On the recordApril 8, 2019
I include in the Record a letter of support for H.R. 1331 from Trout Unlimited. Trout Unlimited, Arlington, VA, April 8, 2019. Re Trout Unlimited supports HR 1331, The Local Water Protection Act. Hon. Angie Craig, House of Representatives. Hon. Brian Mast, House of Representatives. Dear Representatives Craig and Mast: On behalf of Trout Unlimited (TU), I am writing to strongly support the above referenced bill, to urge its swift passage through the House, and to thank you for introducing it. Section 319 of the Clean Water Act has provided our field staff with valuable funds which they have leveraged many times over to accomplish a number of valuable nonpoint source pollution projects across the nation. But as you know there is much more work to be done, and passage of this bill will be a big step in a positive direction for the health of the Nation's watersheds. Trout Unlimited has over 300,000 conservation-minded members and supporters, organized into 380 chapters in 35 state councils. Our mission is to conserve, protect and restore the Nation's trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds. We have 250 staff spread across America who work with our members and a wide variety of partners--including farmers, ranchers, miners and state and local agencies--to accomplish our mission. Section 319 has become an increasingly important tool for our work. Working with our partners, we have used Section 319 funds in a variety of ways to control nonpoint pollution.…
