HF3079 Summary

• Establishes a 150-day goal for state environmental and resource management permit issuance or denial, with semiannual reporting to the governor and relevant legislative committees on achievement of this goal.

• Requires commissioners of agriculture, natural resources, and the Pollution Control Agency to establish management systems to achieve the permitting efficiency goal and identify delays caused by applicant responsiveness, staff limitations, or scientific disagreements.

• Allows electronic submission of environmental review and permit documents to departments.

• Exempts ethanol plants producing less than 125,000,000 gallons annually and located outside the seven-county metropolitan area from mandatory environmental impact statement requirements.

• Modifies environmental review procedures by changing judicial review from district court to the Court of Appeals and establishes customized environmental assessment worksheet forms for frequently reviewed project categories.