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Committee approves DES/DNCR/Fish & Game position shuffle; questions on ARPA-funded hires and implementation timing
Summary
Finance Division I accepted HB1 line items that move permitting positions between DES, DNCR and Fish & Game, including returning one Fish & Game position. Members pressed DES on whether positions funded with ARPA were intended to be temporary and asked for footnote language clarifying funding through December 1.
The committee accepted a package of HB1 staffing adjustments that shuffle permitting positions among the Department of Environmental Services (DES), Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) and Fish & Game.
Fiscal staff summarized the package: three positions would move from DES back to DNCR, one position from DNCR to DES, and one Fish & Game position requested in the governor's budget would be moved back to Fish & Game after discussions between DES and Fish & Game.
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