Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 Special Districts: Article -

• Illinois Regional Planning Act. - 70 ILCS 1707, Section 1
  Short title. This Act may be cited as the Regional Planning Act. (Source: P.A. 94-510, eff. 8-9-05.)
• Illinois Regional Planning Act. - 70 ILCS 1707, Section 5
  Purpose. The General Assembly declares and determines that a streamlined, consolidated regional planning agency is necessary in order to plan for the most effective public...
• Illinois Regional Planning Act. - 70 ILCS 1707, Section 10
  Definitions. "Board" means the Board of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. "CMAP" means the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. "Chief elected county official" means...
• Illinois Regional Planning Act. - 70 ILCS 1707, Section 15
  Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning; structure. (a) The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning is established as a political subdivision, body politic, and municipal corporation. The...
• Illinois Regional Planning Act. - 70 ILCS 1707, Section 20
  Duties. In addition to those duties enumerated elsewhere in this Act, the Board shall: (a) Hire an executive director to act as the chief administrative...
• Illinois Regional Planning Act. - 70 ILCS 1707, Section 25
  Operations. (a) Each appointing authority shall give notice of its Board appointments to each other appointing authority, to the Board, and to the Secretary of...
• Illinois Regional Planning Act. - 70 ILCS 1707, Section 30
  Jurisdiction and area of operation. The jurisdiction and area of operation of the Board includes Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties. The...
• Illinois Regional Planning Act. - 70 ILCS 1707, Section 35
  General powers and authority. In addition to any other rights, powers, duties, or obligations granted to the Board under this Act or specifically granted to...
• Illinois Regional Planning Act. - 70 ILCS 1707, Section 40
  Public participation; public hearing; Citizens' Advisory Committee. (a) The Board shall develop, implement, and maintain a process of public participation designed to: (i) inform and...
• Illinois Regional Planning Act. - 70 ILCS 1707, Section 44
  Regional Data and Information Program. CMAP shall be the authoritative source for regional data collection, exchange, dissemination, analysis, evaluation, forecasting and modeling. With the involvement...
• Illinois Regional Planning Act. - 70 ILCS 1707, Section 45
  Regional comprehensive plan. At intervals not to exceed every 5 years, or as needed to be consistent with federal law, the Board shall develop a...
• Illinois Regional Planning Act. - 70 ILCS 1707, Section 47
  Developments of Regional Importance. The Board shall consider the regional and intergovernmental impacts of proposed major developments, infrastructure investments and major policies and actions by...
• Illinois Regional Planning Act. - 70 ILCS 1707, Section 48
  Incentives for Creating More Sustainable Communities. CMAP shall establish an incentive program to enable local governments and developers to: create more affordable workforce housing options...
• Illinois Regional Planning Act. - 70 ILCS 1707, Section 50
  Coordinated regional advocacy. (a) The Board shall be responsible for identifying regional priorities and providing coordinated advocacy of regional priorities. The Board shall act to...
• Illinois Regional Planning Act. - 70 ILCS 1707, Section 51
  Certification; cooperation between local and regional plans; plan review. Certification of regional plan and forecasts. Upon the adoption of a Regional Plan or segment of...
• Illinois Regional Planning Act. - 70 ILCS 1707, Section 55
  Transportation financial plan. (a) Concurrent with preparation of the regional transportation and comprehensive plans, the Board shall prepare and adopt, in cooperation with the Policy...
• Illinois Regional Planning Act. - 70 ILCS 1707, Section 60
  Transportation decision-making. (a) The Policy Committee is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Chicago region under the requirements of federal regulations promulgated by...
• Illinois Regional Planning Act. - 70 ILCS 1707, Section 61
  Agency Designated Planning Grant Recipient and Other Designations. The Board is eligible to apply for and receive federal grants for regional planning in the northeastern...
• Illinois Regional Planning Act. - 70 ILCS 1707, Section 62
  Board Funding. In order to carry out any of the powers or purposes of CMAP, the Board shall be involved in the allocation of traditional...
• Illinois Regional Planning Act. - 70 ILCS 1707, Section 63
  Succession; Transfers Related to NIPC. CMAP shall succeed to all rights and interests of NIPC. Such transfer and succession shall not limit or restrict any...
• Illinois Regional Planning Act. - 70 ILCS 1707, Section 65
  Annual report. The Board shall prepare, publish, and distribute a concise annual report on the region's progress toward achieving its priorities and on the degree...
• Illinois Regional Planning Act. - 70 ILCS 1707, Section 70
  Transition period. The transition period must end no later than 36 months after the initial appointment of the Board, provided that sufficient funding sources have...
• Illinois Regional Planning Act. - 70 ILCS 1707, Section 99
  Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 94-510, eff. 8-9-05.)

Last modified: February 18, 2015