Health department proposes Title‑5 fee increases to keep air permitting program funded
Shelby County Health Department proposed a tiered increase to Title 5 air permitting fees required under the Clean Air Act, citing lower emissions but a need to fully fund local permit program; committee forwarded the proposal after staff explained tiering and small‑business protections.
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Shelby County Health Department officials told commissioners they must update Title‑5 permitting fees to comply with federal requirements that the permitting program be fully fee‑funded and to avoid a federal corrective action. Deputy director Casey Smith Alexander presented a tiered fee schedule designed to align fees with regulatory complexity and staff workload.
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