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Omnibus bill would streamline wetlands and wastewater review in designated areas and expand housing data access
Summary
At a joint Jan. 30 hearing, the administration proposed adjusting Class 2 wetland standards and buffers in designated areas, delegating wastewater connection review to municipalities through an ANR general permit, and expanding access to CAMA data for more granular housing tracking and a new dashboard.
Alex Farrell presented several statewide permitting and data provisions in the governor's omnibus housing bill at the Jan. 30 joint hearing, signaling an effort to streamline environmental permitting and improve housing data available to planners and lawmakers.
On wetlands, Farrell said the bill would modify Class 2 wetland treatment in designated areas (interim exemption areas, Tier 1A and 1B areas, and existing industrial parks) and reduce the external buffer from 50 feet to 25 feet in those same designated areas. He described the changes as intended to protect mapped wetlands while constraining the adjacent buffer in locations targeted for…
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