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House committee shortens window for environmental challenges; attorney‑fee ban draws concerns
Summary
HB1979 would shorten judicial filing windows for challenges to environmental assessments and impact statements for affordable housing and clean energy projects and would bar courts from awarding attorney's fees in covered cases. Supporters say the change prevents delay that may kill projects; opponents including Earthjustice warned the fee ban could deter meritorious suits.
On Feb. 13 the House Housing Committee debated HB1979, a measure to shorten the period in which judicial challenges to environmental assessments (EAs) and environmental impact statements (EISs) can be filed for projects proposing affordable housing or clean energy. Mary Alice Evans of the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development said a 30‑day window would give developers more certainty and reduce delay that can…
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