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Home builders and contractors urge clearer Clean Water Act jurisdiction, faster jurisdictional determinations
Summary
Witnesses from the Associated General Contractors and the National Association of Home Builders told the Senate EPW committee that uncertainty over Clean Water Act jurisdiction, slow approved jurisdictional determinations and scarce mitigation credits add time and costs to housing and construction projects.
Carl Harris, chairman of the board of the National Association of Home Builders, and Leah Palconis, general counsel for the Associated General Contractors of America, told the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee that inconsistent interpretations of what counts as "waters of the United States" and long waits for approved jurisdictional determinations create substantial project uncertainty and costs.
Harris said the United States faces "a shortfall of over 1,500,000 housing units," and described how delays on jurisdictional determinations and…
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