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:.35 MONDAY NOVEMBER 25, 1968 Planning District Commissions At any time after the determination of Planning District boundaries, a Planning District Commission (PDC) may be organized by written agreement between two or more local governments which embrace a majority of the population within the District. All local gov- ernments with populations of 3,500 or more are eligible for membership in a PDC. At least a majority, but not substantially more than a majority, of these commission members must be elected officials of local governments. Members of a PDC are appointed by the governing bodies of these governmental subdivision which hold membership in the organization. When PDC's become organized they should be able to provide area-wide planning throughout the State. Opportunities for implementing their comprehensive plans for physical, social, and economic development are enhanced by the substantial representation of elected officials on PDC governing bodies. PDC comprehensive plans should cover elements which have area-wide significance and are important to more than one governmental sub- division within the district. Before a comprehensive plan may be adopted, the following sequence of events must occur. The Plan must be: (1) reviewed by the Division of State Planning and Community Affairs and by each local planning commission (or governing body where planning commissions do not exist) within the district; (2) presented to the public at a hearing held by the PDC; (3) approved by the PDC; and (4) submitted for adoption to all governing bodies excluding towns of less than 3,500 residents. When a majority of governing bodies in the PDC approve the plan, it becomes the district comprehensive plan but is effective only in those subdivisions whose governing bodies adopt it. However, once the plan is adopted by a local government, that body cannot construct public improvements or acquire land for public use or dispose of public lands unless the construction, acquisition, or disposition is in harmony with the district plan. A PDC is required to review its comprehensive plan at least once every five years to determine if revisions are needed. The Plan should, however, be continuously reviewed and amended as necessary in accordance with procedures used in adopting the original plan. Governing bodies of each governmental subdivision, which are a member of a PDC, must submit to the PDC for review all applications for State or Federal loans or grants for special projects. The PDC has ten days to determine if the proposed project has district-wide significance. If it does not have such significance, the PDC certifies that the project i~3 not in conflict with district plans or policies. If, on the other hand, the proposed project has district-wide significance, the PDC must determine within forty days if it is in conflict with district