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Committee approves amendment letting DENR charge direct-cost fee for expedited processing
Summary
The committee reported HB 605 as amended to allow the Department of Energy and Natural Resources to charge expedited processing fees equal to direct costs, including employee overtime up to time-and-a-half of the highest-paid reviewer, replacing an earlier flat 20% proposal.
House Bill 605, sponsored by Representative Reiser, would authorize the Department of Energy and Natural Resources to charge a fee for expedited processing of permitting and other reviews.
Representative Reiser told the committee the change responds to a backlog of well-class permits and would let the department recover direct costs when staff work overtime. The department offered a technical amendment (amendment 2349) replacing a previously discussed flat 20% fee with language that the expedited processing fee shall equal direct costs incurred for processing and review, including employee overtime at a rate not to exceed time-and-a-half of the highest-paid employee needed for the review.
The committee adopted the amendment by voice with no objection, and the bill was reported favorably as amended.
