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7	7		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 696
8	8		January Session, 2021
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12		-	Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND
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21	21		AN ACT CONCERNING TH E LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS'
22	22		RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MINOR AND TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO
23	23		STATUTES CONCERNING PLANNING AND DEVELOP MENT.
24	24		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
25	25		Assembly convened:
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27	27		Section 1. Subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 2-79a of the 1
28	28		general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2
29	29		thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 3
30	30		(3) On and after July 1, 2019, the commission shall consist of the 4
31	31		president pro tempore of the Senate, the speaker of the House of 5
32	32		Representatives, the minority leader of the Senate, the minority leader 6
33	33		of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 7
34	34		Management, the Commissioner of Education, the Commissioner of 8
35	35		Energy and Environmental Protection and the Commissioner of 9
36	36		Economic and Community Development, or their designees, and 10
37	37		seventeen additional members as follows: (A) Six municipal officials 11
38	38		appointed by the Governor, four of whom shall be selected from a list 12
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	39	+	of nominees submitted to the Governor by the Connecticut Conference 13
	40	+	of Municipalities and two of whom shall be selected from a list 14 Raised Bill No. 696
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47	46		submitted by the Council of Small Towns. One of such six officials shall 15
48	47		be from a town having a population of ten thousand or less persons, one 16
49	48		shall be from a town having a population of more than ten thousand but 17
50	49		less than twenty thousand persons, two shall be from towns having 18
51	50		populations of more than twenty thousand but less than sixty thousand 19
52	51		persons and two shall be from towns having populations of sixty 20
53	52		thousand or more persons; (B) two local public education officials 21
54	53		appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be selected from a list of 22
55	54		nominees submitted to the Governor by the Connecticut Association of 23
56	55		Boards of Education and one of whom shall be selected from a list 24
57	56		submitted by the Connecticut Association of Public School 25
58	57		Superintendents; (C) one representative of a regional council of 26
59	58		governments appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees 27
60	59		submitted to the Governor by the Connecticut Association of Councils 28
61	60		of Governments; (D) one representative of organized labor appointed 29
62	61		by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted to the Governor by 30
63	62		the Connecticut AFL-CIO; (E) five persons who do not hold elected or 31
64	63		appointed office in state or local government, one of whom shall be 32
65	64		appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be appointed by the 33
66	65		president pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be appointed by 34
67	66		the speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be 35
68	67		appointed by the minority leader of the Senate and one of whom shall 36
69	68		be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; (F) 37
70	69		one representative of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities 38
71	70		appointed by said conference; and (G) one representative of the Council 39
72	71		of Small Towns appointed by said council. 40
73	72		Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 7-131e of the general statutes is 41
74	73		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 42
75	74		1, 2021): 43
76	75		(a) Grant award decisions under the protected open space and 44
77	76		watershed land acquisition grant program established under section 7-45
78		-	131d or under the Charter Oak open space grant program established 46 Raised Bill No. 696
	77	+	131d or under the Charter Oak open space grant program established 46
	78	+	under section 7-131t shall be made by the Commissioner of Energy and 47
	79	+	Environmental Protection at least semiannually. All complete and 48 Raised Bill No. 696
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87	85		eligible grant applications shall be acted upon by the commissioner as 49
88	86		soon as practicable. A single project may receive a grant in more than 50
89	87		one grant cycle, subject to future availability of funds and subject to the 51
90	88		limitations set forth in this section and sections 23-78, 12-498 and 7-131d. 52
91	89		Up to five per cent of the grant funds may be used for administrative 53
92	90		expenses including, but not limited to: (1) Contractors to assist the 54
93	91		Department of Energy and Environmental Protection in the review and 55
94	92		evaluation of grant proposals and baseline data collection for 56
