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Bill cleans up implementation language for water-rights permitting timelines
Summary
Senate Bill 76 would clarify and correct implementation language from 2023's House Bill 114, specifying that processing timelines hinge on whether a pre-application meeting occurred, ensuring due process for denials and separating public-comment and response periods.
Senator Sue Vinton opened the hearing on Senate Bill 76, a cleanup measure that clarifies language adopted in 2023's House Bill 114 and aims to ensure the department's water-rights permitting timelines and due-process steps operate as intended.
Nate Ward, bureau chief of the Water Rights Bureau at DNRC, said the bill corrects ambiguities discovered during implementation. Key fixes:…
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