LCO No. 3140 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6076 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 3140 Referred to Committee on HOUSING Introduced by: REP. ROJAS, 9 th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE JURISDICTION OF HOUSING AUTHORITIES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That sections 8-39 and 8-40 of the general statutes be amended to 1 permit housing authorities to adopt expanded areas of operation that 2 include higher opportunity areas, provided such higher opportunity 3 areas are located within thirty miles of the municipality in which the 4 housing authority is located. 5 Statement of Purpose: To increase the jurisdiction of housing authorities to offer a greater range of housing choices.