2005 California Government Code Sections 65067-65067.3 Article 7. Co-ordination of Local Planning

65067.  To facilitate effective and harmonious planning and
development of the region, all county and city legislative bodies,
and all county, city or other planning agencies within the district
shall file with the board, for its information, all county or city
master or general plans, the elements of such master or general
plans, and any other published development plans, zoning ordinances,
official maps, subdivision regulations, or amendments or revisions
thereof.  All agencies, organizations and instrumentalities of the
State within the region shall file with the board, for its
information, all public plans, maps, reports and other documents
which are related to regional planning or physical development.
65067.1.  To facilitate further the effective and harmonious
planning of the district, the board may request from the federal
government, its agencies and instrumentalities, and from private
organizations, agencies, or individuals, copies of those plans, maps,
reports and other documents which are related to regional planning.
65067.2.  County or city legislative bodies, planning commissions,
and all other county or city planning agencies within the district,
and agencies, organizations and instrumentalities of the state and
federal government within the district, and private planning
consultants acting within the district, may submit proposals for any
master or general plan, the elements of any master or general plan,
any other plan, map, report, capital improvement program, proposed
bond issue, or any other report or document or amendments or
revisions thereto, prior to their adoption, to the regional planning
board for its advice thereon, which advice the board shall give
whenever in its opinion it is reasonably possible for it to do so.
Such advice shall consist of a report as to the conformance of such
proposals to the regional plan, the possible effect of such proposals
on other portions of the region, and any other matters which in the
judgment of the board may be of assistance to the body requesting
such advice.
65067.3.  In addition to the other reports, studies and documents
provided in this chapter, the board shall submit to the legislative
bodies and to the planning agencies of all of the counties, cities,
and to other governmental agencies and instrumentalities, official
representatives, other agencies, organizations and individuals,
public or private, designated by the board, an annual report on or
before the first day of March.  The annual report shall contain a
report on the status of the regional plan, and descriptions of those
sections of the regional plan which have been amended, revised, added
or deleted during the year, and a brief report of other major
activities.