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Amend the bill by adding before the summary the following:
‘§ 4371.  Exemption
The provisions of this subchapter do not apply to a municipality that has adopted economic and community impact review criteria that apply to large-scale retail development land use permit applications and that require a study of the comprehensive economic and community impacts of the proposed large-scale retail development for consideration, among other evidence, in applying the review criteria to the application.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment provides an exemption from the Informed Growth Act, which is enacted in the bill, for a municipality that has adopted economic and community impact review criteria that apply to large-scale retail development land use permit applications and that require a study of the comprehensive economic and community impacts of the proposed large-scale retail development for consideration, among other evidence, in applying the review criteria to the application.