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H.B. 530 State Permitting Council

Became lawWritten by Rep. Jason B. Kyle · carried in the Senate by Sen. David P. Hinkins

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee
  3. House vote
  4. Senate committee
  5. Senate vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

The bill would create a single permitting coordinator position within the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity to act as a point of contact and central source of information for state, federal, and tribal permits. The coordinator would develop guidance, coordinate among permitting agencies, and identify procedural barriers, but would not approve or deny permits, and the agencies would keep their permitting authority.

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Official description
  • defines terms
  • creates a permitting coordinator within the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity (office), appointed by the executive director of the office
  • establishes duties for the permitting coordinator, including serving as a central point of contact for projects or activities requiring one or more state permits, providing permitting information and guidance, and facilitating coordination among state, federal, and tribal entities
  • authorizes the permitting coordinator to work with governmental entities to identify administrative and legislative changes that may improve the efficiency, transparency, and predictability of state permitting
  • clarifies that the permitting coordinator does not have the authority to issue, approve, deny, or modify a permit
  • authorizes the permitting coordinator to share information with state, federal, tribal, and local governmental entities on permitting matters
  • clarifies that the permitting coordinator's activities and sharing of information with other governmental entities does not obligate the state or a permitting agency to approve a permit or enter into a binding agreement
  • requires the office to include, in the office's annual report, a summary of the permitting coordinator's assistance and coordination activities and any recommendations for administrative or legislative changes to improve state permitting
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What it costs you

From the bill's latest official fiscal note, counting the state's tax funds (General, Income Tax, Education, Uniform School, and Transportation) in the first full budget year after the session. Some bills take effect partway through that year, so later years can be larger; the note shows each year. Household count: U.S. Census Bureau. An average is a starting point, not your bill.

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