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DEEP outlines positions on solar soil tests, riparian buffers, wake‑surfing and other bills
Summary
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection deputies summarized agency testimony on nine bills affecting water quality, fisheries, boating and agency operations, urging collaboration with the committee while flagging implementation and fiscal concerns.
Emma Simino, deputy commissioner of DEEPEnvironmental Quality Branch, and Mason Trumbull, deputy commissioner for Environmental Conservation, opened the hearing with an overview of the agency's written testimony on nine bills. They said DEEP supports the science behind riparian vegetation but warned that the riparian bill (HB 5334) as drafted raises implementation and statutory‑scope questions. The agency expressed concern about SB 316, which would require regular soil testing at certain solar facilities, saying the proposal diverges from standard cleanup…
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