers (Corps) from finalizing or implementing guidance provided in the document entitled “EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Guidance Regarding Identification of Water Protected by the Clean Water Act.” That document was sent to the Office of Management and Budget for regulatory review earlier this year. Enacting this legislation also would prohibit those federal agencies from using similar guidance as the basis for any decision regarding the scope of the Clean Water Act’s jurisdiction or in any rulemaking activities.
Read on at: http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43344