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SB 0002 - The "FAST" Act - Local Fee, Permit and Licensing Requirements
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Tracking Level: Neutral
Sponsor: Michael Dugan
Last Action: 3/21/2018 - House Insisted
Senate Committee: Economic Development and Tourism
House Committee: Small Business Development
Assigned To:
Business and Occupation TaxNext Bill
Economic DevelopmentNext Bill
Forfeitures, Fees, and Fine Add OnsNext Bill
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Todd EdwardsNext Bill

Staff Analysis of the Legislation

This legislation had mandated that cities and counties which charge any regulatory fees (license or permit fees) or have any regulatory requirements to establish a schedule of such fees and requirements which must include time lines necessary for processing completed applications and a list of all documentation needed by applicants to meet regulatory requirements. Upon receipt of an application related to any fee, the applicant will pay only 50% of the fee. The local government must then notify the applicant whether an application is complete. Whenever the local government does not meet its deadline for acting on a "complete" application, the associated fees will be reduced by 10 percent for each 10 days said action is delayed. Local governments are required to set up a second, expedited process for processing all applications and permits and must study how to share applicants' information with other local, state and federal agencies so that applicants don't have to duplicate filing efforts with other governments.  

For a summary of the above, Senate version of SB 2 please click here.      

The above language was removed by the House and replaced with a voluntary "Ready for Partnership Georgia" program whereby local governments can adopt a series of measures to streamline their permitting processes to obtain said designation.  While ACCG has no concerns with the now-current House version of the bill, there will most certainly be efforts by the Senate to reinstall the above language that ACCG opposes.  Stay tuned, as this one will likely be decided in a conference committee report late on the last day of session.      

 

 

                       


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