I first received this via alert from the Sierra Club. Now, from the Daily Times: Link...

According to the General Assembly's Fiscal Review Committee, however, removing these waters from regulation by the WQCA places the state in conflict with the federal Clean Water Act and will place approximately $2.1 million in federal funds in jeopardy.

But don't worry, he isn't really trying to do this:

"We're not really trying to make the definitions lax. We're just trying to get a definition. The uncertainty of what is or is not a wet weather conveyance has caused this problem to be inconsistently enforced. We're just looking for consistency. We're not trying to get away from it."

This comes before the House Environment and Conservation Committee on March 12th.