GOP House lawmakers press for WOTUS comment extension

January 21, 2022
Top Republicans on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee are urging EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers to extend the public comment period for the Biden administration’s proposed definition of waters of the United States (WOTUS), saying the 60-day deadline is too short given the complexity of the rule and its broad impacts. Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO), the full committee’s ranking member, and David Rouzer (R-NC), the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee ranking member, are requesting the agencies extend...


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