This bill is to “To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States.” Read More at Open Congress
I think the best part of this is the fact that it’s another example of how out of control our Congress and Senate are in terms of laws and spending. *shakes head in disgust*
SEC. 4. DEFINITION OF WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES.
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˜(25) WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES- The term ˜waters of the United States’ means all waters subject to the ebb and flow of the tide, the territorial seas, and all interstate and intrastate waters and their tributaries, including lakes, rivers, streams (including intermittent streams), mudflats, sandflats, wetlands, sloughs, prairie potholes, wet meadows, playa lakes, natural ponds, and all impoundments of the foregoing, to the fullest extent that these waters, or activities affecting these waters, are subject to the legislative power of Congress under the Constitution.’
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