H.B. 530 State Permitting Council: transcript

Thank you. Miss, Do you wanna turn my mic? Is it on? Okay. It's on. Okay. Thank you Mr. Chair and Committee. I appreciate the opportunity to present this bill up here. This, this bill is actually fairly simple. Uh, what it does is it, it creates a, it doesn't, it says it's labeled council, but it's not creating a council, it's, it's creating a coordinator. So this, it's one single position under go e that it will help streamline, uh, permitting activities in the state and establish a, a permitting, uh, so that people can more easily navigate the, the process. A lot of times, uh, people have trouble getting through permits 'cause they don't know where to go, uh, how to do it. And, and this, um, and this really creates a coordinator that, somebody that will be a, a single point of contact for entities in seeking permits for the state and, and for federal permitting as well. For agent federal permitting agencies and tribal governments. It serves as a central source of information for state permitting requirements and procedures. Instead of having to chase it down with, within, uh, the different divisions, uh, they'll develop guidance materials, uh, to assist those that are seeking those permits. And they'll coordinate among permitting agencies to promote clarity, transparency, and efficiency. Uh, and they'll identify procedural and administrative barriers to permits, uh, to permitting. Um, and, uh, they will, um, but the, they, they will not be doing the permitting themselves. The, the separate agencies, they'll, they'll retain the permitting authority. Um, the coordinator is simply an advisory role. Um, so this bill makes government more accessible and responsive through a, a singular point of contact, um, and, and provides information and guidance and helps, helps facilitate, uh, the process. So, um, also the, uh, the federal administration is, is supportive of this concept. It, it's something, it's something that's, that's been talked about with, with our federal partners. That concludes my presentation.

If, if, if he was a fan of the economic development, uh, permits that will be, uh, talked about in this, in this bill, I, uh, um, you guys seen that parks and rec show where says, I can do what I want. That, that's what I'm a fan of. Just that's, I'd like no permits, but, but this will help, uh, people to, to navigate the process that, that they need to for, whether it's for their business or, or, or, uh, whatever they're, they're trying to accomplish.

Well, with, with that, Mr. Chair, I'll go ahead and make a motion on behalf of this sponsor that we favorably recommend HB five 30 state permitting counsel.

Yeah, I, I think, uh, economic development comes from the people, uh, not the government, but this actually helps them get through all the, all the red tape that the government, uh, has put in front of them. So, yeah, I, I, I appreciate the motion and the, the jabs. Yeah.

Thank you. Appreciate it.

Thank you, Mr. Chair and com committee. Good, good morning. I'm, uh, glad to be in front of this committee again. Uh, so we have, uh, this bill's fairly simple. It's, uh, it's a bill that, uh, will help people navigate government a little bit better. So what it does is it establishes a permitting coordinator position within Goyo. Uh, and this, uh, this coordinator will, uh, have a few different duties. They'll be a single point of contact for entities seeking permits for state and federal permitting agencies and tribal governments. Uh, they'll serve as a central source of information for state permitting requirements and procedures. They'll develop guidance materials to assist those seeking permits. They'll coordinate among permitting agencies to promote clarity, transparency, and efficient administration of permit review and timely permit decisions. They'll identify procedural and administrative barriers to permitting. They'll identify administrative and procedural improvements for permitting processes. So it's important to remember that the agencies will retain, uh, the permitting authority. The coordinator is solely, solely an advisory role. Um, and, uh, this, uh, bill makes, uh, government more accessible and responsive through a singular point of contact. Um, and, uh, and that, and it'll provide information, guidance and, and facilitation. And it, our, uh, our federal administration's actually supportive of this concept as well. And that, that concludes my presentation. I Have a question. Okay.

Thank you. I noticed it has a fiscal note on it. Has that been funded in the budget?

Uh, is the speaker that asked me to do it, so I hope, I hope you did. So I hope that they got it in there. I, I didn't check, but I'm assuming Yes.

Yeah, I think this might actually be the only permitting bill of this session that I like. Uh, so I, this is what I've been asking for actually, is like, let's staff these agencies to actually help with the capacity to, to move permits along. So, uh, I think this is actually a good thing. So thank you.

You. I'd move that we favorably recommend House Bill five 30

Yeah, it, uh, pretty simple Bill. Just create somebody to help make pur admitting better.

Madam Reading Clerk House Bill five 30 State permitting counsel by Representative Kyle. This bill was heard in government operations with the vote of 7 0 5. Representative Kyle.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Uh, HHB five 30 is a very simple bill. It creates a, a, uh, permitting coordinator position within GOO to help, uh, to help, uh, people deal with all the, all the different permits that they have, have to have, so that there'll be a, a single point of contact that can help, uh, people get through, uh, permits within the federal, state and, and, uh, tribal governments. And it will serve. It could be, it'll be someone that can serve as, as a central source of information for state permitting re uh, requirements and procedures. Uh, this person will develop guidance materials, uh, with the different agencies and help promote clarity and transparency. Um, they'll, and they'll, uh, be able to identify administrative and procedural barriers and, and help identify different ways for, for improvements. Uh, to be clear, agencies re will retain all of their permitting authority. Uh, the coordinator is solely, the coordinator is solely an advisory role. Uh, but, um, one of the things that, uh, that's really important right now is, is getting through, through permitting, getting, getting through projects, uh, getting through red tape. So, um, again, this, there's no rulemaking authority, there's no, uh, there, there's no, uh, other authority given in this bill. It's, it's solely an advisory role, but it's, it's something that's sorely needed. And, uh, with that, I, I would appreciate your support. Thank you.

See none, Representative Kyle for summation. Yes, thank you. It's, um, I think this is something that's been, um, uh, need needed for a while. It's supported by our, our federal partners as well and as, uh, as well as our, our state partner and, and partners. So I, I would appreciate your support. Thank you.

it's a, uh, creates a, uh, permitting coordinator with the go, uh, go Governor's Office of Economic Opportunities and it authorizes the permitting coordinator to work with governmental entities and identifying administrative and legislative changes that may improve the efficiency and transparency and predictability of state permitting. And it clarifies the permitting coordinator does not have the authority to issue approved, deny, modify a permit, and it authorize the permitting coordinator to share information with the state, federal, tribal, and local agencies. Permits, uh, the coordinator to activities, sharing information and other government entities does not obligate the state or a permitting agency to approve a permit enter into a binding agreement. And with that, I'm open to questions.

Senator, Senator Vickers Baldry Rammer Bus Colmore Escamia Fillmore, Uh, here. Aye. Trover Harper Aye. Kins Aye. Ipson Aye. Johnson. A Juab McKay. A Mikel Milner Musman Owens Pitcher Plum Rebi Sandal Stevenson Stratton Aye. Vicars Aye. Weiler Aye. Weiler Aye. Wilson Winterton Winterton, president Adams

Senator Wilson The circle needs five minutes.