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Porter County commissioners vote to oppose House Bill 16-28, urge retention of local permitting authority
Summary
The Porter County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 7 approved a resolution opposing House Bill 16-28, citing concerns the bill would transfer permitting and zoning authority for multi-county energy and water infrastructure from local governments to the state.
The Porter County Board of Commissioners voted Feb. 7 to approve a resolution formally opposing House Bill 16-28, a proposed state law that would transfer permitting authority for certain multi-jurisdictional infrastructure projects from local governments to the state. Commissioner Biggs moved to approve the resolution; a fellow commissioner seconded the motion and the board approved the measure by voice vote.
The resolution targets provisions of House Bill 16-28 that, if enacted, would put the state in charge of siting and permitting for multi-county projects that "deal with the generation, transmission, distribution, or storage of electricity, gas or fluids, or water," and that meet specified thresholds. Scott, a county staff member who reviewed the bill for the board, told commissioners the bill applies to electrical generation…
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