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Committee advances permitting bill to finance panel, narrows EAW requirement for mandatory EIS projects
Summary
The committee recommended Senate File 570 be referred to finance after unanimous committee action; the bill removes the requirement for a full Environmental Assessment Worksheet when a project already triggers a mandatory Environmental Impact Statement, while retaining scoping and public participation.
The Senate State and Local Government Committee voted to recommend passage of Senate File 570 and to re‑refer the bill to the finance committee after testimony that included environmental and business stakeholders on Thursday, May 1.
Senator Hauschild introduced the measure and said it is intended to streamline permitting for major projects while preserving key public processes. “For mandatory environmental impact statement projects ... we are…
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