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Committee inserts language protecting township zoning when county assumes floodplain authority
Summary
The State and Local Government Committee approved an amendment to clarify that when a township relinquishes floodplain management to a county, the county may not require the township to convey other legal authorities such as zoning; the panel also changed a paperwork deadline to April 30 and voted the bill out of committee 6-0.
The State and Local Government Committee on Oct. 12 approved an amendment clarifying that if a township and county sign a written agreement transferring floodplain management to the county, the county may not require the township to convey additional legal authorities the township otherwise holds, including zoning authority.
The change was…
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