PUBLIC LAW 107-217—AUG. 21, 2002 116 STAT. 1221 on the Commission, but the Commission shall give careful consideration to any views and recommendations submitted prior to final adoption. (2) HEARINGS AND CITIZEN ADVISORY COUNCILS.— The Commission— (A) may provide periodic opportunity for review and comments by nongovernmental agencies or groups through public hearings, meetings, or conferences, exhibitions, and publication of its plans; and (B) in consultation with the Council, may encourage the formation of citizen advisory councils. (f) EXTENSION OF TIME LIMITATIONS.—On request of the Commission, the Council may grant an extension of any time limitation contained in this section. (g) PUBLISHING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. — AS appropriate, the Commission and the Mayor jointly shall publish a comprehensive plan for the National Capital, consisting of the elements of the comprehensive plan for the federal activities in the National Capital developed by the Commission and the District elements developed by the Mayor and the Council in accordance with this section. (h) PROCEDURES FOR CONSULTATION. — (1) COMMISSION AND MAYOR. — The Commission and the Mayor jointly shall establish procedures for appropriate meaningful continuing consultation throughout the planning process for the National Capital. (2) GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.—In order that the National Capital may be developed in accordance with the comprehensive plan, the Commission, with the consent of each agency concerned as to its representation, may establish advisory and coordinating committees composed of representatives of agencies of the Federal and District of Columbia Governments as may be necessary or helpful to obteiin the maximum amount of cooperation and correlation of effort among the various agencies. As it considers appropriate, the Commission may invite representatives of the planning and developmental agencies of the environs to participate in the work of the committees. §8722. Proposed federal and district developments and projects (a) AGENCIES TO USE COMMISSION AS CENTRAL PLANNING AGENCY. — Agencies of the FedersJ Government responsible for public developments and projects shall cooperate and correlate their efforts by using the National Capital Planning Commission as the central planning agency for federal activities in the National Capital region. To aid the Commission in carrying out this function, federal and District of Columbia governmental agencies on request of the Commission shall furnish plans, data, and records the Commission requires. The Commission on request shall furnish related plans, data, and records to federal and District of Columbia governmental agencies. (b) CONSULTATION BETWEEN AGENCIES AND COMMISSION.— (1) BEFORE CONSTRUCTION PLANS PREPARED.—To ensure the comprehensive planning and orderly development of the National Capital, a federal or District of Columbia agency, before preparing construction plans the agency originates for proposed developments and projects or before making a commitment to acquire land, to be paid for at least in part from
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