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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5163
February Session, 2020
LCO No. 1292
Referred to Committee on COMMERCE
Introduced by:
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AN ACT ELIMINATING CERTAIN INACTIVE ADVISORY GROUPS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 3-110f of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 2
The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development [, 3
with recommendations of the Culture and Tourism Advisory 4
Committee,] shall designate, every three years, a state poet laureate. The 5
commissioner may fill any vacancy by appointment for the unexpired 6
portion of the term vacated. 7
Sec. 2. Subsection (c) of section 4-9a of the general statutes is repealed 8
and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 9
(c) Notwithstanding any provision of law, the term of each member 10
of each board and commission within the executive branch, except the 11
State Board of Education, the Board of Regents for Higher Education, 12
the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, the St ate 13
Elections Enforcement Commission, the State Properties Review Board, 14
the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board, the Commission on Medicolegal 15 Raised Bill No. 5163
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Investigations, the Psychiatric Security Review Board, the Commission 16
on Fire Prevention and Control, the E 9-1-1 Commission [, the Culture 17
and Tourism Advisory Committee,] and the board of trustees of each 18
constituent unit of the state system of higher education, commencing on 19
or after July 1, 1979, shall be coterminous with the term of the Governor 20
or until a successor is chosen, whichever is later. 21
Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 4b-60 of the general statutes is 22
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 23
1, 2020): 24
(a) There shall be a State Commission on Capitol Preservation and 25
Restoration to consist of twelve members to be appointed as follows: 26
Two members shall be appointed by the Governor, two by the speaker 27
of the House of Representatives, two by the president pro tempore of 28
the Senate, one by the House minority leader, one by the Senate 29
minority leader, two members of the Joint Committee on Legislative 30
Management, one appointed by each of the chairmen of said committee, 31
and one member of the [Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee] 32
Historic Preservation Council appointed by its chairperson. The 33
Commissioner of Administrative Services, or the commissioner's 34
designee, shall be an ex-officio member of the commission and shall 35
attend its meetings. Vacancies on the commission shall be filled by the 36
original appointing authority for the unexpired portion of the term. The 37
members shall serve without compensation for their services but shall 38
be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the 39
performance of their duties. The commission shall meet at least 40
quarterly, and more often on the call of the chairman or on the written 41
request of a majority of the members. The commission may designate 42
subcommittees to carry out its functions. Any member who fails to 43
attend three consecutive meetings or fails to attend fifty per cent of all 44
meetings held during any calendar year shall be deemed to have 45
resigned. 46
Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 4b-66a of the general statutes is 47
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 48 Raised Bill No. 5163
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1, 2020): 49
(a) There is established a Connecticut Capitol Center Commission. 50
The commission shall consist of (1) the Secretary of the Office of Policy 51
and Management, or the secretary's designee; (2) the Commissioner of 52
Administrative Services, or the commissioner's designee; (3) the 53
Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or the 54
commissioner's designee; (4) the chairperson of the [Culture and 55
Tourism Advisory Committee] Historic Preservation Council, or the 56
chairperson's designee; (5) one member appointed by the speaker of the 57
House of Representatives; (6) one member appointed by the president 58
pro tempore of the Senate; (7) one member appointed by the majority 59
leader of the House of Representatives; (8) one member appointed by 60
the majority leader of the Senate; (9) one member appointed by the 61
minority leader of the House of Representatives; (10) one member 62
appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; (11) the chairperson of 63
the Hartford Commission on the City Plan; (12) one member appointed 64
by the mayor of the city of Hartford; and (13) one member from the 65
South Downtown Neighborhood Revitalization Committee. 66
Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 10-425 of the general statutes is 67
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 68
1, 2020): 69
(b) Said advisory board shall consist of one member from each of the 70
following entities: (1) The University of Connecticut's Athletic 71
Department; (2) the Connecticut State University System's Athletic 72
Department; (3) the XL Center; (4) Northland AEG; (5) the Traveler's 73
Championship Golf Tournament; (6) the Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament; 74
(7) the Special Olympics; (8) the Mohegan Sun Arena; (9) Foxwoods 75
Resort Casino; (10) Lime Rock Park Race Track; (11) the Arena at Harbor 76
Yard; (12) New Britain Stadium; (13) the Connecticut Marine Trades 77
Association; (14) the Office of Policy and Management; (15) the [Culture 78
and Tourism Advisory Committee] Connecticut Tourism Council; (16) 79
the Capital Region Development Authority; (17) the Nutmeg State 80
Games; (18) the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference; (19) 81 Raised Bill No. 5163
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Fairfield University; (20) Quinnipiac University; (21) Sacred Heart 82
University; (22) any other entity involved in sports or sporting events 83
that the commissioner deems appropriate; (23) the Connecticut State 84
Golf Association; and (24) Dodd Stadium. 85
Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 10a-111a of the general statutes is 86
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 87
1, 2020): 88
(b) The State Historian shall: (1) [Be a member of the Culture and 89
Tourism Advisory Committee, established pursuant to section 10-393, 90
(2) edit] Edit or supervise the editing and publication of the public 91
records of the state, [(3)] (2) provide information and advice to members 92
of the government at all levels, [(4)] (3) assist the State Board of 93
Education in efforts to promote the teaching of history in schools and 94
teacher preparation programs, [(5)] (4) respond to requests for advice 95
from historical societies, [(6)] (5) respond to requests for information on 96
the state's history, [(7)] (6) make public appearances and addresses on 97
the state's history, [(8)] (7) prepare bibliographies and other research 98
aids relating to the history of the state, and [(9)] (8) promote by 99
appropriate informative and educational programs the celebration or 100
commemoration of significant historical events. 101
Sec. 7. Subsection (b) of section 11-6a of the general statutes is 102
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 103
1, 2020): 104
(b) There is established an advisory committee to advise the State 105
Library Board with respect to the policies, collections, programs, 106
activities and operations of the Raymond E. Baldwin Museum of 107
Connecticut History and Heritage. The advisory committee shall consist 108
of eight members as follows: The [executive director of the Culture and 109
Tourism Advisory Committee] chairperson of the Historic Preservation 110
Council, or the chairperson's designee; the executive director of the 111
Connecticut Historical Society; the State Historian; and five persons 112
appointed by the Governor, three of whom shall be experienced 113 Raised Bill No. 5163
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museum professionals. 114
Sec. 8. Subsection (b) of section 12-376d of the general statutes is 115
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 116
1, 2020): 117
(b) There shall be appointed, as part of the Department of Economic 118
and Community Development, an advisory panel to consider the 119
proposed acceptance of any such work of art. The advisory panel shall 120
prepare a written statement as to acceptance or rejection of any such 121
work of art for the purposes of this section. In each instance, said panel 122
shall consist of eleven members, including the chairperson of the 123
[Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee] Connecticut Arts Council 124
and two generally acknowledged experts as to the particular type of 125
visual art work under consideration, as determined by said chairperson, 126
with such appointments to be made by said chairperson and approved 127
by the [Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee] Connecticut Arts 128
Council. In addition, said advisory panel shall include eight members 129
of the General Assembly, with two of such members appointed by the 130
president pro tempore of the Senate, one of such members appointed by 131
the majority leader of the Senate, one of such members appointed by the 132
minority leader of the Senate, two of such members appointed by the 133
speaker of the House of Representatives, one of such members 134
appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives and 135
