**§ 49 PBG - 1. Tasks** Planning and Building Act (PBG) - 1. Tasks**

1. Regional Planning develops, for geographically and economically interconnected areas, the foundations for the cantonal structure plan, according to § 59, for the supra-municipal spatial planning of the involved municipalities in accordance with federal law. In doing so, it ensures the coordination of settlement and traffic planning in agglomerations and the municipal zones for traffic-intensive installations within a region. Studies on other issues of regional significance may be conducted.

2. Furthermore, regional planning may pertain to joint measures and facilities of regional significance, such as regional traffic facilities, preservation and design of recreational and conservation areas of regional importance, the settlement of industry and trade, the creation, acquisition, maintenance, and operation of regional homes, means of transportation, cultural and sports facilities, systems for water and energy supply, wastewater disposal and waste management, as well as landfills.