LOCGOV-PRIORITY & PLANNING

Amends the Local Planning Technical Assistance Act. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, through the Opportunity Returns Economic Development Regions established by the Governor, to designate certain units of local government and areas of the State as regional priority funding areas in which State infrastructure resources should be focused. Requires the Department to give preference to certain units of local government and areas of the State. Authorizes the Department to make grants to units of local government designated as, or within areas designated as, regional priority funding areas for the expansion or improvement of public infrastructure. Authorizes a unit of local government designated as, or within an area designated as, a regional priority funding area to impose reasonable impact fees on private developers for public infrastructure outlays and to share in infrastructure maintenance costs. Authorizes the Department to promulgate rules necessary to implement and administer these provisions. Amends the Governor's Office of Management and Budget Act. Provides that if a Department or Agency of the State has received negative interagency review comments or findings, then the Office must review those comments and findings before funding may be authorized for the proposed project or activity. Amends the Regional Planning Commission Act and the Counties Code. Authorizes a county board to establish an Intergovernmental Cooperation Council to develop and recommend various plans for the coordination of land use, transportation, and infrastructure. Authorizes the Council to (i) serve as a county's regional planning commission, (ii) recommend future municipal boundaries, and (iii) recommend an intergovernmental review process for land use and a voluntary, non-binding resolution process for intergovernmental disputes over land use. Provides that a unit of local government in a county that has established a Council and has met other qualifications shall be given priority for State grants and State programs.