The Wetlands Coverage of the Clean Water Act (CWA) Rapanos and Beyond

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

Contributor:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental law.

Land use.

Right of property.

Wetlands.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

Summary:

Examines geographic scope of the wetlands permitting program under the Clean Water Act (CWA) and consequences of restricting the scope of CWA regulatory protection. Reviews Rapanos volume U.S. Supreme Court case concerning the scope of CWA, Federal-State relations, and private property rights as they relate to wetlands permitting programs

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 11-RL-33263c in the 2011 issue

Notes:

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Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Wetlands Coverage of the Clean Water Act (CWA)

Publisher Number:

CRS-2013-AML-0030

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