NAR Summary of Statements to Senate Committee on Agriculture and the House committee on Conservation Regarding the Impact of the Proposed Water Rule

Issue Date: March 24, 2015


114th Congress

House Committee on Agriculture
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

NAR submitted separate testimonies to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and to the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry for their hearings on the Proposed Waters Rule Impact. If enacted, this rule could force many homeowners across America to obtain a federal construction permit for the first time which could have significant multiplier effects on home sales, values as well as the communities? tax base.