Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding initially. I thank him for his leadership. I yield back the balance of my time. Amendment Offered by Mr. LaMalfa Mr. LaMALFA I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill, before the short title, insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to regulate activities identified in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 404(f)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A), (C)). The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California is recognized for 5 minutes. Mr. LaMALFA. Madam Chairman, I'm pleased to be able to present this amendment here. I thank the chairman of the committee for allowing this. We have a situation here where section 404(f)(1) of the Clean Water Act exempts certain activities from the permitting requirements under section 404, including normal farming, forestry, and ranching activities, and construction and maintenance of farm and forest roads, irrigation ditches, and farm ponds. In 1977, Congress made a deliberate policy choice to amend the Clean Water Act to provide carefully tailored exemptions for these ordinary activities of farmers, ranchers, and foresters from the costly and burdensome requirements to obtain Clean Water Act permits.…”