HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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allocation of State resources for physical
and economic development decisions
concerning (1) location of State facilities
provided for in the capital budget (2)
policies of the State Department of
Transportation concerning construction and
improvement of, and acquisition of access
rights to, existing and proposed State
highways and other transportation
facilities (3) policies of the State
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
concerning local sewage treatment
facilities and environmental standards (4)
exercise of the intervention and critical
areas powers of the Department of State
Planning (5) targeting of State business
and housing loan programs, and marketing
and business promotion activities (6) the
State Outdoor Recreation Plan and plans for
community facilities and (7) other forms
of State and Federal aid targeted to areas
of greatest need;

(b)  Review of existing State laws and
constitutional provisions granting local
zoning, growth management and bond-issuing
powers and regulating sewer grants and
highway construction as they relate to (1)
rezoning of agricultural land (2)
location of necessary public social service
facilities and new major commercial and
industrial facilities in existing developed
areas and areas identified as targets for
economic development (3) location of
cultural and commercial facilities in
residential areas (4) the operational
integrity and consistency of the zoning and
land use and economic development planning
process and (5) adequate building code
standards; and

(c)  Existing tax policies affecting
development.

4. The Council shall recommend to the Governor
by July 1, 1980, the appropriate structure of a
Task Force, including local government and
legislative representation, to review and hold
hearings on the Council's proposals. The report
of the Council concerning the' matters set forth
in paragraph 3(a), including a proposed Executive
Order, shall be submitted to the Task Force by
October 1, 1980 and the report of the Task Force
on these matters by January 1, 1981. The final