Mark Amodei actually said...

They have usurped that authority completely and said, I have groundwater concerns and therefore I am conditioning your permit or I am denying it without ever talking to the individual who under State law has exclusive authority to adjudicate those matters.

Context

Criticizing federal officials for bypassing state authority in water management.

10/09/2013

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