Wilson Signs Bills Easing State EPA Rules for Business
Hailing them as part of an effort to halt business flight from California, Gov. Pete Wilson on Monday signed two bills that make it easier for businesses to get environmental permits to operate.
Wilson said the new laws will “send a message that California is back in business.”
The measures are intended to simplify bureaucratic processes but not lower the state’s environmental standards, Wilson said.
Most environmental groups did not oppose the legislation.
Monday’s bill-signing was held at a North Hollywood manufacturing business whose owner told the governor his firm had decided to resist the overtures of those trying to lure it out of state.
Bill Park, president of Titan Spring and Wire Products Inc., said his decision was based in part on efforts such as the two bills to streamline the state’s often convoluted environmental permit process.
The measures--one by state Sen. Marian Bergeson (R-Newport Beach) and the other by state Sen. Charles M. Calderon (D-Whittier)--were supported by a coalition of business groups and construction trade unions.
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