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Wetland Issues (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Revised May 22, 2006
Report Number IB97014
Authors Jeffrey A. Zinn and Claudia Copeland, Resources, Science, and Industry Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
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Summary:

Instead of a single comprehensive federal wetland protection law, multiple laws provide varying levels of protection in different forms: the permit program authorized in §404 in the Clean Water Act; programs for agricultural wetlands; laws that protect specific sites; and laws that protect wetlands which perform certain functions. Many protection advocates view these laws and their implementation as inadequate or uncoordinated. Others, who advocate the rights of property owners and development interests, by contrast, characterize these efforts, especially the §404 permit program, as too intrusive. Numerous state and local wetland programs add to the complexity of the protection effort.