95	93		conservation easements; (2) appraisals or appraisal reviews; and (3) 57
96	94		preparation of legal and other documents. Administrative expenses 58
97	95		may not be used for staff salaries. Not later than September 1, 1998, for 59
98	96		the protected open space and watershed land acquisition grant program 60
99	97		established under section 7-131d, and not later than September 1, 2000, 61
100	98		for the Charter Oak open space grant program account established 62
101	99		under section 7-131t, the commissioner shall develop written guidelines 63
102	100		and a ranking system for consistency and equity in the distribution of 64
103	101		grant awards under the protected open space and watershed land 65
104	102		acquisition grant program established under section 7-131d or under the 66
105	103		Charter Oak open space grant program account established under 67
106	104		section 7-131t based on the criteria listed in subsections (b) and (c) of 68
107	105		section 7-131d. Consistent with such criteria, additional consideration 69
108	106		shall be given to: (A) Protection of lands adjacent to and complementary 70
109	107		to adjacent protected open space land or class I or class II water 71
110	108		company lands; (B) equitable geographic distribution of the grants; (C) 72
111	109		proximity of a property to urban areas with growth and development 73
112	110		pressures or to areas with open space deficiencies and underserved 74
113	111		populations; (D) protection of land particularly vulnerable to 75
114	112		development incompatible with its natural resource values including 76
115	113		the protection of a public water supply source; (E) consistency with the 77
116	114		[state's] state plan of conservation and development; (F) multiple 78
117	115		protection elements, such as water quality and supply protection, scenic 79
118	116		preservation and farmland preservation; (G) the extent to which the 80
119		-	presence of already constructed buildings or other man-made 81 Raised Bill No. 696
	117	+	presence of already constructed buildings or other man-made 81
	118	+	improvements diminish or overshadow the natural resource value of a 82
	119	+	proposed acquisition, or its value relative to its cost; and (H) 83 Raised Bill No. 696
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128	125		preservation of forest lands and bodies of water which naturally absorb 84
129	126		significant amounts of carbon dioxide. 85
130	127		Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 7-159d of the general statutes is 86
131	128		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 87
132	129		1, 2021): 88
133	130		(c) The budget-making authority of such municipality may, from 89
134	131		time to time, direct the treasurer to invest a portion of such Climate 90
135	132		Change and Coastal Resiliency Reserve Fund as in the opinion of such 91
136	133		authority is advisable, provided: (1) Not more than forty per cent, or 92
137	134		with respect to such a reserve fund for which the budget-making 93
138	135		authority has adopted an asset allocation and investment policy, fifty 94
139	136		per cent, of the total amount of such reserve fund shall be invested in 95
140	137		equity securities, and (2) any portion of such reserve fund not invested 96
141	138		pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection may be invested in: (A) 97
142	139		Bonds or obligations of, or guaranteed by, the state or the United States, 98
143	140		or agencies or instrumentalities of the United States, (B) certificates of 99
144	141		deposit, commercial paper, savings accounts and bank acceptances, (C) 100
145	142		the obligations of any state of the United States or any political 101
146	143		subdivision thereof or the obligations of any instrumentality, authority 102
147	144		or agency of any state or political subdivision thereof, if, at the time of 103
148	145		investment, such obligations are rated in the top rating categories of any 104
149	146		nationally recognized rating service or of any rating service recognized 105
150	147		by the Banking Commissioner, and applicable to such obligations, (D) 106
151	148		the obligations of any regional school district in this state, of any 107
152	149		municipality in this state or any metropolitan district in this state, if, at 108
153	150		the time of investment, such obligations of such government entity are 109
154	151		rated in one of the top two rating categories of any nationally recognized 110
155	152		rating service or of any rating service recognized by the Banking 111
156	153		Commissioner, and applicable to such obligations, (E) [in] any fund in 112
157	154		which a trustee may invest pursuant to section 36a-353, (F) investment 113
158		-	agreements with financial institutions whose long-term obligations are 114 Raised Bill No. 696
	155	+	agreements with financial institutions whose long-term obligations are 114
	156	+	rated in the top two rating categories of any nationally recognized rating 115
	157	+	service or of any rating service recognized by the Banking 116
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168	164		rating category of any nationally recognized rating service or of any 118
169	165		rating service recognized by the Banking Commissioner, or (G) 119
