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Senate amends DEQ boards bill to ensure environmental representation, passes first substitute
Summary
Lawmakers amended and approved a bill changing the composition and titles of five DEQ boards and giving the Department of Environmental Quality rulemaking authority; an amendment replaced the term 'nongovernmental' with 'environmental' to require environmental organization representation.
The Senate adopted an amended first substitute to Senate Bill 21, legislation that restructures five Department of Environmental Quality boards and transitions terminology (executive secretary to director) while giving DEQ rulemaking authority over board procedures.
Sponsor Senator Dayton said the bill had been developed over two years with stakeholders and that…
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