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Senate discussion emphasizes restoring local control, noise rules and divestment provisions in Act 851 (Senate Bill 78)
Summary
Senator Bryant told the committee Senate Bill 78 (Act 851) restores local authority over facilities, adds noise-related compliance and standing for adjacent property owners, and includes foreign-ownership divestment language; the committee moved and passed procedural steps for the bill and engrossing of amendments.
Senate Bill 78 — referenced in committee as Act 851 — was discussed as a measure to restore local control over certain facilities, tighten noise-related obligations for operators, and mirror foreign-ownership/divestment requirements included elsewhere in committee work.
Senator Bryant described the bill as restoring local tools to act when facilities "behave badly," giving counties…
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