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Committee hears bill to make permit denials and processing times more transparent
Summary
House Bill 4020 would require several state permitting agencies to explain legal authority for permit denials and to develop and publish performance measures on permit processing timelines; sponsors said it’s an informational, collaborative step to improve predictability for businesses and agencies.
Representative Ben Bowman (House District 25) presented House Bill 4020 to the House Committee on Rules, saying the bill asks the Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Transportation, Department of State Lands, Department of Energy, and Department of Geology and Mineral Industries to identify the statutory or regulatory bases for denying permits and to develop performance measures that explain…
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