[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14286]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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    WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES REGULATORY OVERREACH PROTECTION ACT

  (Mr. ROONEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. ROONEY. Madam Speaker, the Federal Government is attempting yet 
another power grab in our own backyards. A new rule proposed by the EPA 
will mandate the most significant expansion of Federal Government water 
regulation in more than a quarter of a century.
  In Florida alone, preliminary costs to projects in eight counties are 
estimated at over $182 million. In my district, all this rule will do 
is make it harder for farmers to grow food and more difficult for local 
businesses to thrive.
  Floridians understand and respect our waterways unlike any other 
State. Environmentalists, farmers, and businesses have all come 
together in Florida to protect our environment and eliminate water 
pollutants. And their efforts are working. The Obama administration, in 
its never-ending quest to bypass Congress and the States, is seeking to 
upend this functioning dynamic.
  Therefore, I rise today to encourage my colleagues to support 
Congressman Steve Southerland's bill, H.R. 5078, the Waters of the 
United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act.

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