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MN SF1087

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/16/2017

Primary Sponsor

William Ingebrigtsen

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Origin

Senate

90th Legislature 2017-2018

AI Summary

  • Establishes 90-day permitting goals for Tier 1 permits and 150-day goals for Tier 2 permits, with annual efficiency reporting required

  • Allows permit applicants to reimburse agencies for expedited permit review costs and establishes protections for unadopted rules that lack proper rulemaking procedures

  • Prevents permit termination or suspension without consent if environmental review funding lapses, protecting ongoing permit work

  • Eliminates the Environmental Quality Board and transfers its environmental review responsibilities under Chapter 116D to the Pollution Control Agency

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Finance3/20/2017
Environment and Natural Resources Finance3/15/2017
State Government Finance and Policy and Elections3/13/2017
Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy3/6/2017
Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance2/16/2017

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