This Minnesota House bill (H.F. No. 1362), authored by Representative Heintzeman, seeks to repeal Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116D.04, subdivision 5b. The repealed provision required the Environmental Quality Board, Pollution Control Agency, Department of Natural Resources, and Department of Transportation to review and report every three years on mandatory environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) and environmental impact statement (EIS) categories. The report included analysis on whether these environmental review categories should be modified, eliminated, or retained based on their historical intent and relationship to permitting and regulations.

By repealing this requirement, the bill eliminates the periodic review and reporting process for environmental review categories.