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Committee adopts third‑party review option for historic‑preservation reviews with SB1002 language
Summary
The Senate Committee on Water and Land and Housing replaced HB 830 HD2 text with language from SB1002 and passed it with amendments after hearing SHPD concerns about staffing, monitoring and liability for third‑party consultants and testimony from OHA, environmental groups and developers.
The Senate committees considered HB 830 HD2 on March 18, 2025, a bill that would require the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD) to contract third‑party consultants for historic‑preservation reviews when SHPD cannot complete a review within 60 days.
Jessica Puff, SHPD administrator, told the committee that third‑party review could help speed approvals but flagged implementation questions about contracting procedures, quality control and the staff workload to monitor outside reviewers. Puff and…
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