On behalf of Property Rights Alliance, I am writing to express concern over the “Clean Water Restoration Act” (H.R. 2421). H.R. 2421 would infringe on the rights of property owners across the nation and result in an unprecedented expansion of the regulatory authority of the federal government.

The Clean Water Restoration Act, sponsored by Rep. James Oberstar, seeks to re-establish the nearly unlimited powers of the Clean Water Act lost due to U.S. Supreme Court decisions in 2001 and 2006. While supporters of H.R. 2421 contend the intent is to end jurisdictional confusion, in actuality, H.R. 2421 gives the federal government the power to regulate all interstate and intrastate waters, including non-navigable waters. PRA is concerned that H.R. 2421 exceeds the original objective of the Clean Water Act by mandating all waters be placed under the regulatory control of the federal government.

http://www.propertyrightsalliance.org/index.php?content=feature

Contact Jim Oberstar and ask him why he would support such an obvious assault on state’s rights and individual property rights, especially when the Federal government is either unwilling or unable to effectively manage or regulate any Federal program or law without corruption and special interests immediately taking it over. Be civil and polite in your contact even though this man is apparently not working on your behalf.

http://www.oberstar.org/contact/

Marti Oakley