Sec. 8. Planning Grants.

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(a)The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may make annual grants to counties and municipalities to develop, update, administer and implement Local Land Resource Management Plans, as defined in this Act.

(b)A recipient local government may receive an initial grant to develop a plan after filing a resolution of intent to develop a plan. The plan shall be completed within 18 months of the receipt of the grant.

(c)The amount of the initial grant and the annual grant to be received by the recipient shall be based on the most recent updated U. S. Census at a rate of one dollar per person, but shall not be less than $20,000 and shall not exceed $100,000 per fiscal year.

(d)The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may promulgate such rules and regulations establishing procedures for determining entitlement and eligible uses of such grants as it deems necessary for the purposes of this Act.