Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that removes state oversight of certain drains near wetlands.

Highlights:

• Specifies that a permit is not required for the maintenance or reconstruction of a regulated drain near a state-regulated wetland, provided that the reconstruction or maintenance is within an existing regulated drainage easement (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes property owners to jointly apply for a permit (Sec. 2).

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