# National Outline Plan

A national outline plan (Hebrew: תוכנית מתאר ארצית, Tokhnit Mit'ar Artzit, abbr. תמ"א, Tama) refers to a zoning and development statutory plan in a specific field on a national level in Israel. A national outline plan is meant to affect the entire country and influences planning on the regional and local levels. In general, each national plan is augmented by more local plans that discuss its implementation in more detail. National outline plans are drafted by the National Planning and Construction Committee or the National Infrastructure Committee, and approved by the government of Israel.
The first national outline plan, created by architect Aryeh Sharon, was approved in 1951, and dealt with settling the Negev and Galilee regions. However, this plan was never implemented. The first national plan to be put to practical use was National Outline Plan 3, approved in 1976, dealing with road infrastructure in the country.

## List of current national outline plans

| # | Description | Approval resolution | Approval date | Notes |
| 1 | National master plan that unifies most National Outline Plans | — | January 12, 2020 | |
| 3 | National road infrastructure plan. Discusses road and highway classifications and major routes. | 902 | August 1, 1976 | |
| 4 | Partial plan for the Ben Gurion International Airport (then Lod International Airport), Israel's main airport. | 550 | April 20, 1969 | |
| 5 | Partial plan for connecting the Ben Gurion International Airport to Tel Aviv. | 214 | December 5, 1968 | |
| 6 | Plan for the population distribution in the country. | | 1975 | |
| 7 | National plan for institutions that are able to zone public facilities such as hospitals, colleges and universities and stadiums. | | June 29, 1975 | |
| 8 | National park and nature reserve plan, including a list of parks and reserves. | 693 | June 21, 1981 | |
| 10 | Partial plan for power plants and the electricity distribution system. | 488 | February 18, 1973 | |
| 11 | National plan for lake and water reservoir creation, and the utilization of above-ground water sources. | 438 | February 26, 1984 | |
| 12 | National plan for tourist installations. | 1214 | January 9, 1983 | |
| 13 | Plan for Lake Kinneret shoreline development and preservation. | | November 11, 1981 | |
| 14 | Partial plan for mining and quarry sites, primarily in the north of the country. | 3615 | April 9, 1998 | |
| 15 | National airport and heliport plan. Does not include military airports, the Ben Gurion International Airport and Sde Dov Airport. | 1597 | May 4, 2000 | [http://www.mmi.gov.il/IturTabotData/tma/תמא%2015/tasritim/tama_15.pdf |
| 16 | National garbage disposal plan. | 255 | March 2, 1989 | |
| 18 | National fuel station plan. | 985 | August 22, 1976 | |
| 19 | National cemetery plan. | 872 | November 17, 1987 | |
| 21 | National plan for the development and preservation and Independence War sites. | 1980 | November 14, 1981 | |
| 22 | National forestry plan. | | November 1, 1995 | |
| 23 | National railroad plan. | 1675 | June 15, 1986 | |
| 24 | National prison plan. Includes construction standards and mapping existing and planned prisons. | 430 | March 7, 1982 | Map (in Hebrew) |
| 27 | National plan for cement. | | | |
| 28 | National plan for radio relay stations, including the Voice of America. | | | |
| 29 | Plan for memorial sites in the Jerusalem and Haifa districts. | | | |
| 30 | Plan for the southern Haifa Bay. | | 2008 | |
| 31 | National plan for immigrant absorption. | 674 | January 17, 1993 | |
| 32 | National plan for the liquefied petroleum gas industry. | 1964 | July 13, 2000 | |
| 33 | National plan for providing sites for quick temporary housing. The plan was drafted in response to the Aliyah from the former Soviet Union in the 1990s. | | | |
| 34 | National water management and sewerage plan. | 409 | March 19, 2003 | |
| 35 | National construction and development plan until 2020. The plan aims to provide answers for the balance between zoning and infrastructure development, nature preservation, and other subjects. | 4467 | November 27, 2005 | Set to serve as a basis for a National Outline Plan for Uganda. |
| 36 | National cellular infrastructure plan. Deals primarily with cellular antennae. | 1759 | May 2, 2002 | |
| 37 | National natural gas plan. | 2933 | February 28, 2001 | |
| 38 | National plan for strengthening buildings against earthquakes. | 3537 | April 14, 2005 | |
| 39 | Development plan for the Nitzanim – northern Ashkelon region. | 4466 | November 28, 2005 | |
| 40 | Development and defense of underground facilities | | TBD | |
| 41 | Energy infrastructure | | TBD | |
| 42 | Land transportation | | 2008 | Set to replace plans 3 and 23 |
| 43 | Defense installations and infrastructure | | May 13, 2008 | |
| 44 | Urban development for non-Jewish population in northern Israel | | May 12, 2009 | |
| 46 | Detention center for infiltrators from Egypt | | February 10, 2011 | |
| 47 | Housing plan for future IDF bases | | TBD | |
| 49 | National healthcare plan | | TBD | |
| 70 | Development plan for the Tel Aviv Metro | | TBD | |

## Future

As of 2013, there is a plan to merge all National Outline Plans, except Plan 35, to one master plan.