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Committee approves Department of Environmental Quality budget with added certification and inspection funds
Summary
Appropriations Committee recommended a do-pass on Senate Bill 2024, the Department of Environmental Quality budget, with a small house-stage increase to operator certification funding and additions for fuel inspection and emerging contaminants.
The Appropriations Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 2024, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) budget, after Representative Berg summarized changes made in the Senate and the House and DEQ staff answered questions about federal funding and a planned laboratory.
Representative Berg told the committee the house recommendation increased special-fund support for water and wastewater operator certification testing by $30,500 (a 50 percent increase to $100,500) to expand test availability. "With these changes, we resulted in a total budget of…
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