Wetlands are a diminishing natural resource.
Each year, the United States loses 100,000 acres of wetlands. These riders block revised wetland permits that are designed to limit wetlands destruction and the flooding of homes and businesses. These riders invite increased litigation by letting developers sue the federal government faster and more often. These riders waste federal dollars to expand a new administrative appeals process that cuts the public out of the jurisdictional appeals decisions. For over two years, the Corps of Engineers has been developing replacement permits.