Wetland Conservation Act determinations efficiency improved, environmental and resource management permit application process improved, Pollution Control Agency required to issue separate permits for construction and operation of certain facilities, other provisions related to environmental review and licensing modified, and money appropriated.
Requirement to analyze and consider cumulative pollution before issuing air quality permit modification; identification of environmental justice areas establishment; demographic analysis in certain environmental permitting and review requirement
Environment and natural resources trust fund appropriations; reporting and capital construction requirements modification; prior appropriations modifications
Coordination, effectiveness, transparency, and accountability of environmental review and permitting process for metallic mineral mining projects improved.
Fee increases clarified to require legislative approval, effluent limitation requirements modified, Pollution Control Agency permitting efficiency reports modified, procedure for filing petition seeking environmental assessment worksheet modified, Pollution Control Agency required to conduct analysis of funding alternatives for its air permit program, and money appropriated.
Coordination, effectiveness, transparency and accountability of environmental review improvement and permitting process for metallic mineral mining projects
Requirement modified to analyze and consider cumulative pollution before issuing air quality permit, environmental justice areas identification provided, environmental permitting and review demographic analysis required, and technical corrections made.