13:17-9. Master plan; preparation and adoption; contents; amendments; considerations; consultations with state and federal agencies
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(a)The commission shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and, after public hearing and pursuant to the procedures hereinafter provided, shall adopt a master plan or portion thereof for the physical development of all lands lying within the district, which plan may include proposals for various stages in the future development of the district. The commission may from time to time, pursuant to the procedures hereinafter provided, and after public hearing, amend said master plan. The master plan shall include a report presenting the objectives, assumptions, standards and principles which are embodied in the various interlocking portions of the master plan. The master plan shall be a composite of the one or more written proposals recommending the physical development of the lands within its jurisdiction either in its entirety or a portion thereof which the commission shall prepare after meetings with the governing bodies of the constituent municipalities and affected counties, and any agencies and instrumentalities thereof.
(b)In preparing the master plan or any portion thereof or amendment thereto the commission shall give due consideration to the necessity to provide in the district sanitary landfills and other facilities for the disposal of solid waste which may be utilized by municipalities within the district and municipalities throughout the State. In preparing the master plan or any portion thereof or amendment thereto the commission shall give due consideration to the existing patterns of the development in the constituent municipalities and to any master plan or other plan of development adopted by any constituent municipality prior to the effective date of this act or prior to the preparation of the master plan by the commission.
(c)In preparing the master plan or any portion thereof or amendment thereto, the commission shall consult with any Federal or State agency having an interest in the district. At least 60 days prior to taking any action relating to the district such Federal and State agency shall file with the commission their proposed plans for the commission's review and recommendation.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 9.