Mississippi Comprehensive Coastal Conservation and Restoration Act of 2025; enact.
What changed between versions
Added new members to the Technical Advisory Board including a Secretary of State representative, representatives from The University of Southern Mississippi and Mississippi State University, a nonprofit environmental group representative, a House member, and a Senate member.
Added new duties for the Department of Environmental Quality executive director to report on permit application backlogs, expedited permit pricing, and third-party assistance for permit processing.
Added a new provision requiring the Department of Environmental Quality to contract with third parties for permit review and evaluation, with costs to be paid by the requesting party.
Reorganized and renumbered sections of the bill after Senate passage, with some formatting changes and removal of page markers.