one of such members appointed by the minority leader of the House of 136
Representatives. 137
Sec. 9. Subsection (a) of section 22a-27s of the general statutes is 138
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 139
1, 2020): 140
(a) There is established the Face of Connecticut Steering Committee, 141
which shall be within the Department of Energy and Environmental 142
Protection for administrative purposes only. Such committee shall 143
direct the expenditure of any funds deposited in the Face of Connecticut 144
account created under section 22a-27t. The committee shall consist of the 145 Raised Bill No. 5163
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Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, the 146
Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or the 147
commissioner's designee, the Commissioner of Agriculture, [the 148
chairperson of the Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee] a 149
member of the Connecticut Tourism Council, appointed by its 150
chairperson, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and 151
ten members as follows: (1) A representative of a local organization 152
involved in historic preservation, appointed by the speaker of the House 153
of Representatives; (2) a representative of a nonprofit organization 154
involved in farmland preservation, appointed by the president pro 155
tempore of the Senate; (3) a representative of a local or regional 156
nonprofit organization involved in the preservation of open space, 157
appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives; (4) a 158
representative of a water company actively involved in land 159
preservation, appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; (5) a 160
representative of the agricultural industry, appointed by the minority 161
leader of the House of Representatives; (6) a representative of a state-162
wide nonprofit involved in the preservation of open space, appointed 163
by the minority leader of the Senate; (7) a representative of a state-wide 164
nonprofit organization involved in historic preservation, appointed by 165
the Governor; (8) a representative of an organization involved with 166
community redevelopment, appointed by the Governor; (9) a 167
representative of the legislative Brownfields Task Force, appointed by 168
the speaker of the House of Representatives; and (10) a representative 169
of the environmental law section of the Connecticut Bar Association 170
who is involved with brownfields remediation, appointed by the 171
president pro tempore of the Senate. 172
Sec. 10. Subsection (a) of section 32-1o of the general statutes is 173
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 174
1, 2020): 175
(a) On or before July 1, 2015, and every four years thereafter, the 176
Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, within 177
available appropriations, shall prepare an economic development 178
strategic plan for the state in consultation with the Secretary of the Office 179 Raised Bill No. 5163
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of Policy and Management, the Commissioners of Energy and 180
Environmental Protection and Transportation, the Labor 181
Commissioner, [the chairperson of the Culture and Tourism Advisory 182
Committee,] the executive directors of the Connecticut Housing Finance 183
Authority and the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities 184
Authority, and the chief executive officer of Connecticut Innovations, 185
Incorporated, or their respective designees, and any other agencies the 186
Commissioner of Economic and Community Development deems 187
appropriate. 188
Sec. 11. Section 32-6t of the general statutes is repealed and the 189
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 190
On or before October 1, 2012, the Commissioner of Economic and 191
Community Development, in consultation with the [Culture and 192
Tourism Advisory Committee] State Historian, shall develop a program 193
to designate locations in the state with cultural, educational or historical 194
significance as "Connecticut Treasures". Such program shall promote 195
locations designated as Connecticut Treasures or state-owned and 196
operated museums, and shall integrate existing programs of the 197
Department of Economic and Community Development and [Culture 198
and Tourism Advisory Committee] the State Historian in the promotion 199
of such locations to adults and children. Such program shall include a 200
"Connecticut Treasures Passport", which shall provide free or reduced 201
admission to locations designated as Connecticut Treasures and all 202
state-owned and operated museums for children younger than eighteen 203
years of age who are accompanied by an adult. 204
Sec. 12. Section 23-100 of the general statutes is repealed and the 205
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 206
