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Bill would add factors for DFW to consider when requiring woody‑debris mitigation after storms
Summary
House Bill 19-22 would add factors for the Department of Fish and Wildlife to consider when conditioning hydraulic project approvals (HPAs) requiring placement or replacement of woody debris after extreme weather events or natural disasters. Sponsor Representative Victoria Hunt said the bill responds to storm damage in her district.
House Bill 19-22, introduced to the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on Feb. 12, would require the Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) to consider a set of additional factors when conditioning hydraulic project approvals that require placement or mitigation of woody debris following extreme weather events or natural disasters.
Lily Smith, committee staff, explained that DFW currently regulates activities affecting the natural flow or bed of waters through the Hydraulic Project Approval (HPA) permit process and can condition permits with mitigation…
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