2005 Illinois Code - Chapter 70 Special Districts 70 ILCS 1705/      Northeastern Illinois Planning Act.

    (70 ILCS 1705/1) (from Ch. 85, par. 1101)
    Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Northeastern Illinois Planning Act".
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 2038.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/2) (from Ch. 85, par. 1102)
    Sec. 2. It is determined and declared by the General Assembly that the welfare, health, prosperity, moral and general well‑being of all the people of this State are, in a large measure, dependent upon the sound and orderly development of the northeastern Illinois counties area. In order to provide for such development it is essential that a sound and comprehensive general plan for such area be devised to guide and coordinate the development of an adequate water supply and distribution system or systems; storm water and sewage disposal; integrated air, water, rail and highway transportation; the orderly arrangements of land for residential, commercial, industrial, public and other purposes; local municipal and governmental services; improved standards of urban esthetics and civic design; and it may be equally essential that any such plan be amended or changed from time to time in the light of future developments and scientific progress. Therefore, it is necessary to create an agency authorized to develop and adopt such a comprehensive plan, to amend such plan when future developments so require and to cooperate with various units of government in comprehensive planning for future growth and development.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 2038.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/3) (from Ch. 85, par. 1103)
    Sec. 3. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms have the following meanings:
    "Counties Area" and "area of operation" mean and include all of the territory of the State of Illinois contained within the counties of Lake, Cook, Will, DuPage, Kane and McHenry;
    "Commission" means the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission created by this Act;
    "Unit of government" means any municipal corporation, body politic or political subdivision of this State within the counties area;
    "Person" includes an individual, partnership, firm, public or private corporation and unit of government.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 2038.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/4) (from Ch. 85, par. 1104)
    Sec. 4. There is created a body politic and corporate by the name and style of Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission to exercise the powers and duties prescribed by this Act for such Commission.
    It may adopt a seal and change the same at pleasure.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 2038.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/4.1) (from Ch. 85, par. 1104.1)
    Sec. 4.1. The Northeastern Illinois Metropolitan Area Planning Commission continues under the name of Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission. No rights, duties or privileges of the Commission, or those of any person, existing before the change of name are affected by the change. All proceedings pending in any court in favor or against the Commission may continue to final consummation under the name in which they were commenced.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 2038.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/5) (from Ch. 85, par. 1105)
    Sec. 5. (a) The corporate authorities of the Commission shall consist of 34 commissioners designated as follows:
        (1) One commissioner who is a member of the county
    
board, appointed by the presiding officer of the county board of each of the counties of Lake, Will, DuPage, Kane, and McHenry with the advice and consent of the respective county board;
        (2) Three commissioners who are members of the
    
county board of Cook County, appointed by the presiding officer of the county board with the advice and consent of the board;
        (3) Five commissioners, 3 of whom are members of the
    
Chicago City Council, appointed by the Mayor of the City of Chicago;
        (4) One commissioner who is a member of the
    
corporate authority of the Chicago Transit Authority, appointed by that corporate authority;
        (5) One commissioner appointed by the corporate
    
authority of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and one commissioner who is a member of the corporate authority of a sanitary district in the Counties Area (other than the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago), appointed by the corporate authority of the Illinois Association of Waste Water Agencies;
        (6) Eight commissioners, each of whom shall be an
    
elected municipal official elected by an Assembly to be convened quadrennially by the Commission and to be composed of the presiding officers of the corporate authorities of the several municipalities in the Counties Area, except the City of Chicago. Of the 8 commissioners, one each shall be from the counties of Lake, Will, DuPage, Kane, and McHenry, one shall be from Cook County north of Devon Avenue, one shall be from Cook County south of Interstate 55, and one shall be from Cook County south of Devon Avenue and north of Interstate 55. Voting in this Assembly shall be weighted in proportion to the population of the respective municipalities as determined by the most recent Federal census;
        (7) Five commissioners who are residents of the
    
Counties Area, appointed by the Governor;
        (8) One commissioner who is a member of the
    
corporate authority of the Regional Transportation Authority, appointed by that corporate authority;
        (9) One commissioner who is a member of the
    
corporate authority of the Chicago Park District, appointed by that corporate authority;
        (10) One commissioner who is a member of the
    
corporate authority of a park district in the Counties Area other than the Chicago Park District, appointed by the corporate authority of the Illinois Association of Park Districts;
        (11) One commissioner who is a member of the
    
