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Agriculture commissioner seeks authority to invest and hold easements for mitigation fund
Summary
Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring asked the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee to approve House Bill 1400 so the state can invest the Environmental Impact Mitigation Fund and hold easements or leases to carry out mitigation obligations.
Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring testified in support of House Bill 1400, which would (1) allow the state treasurer to invest monies in the Environmental Impact Mitigation Fund and deposit income back into the fund, and (2) authorize the commissioner to enter into conservation easements or leases to carry out mitigation activities related to energy projects.
Goehring told the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee the mitigation program was created in the prior legislative session to provide a framework for addressing indirect environmental impacts of energy facilities; the proposed bill, he said, would clarify…
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