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Ways and Means advances DOGAMI budget amid industry complaints about permitting backlogs
Summary
The Department of Geology and Mineral Industries budget moved out of subcommittee after lawmakers debated permit processing rates, fee increases and accountability measures for the agency commonly called DOGAMI.
The natural resources subcommittee recommended House Bill 5010, the Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) budget bill, be amended and reported out due pass as amended after a contentious discussion about permit backlogs and agency performance.
The subcommittee recommended a budget totaling nearly $36.7 million and 50 positions, including roughly $10.7 million general fund, $20.1 million other funds and $6.0 million federal funds. Adjustments in the recommendation support geological carbon sequestration research, completion of an ePermitting project that will create a paperless permitting system, and increased staffing to address permit backlogs and…
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