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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Jun. 14, 2007

Balancing Act

Focus Column - By Roderick Walston - Congressional legislation involving America's waterways would dramatically increase the power of the federal government.

FOCUS COLUMN

By Roderick Walston

      Two bills recently introduced in Congress, S. 473 (Sen. Russell Feingold) and H.R. 2421 (Rep. James Oberstar) would fundamentally alter the historic balance of power between the federal government and the states to regulate water. The bills would amend the Clean Water Act by authorizing the federal government to regulate purely local waters that traditionally are regulated by the states, thus e...

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