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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY MERTZ, EDDIE, VANDE HOEF, MAY, GREIG, DREES,
1 3 and BRANSTAD
1 4 (COMPANION TO SCR 20 BY COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE)
1 5 A Concurrent Resolution in support of improvement in
1 6 the wetland delineation process and a moratorium
1 7 on wetlands determination until the 1995 farm bill
1 8 has been passed and signed into law by the Congress
1 9 and the President.
1 10 WHEREAS, it has been historically consistent policy
1 11 of Iowa to improve the productivity of our soil to the
1 12 ultimate economic benefit of all Iowans; and
1 13 WHEREAS, federal agencies have too much latitude
1 14 for interpretation to consistently apply wetland
1 15 policies, including a determination of which years
1 16 employed in the evaluation process are "wet", "dry",
1 17 or "normal" years; and
1 18 WHEREAS, the definition of wetland is too complex
1 19 for people to understand; and
1 20 WHEREAS, wetland delineation issues will be debated
1 21 and modified in the 1995 farm bill requiring current
1 22 wetland delineations to be revised; and
1 23 WHEREAS, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the
1 24 Environmental Protection Agency, the United States
1 25 Department of Agriculture, and the Army Corps of
1 26 Engineers all have federal jurisdiction over wetlands;
1 27 NOW THEREFORE,
1 28 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
1 29 SENATE CONCURRING, That there be a moratorium on
1 30 wetland delineation until passage of the 1995 farm
2 1 bill; and
2 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That Congress should
2 3 encourage the voluntary preservation of wetlands,
2 4 including the offering of incentives, but should not
2 5 impose mandatory practices on owners of private
2 6 property; and
2 7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That Congress support the
2 8 right of farmers to repair, maintain, or improve
2 9 private drainage systems; and
2 10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That Congress require lands
2 11 designated as a wetland be an area of not less than
2 12 ten acres in size; and
2 13 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That Congress recognize the
2 14 need to reduce the financial burdens placed on our
2 15 children's future due to its unsound budget practices
2 16 which means fewer federal dollars can be dedicated to
2 17 wetland issues making it essential to focus efforts on
2 18 protecting true wetland areas, such as clearly
2 19 identifiable swamps and marshes; and
2 20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this
2 21 resolution be sent to the President of the United
2 22 States; the Chief of Engineers, United States Army
2 23 Corps of Engineers, North Central Division; the United
2 24 States Secretary of Agriculture; the administrator of
2 25 the Environmental Protection Agency; the Secretary of
2 26 the Interior; the Speaker of the United States House
2 27 of Representatives; the Majority Leader of the United
2 28 States Senate; and the members of Iowa's congressional
2 29 delegation.
2 30 LSB 2531HH 76
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