Sullivan Statement on Nationwide Stay of EPA's WOTUS Rule

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U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works' Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, released the following statement regarding the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision to issue a nationwide stay on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) flawed Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule:

"I'm grateful that the court has halted this over-reaching jurisdictional expansion -- known as the Waters of the U.S. rule," said Senator Sullivan. "This rule is a prime example of this Administration's persistent disregard for the rule of law and yet another attempt to bypass Congress and the American people by granting the EPA vast new authority over lands across the country, particularly in Alaska, which is home to 60 percent of the nation's jurisdictional waters."

On August 27, 2015, a United States District Court Judge in North Dakota delayed implementation of the EPA's expanded WOTUS rule for Alaska and 12 other states until ongoing litigation is fully decided.

Since arriving to the Senate in January of 2015, Senator Sullivan has worked aggressively, with a bipartisan group of colleagues in pushing back against this federal overreach.

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