Senator objects to trout-stream buffer language tucked into cleanup substitute; Rules Committee punts action
Senator Hatchett told the Rules Committee the substitute to HB 485 contains a major policy change that would remove a 50-foot buffer for designated trout streams, saying DNR and EPD were not consulted; the committee paused the substitute and agreed to reconvene with counsel and the author.
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Senator Hatchett told the Georgia Senate Rules Committee on March 19 that language tucked into a substitute to HB 485 goes far beyond a technical cleanup and would remove a 50-foot buffer for designated trout streams, a change he said could affect property-rights interests, conservation easements and create potential litigation.
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