Hoeven: EPA Issues Proposed WOTUS Rule to Protect Property Rights, Bring Regulation Into Compliance With the Law

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule to restore the traditional definition of “waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS). Once finalized, the rule will:
The EPA will accept public comments on the proposed rule for 45 days. Interested stakeholders may submit their feedbackhereonce the proposed rule has been published in the Federal Register.
“The impact of the Biden-era WOTUS rule would have been far-reaching and costly. Our farmers, ranchers and energy producers, among many others, would have been bogged down in federal permitting for everyday activities, imposing an unworkable regulatory burden and inflating not only their operating costs, but ultimately prices for consumers,” said Hoeven. “That’s why I worked to hold back this regulatory overreach under the Biden and Obama administrations and support the Trump administration in advancing a WOTUS definition that respects private property rights and the regulatory role of states. I appreciate Administrator Zeldin for working with us on this priority, and I encourage North Dakotans to submit their feedback to the EPA to ensure the final rule meets the needs of our state.”
Prior to today’s announcement, Hoeven worked to push back against regulatory overreach by the Biden and Obama administrations, having:
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