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Committee moves DNR cleanup bill that includes $5M litigation fund and statutory clarifications
Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment standing committee · February 24, 2026
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Summary
House Bill 157 (third substitute) passed out of committee unanimously; sponsors said it is a technical cleanup for the Department of Natural Resources that clarifies rulemaking, records retention, mineral-lease processes and provides $5 million for ongoing water litigation and other DNR needs.
Representative Shipp presented HB 157 as the Department of Natural Resources’ annual cleanup bill, describing a package of technical changes across divisions. The bill clarifies that some divisions may exercise rulemaking authority without advisory boards, aligns law-enforcement…
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