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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.— APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION.—The Council shall appoint an Executive Director, who shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. (NOTE: the best that I can determine, the salary range for the Executive Director will be from $120,000 - $180,000).

(ii) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the Council should appoint an Executive Director not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (NOTE: finding a high level Executive Director in 90 days seems too fast. Thus, the Executive Director has already been selected).

ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.—With the approval of the Council, the Executive Director of the Council may appoint and fix the compensation of such additional personnel as the

Executive Director determines are necessary to carry out the duties of the Council.

COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.

The Director shall establish a comprehensive planning grant program to make grants to eligible entities to carry out a project to—

(1) coordinate land use, housing, transportation, and infrastructure planning processes across jurisdictions and agencies;

(2) identify potential regional partnerships for developing and implementing a comprehensive regional plan;

(3) conduct or update housing, infrastructure, transportation, energy, and environmental assessments to determine regional needs and promote sustainable development;

(4) develop or update—

(A) a comprehensive regional plan; or

(B) goals and strategies to implement an existing comprehensive regional plan;

(5) implement local zoning and other code changes necessary to implement a comprehensive regional plan and promote sustainable development.

NOTE: using federal monies to change local zoning codes is the first step to further control how land is developed in the future.