Connecticut 2020 Regular Session

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5	5	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 111
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10	10	Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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13	13	Introduced by:
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19	19	AN ACT CONCERNING TH E LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS'
20	20	RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO STATUTE S
21	21	CONCERNING PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
22	22	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
23	23	Assembly convened:
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25	25	Section 1. Subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 2-79a of the 2020 1
26	26	supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 2
27	27	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 3
28	28	(3) On and after July 1, 2019, the commission shall consist of the 4
29	29	president pro tempore of the Senate, the speaker of the House of 5
30	30	Representatives, the minority leader of the Senate, the minority leader 6
31	31	of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 7
32	32	Management, the Commissioner of Education, the Commissioner of 8
33	33	Energy and Environmental Protection and the Commissioner of 9
34	34	Economic and Community Development, or their designee s, and 10
35	35	seventeen additional members as follows: (A) Six municipal officials 11
36	36	appointed by the Governor, four of whom shall be selected from a list 12
37	37	of nominees submitted to the Governor by the Connecticut Conference 13
38	38	of Municipalities and two of whom shall be selected from a list 14 Raised Bill No. 111
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44	44	submitted by the Council of Small Towns. One of such six officials shall 15
45	45	be from a town having a population of ten thousand or less persons, one 16
46	46	shall be from a town having a population of more than ten thousand but 17
47	47	less than twenty thousand persons, two shall be from towns having 18
48	48	populations of more than twenty thousand but less than sixty thousand 19
49	49	persons and two shall be from towns having populations of sixty 20
50	50	thousand or more persons; (B) two local public education officials 21
51	51	appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be selected from a list of 22
52	52	nominees submitted to the Governor by the Connecticut Association of 23
53	53	Boards of Education and one of whom shall be selected from a list 24
54	54	submitted by the Connecticut Association of Public Schoo l 25
55	55	Superintendents; (C) one representative of a regional council of 26
56	56	governments appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees 27
57	57	submitted to the Governor by the Connecticut Association of Councils 28
58	58	of Governments; (D) one representative of organized labor appointed 29
59	59	by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted to the Governor by 30
60	60	the Connecticut AFL-CIO; (E) five persons who do not hold elected or 31
61	61	appointed office in state or local government, one of whom shall be 32
62	62	appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be appointed by the 33
63	63	president pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be appointed by 34
64	64	the speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be 35
65	65	appointed by the minority leader of the Senate and one of whom shall 36
66	66	be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; (F) 37
67	67	one representative of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities 38
68	68	appointed by said conference; and (G) one representative of the Council 39
69	69	of Small Towns appointed by said council. 40
70	70	Sec. 2. Subsection (c) of section 7-159d of the 2020 supplement to the 41
71	71	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 42
72	72	thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 43
73	73	(c) The budget-making authority of such municipality may, from 44
74	74	time to time, direct the treasurer to invest a portion of such Climate 45
75	75	Change and Coastal Reserve Fund as in the opinion of such authority is 46
76	76	advisable, provided: (1) Not more than forty per cent, or with respect to 47
77	77	such a reserve fund for which the budget-making authority has adopted 48 Raised Bill No. 111
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83	83	an asset allocation and investment policy, fifty per cent, of the total 49
84	84	amount of such reserve fund shall be invested in equity securities, and 50
85	85	(2) any portion of such reserve fund not invested pursuant to 51
86	86	subdivision (1) of this subsection may be invested in: (A) Bonds or 52
87	87	obligations of, or guaranteed by, the state or the United States, or 53
88	88	agencies or instrumentalities of the United States, (B) certificates of 54
89	89	deposit, commercial paper, savings accounts and bank acceptances, (C) 55
90	90	the obligations of any state of the United States or any political 56
91	91	subdivision thereof or the obligations of any instrumentality, authority 57
92	92	or agency of any state or political subdivision thereof, if, at the time of 58
93	93	investment, such obligations are rated in the top rating categories of any 59
94	94	nationally recognized rating service or of any rating service recognized 60
95	95	by the Banking Commissioner, and applicable to such obligations, (D) 61
96	96	the obligations of any regional school district in this state, of any 62
97	97	municipality in this state or any metropolitan district in this state, if, at 63
98	98	the time of investment, such obligations of such government entity are 64
99	99	rated in one of the top two rating categories of any nationally recognized 65
100	100	rating service or of any rating service recognized by the Banking 66
101	101	Commissioner, and applicable to such obligations, (E) [in] any fund in 67
102	102	which a trustee may invest pursuant to section 36a-353, (F) investment 68
103	103	agreements with financial institutions whose long-term obligations are 69
