The assumptions of the draft Act have been published on the website of the Government Legislation Centre. A new form of cooperation between local authorities shall be developed on its basis, i.e. the development association to bring together cities and their functionally linked LGUs. The main task of this body will be to create and manage the development policy of the area. In cooperation with the government and the regional government, a Development Charter will be jointly agreed covering the most important investment projects for the city and its neighbouring areas. The development association will also develop public transport. It shall also to carry out activities related to climate change adaptation and environmental protection.

Better conditions for regional development

The new Act will allow local authorities to respond more effectively to socio-economic challenges. Due to the ability to organise public services jointly, their costs will be lower. It will also be easier for local authorities to raise external funding, such as EU funding.

Three main objectives of the project:

• strengthening the country's multi-centre settlement system;
• preparing legal solutions to improve the management of sustainable development in cities and their functional areas;
• improving decision-making and public tasks in key areas from a sustainable development perspective, i.e. integrated development planning, public transport, climate change adaptation and environmental issues.

Work on this draft act is carried out in cooperation with local governments and local government corporations. It is expected to be adopted by the government in the Q2 2026.

The regulation, commonly referred to as the Local Government 2.0 Act, is intended to boost socio-economic development in more than 70 regional and sub-regional cities and their surrounding municipalities and districts. They were previously identified in the draft National Development Strategy 2035. The proposed regulations do not cover multi-centre metropolises, i.e. for example the Upper Silesian and Zagłębie Metropolis and the Tri-City Metropolis. They also do not change the administrative boundaries between local authorities.