General eligibility requirements

(a) The Commissioner is authorized to make grants to eligible municipalities to carry out the provisions of the Act. In order to be eligible to receive grants, the municipality must have a planning commission. (b) The municipality is authorized to designate by vote of its legislative body, the economic development commission or the redevelopment agency of the municipality or a non-profit development corporation as its development agency. The municipality may, with the approval of the Commissioner, designate a separate development agency for each development project it undertakes under the act.