HB 1458-S.E - DIGEST

(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

     Declares that this act relates to establishing a timeline for final decisions on project permit applications.

     Provides that the time periods for local government actions on specific complete project permit applications or project types should not exceed one hundred twenty days, unless the local government makes written findings that a specified amount of additional time is needed for processing of specific complete project permit applications or project types.

     Declares that counties and cities subject to the requirements of this act also shall, through September 1, 2003, prepare at least two annual performance reports that include, at a minimum, the following information for each type of project permit application:

     (1) Total number of complete applications received during the year;

     (2) Number of complete applications received during the year for which a notice of final decision was issued before the deadline established under this act;

     (3) Number of applications received during the year for which a notice of final decision was issued after the deadline established under this act;

     (4) Number of applications received during the year for which an extension of time was mutually agreed upon by the applicant and the county or city; and

     (5) Variance of actual performance, excluding applications for which mutually agreed time extensions have occurred, to the deadline established under this act during the year.