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HB1402

Local government permits for shoreline structures.

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Summary

Local government permits for shoreline structures. Amends the law concerning public freshwater lakes to provide that a person who intends to construct a boathouse or any other permanent structure that has both walls and a roof over, along, or lakeward of the shoreline or water line of a public freshwater lake must obtain a construction permit from the local building department of the county or municipality in which the construction would take place and need not obtain a permit from the department of natural resources (department). Amends the law concerning construction in floodways to provide that a person who intends to construct a boathouse or any other permanent structure that has both walls and a roof at the edge of a body of water in a floodway must obtain a construction permit from the local building department of the county or municipality in which the construction would take place and need not obtain a permit from the department.

Authors

Authored by Representative Smaltz

Fiscal Outlook

Title Description Date View
Fiscal NoteFiscal Note #1: Introduced2024-01-11 Click To View

History

Date Chamber Action
2024-01-11HouseFirst reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
2024-01-11HouseAuthored by Representative Smaltz