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MN SF1087
Bill
Status
2/16/2017
Primary Sponsor
William Ingebrigtsen
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AI Summary
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Establishes 90-day permitting goals for Tier 1 permits and 150-day goals for Tier 2 permits, with annual efficiency reporting required
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Allows permit applicants to reimburse agencies for expedited permit review costs and establishes protections for unadopted rules that lack proper rulemaking procedures
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Prevents permit termination or suspension without consent if environmental review funding lapses, protecting ongoing permit work
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Eliminates the Environmental Quality Board and transfers its environmental review responsibilities under Chapter 116D to the Pollution Control Agency
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Reassigns specific Environmental Quality Board duties to other agencies: Department of Natural Resources (silica sand standards, genetically engineered organisms), Department of Agriculture (pesticide management), and Clean Water Council (groundwater coordination)
Legislative Description
Environmental reforms; environmental quality board elimination
Last Action
Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Finance
3/20/2017