Substitute House Bill No. 6422
Special Act No. 21-12
AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF THE OBSTACLES TO MERGING
OR CONSOLIDATING MUNICIPAL FIRE DISTRICTS AND FIRE
DEPARTMENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Secretary of the Office of Policy
and Management, in consultation with municipal officials selected by
the secretary and a representative of the Uniformed Professional
Firefighters Association of Connecticut, shall conduct a study regarding
the obstacles to merging or consolidating the fire districts or fire
departments of two or more municipalities. Not later than January 1,
2022, the secretary shall submit a report on the findings of such study,
in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes,
to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having
cognizance of matters relating to planning and development.