As used in sections 23-101, 23-102, as amended by this act, [32-6a,] 32-207
9qq, 32-327 and 32-228, "greenway" means a corridor of open space that 208
(1) may protect natural resources, preserve scenic landscapes and 209
historical resources or offer opportunities for recreation or 210
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and provide access to the outdoors, (3) may be located along a defining 212
natural feature, such as a waterway, along a man-made corridor, 213
including an unused right-of-way, traditional trail routes or historic 214
barge canals or (4) may be a greenspace along a highway or around a 215
village. 216
Sec. 13. Subsection (b) of section 23-102 of the general statutes is 217
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 218
1, 2020): 219
(b) The duties of the council shall be: (1) To advise and assist in the 220
coordination of state agencies, municipalities, regional planning 221
organizations, as defined in section 4-124i, and private citizens in 222
voluntarily planning and implementing a system of greenways; (2) to 223
operate a greenways help center to advise state agencies, municipalities, 224
regional planning organizations, as defined in section 4-124i, and 225
private citizens in the technical aspects of planning, designing and 226
implementing greenways, including advice on securing state, federal 227
and nongovernmental grants; (3) to establish criteria for designation of 228
greenways; (4) to maintain an inventory of greenways in the state which 229
shall include the location of greenways transportation projects which 230
have received grants under sections 23-101, [32-6a,] 32-9qq and 32-328; 231
(5) to advise the Commissioner of Economic and Community 232
Development on the distribution of grants for greenways transportation 233
projects pursuant to sections [32-6a,] 32-9qq and 32-328; and (6) to 234
advise the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection on 235
the distribution of grants pursuant to section 23-101. 236
Sec. 14. Subsection (b) of section 32-1s of the general statutes is 237
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 238
1, 2020): 239
(b) Any order or regulation of the Connecticut Commission on 240
Culture and Tourism, which is in force on July 1, 2011, shall continue in 241
force and effect as an order or regulation of the Department of Economic 242
and Community Development until amended, repealed or superseded 243 Raised Bill No. 5163
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pursuant to law. Where any order or regulation of said commission or 244
said department conflicts, the Commissioner of Economic and 245
Community Development may implement policies and procedures 246
consistent with the provisions of this section and sections 3-110f, as 247
amended by this act, 3-110h, 3-110i, 4-9a, as amended by this act, 4-66aa, 248
4-89, 4b-53, 4b-60, as amended by this act, 4b-64, 4b-66a, as amended by 249
this act, 5-198, 7-147a, 7-147b, 7-147c, 7-147j, 7-147p, 7-147q, 7-147y, 8-250
37lll, 10-382, 10-384, 10-385, 10-386, 10-387, 10-388, 10-389, 10-391, 10-251
392, [10-393,] 10-394, 10-395, 10-396, 10-397, 10-397a, 10-399, 10-400, 10-252
401, 10-402, 10-403, 10-404, 10-405, 10-406, 10-408, 10-409, 10-410, 10-411, 253
10-412, 10-413, 10-414, 10-415, 10-416, 10-416a, 10-416b, 10-425, as 254
amended by this act, 10a-111a, as amended by this act, 10a-112, 10a-255
112b, 10a-112g, 11-6a, as amended by this act, 12-376d, as amended by 256
this act, 13a-252, 19a-315b, 19a-315c, 22a-1d, 22a-19b, 22a-27s, as 257
amended by this act, 29-259, [32-6a,] 32-11a and 32-35 while in the 258
process of adopting the policy or procedure in regulation form, 259
provided notice of intention to adopt regulations is printed in the 260
Connecticut Law Journal not later than twenty days after 261
implementation. The policy or procedure shall be valid until the time 262
final regulations are effective. 263
Sec. 15. Sections 10-393, 32-6a, 32-9xx, 32-245 and 32-246 of the 264
general statutes are repealed. (Effective October 1, 2020) 265
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2020 3-110f
Sec. 2 October 1, 2020 4-9a(c)
Sec. 3 October 1, 2020 4b-60(a)
Sec. 4 October 1, 2020 4b-66a(a)
Sec. 5 October 1, 2020 10-425(b)
Sec. 6 October 1, 2020 10a-111a(b)
Sec. 7 October 1, 2020 11-6a(b)
Sec. 8 October 1, 2020 12-376d(b)
Sec. 9 October 1, 2020 22a-27s(a)
Sec. 10 October 1, 2020 32-1o(a)
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Sec. 12 October 1, 2020 23-100
Sec. 13 October 1, 2020 23-102(b)
Sec. 14 October 1, 2020 32-1s(b)
Sec. 15 October 1, 2020 Repealer section
Statement of Purpose:
To eliminate the Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee,
Commission on Connecticut's Future, Small Business Advisory Board
and Committee for the Restoration of Historic Assets in Connecticut.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]