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1919 AN ACT CONCERNING TH E LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS'
2020 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO STATUTE S
2121 CONCERNING PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
2222 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
2323 Assembly convened:
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2525 Section 1. Subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 2-79a of the 2020 1
2626 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 2
2727 substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 3
2828 (3) On and after July 1, 2019, the commission shall consist of the 4
2929 president pro tempore of the Senate, the speaker of the House of 5
3030 Representatives, the minority leader of the Senate, the minority leader 6
3131 of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 7
3232 Management, the Commissioner of Education, the Commissioner of 8
3333 Energy and Environmental Protection and the Commissioner of 9
3434 Economic and Community Development, or their designee s, and 10
3535 seventeen additional members as follows: (A) Six municipal officials 11
3636 appointed by the Governor, four of whom shall be selected from a list 12
3737 of nominees submitted to the Governor by the Connecticut Conference 13
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4545 be from a town having a population of ten thousand or less persons, one 16
4646 shall be from a town having a population of more than ten thousand but 17
4747 less than twenty thousand persons, two shall be from towns having 18
4848 populations of more than twenty thousand but less than sixty thousand 19
4949 persons and two shall be from towns having populations of sixty 20
5050 thousand or more persons; (B) two local public education officials 21
5151 appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be selected from a list of 22
5252 nominees submitted to the Governor by the Connecticut Association of 23
5353 Boards of Education and one of whom shall be selected from a list 24
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5555 Superintendents; (C) one representative of a regional council of 26
5656 governments appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees 27
5757 submitted to the Governor by the Connecticut Association of Councils 28
5858 of Governments; (D) one representative of organized labor appointed 29
5959 by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted to the Governor by 30
6060 the Connecticut AFL-CIO; (E) five persons who do not hold elected or 31
6161 appointed office in state or local government, one of whom shall be 32
6262 appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be appointed by the 33
6363 president pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be appointed by 34
6464 the speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be 35
6565 appointed by the minority leader of the Senate and one of whom shall 36
6666 be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; (F) 37
6767 one representative of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities 38
6868 appointed by said conference; and (G) one representative of the Council 39
6969 of Small Towns appointed by said council. 40
7070 Sec. 2. Subsection (c) of section 7-159d of the 2020 supplement to the 41
7171 general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 42
7272 thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 43
7373 (c) The budget-making authority of such municipality may, from 44
7474 time to time, direct the treasurer to invest a portion of such Climate 45
7575 Change and Coastal Reserve Fund as in the opinion of such authority is 46
7676 advisable, provided: (1) Not more than forty per cent, or with respect to 47
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8484 amount of such reserve fund shall be invested in equity securities, and 50
8585 (2) any portion of such reserve fund not invested pursuant to 51
8686 subdivision (1) of this subsection may be invested in: (A) Bonds or 52
8787 obligations of, or guaranteed by, the state or the United States, or 53
8888 agencies or instrumentalities of the United States, (B) certificates of 54
8989 deposit, commercial paper, savings accounts and bank acceptances, (C) 55
9090 the obligations of any state of the United States or any political 56
9191 subdivision thereof or the obligations of any instrumentality, authority 57
9292 or agency of any state or political subdivision thereof, if, at the time of 58
9393 investment, such obligations are rated in the top rating categories of any 59
9494 nationally recognized rating service or of any rating service recognized 60
9595 by the Banking Commissioner, and applicable to such obligations, (D) 61
9696 the obligations of any regional school district in this state, of any 62
9797 municipality in this state or any metropolitan district in this state, if, at 63
9898 the time of investment, such obligations of such government entity are 64
9999 rated in one of the top two rating categories of any nationally recognized 65
100100 rating service or of any rating service recognized by the Banking 66
101101 Commissioner, and applicable to such obligations, (E) [in] any fund in 67
102102 which a trustee may invest pursuant to section 36a-353, (F) investment 68
103103 agreements with financial institutions whose long-term obligations are 69
104104 rated in the top two rating categories of any nationally recognized rating 70
105105 service or of any rating service recognized by the Banking 71
106106 Commissioner or whose short-term obligations are rated in the top 72
107107 rating category of any nationally recognized rating service or of any 73
