Bill No.: HB0197                  Drafter:  MRW

LSO No.:  07LSO-0516              Effective Date:

Enrolled Act No.:  HEA0082

Chapter No.:       143

Prime Sponsor:     Representative Throne

Catch Title:       Environmental quality council hearing examiner.

Subject:  Hearing examiners for Environmental quality council.

Summary/Major Elements:

• Authorizes the environmental quality council to request the office of administrative hearings to provide a hearing officer for any rulemaking or contested case hearing before the council.

• Allows the hearing officer to provide recommendations on procedural matters when requested by the council.

• Provides an appropriation of $50,000.00 from the general fund to the environmental quality council.