§2009bb–6 Development Planning Process

Summary

Each State member must send in a development plan for its part of the region. The plan must follow the Authority’s policies and must match the goals, objectives, and priorities in the regional development plan made under section 2009bb–1(d)(2). When making the plan and picking projects, a State must talk with multistate, regional, and local development districts and organizations and with local governments, and consider their goals and recommendations. The Authority and those districts must, as much as possible, encourage and help the public take part in making, changing, and carrying out these plans and programs. The Authority must create rules for public participation, including public hearings.