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