108108 rating service recognized by the Banking Commissioner, or (G) 74
109109 investment agreements fully secured by obligations of, or guaranteed 75
110110 by, the United States or agencies or instrumentalities of the United 76
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112112 Sec. 3. Subdivision (9) of section 16a-25 of the general statutes is 78
113113 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 79
114114 1, 2020): 80
115115 (9) "Plan", when referring to the state plan [for] of conservation and 81
116116 development, means the text of such plan and any accompanying 82 Raised Bill No. 111
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123123 Sec. 4. Subdivision (8) of subsection (a) of section 22a-92 of the general 84
124124 statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 85
125125 (Effective October 1, 2020): 86
126126 (8) To coordinate the activities of public agencies to ensure that state 87
127127 expenditures enhance development while affording maximum 88
128128 protection to natural coastal resources and processes in a manner 89
129129 consistent with the state plan [for] of conservation and development 90
130130 adopted pursuant to part I of chapter 297; 91
131131 Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 22a-100 of the general statutes is 92
132132 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 93
133133 1, 2020): 94
134134 (a) All major state plans, other than the state plan [for] of conservation 95
135135 and development adopted pursuant to part I of chapter 297, which affect 96
136136 the coastal area shall be consistent with the goals and policies stated in 97
137137 section 22a-92, as amended by this act, and existing state plans, other 98
138138 than the state plan [for] of conservation and development adopted 99
139139 pursuant to part I of chapter 297, which affect the coastal area shall, on 100
140140 or before July 1, 1981, be revised, if necessary, to insure consistency with 101
141141 this chapter. Agencies responsible for revising state plans, other than the 102
142142 state plan [for] of conservation and development adopted pursuant to 103
143143 part I of chapter 297, shall consult with the commissioner in making 104
144144 such revisions. 105
145145 Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 25-102gg of the general statutes is 106
146146 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 107
147147 1, 2020): 108
148148 (b) The assembly shall, from time to time, review, and may, after 109
149149 public hearing of which at least fifteen [days] days' notice has been given 110
150150 in a newspaper or newspapers having a circulation in the conservation 111
151151 zone, revise the standards established pursuant to special act 79-77, as 112
152152 amended by special act 81-1. Such revisions shall be consistent with the 113 Raised Bill No. 111
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158158 state plan [for] of conservation and development adopted pursuant to 114
159159 part I of chapter 297 and the purposes of this chapter. A copy of the 115
160160 proposed revisions shall be furnished at least fifteen days prior thereto 116
161161 to the conservation commission, zoning commission, the planning 117
162162 commission or combined planning and zoning commission of the 118
163163 municipalities to be affected thereby and shall be filed at least ten days 119
164164 prior to the hearing in the office of the town or city clerk of the 120
165165 municipalities affected thereby. 121
166166 Sec. 7. Subdivision (17) of section 25-201 of the general statutes is 122
167167 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 123
168168 1, 2020): 124
169169 (17) "State plan [for] of conservation and development" means the 125
170170 state plan [for] of conservation and development prepared pursuant to 126
171171 part I of chapter 297; 127
172172 Sec. 8. Subsection (e) of section 25-204 of the general statutes is 128
173173 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 129
174174 1, 2020): 130
175175 (e) After adoption pursuant to subsection (d) of this section of an 131
176176 inventory, statement of objectives and map, the river committee shall 132
177177 prepare a report on all federal, state and municipal laws, plans, 133
178178 programs and proposed activities which may affect the river corridor 134
179179 defined in such map. Such laws shall include regulations adopted 135
180180 pursuant to chapter 440 and zoning, subdivision and site plan 136
181181 regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-3. Such plans shall include 137
182182 plans of conservation and development adopted pursuant to section 8-138
183183 23, the state plan [for] of conservation and development, water utility 139
184184 supply plans adopted pursuant to section 25-32d, coordinated water 140
185185 system plans adopted pursuant to section 25-33h, municipal open space 141
186186 plans, the commissioner's fish and wildlife plans, and publicly-owned 142
187187 wastewater treatment facility plans. State and regional agencies shall, 143
188188 within available resources, assist the river committee in identifying such 144
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196196 such federal, state, regional and municipal laws, plans, programs and 147
197197 proposed activities and the river committee's objectives for river 148
198198 corridor protection and preservation as reflected in the statement of 149
199199 objectives. If conflicts are identified, the river committee shall notify the 150
200200 applicable state, regional or municipal agencies and such agencies shall, 151
201201 within available resources, attempt with the river commission to resolve 152
202202 such conflicts. 153
203203 Sec. 9. Subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (d) of section 25-206 of 154
