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Finance committee advances wetlands bill after amendment that eliminates fiscal note
Summary
Senate Bill 670, a measure addressing wetlands permitting, was rewritten by a finance amendment and recommended for passage to the calendar after sponsors said three changes requested by the governor's office and a drafting correction were incorporated; the amendment also removed the bill's fiscal note by altering permitting fees.
Senator Taylor told the Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee on April 9 that Senate Bill 6-70 — described in committee as the wetlands bill — was rewritten by a finance amendment that incorporated three changes requested by the governor's office and corrected a drafting error from earlier committee work.
The amendment also removed the bill’s fiscal note, the sponsor said,…
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