170	166		investment agreements fully secured by obligations of, or guaranteed 120
171	167		by, the United States or agencies or instrumentalities of the United 121
172	168		States. 122
173	169		Sec. 4. Subsection (d) of section 12-217ii of the general statutes is 123
174	170		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 124
175	171		1, 2021): 125
176	172		(d) The commissioner shall determine whether (1) the taxpayer 126
177	173		making the application is eligible for the tax credit, and (2) the proposed 127
178	174		job growth (A) is economically viable only with use of the tax credit, (B) 128
179	175		would provide a net benefit to economic development and employment 129
180	176		opportunities in the state, and (C) conforms to the state plan of 130
181	177		conservation and development prepared pursuant to [section 16a-24] 131
182	178		part I of chapter 297. The commissioner may require the applicant to 132
183	179		submit such additional information as may be necessary to evaluate the 133
184	180		application. 134
185	181		Sec. 5. Subdivision (9) of section 16a-25 of the general statutes is 135
186	182		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 136
187	183		1, 2021): 137
188	184		(9) "Plan", when referring to the state plan [for] of conservation and 138
189	185		development, means the text of such plan and any accompanying 139
190	186		locational guide map. 140
191	187		Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 16a-32 of the general statutes is 141
192	188		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 142
193	189		1, 2021): 143
194	190		(a) Each revision of the state plan of conservation and development 144
195		-	shall be initiated by the secretary and shall be undertaken in accordance 145 Raised Bill No. 696
	191	+	shall be initiated by the secretary and shall be undertaken in accordance 145
	192	+	with the process outlined in this chapter. 146
	193	+	Sec. 7. Subdivision (8) of subsection (a) of section 22a-92 of the general 147 Raised Bill No. 696
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204	199		statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 148
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206	201		(8) To coordinate the activities of public agencies to ensure that state 150
207	202		expenditures enhance development while affording maximum 151
208	203		protection to natural coastal resources and processes in a manner 152
209	204		consistent with the state plan [for] of conservation and development 153
210	205		adopted pursuant to part I of chapter 297; 154
211	206		Sec. 8. Subsection (a) of section 22a-100 of the general statutes is 155
212	207		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 156
213	208		1, 2021): 157
214	209		(a) All major state plans, other than the state plan [for] of conservation 158
215	210		and development adopted pursuant to part I of chapter 297, which affect 159
216	211		the coastal area shall be consistent with the goals and policies stated in 160
217	212		section 22a-92, as amended by this act, and existing state plans, other 161
218	213		than the state plan [for] of conservation and development adopted 162
219	214		pursuant to part I of chapter 297, which affect the coastal area shall, on 163
220	215		or before July 1, 1981, be revised, if necessary, to [insure] ensure 164
221	216		consistency with this chapter. Agencies responsible for revising state 165
222	217		plans, other than the state plan [for] of conservation and development 166
223	218		adopted pursuant to part I of chapter 297, shall consult with the 167
224	219		commissioner in making such revisions. 168
225	220		Sec. 9. Subsection (a) of section 22a-352 of the general statutes is 169
226	221		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 170
227	222		1, 2021): 171
228	223		(a) Not later than July 1, 2017, the Water Planning Council, 172
229	224		established pursuant to section 25-33o, shall, within available 173
230	225		appropriations, prepare a state water plan for the management of the 174
231	226		water resources of the state. In developing such state water plan, the 175
232		-	Water Planning Council shall: (1) Design a unified planning program 176 Raised Bill No. 696
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	228	+	and budget; (2) consider regional water and sewer facilities plans; (3) 177
	229	+	identify the appropriate regions of the state for comprehensive water 178
	230	+	planning; (4) identify the data needs and develop a consistent format for 179 Raised Bill No. 696
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241		-	planning; (4) identify the data needs and develop a consistent format for 179
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242	236		submitting data to the council, applicable state agencies and regional 180
243	237		councils of governments for use in planning and permitting; (5) consider 181
244	238		the potential impact of climate change on the availability and 182
245	239		abundance of water resources and the importance of climate resiliency; 183
246	240		(6) seek involvement of interested parties; (7) solicit input from the 184
247	241		advisory group established pursuant to section 25-33o; (8) consider 185
