MO SB1722

Requires environmental commissions to issue final decisions on permit appeals within 180 days of the notice of appeal filing, or the permit is automatically affirmed if the deadline is missed

Allows permittees (as petitioners or intervenors) sole discretion to extend the 90-day hearing deadline, 120-day recommended decision deadline, and 180-day final decision deadline

Mandates that permittees receive reasonable fees, damages, and expenses when third-party challengers lose their appeals against issued permits, unless the challenger's position was substantially justified

Applies to appeals heard by the Administrative Hearing Commission involving hazardous waste, mining, safe drinking water, air conservation, and clean water commissions