104	104	rated in the top two rating categories of any nationally recognized rating 70
105	105	service or of any rating service recognized by the Banking 71
106	106	Commissioner or whose short-term obligations are rated in the top 72
107	107	rating category of any nationally recognized rating service or of any 73
108	108	rating service recognized by the Banking Commissioner, or (G) 74
109	109	investment agreements fully secured by obligations of, or guaranteed 75
110	110	by, the United States or agencies or instrumentalities of the United 76
111	111	States. 77
112	112	Sec. 3. Subdivision (9) of section 16a-25 of the general statutes is 78
113	113	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 79
114	114	1, 2020): 80
115	115	(9) "Plan", when referring to the state plan [for] of conservation and 81
116	116	development, means the text of such plan and any accompanying 82 Raised Bill No. 111
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122	122	locational guide map. 83
123	123	Sec. 4. Subdivision (8) of subsection (a) of section 22a-92 of the general 84
124	124	statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 85
125	125	(Effective October 1, 2020): 86
126	126	(8) To coordinate the activities of public agencies to ensure that state 87
127	127	expenditures enhance development while affording maximum 88
128	128	protection to natural coastal resources and processes in a manner 89
129	129	consistent with the state plan [for] of conservation and development 90
130	130	adopted pursuant to part I of chapter 297; 91
131	131	Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 22a-100 of the general statutes is 92
132	132	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 93
133	133	1, 2020): 94
134	134	(a) All major state plans, other than the state plan [for] of conservation 95
135	135	and development adopted pursuant to part I of chapter 297, which affect 96
136	136	the coastal area shall be consistent with the goals and policies stated in 97
137	137	section 22a-92, as amended by this act, and existing state plans, other 98
138	138	than the state plan [for] of conservation and development adopted 99
139	139	pursuant to part I of chapter 297, which affect the coastal area shall, on 100
140	140	or before July 1, 1981, be revised, if necessary, to insure consistency with 101
141	141	this chapter. Agencies responsible for revising state plans, other than the 102
142	142	state plan [for] of conservation and development adopted pursuant to 103
143	143	part I of chapter 297, shall consult with the commissioner in making 104
144	144	such revisions. 105
145	145	Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 25-102gg of the general statutes is 106
146	146	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 107
147	147	1, 2020): 108
148	148	(b) The assembly shall, from time to time, review, and may, after 109
149	149	public hearing of which at least fifteen [days] days' notice has been given 110
150	150	in a newspaper or newspapers having a circulation in the conservation 111
151	151	zone, revise the standards established pursuant to special act 79-77, as 112
152	152	amended by special act 81-1. Such revisions shall be consistent with the 113 Raised Bill No. 111
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158	158	state plan [for] of conservation and development adopted pursuant to 114
159	159	part I of chapter 297 and the purposes of this chapter. A copy of the 115
160	160	proposed revisions shall be furnished at least fifteen days prior thereto 116
161	161	to the conservation commission, zoning commission, the planning 117
162	162	commission or combined planning and zoning commission of the 118
163	163	municipalities to be affected thereby and shall be filed at least ten days 119
164	164	prior to the hearing in the office of the town or city clerk of the 120
165	165	municipalities affected thereby. 121
166	166	Sec. 7. Subdivision (17) of section 25-201 of the general statutes is 122
167	167	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 123
168	168	1, 2020): 124
169	169	(17) "State plan [for] of conservation and development" means the 125
170	170	state plan [for] of conservation and development prepared pursuant to 126
171	171	part I of chapter 297; 127
172	172	Sec. 8. Subsection (e) of section 25-204 of the general statutes is 128
173	173	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 129
174	174	1, 2020): 130
175	175	(e) After adoption pursuant to subsection (d) of this section of an 131
176	176	inventory, statement of objectives and map, the river committee shall 132
177	177	prepare a report on all federal, state and municipal laws, plans, 133
178	178	programs and proposed activities which may affect the river corridor 134
179	179	defined in such map. Such laws shall include regulations adopted 135
180	180	pursuant to chapter 440 and zoning, subdivision and site plan 136
181	181	regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-3. Such plans shall include 137
182	182	plans of conservation and development adopted pursuant to section 8-138
183	183	23, the state plan [for] of conservation and development, water utility 139
184	184	supply plans adopted pursuant to section 25-32d, coordinated water 140
185	185	system plans adopted pursuant to section 25-33h, municipal open space 141
186	186	plans, the commissioner's fish and wildlife plans, and publicly-owned 142
187	187	wastewater treatment facility plans. State and regional agencies shall, 143
188	188	within available resources, assist the river committee in identifying such 144
189	189	laws, plans, programs and proposed activities. The report to be 145 Raised Bill No. 111
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195	195	prepared pursuant to this section shall identify any conflicts between 146
196	196	such federal, state, regional and municipal laws, plans, programs and 147
197	197	proposed activities and the river committee's objectives for river 148
198	198	corridor protection and preservation as reflected in the statement of 149
199	199	objectives. If conflicts are identified, the river committee shall notify the 150
200	200	applicable state, regional or municipal agencies and such agencies shall, 151
201	201	within available resources, attempt with the river commission to resolve 152
