30 ILCS 710/3-4

Two or more contiguous counties, having an aggregate population of 30,000 or more persons or comprising all the counties within a region designated pursuant to Division 5-14 of the Counties Code, situated within the same region designated pursuant to that Division, may qualify for a grant as provided in Section 3-3 by the enactment of appropriate resolutions creating and establishing a regional correctional facilities advisory board, designating the officer or agency to be responsible for administering grant funds, and providing a comprehensive plan for the construction and operation of a correctional facility described in Section 3-3, and providing for centralized administration and control of such correctional facility described in Section 3-3.