Creates provisions relating to environmental appeals

SB 1722 transfers the authority to hear initial appeals of environmental decisions from specialized commissions (like the Air Conservation Commission and Clean Water Commission) to the Administrative Hearing Commission. This affects businesses, individuals, and organizations that receive environmental agency decisions (e.g., permits, fines) and wish to appeal. The bill requires agencies to include clear appeal notices in their decisions and sets strict timelines: a 30-day window to file appeals, 120 days for the hearing commission to issue a decision, and 180 days for commissions to issue final decisions. It maintains that commissions retain final decision authority but must base rulings solely on the hearing record.