Dredge-and-fill permit program
Agency
Ecology, Department of
Title of action
Dredge-and-fill permit program
Date significant agency action was initiated
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Category
Agency-request legislation
Brief description of significant agency actions for which the agency is initiating an environmental justice assessment.
Ecology is proposing legislation that would direct the agency to establish a permit program and grant authorization to consider a fee for a “dredge-and-fill” permit that is being developed in response to the recent Supreme Court decision in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency
Methods for providing public comment for agency consideration as part of the environmental justice assessment.
The public may comment at any time by visiting the agency webpage below. The Department will also host two public listening sessions on this agency request legislation on October 5, 2023, at 3:00 pm and 5:30 pm. More information on the listening session is located on the agency webpage.
Link to agency webpage where the action is posted.
Status
Explain briefly why the action did not move forward.
Ecology did not ultimately pursue this legislation.
