Wetland Permit Rules Clarified

摘要

New U.S. Army Corps of Engineers clarity on state and federal jurisdiction in permit awards for construction and dredging in wetlands and other waters under federal Clean Water Act authority is set to convince more states to run permit programs, federal officials say. States and Native American tribes have had authority to issue so-called Section 404 permits for more than three decades. But, because of confusion over whether the Corps or U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had control of certain areas, only Michigan and New Jersey have done so.