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David Schweikert: “My fear is if this gets an expansive interpretation, all of a sudden the good acts, I am now going to be required to get…”

On the recordJuly 29, 2014
My fear is if this gets an expansive interpretation, all of a sudden the good acts, I am now going to be required to get a 404 permit
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David Schweikert
Republican · Arizona

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Concerns about potential legal barriers from new regulations on environmental permits.

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