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DEQ outlines permitting reforms and e‑permitting request as part of efficiency push
Summary
The Department of Environmental Quality briefed the appropriation subcommittee on efforts to speed permitting, expand field staffing, roll out e‑permitting and consolidate nuclear lifecycle programs under a single assistant director; DEQ requested $2 million in one‑time general funds for e‑permitting.
Tim Davis, executive director of the Department of Environmental Quality, told the subcommittee on Jan. 22 that DEQ's revised strategic plan prioritizes rebuilding relationships with local health departments, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies while improving permitting speed and transparency.
Davis introduced new division directors and described work to accelerate permitting without lowering environmental standards. He said the department adopted…
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