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Bill would let parties consent to smaller Pollution Control Hearings Board panels to speed appeals
Summary
House Bill 2,426 would allow permit appeals to the Pollution Control Hearings Board to be handled by alternative, smaller panels or a qualified administrative law judge with party consent and unanimous board approval; sponsors say the change targets less controversial cases and carries no fiscal impact in the current draft.
House Bill 2,426, presented to the Senate Environment, Energy and Technology Committee, would give parties and the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) the option to use alternative panel compositions to hear permit appeals in order to reduce delays.
Committee staff summarized the bill as permitting an administrative law judge, a single qualified board member, or a mixed composition drawn from the PCHB, Growth…
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