S107 - Streamline Dam Removal. (SL 2017-145)

Overview: S.L. 2017-145 amends State law on dam removal to expedite the removal process under certain circumstances. This provision became effective July 1, 2017.

The act also directs the Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Public Safety to study the dam removal process and recommend changes to reduce regulatory barriers to obsolete dam removal and consolidate permit processes. The report shall be submitted to the Environmental Review Commission by March 1, 2020. This provision became effective July 20, 2017.