Notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter, a private entity shall request approval from all responsible public entities and may enter into a pre-development agreement or comprehensive agreement with multiple responsible public entities.  Each  responsible public entity shall retain its right to approve a private entity proposal for a multimodal transportation facility and the terms of a pre-development agreement or comprehensive agreement to which it becomes a party.  Responsible public entities may designate a lead responsible public entity for purposes of determining the process for reviewing the private entity’s proposal and negotiating a comprehensive agreement and a pre-development agreement.

Acts 2006, No. 304, §1.