The Associated General Contractors of America joined with a range of employer groups representing a broad cross-section of the economy in filing a lawsuit yesterday to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers鈥 Waters of the U.S. rule. The organizations noted that the new measure violates the Clean Water Act, the Administrative Procedures Act and the U.S. Constitution鈥檚 Due Process and Commerce Clauses.
鈥Just because a piece of land occasionally gets wet doesn鈥檛 make it a navigable waterway,鈥 said Stephen E. Sandherr, the association鈥檚 chief executive officer. 鈥淭ry as it might, the administration cannot redefine the reality of existing law or constitutional limits on executive power.鈥
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