The House approved legislation Monday that would mandate a study of several entities charged with helping protect water bodies in Eastern states.
H.R. 3428, the “Mid-Atlantic River Basin Commissions Review Act” from Rep. Robert Bresnahan (R-Pa.), would have the Government Accountability Office review ethics, accountability and transparency issues for several commissions. It passed by voice vote.
The entities include the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, the Delaware River Basin Commission and the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin. They all have state and federal representatives.
Republicans have criticized the Delaware River Basin Commission’s 2021 ban on hydraulic fracking. Some environmentalists worry the scrutiny could lead to loss of federal support.
