Last week, the American Farm Bureau and US Sugar Corp. filed a lawsuit against the US Army Corps of Engineers over Clean Water Act regulation of prior converted wetlands. The Clean Water Act exempts wetlands converted to agricultural uses prior to 1983 from federal oversight–any other use is subject to the same regulation as other waters of the US. The lawsuit alleges that the policy reduces the value of land nationwide and limits property owners in their ability to sell converted land for other uses.
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