Washington Report

Advocacy Updates from Washington D.C.

EPA Spending Bill Good for NAR

The House approved a $32.1 billion FY 2017 spending bill this week that would cut U.S. EPA's budget next year and restrict the Agency's ability to implement several regulations, including the Waters of the U.S. rule and the Clean Power Plan.  The bill also funds the Department of Interior, fully funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund and provides additional resources to fight wildfires.  The White House has issued a veto threat on the bill.

The bill now moves to the Senate, which has yet to act on its version of the bill.  Current political realities make it unlikely for many of the riders to remain in the legislation.

Other riders in the bill prevent implementation of the administration's National Ocean Policy, delay implementation of the Lead Paint Renovation, Repair and Rule until an accurate lead paint test kit is developed, and stop the Fish and Wildlife Service from treating the gray wolf as an endangered or threatened species in the continental United States after next June.

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