Commuter Rail Board of the Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, appointed by the Commuter Rail Board; and
        (12) One commissioner who is a member of the
    
Suburban Bus Board of the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, appointed by the Suburban Bus Board.
    (b) Each appointing authority shall give notice of the appointments to each other appointing authority and to the Secretary of State.
    (c) Within 30 days after appointment and before entering upon the duties of the office, each commissioner shall take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office and file it with the Illinois Secretary of State.
(Source: P.A. 89‑227, eff. 8‑4‑95.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/6) (from Ch. 85, par. 1106)
    Sec. 6. (a) Commissioners shall hold office for a term of 4 years and until successors are appointed and qualified, except that the terms of the initial commissioners shall expire as follows:
        (1) Those appointed by presiding officers of county
    
boards, on October 1, 1961; and
        (2) Those appointed by the Mayor of Chicago, one
    
each on October 1 of the years 1958, 1959, 1960 and two on October 1, 1961 as designated by the Mayor at the time of appointment.
    (b) The terms of the additional commissioners provided for in the amendatory Act of 1973 shall commence on October 1, 1973.
    (c) Commencing in 1979, the regular quadrennial session of the Assembly created by Section 5 of this Act shall be convened within 60 days after the third Tuesday in April. The Assembly created by Section 5 of this Act shall be convened within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1983 to elect the additional commissioners provided for by this amendatory Act of 1983, provided that such additional commissioners, as well as the other commissioners elected by the Assembly, meet the geographic requirements specified in Section 5 of this Act. The additional commissioners elected by the Assembly pursuant to this amendatory Act of 1983 shall serve until their successors are elected by the next regular quadrennial session of the Assembly and are qualified to serve. A commissioner elected by the Assembly created by Section 5 of this Act, shall become ineligible to serve as a commissioner upon ceasing to hold an elective municipal office and a successor being appointed and qualified hereunder. The Assembly shall be convened as necessary between its regular quadrennial sessions to elect the commissioner or commissioners from Cook County meeting the geographic requirements specified in this amendatory Act of 1995, to consider the removal for cause of any of its appointees or to fill the unexpired term of any of its appointees who shall become ineligible or unable to serve. The Assembly shall fill any such vacancy within 60 days after the vacancy has been created.
    (d) The term of the commissioner to be appointed by the Regional Transportation Authority pursuant to this amendatory Act of 1983 shall commence on October 1, 1983.
    (e) The terms of the commissioners appointed by the Chicago Park District and the Illinois Association of Park Districts pursuant to this amendatory Act of 1983 shall commence on October 1, 1983.
    (f) The terms of the commissioners from the Commuter Rail Board of the Commuter Rail Division and the Suburban Bus Board of the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act of 1988 shall commence on October 1, 1988.
    (g) If a vacancy occurs by death, resignation, or otherwise the appropriate appointing authority shall fill the vacancy by an appointment for the unexpired term.
(Source: P.A. 89‑227, eff. 8‑4‑95.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/7) (from Ch. 85, par. 1107)
    Sec. 7. An appointing authority may remove from office any commissioner appointed by him in case of incompetency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. Absence from any 3 consecutive regular meetings of the Commission is deemed neglect of duty.
(Source: Laws 1957, p. 1679.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/8) (from Ch. 85, par. 1108)
    Sec. 8. Commissioners shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
(Source: Laws 1957, p. 1679.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/9) (from Ch. 85, par. 1109)
    Sec. 9. As soon as practicably possible after the appointment of the initial commissioners, the Commission shall meet on the call of the Governor and organize for the transaction of business, select a president and vice‑president and a temporary secretary from its own number and adopt by‑laws and regulations to govern its proceedings.
    At its first regular meeting after October first of each year thereafter the Commission shall select a president and vice‑president.
    The vice‑president shall act as president during the absence or disability of the president and in case of resignation or death of the president.
(Source: Laws 1957, p. 1679.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/10) (from Ch. 85, par. 1110)
    Sec. 10. Regular meetings of the Commission shall be held at least once in each calendar quarter, the time and place of such meetings to be fixed by rule of the Commission.
    Special meetings of the Commission may be called by the president or by any 4 Commissioners. A written notice of the time and place of any special meeting shall be mailed to all Commissioners by the secretary at least 3 days prior to the date fixed for the meeting, except that if the time and place of a special meeting is fixed at a regular meeting at which all Commissioners are present, no such written notice is required.
(Source: Laws 1957, p. 1679.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/11) (from Ch. 85, par. 1111)
    Sec. 11. The Commission shall keep minutes of all its meetings and file them in its office. Such minutes are public records and shall be made available for inspection by any interested person at any time during regular office hours.
