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Jack Reed: “50 percent of these new fees are required to be used to improve permit reviews and related oversight activity.”

On the recordFebruary 28, 2012
50 percent of these new fees are required to be used to improve permit reviews and related oversight activity.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed highlights the correlation between increased fees and improved oversight.

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