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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB1629 Introduced 1/28/2025, by Rep. Amy Briel SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | | Creates the Municipal Assistance and Permit Review Reform Act. Provides that, by January 1, 2027, each State agency that requires authorization or environmental review of municipal construction or public works projects shall develop a web portal to be posted on the agency's website for the purpose of enhancing review and promoting timely issuance of permits required. Specifies the information an agency must make available on its web portal. Provides that, if an applicant submits a completed permit application to an agency for a covered project in accordance with all applicable State and federal law and there is no final action by the agency, then (1) the application is automatically approved after 180 days if notice and opportunity for public hearing are not required by State or federal law; and (2) the application is automatically approved after 270 days if notice and opportunity for public hearing are required by State or federal law. Defines terms including "covered project". Effective immediately. |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning government. |
2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
3 | | represented in the General Assembly: |
4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
5 | | Municipal Assistance and Permit Review Reform Act. |
6 | | Section 2. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to improve |
7 | | the State's permit review and approval process by making it |
8 | | easier for municipalities to deal with State permitting |
9 | | requirements. This goal shall be achieved by providing prompt, |
10 | | accurate information about existing requirements, increasing |
11 | | the transparency and accessibility of permitting processes, |
12 | | and establishing a timeline regarding the determination of |
13 | | permits for covered projects. |
14 | | Section 3. Definitions. As used in this Act: |
15 | | "Covered project" means any project in Illinois that |
16 | | involves the construction of infrastructure or public works by |
17 | | a municipality of Illinois and requires authorization or |
18 | | environmental review by a State agency. |
19 | | "Electronic" has the meaning given to that term in Section |
20 | | 3-100 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. |
21 | | "Signature" has the meaning given to that term in Section |
22 | | 3-100 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. |