Senate Budget Hearing: DEP Eliminated 40% Of Permit Backlog So Far

Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Michael Krancer told the Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday  his agency reduced the backlog of permit applications from a high of 11,000 permits to just over 6,000 as a result of using uniform permit processing procedures and getting rid of the inactive or unwanted permits in the backlog.

          Secretary Krancer answered questions for about 90 minutes before the Committee, after spending more than 2 hours in from of the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday.  
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