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Committee advances bill clarifying notice and appeals for water-permit hearings

2521297 · March 6, 2025
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Summary

The House Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted to give Senate Bill 2059 a do-pass recommendation after Department of Water Resources officials described changes that standardize certified-mail notice and clarify appeal timing for drainage and construction permit complaints.

The House Energy and Natural Resources Committee gave Senate Bill 2059 a do-pass recommendation after receiving testimony from Department of Water Resources officials that the bill clarifies how the department notifies parties about hearings and reorganizes appeal steps for certain permit complaints.

Andrew Nygren, Water Appropriation Division director for the Department of Water Resources, told the committee the bill “clarifies the department will notify the necessary parties about the time and place of the hearing using certified mail, as the…

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