This year, Municipal Minute will be counting down to the New
Year with updates on legislation that will be effective starting on January 1,
2026.
Public Act
104-0313 makes an addition to the Capital Development Board Act. This new
section provides that units of local government cannot enforce ordinance or permitting
requirements against the construction, reconstruction, improvement, or
installation of a State facility. There are two exceptions, municipalities may
enforce: 1) ordinances or permitting requirements of sanitary and municipally
owned wastewater systems, and 2) rules or regulations related to environmental
protection.