States Secure 'Primacy' Role In House Bill To Force CWA Rule Re-Proposal

House lawmakers have amended a bill to force EPA to re-propose its Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction rule by inserting language to protect states' “primacy” over water rights law, advancing the bill through the transportation panel after rejecting calls to instead allow EPA to finalize the rule and then file a disapproval resolution on it. Members of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (T&I) voted 36-22 -- with just two Democrats in favor -- to approve H.R. 1732 , a...