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On the recordOctober 9, 2013
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.
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Mark Amodei
Republican · Nevada

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Criticizing federal officials for bypassing state authority in water management.

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