Bill > SB1589

This bill repeals a specific limitation on the amount of a clean water fee that the clean water commission can adopt or recommend, which was previously capped at five thousand dollars. The bill allows the director of the department of natural resources to conduct a comprehensive review of the clean water fee structure, involving input from various stakeholders like agriculture, industry, and municipalities, and then propose changes to the clean water commission. The commission would then review these proposals, and if approved by a two-thirds majority or five out of seven commissioners, the department can proceed with rulemaking to implement the new fee structure, which would then replace the existing fee structures outlined in other sections of the law. This revised process aims to allow for more flexibility in setting clean water fees, with a sunset provision for the commission's authority to revise the fee structure on August 28, 2030.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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