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Senate committee weighs statutory fixes, LURB authority and timeline for Act 181 implementation
Summary
Committee members and legislative counsel debated whether statutory changes are needed to let the Land Use Review Board apply fewer Act 250 criteria to Tier 3 projects, considered deadlines for rulemaking and reports, and discussed extensions for regional and municipal planning timelines.
The Senate Natural Resources & Energy Committee spent substantial time on March 11 debating how S.325 should handle rulemaking authority, statutory changes and timing for implementing Act 181’s tiered jurisdiction.
Helen Jowski of the Office of Legislative Council told members that while the Land Use Review Board (LURB) has broad rulemaking authority, the existing statute does not clearly authorize LURB to apply fewer Act 250 criteria to projects only triggered by a…
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