(Source: Laws 1957, p. 1679.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/12) (from Ch. 85, par. 1112)
    Sec. 12. A majority of the Commissioners constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business of the Commission and the concurrence of a majority of the Commissioners is necessary for the Commission to take any action authorized by this Act.
(Source: Laws 1957, p. 1679.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/13) (from Ch. 85, par. 1113)
    Sec. 13. The Commission shall appoint from its membership a secretary and a treasurer, to hold office during the pleasure of the Commission, and define their duties. Before entering upon the duties of his office the treasurer shall execute a bond with corporate sureties to be approved by the Commission. The bond shall be payable to the Commission in whatever penal sum may be directed, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the office and the payment of all money received by him according to law and the orders of the Commission. The Commission may, at any time, require a new bond from the treasurer in such penal sum as may then be determined by the Commission. The obligation of the sureties shall not extend to any loss sustained by the insolvency, failure or closing of any savings and loan association or national or State bank wherein the treasurer has deposited funds if the bank or savings and loan association has been approved by the Commission as a depository for these funds. The treasurer's bond shall be filed in the principal office of the Commission.
    No bank or savings and loan association shall receive public funds as permitted by this Section, unless it has complied with the requirements established pursuant to Section 6 of "An Act relating to certain investments of public funds by public agencies", approved July 23, 1943, as now or hereafter amended.
(Source: P.A. 83‑541.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/14)(from Ch. 85, par. 1114)
    Sec. 14. All funds received for the use of the Commission shall be deposited in the name of the Commission, by the treasurer, in a depository approved by the Commission and shall be withdrawn or paid out only by check or draft upon the depository signed by any two of such Commissioners or Employes of the Commission as may be designated for this purpose by the Commission, provided further that funds appropriated to the Commission by the General Assembly shall be expended in accordance with a formal planning program and budget which has been reviewed by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. All persons so designated shall execute bonds with corporate sureties approved by the Commission in the same manner and amount as required of the treasurer.
    In case any person whose signature appears upon any check or draft, issued pursuant to this Act, ceases (after attaching his signature) to hold his office before the delivery thereof to the payee, his signature nevertheless shall be valid and sufficient for all purposes with the same effect as if he had remained in office until delivery thereof.
(Source: P.A. 94‑793, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/14.1) (from Ch. 85, par. 1114.1)
    Sec. 14.1. Whenever necessary to maintain efficient and continuous operation of Commission activities or responsibilities, the Commission, through its treasurer, executive director and such of the other officers thereof as may be designated from time to time by resolution of the Commission shall have the power to borrow money and to issue and sell or pledge its notes or other evidences of indebtedness at a rate of interest which shall not exceed the maximum rate which may be charged to a local government of the State of Illinois at the time of issuance and which may be secured by a lien upon Commission revenue or upon the revenue or grants of any project of the Commission; provided, that any sums so borrowed shall first be authorized by a resolution of the Commission specifying the maximum amount to be borrowed and such additional qualifications and restrictions thereon as the Commission deems desirable. In no event shall the amounts borrowed by the Commission hereunder exceed in the aggregate 10% of the Commission's total budget for that fiscal year, nor shall the period of such loans, notes or other evidences of indebtedness extend beyond one year of the date of which they are issued or subscribed.
(Source: P.A. 83‑1244.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/15) (from Ch. 85, par. 1115)
    Sec. 15. The Commission shall appoint an executive director, who shall be the chief of staff of the Commission, and fix his compensation. The Commission may provide for retirement compensation as to any executive director who shall not have heretofore qualified under the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, under any Commission retirement fund or deferred compensation system heretofore created. The executive director shall be a person qualified in the fields of municipal and regional planning or public or business administration.
    With the approval of the Commission, the executive director may contract in the name of the Commission for such personal and contractual services, supplies and commodities as may be necessary.
(Source: P.A. 80‑304.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/16) (from Ch. 85, par. 1116)
    Sec. 16. Under the direction of the Commission, the executive director shall:
    1. Propose annually projects, programs and a budget for the operation of the Commission;
    2. Supervise and administer the Commission's work;
    3. Be responsible for keeping the Commission's records and for custody and preservation of all papers and documents of the Commission and make all such papers and documents available for public inspection;
    4. Under rules and regulations established by the Commission, appoint necessary employees, assign their duties and approve all contracts and expenditures of the Commission;
