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Relating to the adoption and use of certain general permits issued by the department of natural resources
Sponsored by the House Environmental Protection Committee
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 19, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 19, 2022
- Done: House committeeFebruary 9, 2022
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 22, 202236–13
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People who want to build things like dams or structures in floodplains would no longer have to submit a written application to the Department of Natural Resources for certain activities. Instead, the state can create general permits for simple projects that do not need a special review. If a project fits one of these general permits, the Department of Natural Resources does not have to individually approve or deny it.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the adoption and use of certain general permits issued by the department of natural resources (DNR). Current law requires a person to file a written application with DNR if the person desires to erect, construct, use, or maintain a structure, dam, obstruction, deposit, or excavation in or on any floodway or floodplains or to erect, construct, maintain, or operate a dam on a navigable or meandered stream or on a stream for manufacturing or industrial purposes. After an investigation, DNR is required to approve or deny the application and impose conditions and terms. The bill removes the requirement that the application be written. The bill allows the environmental protection commission to adopt rules for the issuance of general permits. A general permit shall authorize activities that, by their nature, do not require further DNR review. The bill exempts DNR from approving or denying an application if the proposed activity falls under an adopted general permit.
House subcommittee
Named January 19, 2022 (as HSB 550). On January 26, 2022 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-0.
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