The trick word is "reasonable". They already can charge a fee to copy any materials you request in a law suit, at least that is my experience. The fee is substantial, .25 per page and the cost of the employees time. In many small towns the records are in such a bad state of affairs it can take weeks or months to find materials if they ever do.
No one that is sensible brings a frivolous law suit for many reasons. The fact that you can be charged what is currently a "reasonable fee" is a huge uncharted area by any definition and is a very effective weapon used by town attorneys to thwart suits. The documents to thoroughly research any suit can be into hundreds if not thousands of pages, scary and expensive.
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