What: A 2025 state law (Public Act 25-73, section 6) requires anyone who submits an environmental, health, traffic or economic impact study in connection with a land use application to state the author, the cost and who paid it, and any conflict of interest.
Where it stands: Staff briefed the Inland Wetlands Agency on 2026-10-28; the Town expects to create a disclosure form to attach to submissions.
Next: Staff to prepare the form; the agency must weigh whether a study was disclosed and, if not, whether that affects its reliability.
Details
The requirement applies to applicants, intervenors and any other person submitting a study, before wetlands, planning and zoning and zoning board of appeals bodies.
Staff noted the timing matters because an important application is headed to public hearing.