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Bill would direct WSDOT to convene permitting work group to streamline transportation approvals
Summary
Engrossed Substitute House Bill 19-02 would require WSDOT, with Ecology, to convene a broad work group of agencies, labor, industry, tribes and other stakeholders to recommend ways to streamline federal, state and local permitting for transportation projects while maintaining environmental protections.
Engrossed Substitute House Bill 19-02 would require the Washington State Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Department of Ecology, to convene a work group of government, industry, labor and tribal representatives to develop recommendations to streamline permitting for transportation projects while maintaining environmental and regulatory protections.
Danny Masterson, committee staff, told the Senate Transportation Committee the work group would begin meeting by Oct. 1, 2025, and submit a final report to the legislature by…
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