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New Florida Law Changes Electric Vehicle Charging Station Regulations

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Effective July 1, 2024, a new Florida law has significantly changed how electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are regulated across the state. Senate Bill 1084 amended Section 366.94 of the Florida Statutes, shifting the...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Decision Impacts California Developers

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On April 12, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an important decision that may have major impacts on developers in California, although the degree of impact will depend on how lower courts interpret that decision. In Sheetz...more

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Stormwater Discharge Permit Changes: What Property Owners in Eastern Massachusetts Need to Know

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Many currently unregulated commercial, industrial, and institutional properties in Eastern Massachusetts may soon require stormwater upgrades in order to meet the new rigorous Clean Water Act (CWA) stormwater discharge...more

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Eminent Domain for Off-Site Public Improvements Associated with Private Development

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Most private development projects in California trigger some sort of discretionary public approval, whether it be environmental review, zone changes, permits, or other forms of entitlement approvals.  As part of that approval...more

Jones Day

UK's Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023: Key Changes to the Planning System

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The Situation: The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act ("the Act") was passed by Parliament and became law on 26 October 2023.  The Development: The UK government states that the Act will "speed up the planning system,...more

Carlton Fields

[Event] Building Resiliency Into the Construction Industry - September 7th, Miami, FL

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In the construction industry, resilience generally refers to a building’s or infrastructure element’s ability to avoid, mitigate, absorb, or recover from physically destructive events, with an eye toward overall longevity. ...more

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Land Use Compatibility Basics

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Land use compatibility in the planning context is achieved where industrial and other major facilities can coexist with sensitive land uses to contribute to healthy, livable and sustainable communities. The statutory and...more

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Local Government Agencies Can Be “Alter Egos” Too

...Normally, a court will treat a business entity and its liabilities as separate and distinct from its owners. The alter ego doctrine allows the corporate veil to be pierced, and results in holding the owners liable for the...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Metro District Legislation, Lawsuits Could Radically Impact New Development in Colorado

For the second straight year, metropolitan district reform legislation is moving through the Colorado House of Representatives. If the proposed legislation passes—or if resident-controlled metropolitan district boards set new...more

McDermott Will & Emery

IRS Issues Critical Wage and Apprenticeship Guidance under Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

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The US Department of the Treasury just released its guidance on the labor requirements that must be fulfilled in order to maintain the credit for the full amount for clean energy and infrastructure projects under the...more

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Builder Beware: Ontario Court of Appeal Allows Multiple Municipality Infrastructure Charges

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On October 31, 2022, in the case of Stelmach Project Management Ltd. v. City of Kingston, the Ontario Court of Appeal held that the City of Kingston may rely on the Municipal Act to enact by-laws imposing fees based on the...more

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New California Laws Affecting Real Estate in 2022

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To kick off our 2022 newsletter season (and hopefully in better fashion than the Sacramento Kings), we thought it would be helpful to summarize a few of California’s noteworthy new-for-2022 laws....more

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Environmental Justice: A Changing Landscape for Virginia Developers

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A company in the formative stages of locating, permitting, and constructing any substantial industrial or commercial project needs to be keenly aware that the legal and regulatory landscape related to environmental justice is...more

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Construction Suspension (MA) – COVID-19

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Effective Tuesday, March 17, the City of Boston is suspending all regular activity on construction sites in the City until further notice....more

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Los Angeles Metro to Study Proposed 405 Toll Lanes

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The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has authorized a three-year $27.5 million environmental and engineering study to investigate the replacement of existing High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes...more

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FERC Order Authorizing Pipeline Developers to Seize State-Owned Land

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A declaratory order issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the Commission) on January 30 in Docket No. RP20-41-000 grants pipeline developers greater certainty in planning and siting construction. The order was...more

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Japan Legal Update - Volume 49 | September–October 2019

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Projects and Infrastructure - Ministry Releases Draft Basic Policies for IR Act - On September 4, 2019, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism ("MLIT") released a draft Basic Policy ("Basic...more

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UK Infrastructure – Spring growth at the grassroots?

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Uncertainty remains over the infrastructure aspirations of the UK central government. As part of a series of articles on infrastructure, Caroline Miller Smith, Partner at White & Case, London, considers whether there might be...more

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Sale of an Arkansas Municipal Water System: Arkansas Attorney General Opinion Addressing Applicable State Statutory Procedures

The Arkansas Attorney General (“AG”) issued an August 29th Opinion addressing a question involving the sale of a municipal water system. See Opinion No. 2018-058 (“Opinion”). Arkansas State Representative R. Trevor Drown...more

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Wetland Mitigation Banks: National Trade Associations' March 12th Comments on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Fort Worth District)...

A number of national trade associations filed March 12th comments with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) on a Corps district’s proposed: Guidelines Covering Specific Elements for the Establishment of New...more

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U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Environment Hearing/New Source Review Permitting – Challenges for Manufacturing...

The Subcommittee on Environment of the United States House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on February 14th entitled: New Source Review Permitting Challenges for Manufacturing of...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

West Virginia, Tightening the Belt, and Growth - Financing Public Improvements in Lean Budget Times

Since 2008, many state and local governments around the country have faced budget challenges. As lawmakers struggle to produce balanced budgets in the face of declining revenues, investment in public improvements, such as...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

IRS Focuses on Tax Exempt Financings Involving Developers

For a number of years, the IRS Office of Tax-Exempt Bonds ("TEB") has expressed concerns about potential tax abuses that may exist in what it has characterized as "developer-driven deals" involving the use of tax-exempt...more

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Boston City Council Approves Urban Renewal Plan Extensions

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The Boston City Council has approved six-year extensions of most urban renewal plans, which grant the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) powers of land assembly and disposition. The BRA originally adopted 40-year plans in...more

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Miami-Dade County Takes P3 Reform Further After Florida Passes New P3 Legislation

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After months in several Florida House and Senate committees, the State Legislature finally passed two related bills that were both signed by the Governor at the end of April. Importantly, the first bill, SB 124, establishes...more

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