2009 House Bill 4898 (Benchmark state environmental regulation administration )

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Introduced by Rep. Jim Stamas (R) on May 6, 2009, to require state agencies with authority over various environmental regulatory regimes, in particular the Department of Environmental Quality, to hire an independent expert to conduct two studies each year benchmarking the regulation administration on the basis of per permit cost, how fast permits are processed, “customer service” practices, measurable environmental effects, how it compares to other states, and more. The benchmarking would continue at that pace until all programs had been reviewed.
- Referred to the House Great Lakes and Environment Committee on May 6, 2009.

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1) Re: 2009 House Bill 4898 (Benchmark state environmental regulation administration ) [by elarcinese on May 12, 2009]

I expect our FULL TIME legislators to do this work themselves: not to contract out the work. If the legislators were PART TIME, then an outside review might be worth while. Any full time legislators that are on a committee that oversees the DEQ must be doing this already or they are simply out of touch.

Please look in your disctrict, contact a state environmental consultant organization, go visit with the DEQ in their office. Watch the permit process from the very beginning, starting with the owner's idea, the consultant's field work and application submittal, application processing at the DEQ, the DEQ field staff etc. No report from an outside consultant can summarize the process if you can see it first hand.

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Introduced in the House on May 6, 2009

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