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Senate advances bill to extend DEQ/NRO funding sunset to 2029
Summary
The Senate Finance and Claims Committee voted to recommend Senate Bill 71, which would extend the sunset date for General Fund backfill of the Natural Resources Operations (NRO) account to fiscal year 2029. Sponsors and agency directors said the extension is temporary while a new fee structure is considered.
Senator Josh Kasmier, sponsor of Senate Bill 71, asked the Senate Finance and Claims Committee to extend the sunset date for General Fund support tied to the Natural Resources Operations (NRO) account through fiscal year 2029.
The bill would continue a temporary General Fund backfill that has supported the Department of Environmental Quality’s and other agencies’ mining and resource permitting programs. "We stand in strong support of Senate Bill 71," Sonya Nowakowski, director of the Department of…
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