92nd General Assembly
Summary of HB0505
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House Sponsors:
SCOTT-MATHIAS-ERWIN-SLONE-HAMOS, BEAUBIEN, DART, LANG AND BERNS.

Senate Sponsors:
RAUSCHENBERGER-OBAMA-RONEN-MADIGAN,L-PETERSON

Short description: 
LOC PLANNING TECH ASSISTANCE                                               

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Creates the Local Planning Technical  Assistance  Act.   Requires      
   the  Department  of  Commerce  and  Community  Affairs  to promote the      
   principles of sensible planning.  Defines "sensible planning."  Allows      
   the Department to  make  grants  to  counties  and  municipalities  to      
   develop,   update,  administer,  and  implement  comprehensive  plans,      
   subsidiary  plans,  land  development  regulations,  and   development      
   incentives  that  conform  to  the  principles  of  sensible planning.      
   Requires the Department to set eligibility criteria  for  the  grants,      
   criteria  for  the  use  of  grant  funds, and reporting requirements.      
   Allows the Department to prepare model ordinances, manuals, and  other      
   technical  publications  that  are  founded  upon  the  principles  of      
   sensible  planning.   Allows the Department to provide educational and      
   training programs  promoting  the  principles  of  sensible  planning.      
   Requires  the  Department  to report at least annually to the Governor      
   and the General Assembly on (i) the results and impacts of county  and      
   municipal  activities  funded  by the grants; (ii) the distribution of      
   the  grants;  (iii)   model   ordinances,   manuals,   and   technical      
   publications  prepared  by  the  Department;  and (iv) educational and      
   training programs  required  by  the  Department.   Amends  the  State      
   Finance Act to create the Local Planning Fund.  Effective immediately.      
          FISCAL NOTE (Department of Commerce and Community Affairs)           
          The fiscal impact of House Bill 505 for the preparation of           
          publications, education and training programs, and annual re-        
          porting is estimated at $902,400 from the Local Planning Fund.       
          The amount of technical assistance grant funding available and       
          the costs of administering those grants cannot be determined         
          from this legislation.                                               
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Deletes  everything.   Creates  the  Local   Planning   Technical      
   Assistance  Act.  Allows  the  Department  of  Commerce  and Community      
   Affairs  to  make  technical  assistance  grants  to  units  of  local      
   government; planning agencies;  educational  institutions;  and  other      
   not-for-profit  organizations  and  associations  to  develop, update,      
   administer, and implement comprehensive plans, subsidiary plans,  land      
   development  regulations,  development  incentives, market feasibility      
   studies, architectural renderings, and environmental assessments  that      
   promote  comprehensive planning.  Provides that the grants may be used      
   to write or revise local comprehensive plans. Suggests elements to  be      
   included  in  a  comprehensive  plan.   Allows  the  Department to set      
   eligibility requirements for the grants, set criteria for the use of        
   grant funds, and require periodic reporting of the results and impact       
   of activities funded by the grants. Allows the Department to prepare        
   model ordinances,  manuals,  and  other  technical  publications  that      
   promote   comprehensive   planning.  Provides  that  if  a  county  or      
   municipality  is  receiving  assistance  in  writing  or  revising   a      
   comprehensive  plan, land use regulations and land use actions must be      
   consistent with the comprehensive plan.  Provides  that  counties  and      
   municipalities that adopt official comprehensive plans may be eligible      
   for  additional  preferences  in  certain  State programs.  Allows the      
   Department to provide educational and training programs  that  promote      
   and  encourage  comprehensive  planning.    Requires the Department to      
   annually report certain information to the Governor  and  the  General      
   Assembly.  Amends  the  State Finance Act to create the Local Planning      
   Fund.  Effective immediately.                                               
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
        Deletes everything after the enacting clause.  Creates the  Local      
   Planning Technical Assistance Act.  Contains a short title only.            
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: JAN-07-2003

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   1


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