The economic recession that began in 2008 continues to have a profound effect on housing and other forms of land development. Faced with a continuing recession in 2010, the General Assembly took further action to provide relief for developers whose projects have been delayed. New legislation was enacted to extend these permit approvals for an additional year. Local governments were, however, given the opportunity to opt out of this fourth year of permit extensions. The new law also imposed conditions that must be met by those projects that are covered by the additional extension period. This bulletin summarizes the new law, its implications, and includes sample local opt-out resolutions.