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Committee advances bill to let Arkansas assume federal Section 404 dredge-and-fill permits
Summary
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee voted to advance House Bill 12‑61, an enabling bill to begin state assumption of Clean Water Act Section 404 dredge-and-fill permitting currently overseen by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers districts; Department of Energy and Environment Secretary Becky Keough told the committee the move would give Arkansas more local input and consistent rules.
House Bill 12‑61, an enabling bill to begin state assumption of Section 404 dredge-and-fill permitting under the Clean Water Act, advanced out of the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee after presentation by Becky Keough, Cabinet Secretary for the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment.
Keough told the committee the federal Section 404 program is currently implemented by four U.S. Army Corps of Engineers districts that require applicants to seek permits from multiple offices…
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