Bill > HB3493

This bill amends the Capital Development Board Act by adding a new section that regulates how local governments can enforce ordinances and permitting requirements for state facilities. The bill establishes that local governments cannot generally enforce ordinances or permit requirements against state facility construction, with limited exceptions for sanitary districts, municipally-owned wastewater systems, and regulations mandated by state or federal laws related to environmental protection. The Capital Development Board is required to coordinate with local utilities and local governments before undertaking facility construction to ensure effective utility and fire protection services. The bill clarifies that the Board must still comply with state and federal mandates and compensate local governments for fair and reasonable connection, restoration, or impact costs. Notably, the bill does not apply to municipalities with over 500,000 inhabitants that have existing agreements with the Board, and it prevents home rule units from regulating state facility construction in a manner inconsistent with the new section. The bill defines "fair and reasonable connection, restoration, or impact costs" as demonstrated expenses directly resulting from the Board's infrastructure use or consistent with costs applied to non-governmental projects, and defines "state facility" as any capital project under the Board's authority.

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https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3493&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104