Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

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7	5		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1073
8	6		January Session, 2019
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21	19		AN ACT CONCERNING CO NSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT.
22	20		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
23	21		Assembly convened:
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25	23		Section 1. Section 8-35a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
26	24		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 2
27	25		(a) At least once every ten years, each regional council of 3
28	26		governments shall [make] adopt a plan of conservation and 4
29	27		development for its area of operation, showing its recommendations 5
30	28		for the general use of the area including land use, housing, principal 6
31	29		highways and freeways, bridges, airports, parks, playgrounds, 7
32	30		recreational areas, schools, public institutions, public utilities, 8
33	31		agriculture and such other matters as, in the opinion of the council, 9
34	32		will be beneficial to the area. Any regional plan so [developed] 10
35	33		adopted shall be based on studies of physical, social, economic and 11
36	34		governmental conditions and trends and shall be designed to promote 12
37	35		with the greatest efficiency and economy the coordinated development 13
38	36		of its area of operation and the general welfare and prosperity of its 14
39	37		people. Such plan may encourage energy -efficient patterns of 15
40	38		development, the use of solar and other renewable forms of energy, 16 Raised Bill No. 1073
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47	44		and energy conservation. Such plan shall be designed to promote 17
48	45		abatement of the pollution of the waters and air of the region. Such 18
49	46		plan shall consider the need for technology infrastructure in the 19
50	47		region. The regional plan shall identify areas where it is feasible and 20
51	48		prudent (1) to have compact, transit accessible, pedestrian-oriented 21
52	49		mixed use development patterns and land reuse, and (2) to promote 22
53	50		such development patterns and land reuse and shall note any 23
54	51		inconsistencies with the following growth management principles: (A) 24
55	52		Redevelopment and revitalization of regional centers and areas of 25
56	53		mixed land uses with existing or planned physical infrastructure; (B) 26
57	54		expansion of housing opportunities and design choices to 27
58	55		accommodate a variety of household types and needs; (C) 28
59	56		concentration of development around transportation nodes and along 29
60	57		major transportation corridors to support the viability of 30
61	58		transportation options and land reuse; (D) conservation and 31
62	59		restoration of the natural environment, cultural and historical 32
63	60		resources and traditional rural lands; (E) protection of environmental 33
64	61		assets critical to public health and safety; and (F) integration of 34
65	62		planning across all levels of government to address issues on a local, 35
66	63		regional and state-wide basis. The plan of each region contiguous to 36
67	64		Long Island Sound shall be designed to reduce hypoxia, pathogens, 37
68	65		toxic contaminants and floatable debris in Long Island Sound. 38
69	66		(b) Before adopting the regional plan of conservation and 39
70	67		development or any part thereof or amendment thereto the regional 40
71	68		council of governments shall hold at least one public hearing thereon, 41
72	69		notice of the time, place and subject of which shall be given in writing 42
73	70		to the chief executive officer and planning commission, where one 43
74	71		exists, of each member town, city or borough. Notice of the time, place 44
75	72		and subject of such hearing shall be published once in a newspaper 45
76	73		having a substantial circulation in the region. Such notices shall be 46
77	74		given not more than twenty days or less than ten days before such 47
78	75		hearing. At least sixty-five days before the public hearing the regional 48
79	76		council of governments shall post the plan on the Internet web site of 49
80	77		the council, if any, and submit the plan to the Secretary of the Office of 50 Raised Bill No. 1073
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87	83		Policy and Management for findings in the form of comments and 51
88	84		recommendations. By October 1, 2011, the secretary shall [establish, by 52
89	85		regulations adopted] adopt regulations, in accordance with the 53
90	86		provisions of chapter 54, to establish criteria for such findings which 54
91	87		shall include procedures for a uniform review of regional plans of 55
92	88		conservation and development to determine if a proposed regional 56
93	89		plan of conservation and development is not inconsistent with the 57
94	90		state plan of conservation and development and the state economic 58
95	91		strategic plan. The regional council of governments shall note on the 59
96	92		record any inconsistency with the state plan of conservation and 60
97	93		development and the reasons for such inconsistency. Adoption of the 61
98	94		plan or part thereof or amendment thereto shall be made by the 62
99	95		affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the representatives on 63
100	96		the council. The plan shall be posted on the Internet web site of the 64
101	97		council, if any, and a copy of the plan or of any amendments thereto, 65
102	98		signed by the [chairman] chairperson of the council, shall be 66
103	99		transmitted to the chief executive officers, the town, city or borough 67
104	100		clerks, as the case may be, [and to] planning commissions, if any, in 68
105	101		member towns, cities or boroughs, and [to] the Secretary of the Office 69
106	102		of Policy and Management, or [his or her] the secretary's designee. The 70
107	103		regional council of governments shall notify the Secretary of the Office 71
108	104		of Policy and Management of any inconsistency with the state plan of 72
109	105		conservation and development and the reasons therefor. 73
110	106		(c) The regional council of governments shall assist municipalities 74
111	107		within its region and state agencies and may assist other public and 75
112	108		private agencies in developing and carrying out any regional plan or 76
113	109		plans of such council. The regional council of governments may 77
114	110		provide administrative, management, technical or planning assistance 78
115	111		to municipalities within its region and other public agencies under 79
116	112		such terms as it may determine, provided, prior to entering into an 80
117	113		agreement for assistance to any municipality or other public agency, 81
118	114		the regional council of governments shall have adopted a policy 82
119	115		governing such assistance. The regional council of governments may 83
120	116		be compensated by the municipality or other public agency with which 84 Raised Bill No. 1073
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127	122		an agreement for assistance has been made for all or part of the cost of 85
128	123		such assistance. 86
129	124		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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132	127		Section 1 October 1, 2019 8-35a
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	129	+	Statement of Purpose:
	130	+	To make technical corrections.
	131	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	132	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	133	+	not underlined.]
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