Rep. Michael Noel (R)

HCR 1 (Concurrent Resolution on Waters of the United States)

Libertas Institute supports this bill.

A new rule proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency purports to grant it the authority to regulate and micromanage not only interstate water, but intrastate water as well—bodies of water entirely within Utah. This resolution expresses opposition to that rule change, and support for pending litigation to fight it.

Libertas Institute supports this bill. We wrote a public policy brief a few months ago calling for this action, encouraging the legislature to voice opposition to this egregious violation of federalism.