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Committee advances bill expanding living‑shoreline rules and tightening waiver process
Summary
House Bill 613 would extend existing nonstructural shoreline stabilization requirements to explicitly include living shorelines, require MDE site visits within 45 days of waiver requests, and mandate a published waiver‑scoring system; the committee passed the bill as amended and marked it statewide.
The House Environment and Transportation Committee advanced House Bill 613 after adopting amendments that expand nonstructural shoreline stabilization requirements to expressly include living shorelines and tighten the waiver process.
Chair Stein reported the subcommittee recommended the bill favorable with amendments. As amended, HB 613 applies existing nonstructural…
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