248	242		individual water supply plans, water quality standards, stream flow 186
249	243		classifications, as described in regulations adopted pursuant to section 187
250	244		26-141b, water utility coordinating committee plans, the state plan of 188
251	245		conservation and development, as described in [section 16a-30] part I of 189
252	246		chapter 297, and any other planning documents deemed necessary by 190
253	247		the council; (9) promote the adoption of municipal ordinances based on 191
254	248		the State of Connecticut Model Water Use Restriction Ordinance for 192
255	249		municipal water emergencies; and (10) exami ne appropriate 193
256	250		mechanisms for resolving conflicts related to the implementation of the 194
257	251		state water plan. 195
258	252		Sec. 10. Subsection (k) of section 22a-430 of the general statutes is 196
259	253		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 197
260	254		1, 2021): 198
261	255		(k) The commissioner shall not deny a permit under this section if the 199
262	256		basis for such denial is a determination by the commissioner that the 200
263	257		proposed activity for which application has been made is inconsistent 201
264	258		with the state plan of conservation and development adopted [under 202
265	259		section 16a-30] pursuant to part I of chapter 297. 203
266	260		Sec. 11. Subdivision (9) of subsection (b) of section 22a-471 of the 204
267	261		general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 205
268	262		thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 206
269	263		(9) Notwithstanding any provision of this section and the cost sharing 207
270		-	formula established in section 22a-471-1 of the regulations of 208 Raised Bill No. 696
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278		-	to a site listed on the State of Connecticut Superfund Priority List where 210
279		-	a water line extension component to such project has been installed by 211
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280	273		a municipal or private water company, the minimum size water main 212
281	274		required to address pollution may be upgraded in order to carry fire 213
282	275		flow or address public water supply needs that are consistent with an 214
283	276		adopted municipal plan of conservation and development and the 215
284	277		municipality shall only be responsible to pay the incremental project 216
285	278		cost, which may be funded by such water company, another person or 217
286	279		available local, state or federal funds. 218
287	280		Sec. 12. Subsection (h) of section 22a-478 of the general statutes is 219
288	281		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 220
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290	283		(h) The Department of Public Health shall establish and maintain a 222
291	284		priority list of eligible drinking water projects and shall establish a 223
292	285		system setting the priority for making project loans to eligible public 224
293	286		water systems. In establishing such priority list and ranking system, the 225
294	287		Commissioner of Public Health shall consider all factors which he 226
295	288		deems relevant, including but not limited to the following: (1) The 227
296	289		public health and safety; (2) protection of environmental resources; (3) 228
297	290		population affected; (4) risk to human health; (5) public water systems 229
298	291		most in need on a per household basis according to applicable state 230
299	292		affordability criteria; (6) compliance with the applicable requirements of 231
300	293		the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and other related federal acts; (7) 232
301	294		applicable state and federal regulations. The priority list of eligible 233
302	295		drinking water projects shall include a description of each project and 234
303	296		its purpose, impact, cost and construction schedule, and an explanation 235
304	297		of the manner in which priorities were established. The Commissioner 236
305	298		of Public Health shall adopt an interim priority list of eligible drinking 237
306	299		water projects for the purpose of making project loans prior to adoption 238
307	300		of final regulations, and in so doing may utilize existing rules and 239
308	301		regulations of the department relating to the program. To the extent 240
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316	303		shall prepare any required intended use plan with respect to eligible 242
317	304		drinking water projects; (8) consistency with the state plan of 243
318	305		conservation and development; (9) consistency with the policies 244
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320	312		water system plan in accordance with subsection (f) of section 25-33d. 246
321	313		Sec. 13. Subsection (d) of section 25-68d of the general statutes is 247
322	314		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 248
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324	316		(d) Any state agency proposing an activity or critical activity within 250
325	317		or affecting the floodplain may apply to the commissioner for 251
326	318		exemption from the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. Such 252
327	319		application shall include a statement of the reasons why such agency is 253
