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ANR and Treasurer tell committee climate‑superfund implementation needs outside contracts and legal support
Summary
Agency of Natural Resources and the state treasurer told a House committee that implementing Act 122 will require contract technical work and new limited‑service staff to deliver cost assessments and legal defense.
Agency of Natural Resources officials and the treasurer’s office told the Natural Resources & Energy Committee that implementing Act 122 — the state’s climate‑superfund law — will require significant outside technical and legal support, and that the executive branch is monitoring federal legal activity targeting state climate laws.
Billy Koster, director of planning and policy at the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR), said the agency and the treasurer performed a feasibility assessment after requests for information and determined dedicated contract support and at least two limited‑service positions are needed to complete the work the law requires. "The treasurer's office needs $700,000 for contract support and $125,000 for a new limited service position to…
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