Committee warned state bills would sharply limit local control over solar, battery projects County staff told the Kankakee County Planning, Zoning & Agriculture Committee that three state bills under consideration would cap local permitting fees, narrow road-use agreement remedies and expand where battery energy storage systems can be sited, reducing counties' zoning authority and local revenue.

Kankakee County faces a potential loss of local control as new state bills could drastically limit permitting fees and expand battery storage sites, raising alarms among committee members.

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