Support Fixes to SB 180's Chokehold on Local Government Planning - House

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I urge you to pass legislation that fixes Sections 18 and 28 of SB 180

To [Decision Maker],

I continue to be concerned about the unintended ramifications of last legislative session's SB 180 and its impact on local planning and land use decisions.

I urge the House to support SB 840 as the best vehicle to fix the problems caused by SB 180 because it:
Narrows the scope of SB 180's language to be more specific to hurricane recovery applications
Removes the especially damaging and undefined "more restrictive or burdensome" phrasing from SB 180
Redefines an "impacted local government" as listed within the federal register and within 50, rather than the original 100 miles, of a declared storm track
Restores home rule and the ability of local governments to forge ahead with the comprehensive planning and adoption process more generally, including to build resilience, even if there are some restrictions on enforcement directly following storms

The Senate bill can also be improved by:
Giving the multiple local governments whose comprehensive planning amendments have been nullified or rejected due to SB 180, a pathway for reconsideration at the state level.

I urge the House to rectify the damaging provisions of SB 180 by amending current House Bill 217 so that it mirrors the language already in SB 840 and includes the improvement suggested above.

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