20 ILCS 662/20

(20 ILCS 662/20)

Sec. 20.

Model ordinances and technical publications.

The Department may prepare model ordinances, manuals, and other technical
publications that are founded upon and promote
comprehensive planning.  The
Department may make all possible use of existing model ordinances, manuals, and
other
technical publications that promote and encourage comprehensive planning and
that were
prepared by regional planning agencies and commissions, councils of government,
and other
organizations.

The Department may employ or retain private not-for-profit
entities, regional
planning agencies and commissions, councils of government, and universities to
advise, prepare,
or conduct the preparation of the model ordinances, manuals, and other
technical publications.

The Department may distribute any model ordinances, manuals, and other
technical
publications prepared under this Section to all counties and municipalities in
this State, regional
planning agencies and commissions in this State, the Illinois State Library,
all public libraries in
this State, and to other organizations and libraries at the Department's
discretion.

(Source: P.A. 92-768, eff. 8-6-02.)