All three committees in Congress with jurisdiction over the Clean Water Act have new chairs. In addition, key positions at the EPA and Interior Department are newly filled--meaning that the decision makers will have to familiarize themselves with the issues. In light of this, some analysts believe it is doubtful that new clean water legislation will be enacted before 1995. Others, however, believe, in view of new legislation proposed by Representative Sam Coopersmith (Democrat--Arizona), and Senator Max Baucus (Democrat--Montana) and Senator John Chafee (Republican--Rhode Island), that a revision will happen sooner (Yamane, 1993, p. 5; Kocheisen, 1993, p. 1).
When President Clinton does sign the next Clean Water Act, he will most likely be approving a variation of the current law and not a major change in policy (Cohan, 1993, p. 48). While the regulatory tone of the law may not change much, it could expand to include wetlands and groundwater.
While Congress considers new areas to include in the Clean Water Act, it will also have to consider financing. When it comes to federal water money, states essentially would like to retain the current prog
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