Bill > HB06251

This bill proposes to modify the existing environmental justice statute by adding permit renewals as a trigger for the statute's procedures. Currently, the environmental justice statute likely has specific requirements or review processes that are initiated when certain events occur regarding facilities in potentially disadvantaged communities. By including permit renewals as one of these triggering events, the bill ensures that when a facility seeks to renew its existing permit, it will be subject to the same environmental justice review and procedural considerations as would be applied to new permit applications. This change could help provide ongoing environmental protection and community oversight for facilities operating in areas that may be disproportionately impacted by environmental risks. The bill aims to expand the scope of environmental justice protections by creating an additional opportunity to assess the potential environmental impacts on vulnerable communities during the permit renewal process.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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