    5. Prepare and present to the Commission annually a report of the work and activities of the Commission;
    6. Perform such other duties as relate to the functions of the Commission as it may direct.
(Source: Laws 1957, p. 1679.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/17) (from Ch. 85, par. 1117)
    Sec. 17. In addition to any other rights, powers, duties or obligations set out elsewhere in this Act or granted to it specifically under any other law, the Commission has the powers set out in Sections 18 to 26, inclusive. In the exercise of these powers or of any other powers granted to it under this Act or specifically under any other law, the Commission shall act solely as an advisory body to units of government, to agencies of the State and Federal governments, and to interested persons; its plans, policies, research findings and recommendations shall have no binding effect on such units of government, agencies, or persons, or on the plans, policies or actions of such units of government, agencies or persons.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 2353.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/17.1) (from Ch. 85, par. 1117.1)
    Sec. 17.1. Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in compliance with the "Local Government Prompt Payment Act", approved by the Eighty‑fourth General Assembly.
(Source: P.A. 84‑731.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/18) (from Ch. 85, par. 1118)
    Sec. 18.
    Adopt an annual budget and make appropriations pursuant thereto in the same manner, as near as may be, as is provided for other municipal corporations by The Illinois Municipal Budget Law.
    The fiscal year of the Commission shall be the same as the fiscal year of the State of Illinois beginning July 1, 1974.
(Source: P. A. 78‑950.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/19) (from Ch. 85, par. 1119)
    Sec. 19. Conduct research required for planning for the Counties Area, including the collection of data with respect to population trends and the social, economic, physical, esthetic and governmental factors affecting the development of the area, and make its findings available to persons interested.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 2038.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/20) (from Ch. 85, par. 1120)
    Sec. 20. Advise units of government concerning the relationship of any plans, projects, proposals, and policies adopted or under consideration by any such unit of government to other plans, projects, proposals and policies applicable to the Counties Area.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 2038.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/21) (from Ch. 85, par. 1121)
    Sec. 21. Prepare and recommend to units of government within the Commission's area of operation generalized comprehensive plans and policies which are metropolitan in character and which may include but need not be limited to plans for:
    1. Residential, commercial, industrial, public and other land use;
    2. Land, water and air transportation facilities and terminals therefor;
    3. Water supply and distribution;
    4. Drainage, flood control, sewage disposal and pollution;
    5. Schools, parks and recreation facilities;
    6. Governmental services and facilities, particularly where the joint action of 2 or more units of government are necessary or desirable;
    7. Improvement in standards of urban esthetics and civic design.
    In the preparation of its comprehensive plans the Commission shall give consideration to all pertinent existing plans, projects, proposals, and policies of units of government charged with the carrying out of governmental services, public works, and regulations to which the Commission's plans will relate. The Commission shall refrain so far as practicable from duplication of work performed by the various units of government, and in the preparation of its comprehensive plans and policies shall give primary attention to the need for correlating the various elements involved in metropolitan growth and development.
(Source: Laws 1957, p. 1679.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/22) (from Ch. 85, par. 1122)
    Sec. 22. Contract with any unit of government to provide specialized planning services with appropriate reimbursement when a unit of government desires more detailed plans than the Commission is required to provide under this Act.
(Source: Laws 1957, p. 1679.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/23) (from Ch. 85, par. 1123)
    Sec. 23. Prepare and make available to units of government standards for zoning, building and subdivision control ordinances and other planning regulations and for administrative practices and procedures under such ordinances or regulations.
(Source: Laws 1957, p. 1679.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/24) (from Ch. 85, par. 1124)
    Sec. 24. Prepare and recommend methods of establishing capital improvement programs, budgeting therefor, and priority of public projects for units of government.
(Source: Laws 1957, p. 1679.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/25) (from Ch. 85, par. 1125)
    Sec. 25. Establish a program of public information in order to develop a general understanding of the function of comprehensive planning in and for the Counties Area.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 2038.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/26) (from Ch. 85, par. 1126)
    Sec. 26. Prepare, publish and distribute, in such numbers as it deems desirable, an annual report and such other reports and plans as relate to the activities authorized by this Act.
