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NFC: Fw: Supplement to River Policy Update
Supplement to River Policy Update, Week of July 10, 2000
RIDER TO BLOCK EPA WATER REGULATIONS PASSES
Last week, the Senate and the House passed the Military
Construction/Supplemental spending bill. H.R. 4425
combines funding for fiscal year 2001 military construction
and spending from a fiscal year 2000 emergency supplemental
spending measure, which was in limbo earlier this
year. Many environmental organizations are concerned about
a rider attached to the bill that would block a proposed
rule by the EPA to establish tougher Total Maximum Daily
Load (TMDL) standards. The bill is expected to land on
President Clinton’s desk by July 13th. After the bill
passed with the rider intact, President Clinton ordered the
EPA to expedite its rulemaking for the new TMDL standards.
Because the rider restricts funding for any “new” TMDL
rules, if the Administration issues the new TMDL rule
before signing this bill into law, the rider will become
powerless.
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