National Association of Home Builders Chairman Kevin Kelly commends the House of Representatives for passing legislation championed by Rep. Steve Southerland (R-Fla) that curtails the reach of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over waters of the U. S. Specifically, HR 5078, the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act, protects landowners from unnecessary regulations and permits that could delay and raise the cost of home building projects. “Today’s House vote sends a strong message to the EPA to go back to the drawing board to find a common-sense middle ground plan that will maintain environmental safeguards and protect landowners from unnecessary regulation,” says Kelly. MHProNews understands the EPA and the Corps wanted to extend their control over more bodies of water under the Clean Water Act, potentially adding to the cost of building manufactured home communities.  ##

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