202	202	such conflicts. 153
203	203	Sec. 9. Subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (d) of section 25-206 of 154
204	204	the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 155
205	205	thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 156
206	206	(d) (1) Every major state plan other than the state plan [for] of 157
207	207	conservation and development, to the extent that it affects a designated 158
208	208	river corridor, shall be consistent with the approved river corridor 159
209	209	protection plan for such corridor, and any state plan which is 160
210	210	inconsistent with such approved river corridor protection plan shall be 161
211	211	modified accordingly. Such modifications shall be made in consultation 162
212	212	with the commissioner at the next scheduled revision of such plan. 163
213	213	(2) If the commissioner finds that the state plan [for] of conservation 164
214	214	and development is inconsistent with an approved river corridor 165
215	215	protection plan for a designated river corridor, he shall apply to the 166
216	216	secretary for a revision pursuant to section 16a-32. 167
217	217	Sec. 10. Subdivision (13) of section 25-231 of the general statutes is 168
218	218	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 169
219	219	1, 2020): 170
220	220	(13) "State plan [for] of conservation and development" means the 171
221	221	state plan [for] of conservation and development prepared pursuant to 172
222	222	part I of chapter 297; 173
223	223	Sec. 11. Subsection (e) of section 25-234 of the general statutes is 174
224	224	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 175
225	225	1, 2020): 176 Raised Bill No. 111
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231	231	(e) After adoption of an inventory, statement of objectives and map, 177
232	232	pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, the river commission shall 178
233	233	prepare a report on all federal, state, regional and municipal laws, plans, 179
234	234	programs and proposed activities that may affect the river corridor 180
235	235	defined in such map. Such federal, state, regional and municipal laws 181
236	236	shall include regulations adopted pursuant to chapter 440, and zoning, 182
237	237	subdivision and site plan regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-3. 183
238	238	Such federal, state, regional and municipal plans shall include plans of 184
239	239	development adopted pursuant to section 8-23, the state plan [for] of 185
240	240	conservation and development, water utility supply plans submitted 186
241	241	pursuant to section 25-32d, coordinated water system plans submitted 187
242	242	pursuant to section 25-33h, plans prepared by regional planning 188
243	243	organizations, as defined in section 4-124i, and plans of publicly owned 189
244	244	wastewater treatment facilities whose discharges may affect the subject 190
245	245	river corridor. State and regional agencies shall, within available 191
246	246	resources, assist the river commission in identifying such laws, plans, 192
247	247	programs and proposed activities. The report to be prepared pursuant 193
248	248	to this section shall identify any conflicts between such federal, state, 194
249	249	regional and municipal laws, plans, programs and proposed activities 195
250	250	and the river commission's objectives for river corridor management as 196
251	251	reflected in the statement of objectives. If conflicts are identified, the 197
252	252	river commission shall notify the applicable state, regional or municipal 198
253	253	agencies and such agencies shall, within available resources and in 199
254	254	consultation with the river commission, attempt to resolve such 200
255	255	conflicts. 201
256	256	Sec. 12. Subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (e) of section 25-236 of 202
257	257	the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 203
258	258	thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 204
259	259	(e) (1) Every major state plan, other than the state plan [for] of 205
260	260	conservation and development, to the extent that such major state plan 206
261	261	affects any river corridor for which the commissioner has approved a 207
262	262	river corridor management plan, shall be consistent with such 208
263	263	management plan. Any major state plan, other than the state plan [for] 209
264	264	of conservation and development, which is inconsistent with a river 210 Raised Bill No. 111
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270	270	corridor management plan shall be modified accordingly. Such 211
271	271	modifications shall be made in consultation with the commissioner at 212
272	272	the next scheduled revision of such plan. 213
273	273	(2) If all the member municipalities of a river commission have 214
274	274	amended their applicable laws and plans pursuant to subsection (b) of 215
275	275	this section and if the commissioner finds that the state plan [for] of 216
276	276	conservation and development is inconsistent with the subject river 217
277	277	corridor management plan, he shall apply to the secretary for a revision 218
278	278	pursuant to section 16a-32.219
279	279	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
280	280	sections:
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282	282	Section 1 October 1, 2020 2-79a(a)(3)
283	283	Sec. 2 October 1, 2020 7-159d(c)
284	284	Sec. 3 October 1, 2020 16a-25(9)
285	285	Sec. 4 October 1, 2020 22a-92(a)(8)
286	286	Sec. 5 October 1, 2020 22a-100(a)
287	287	Sec. 6 October 1, 2020 25-102gg(b)
288	288	Sec. 7 October 1, 2020 25-201(17)
289	289	Sec. 8 October 1, 2020 25-204(e)
290	290	Sec. 9 October 1, 2020 25-206(d)(1) and (2)
291	291	Sec. 10 October 1, 2020 25-231(13)
292	292	Sec. 11 October 1, 2020 25-234(e)
293	293	Sec. 12 October 1, 2020 25-236(e)(1) and (2)
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295	295	Statement of Purpose:
296	296	To make technical revisions to statutes concerning planning and
297	297	development.
298	298	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
299	299	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
300	300	underlined.]
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