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Committee recommends SB 27 'ought to pass' after debate over enforcement and public-trust concerns
Summary
SB 27, which would allow certain dwellings/structure conversions over public waters, drew objections from the Department of Environmental Services over enforcement capacity and from committee members concerned about public-trust access; the committee voted to recommend the bill 'ought to pass.'
The Resources, Recreation and Development Committee took up SB 27, legislation concerning dwellings and other structures built over public waters. Representative Donnelly moved that the committee recommend the bill ought to pass. Committee discussion focused on public-trust considerations, shoreland/wetlands regulatory distinctions, and whether the Department of Environmental Services (DES) has the resources and…
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