| SB 0593 | Creates an expedited permit review process for construction of new air pollution sources |
| Sponsor: | Goode | |||
| LR Number: | S2431.02I | Fiscal Note: | 2431-02 | |
| Committee: | Commerce and Environment | |||
| Last Action: | 02/03/98 - Hearing Conducted S Commerce & Environment Committee | Journal page: | ||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 1998 | |||
SB 593 - This act creates an option for an "expedited review" of a permit to construct an air contaminant source. A permit applicant may offer to reimburse the Department of Natural Resources for costs of staff overtime or private consultants needed to review the permit in an expedited manner. The Department may refuse the offer or accept the offer if permit approval priorities will not be disrupted by the expedited review. Reimbursements for staff overtime and consultant costs are not subject to the current limit of fifty dollars per hour for construction permit reviews, and may be established at competitive market prices.
Reimbursements shall be placed in an appropriate fund and used only to reimburse extra costs incurred under expedited reviews.
Reimbursement shall not affect the Department's decision on the permit or what conditions are to be included in the permit.
This act is similar to SB 245 from 1997.
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