    In addition the Commission shall, at the expiration of each fiscal year, prepare a statement of all moneys received and from what sources received, giving amounts, items, particulars and details, and a statement of all moneys paid out, giving the name of each recipient to whom paid, on what account, and the amount. Such statement shall be subscribed and sworn to by the executive director of the Commission, and within 30 days after expiration of such fiscal year shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of each county within the area of operation.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 3084.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/27) (from Ch. 85, par. 1127)
    Sec. 27. Adopt and, from time to time, amend rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, for the conduct of its business and activities.
(Source: Laws 1957, p. 1679.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/28) (from Ch. 85, par. 1128)
    Sec. 28. As expeditiously as possible and in the manner provided in this Act, the Commission shall establish and adopt a comprehensive plan for the development of the Counties Area, and the Commission may, from time to time, after adoption of such a plan amend such plan.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 2038.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/29) (from Ch. 85, par. 1129)
    Sec. 29. The Commission may adopt segments of the comprehensive plan as they are completed. However, prior to the adoption of a segment of the comprehensive plan it shall hold a public hearing thereon within the territory affected thereby, give notice thereof and proceed in the same manner as is provided in this Act for the adoption of a comprehensive plan.
(Source: Laws 1957, p. 1679.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/30) (from Ch. 85, par. 1130)
    Sec. 30. Prior to the adoption of a comprehensive plan for the development of the Counties Area, the Commission shall hold a public hearing thereon.
    Notice of the time, date and place set by the Commission for the public hearing shall be published in a newspaper having a general circulation within the area of operation of the Commission at least 14 days prior to the date set for the hearing, which notice shall contain a short explanation of the purpose of the hearing.
    At such hearing the president of the Commission or some Commissioner designated by him shall preside.
    Such hearing may be continued from time to time as may be deemed necessary by the Commission.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 2038.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/31) (from Ch. 85, par. 1131)
    Sec. 31. Upon the completion of the hearing, the Commission shall give full consideration to the evidence and opinions presented at the hearing, and then may amend or modify and adopt the proposed plan as amended or modified, adopt the proposed plan without amendment or modification or may reject the proposed plan and proceed to develop a new proposed comprehensive plan.
(Source: Laws 1957, p. 1679.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/32) (from Ch. 85, par. 1132)
    Sec. 32. Upon the adoption of a comprehensive plan or segment of a comprehensive plan, the Commission shall certify a copy thereof to each unit of government within the area of operation of the Commission.
(Source: Laws 1957, p. 1679.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/33) (from Ch. 85, par. 1133)
    Sec. 33. Any unit of government having jurisdiction within the area to which any comprehensive plan or segment of a comprehensive plan of the Commission applies may give due consideration to such plan or segment in performing or authorizing any governmental service or function to which the plan relates.
(Source: Laws 1957, p. 1679.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/33.5)
    Sec. 33.5. Review of proposed waste water facility planning area boundary changes; fee.
    (a) The Commission shall review applications to change the boundaries of a waste water facility planning area as an amendment to the State of Illinois Water Quality Management Plan required under the Federal Clean Water Act when that review is required under that Act and is requested by the appropriate designated management agency under the Environmental Protection Act or the Federal Clean Water Act.
    (b) Beginning January 1, 1994, the Commission may charge a reasonable fee for performing reviews under this Section. The fee shall be paid to the Treasurer of the Commission or his or her designee by the applicant seeking the boundary change at the time the application is filed. The Commission may establish a schedule of fees, and the fees shall be sufficient to pay, in whole or in part, the estimated costs of conducting reviews based on historical data concerning the costs of conducting similar reviews and the availability of either federal or State funds appropriated for this purpose. The total fee for reviewing an application shall not, however, exceed $10 multiplied by the total number of acres of territory involved in the application. The schedule of fees to be charged by the Commission under this Section shall be subject to review by the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules in the manner provided in the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
    (c) The Commission shall complete a review under this Section within 90 working days after receiving a completed application for a change in the boundaries of a waste water facility planning area as an amendment to the State of Illinois Water Quality Management Plan from the appropriate designated management agency. A delay in the review process either requested or agreed to by the applicant shall toll the running of this 90 day period. If the Commission fails to complete the review within the required period, the review fee paid by the applicant under this Section shall be refunded in full to the applicant. If, however, the applicant withdraws the application at any time after the Commission commences its review, no part of the review fee shall be refunded to the applicant.
(Source: P.A. 88‑347.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/34) (from Ch. 85, par. 1134)
