1. (a)

   1. (1) The Council shall cooperate with other units of State government.
   2. (2) The Council shall submit for approval each plan or project of the Council in which the State units have a statutory function or responsibility.

2. (b) The Council may:

   1. (1) cooperate with and provide planning assistance to local governments, instrumentalities, and planning units in the region; and

   2. (2) coordinate regional area planning with:

      1. (i) planning activities of the State and of the local governmental units, including special districts, in the region and neighboring areas; and
      2. (ii) programs of the federal government.

Added by Acts 2008, c. 306, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2008.