The Supreme Court will decide two issues in Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District.  First, whether a “taking” in violation of the Fifth Amendment occurs when state or local government conditions receipt of a law-use permit on the payment of money.  Second, whether a “taking” can occur if the government does not issue a land-use permit.  The State and Local Legal Center’s (SLLC) amicus brief, which ICMA signed onto, argues the answer to both questions should be no.  This case matters to cities and counties because it is common for local governments to condition permits on monetary payments and for permit negotiations to be unsuccessful and result in no permit being issued.