    Sec. 34. The governing body of each county, city, village, incorporated town or park district within the Counties Area is authorized to make appropriations out of general revenues for the purpose of providing funds necessary to carry out the public functions and activities of the Commission. The Commission annually shall suggest to each such governing body a sum which the Commission considers a fair and equitable appropriation by such governing body. All such appropriations shall be paid over to the treasurer of the Commission.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 2038.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/35)(from Ch. 85, par. 1135)
    Sec. 35. At the close of each fiscal year, the Commission shall prepare a complete report of its receipts and expenditures during the fiscal year, including such receipts and expenditures as authorized by Section 36 of this Act. Such report shall be prepared in detail, stating the particular amount received or expended, the name of the person from whom received or to whom expended, on what account, and for what purpose or purposes. A copy of this report shall be filed with the Governor, the Senate and the House of Representatives, and with the treasurer of each county included in the Counties Area. In addition, on or before December 31 of each even numbered year, the Commission shall prepare a report of its activities during the biennium indicating how its funds were expended, indicating the amount of the appropriation requested for the next biennium and explaining how the appropriation will be utilized to carry out its responsibilities. A copy of this report shall be filed with the Governor, the Senate and the House of Representatives, and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
(Source: P.A. 94‑793, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/36)(from Ch. 85, par. 1136)
    Sec. 36. The Commission may accept and expend, for purposes consistent with the purposes of this Act, funds and money from any source, including grants, bequests, gifts or contributions made by a person, a unit of government, the State Government or the Federal Government.
    The Commission is authorized to enter into agreements with any agency of the Federal government relating to grant‑in‑aid under Section 701 of the "Housing Act of 1954", being Public Law 560 of the Eighty‑third Congress, approved August 2, 1954, as heretofore or hereafter amended, or under any other Act of Congress by which Federal funds may be made available for any activity of the Commission authorized by this Act. Application for federal planning grants submitted to the Federal Government shall be reviewed by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
(Source: P.A. 94‑793, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/36.1) (from Ch. 85, par. 1136.1)
    Sec. 36.1. Whenever the Commission has been designated as the agency to approve or disapprove applications for federal grants and loans to local governments, the members of the General Assembly who represent the area of the governmental agency making application shall receive notice from the Commission of such application and shall have 10 days from the date of such notice to file comment or recommendations with the Commission with regard to the consideration of such application.
(Source: Laws 1968, p. 115.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/37)(from Ch. 85, par. 1137)
    Sec. 37. The Commission created by this Act shall cooperate with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the units of government and with the plan commissions and regional planning commissions created by any unit of government and regional associations of municipalities within the area of operation of the Commission and any such plan commission, regional planning commission, regional association of municipalities or unit of government may furnish, sell or make available to the Commission created by this Act any of its data, charts, maps, reports or regulations relating to land use and development which the Commission may request.
    The Commission created by this Act may cooperate with any planning agency of a sister State contiguous to the area of operation of the Commission to the end that plans for the development of urban areas in such sister State contiguous to the Counties Area may be integrated and coordinated so far as possible with the comprehensive plan and policies adopted by the Commission.
(Source: P.A. 94‑793, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/37.1) (from Ch. 85, par. 1137.1)
    Sec. 37.1.
    The Commission is designated as the area‑wide planning and development clearinghouse in the Counties Area, as described in Circular A‑95 of the United States Office of Management and Budget as now or hereafter amended.
(Source: P. A. 78‑1010.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/37.2) (from Ch. 85, par. 1137.2)
    Sec. 37.2. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 83‑158. Repealed by P.A. 91‑798, eff. 7‑9‑00.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/37.3) (from Ch. 85, par. 1137.3)
    Sec. 37.3. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 83‑158. Repealed by P.A. 91‑798, eff. 7‑9‑00.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/38) (from Ch. 85, par. 1138)
    Sec. 38. This Act is supplementary to all other Acts authorizing the creation and operation of plan commissions or regional planning Commissions by units of government.
(Source: Laws 1957, p. 1679.)

    (70 ILCS 1705/39) (from Ch. 85, par. 1139)
    Sec. 39. If any provision of this Act, or the application of any provision to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the invalidity of that provision or circumstance shall not affect the other provisions of this Act or the application of that provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid.
(Source: Laws 1957, p. 1679.)

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