204204 the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 155
205205 thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 156
206206 (d) (1) Every major state plan other than the state plan [for] of 157
207207 conservation and development, to the extent that it affects a designated 158
208208 river corridor, shall be consistent with the approved river corridor 159
209209 protection plan for such corridor, and any state plan which is 160
210210 inconsistent with such approved river corridor protection plan shall be 161
211211 modified accordingly. Such modifications shall be made in consultation 162
212212 with the commissioner at the next scheduled revision of such plan. 163
213213 (2) If the commissioner finds that the state plan [for] of conservation 164
214214 and development is inconsistent with an approved river corridor 165
215215 protection plan for a designated river corridor, he shall apply to the 166
216216 secretary for a revision pursuant to section 16a-32. 167
217217 Sec. 10. Subdivision (13) of section 25-231 of the general statutes is 168
218218 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 169
219219 1, 2020): 170
220220 (13) "State plan [for] of conservation and development" means the 171
221221 state plan [for] of conservation and development prepared pursuant to 172
222222 part I of chapter 297; 173
223223 Sec. 11. Subsection (e) of section 25-234 of the general statutes is 174
224224 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 175
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232232 pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, the river commission shall 178
233233 prepare a report on all federal, state, regional and municipal laws, plans, 179
234234 programs and proposed activities that may affect the river corridor 180
235235 defined in such map. Such federal, state, regional and municipal laws 181
236236 shall include regulations adopted pursuant to chapter 440, and zoning, 182
237237 subdivision and site plan regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-3. 183
238238 Such federal, state, regional and municipal plans shall include plans of 184
239239 development adopted pursuant to section 8-23, the state plan [for] of 185
240240 conservation and development, water utility supply plans submitted 186
241241 pursuant to section 25-32d, coordinated water system plans submitted 187
242242 pursuant to section 25-33h, plans prepared by regional planning 188
243243 organizations, as defined in section 4-124i, and plans of publicly owned 189
244244 wastewater treatment facilities whose discharges may affect the subject 190
245245 river corridor. State and regional agencies shall, within available 191
246246 resources, assist the river commission in identifying such laws, plans, 192
247247 programs and proposed activities. The report to be prepared pursuant 193
248248 to this section shall identify any conflicts between such federal, state, 194
249249 regional and municipal laws, plans, programs and proposed activities 195
250250 and the river commission's objectives for river corridor management as 196
251251 reflected in the statement of objectives. If conflicts are identified, the 197
252252 river commission shall notify the applicable state, regional or municipal 198
253253 agencies and such agencies shall, within available resources and in 199
254254 consultation with the river commission, attempt to resolve such 200
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256256 Sec. 12. Subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (e) of section 25-236 of 202
257257 the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 203
258258 thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 204
259259 (e) (1) Every major state plan, other than the state plan [for] of 205
260260 conservation and development, to the extent that such major state plan 206
261261 affects any river corridor for which the commissioner has approved a 207
262262 river corridor management plan, shall be consistent with such 208
263263 management plan. Any major state plan, other than the state plan [for] 209
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271271 modifications shall be made in consultation with the commissioner at 212
272272 the next scheduled revision of such plan. 213
273273 (2) If all the member municipalities of a river commission have 214
274274 amended their applicable laws and plans pursuant to subsection (b) of 215
275275 this section and if the commissioner finds that the state plan [for] of 216
276276 conservation and development is inconsistent with the subject river 217
277277 corridor management plan, he shall apply to the secretary for a revision 218
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279279 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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282282 Section 1 October 1, 2020 2-79a(a)(3)
283283 Sec. 2 October 1, 2020 7-159d(c)
284284 Sec. 3 October 1, 2020 16a-25(9)
285285 Sec. 4 October 1, 2020 22a-92(a)(8)
286286 Sec. 5 October 1, 2020 22a-100(a)
287287 Sec. 6 October 1, 2020 25-102gg(b)
288288 Sec. 7 October 1, 2020 25-201(17)
289289 Sec. 8 October 1, 2020 25-204(e)
290290 Sec. 9 October 1, 2020 25-206(d)(1) and (2)
291291 Sec. 10 October 1, 2020 25-231(13)
292292 Sec. 11 October 1, 2020 25-234(e)
293293 Sec. 12 October 1, 2020 25-236(e)(1) and (2)
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295295 Statement of Purpose:
296296 To make technical revisions to statutes concerning planning and
297297 development.
298298 [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
299299 that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
300300 underlined.]
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