As used in the Local and Regional Capital Improvement Planning Process Act, unless otherwise indicated:

1. "Capital improvement plan" means a document or interrelated document containing the elements established under the provisions of subsection D of Section 5 of this act, including the strategies for an implementation program which are consistent with the goals and guidelines established under the Local and Regional Capital Improvement Planning Process Act;

2. "Local planning committee" means the committee established by the officers of a unit of local government or combination of units of local governments which has the general responsibility established under Section 5 of this act. If a unit of local government has an existing planning department or other such entity, the unit may utilize that entity as its local planning committee;

3. "Person" means an individual, corporation, governmental agency, county, municipality, trust, estate, partnership, association or any other legal entity;

4. "Regional council" means a regional commission or a council of governments established under the provisions of the Interlocal Cooperation Act, and which has as its primary purpose joint planning for units of local government and consists of Grand Gateway Economic Development Association, Eastern Oklahoma Development District, Kiamichi Economic Development District of Oklahoma, Southern Oklahoma Development Association, Central Oklahoma Economic Development District, Indian Nations Council of Governments, Northern Oklahoma Development Association, Association of Central Oklahoma Governments, Association of South Central Oklahoma Governments, South Western Oklahoma Development Authority and Oklahoma Economic Development Association;

5. "Reviewing authority" means the planning board, agency or office of a unit of local government or if none, the elected officers of such unit;

6. "Special district" means a rural water district, conservation district, rural road improvement district, sewer protection district, fire protection district and districts established pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act; and

7. "Unit of local government" means a municipality, county or special district.

Added by Laws 1992, c. 330, § 4, emerg. eff. May 28, 1992.