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Press Release For Immediate Release Contact: Luke Popovich ! Ex. 6 1 L________________________________________ i lpopovich@nma.org June 27, 2017 NMA Welcomes Proposal to Axe Illegal WOTUS Rule WASHINGTON, D C. - National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn issued this statement following today's announcement of the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers' proposal to repeal the 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule and recodify the definition ofjurisdictional waters that preceded it, as called for by the Feb. 28, 2017 Presidential Executive Order: "This sets in motion a welcome correction to a deeply problematic regulation that ignored the careful balance that Congress struck between federal and state water regulation and Constitutional limits on federal authority." "Under the guise of clarifying federal Clean Water Act jurisdiction, the WOTUS rule impermissibly expanded federal jurisdiction to virtually any standing body of water from roadside drainage ditches to local green energy projects." "We look forward to working with the administration as it replaces the WOTUS rule with environmentally responsible policies that provide regulatory clarity for businesses and proper recognition of state authority to manage water quality as Congress intended." it ii ii TT T r fT tTttjt The National Mining Association (NMA) is the voice of the American mining industry in Washington, D.G. Membership includes more than 325 corporations involved in aii aspects of eoai and solid minerals production including coal, rnetai and industrial mineral producers, mineral processors, equipment manufacturers, state mining associations, bulk transporters, engineering firms, consultants, financial institutions and other companies trial: supply goods and services to the mining industry. Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Prod 1 ED 002061 00068452-00001 N ational M ining A sso cia tio n 101 Constitution Avanue. NVV * Suite SOS East * Washington. DC 20001 * (202) 403-260(5 Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Prod 1 ED 002061 00068452-00002