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Committee hears bill to coordinate exempt‑well review with subdivision planning; agency seeks staff and IT to meet timelines
Summary
The Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and stakeholders said House Bill 681 will move exempt‑well review to the front of the subdivision/planning timeline and require mapping and tracking by lot; DNRC requested additional FTE and database work to meet proposed 10‑day timelines.
Representative John Fitzpatrick presented House Bill 681, saying the measure and related bills grew from court decisions that raised questions about exempt wells and subdivision approvals. The sponsor asked the committee to consider the package as a whole rather than treating each bill in isolation.
Anna Pakenham Stevenson, DNRC Water Resources Division administrator, testified the bill shifts the process from a notice of…
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