House Bill No. 6487, introduced in the January Session of 2023 and reported favorably by the Committee on Environment, aims to initiate a study of the regulations of the Departments of Energy and Environmental Protection and Agriculture. The bill mandates that the cochairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly with jurisdiction over environmental matters conduct this study. The results of the study must be reported to the joint standing committee on environmental matters by February 1, 2024. This bill includes a new section, marked by the insertion "Section 1 from passage New section."

The fiscal impact statement accompanying the bill indicates that there will be no state or municipal financial impact resulting from the bill. It is expected that the chairpersons of the Environment Committee have the necessary expertise to carry out the study and submit the report within the fiscal year 2024 without incurring additional costs. The bill does not include any deletions from current law. The Office of Legislative Research has not provided an analysis for this bill, as it does not analyze Special Acts. The Environment Committee has given a joint favorable vote with 32 yeas and 0 nays.