(20 ILCS 662/5)
    Sec. 5. Purposes. The purposes of this Act are to:
        (1) Provide technical assistance to Illinois local governments that request it for the
    
development of local planning ordinances and regulations.
        (2) Encourage Illinois local governments to engage in planning, regulatory, and
    
development approaches that promote and encourage comprehensive planning.
        (3) Prepare and distribute model ordinances, manuals, and other technical publications
    
that promote and encourage comprehensive planning.
        (4) Research and report upon the results and impact of activities funded by the
    
demonstration grants.
        (5) Support local planning efforts in communities with limited financial means.
        (6) Support planning efforts that include one or more units of local government or
    
planning agencies working together.
(Source: P.A. 92-768, eff. 8-6-02.)