HB 260 and SB 86, identical bills, make comprehensive planning optional for Georgia's counties and cities and remove the Development of Regional Impact (DRI) requirement from state law. As comp plans would now be optional, these bills also remove the ability of DCA to revoke a local government's qualified local government status for missing a deadline or failing to complete one.

ACCG feels that planning is extremely important and that these are pro-planning bills. They will help free up local resources to develop and implement plans more individualized to a community's interest and goals rather than just being developed to meet state requirements. Furthermore, they will also free up DCA resources to provide enhanced guidance and assistance to local governments in their planning process -- rather than acting as a regulator.