328	320		unable to comply with said subsection and any other information the 254
329	321		commissioner deems necessary. The commissioner, at least thirty days 255
330	322		before approving, approving with conditions or denying any such 256
331	323		application, shall publish once in a newspaper having a substantial 257
332	324		circulation in the affected area notice of: (1) The name of the applicant; 258
333	325		(2) the location and nature of the requested exemption; (3) the tentative 259
334	326		decision on the application; and (4) additional information the 260
335	327		commissioner deems necessary to support the decision to approve, 261
336	328		approve with conditions or deny the application. There shall be a 262
337	329		comment period following the public notice during which period 263
338	330		interested persons and municipalities may submit written comments. 264
339	331		After the comment period, the commissioner shall make a final 265
340	332		determination to either approve the application, approve the 266
341	333		application with conditions or deny the application. The commissioner 267
342	334		may hold a public hearing prior to approving, approving with 268
343	335		conditions or denying any application if in the discretion of the 269
344	336		commissioner the public interest will be best served thereby, and the 270
345	337		commissioner shall hold a public hearing upon receipt of a petition 271
346	338		signed by at least twenty-five persons. Notice of such hearing shall be 272
347	339		published at least thirty days before the hearing in a newspaper having 273
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355	341		approve or approve with conditions such ex emption if the 275
356	342		commissioner determines that (A) the agency has shown that the 276
357	343		activity or critical activity is in the public interest, will not injure persons 277
358	344		or damage property in the area of such activity or critical activity, 278
359		-	complies with the provisions of the National Flood Insurance Program, 279
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360	351		and, in the case of a loan or grant, the recipient of the loan or grant has 280
361	352		been informed that increased flood insurance premiums may result 281
362	353		from the activity or critical activity. An activity shall be considered to be 282
363	354		in the public interest if it is a development subject to environmental 283
364	355		remediation regulations adopted pursuant to section 22a-133k and is in 284
365	356		or adjacent to an area identified as a regional center, neighborhood 285
366	357		conservation area, growth area or rural community center in the [State 286
367	358		Plan of Conservation and Development] state plan of conservation and 287
368	359		development pursuant to chapter 297, or (B) in the case of a flood control 288
369	360		project, such project meets the criteria of subparagraph (A) of this 289
370	361		subdivision and is more cost-effective to the state and municipalities 290
371	362		than a project constructed to or above the base flood or base flood for a 291
372	363		critical activity. Following approval for exemption for a flood control 292
373	364		project, the commissioner shall provide notice of the hazards of a flood 293
374	365		greater than the capacity of the project design to each member of the 294
375	366		legislature whose district will be affected by the project and to the 295
376	367		following agencies and officials in the area to be protected by the project: 296
377	368		The planning and zoning commission, the inland wetlands agency, the 297
378	369		director of civil defense, the conservation commission, the fire 298
379	370		department, the police department, the chief elected official and each 299
380	371		member of the legislative body, and the regional council of 300
381	372		governments. Notice shall be given to the general public by publication 301
382	373		in a newspaper of general circulation in each municipality in the area in 302
383	374		which the project is to be located. 303
384	375		Sec. 14. Subsection (b) of section 25-102gg of the general statutes is 304
385	376		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 305
386	377		1, 2021): 306
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394	379		public hearing of which at least fifteen [days] days' notice has been given 308
395	380		in a newspaper or newspapers having a circulation in the conservation 309
396	381		zone, revise the standards established pursuant to special act 79-77, as 310
397	382		amended by special act 81-1. Such revisions shall be consistent with the 311
398	383		state plan [for] of conservation and development adopted pursuant to 312
399		-	part I of chapter 297 and the purposes of this chapter. A copy of the 313
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400	390		proposed revisions shall be furnished at least fifteen days prior thereto 314
401	391		to the conservation commission, zoning commission, the planning 315
402	392		commission or combined planning and zoning commission of the 316
403	393		municipalities to be affected thereby and shall be filed at least ten days 317
404	394		prior to the hearing in the office of the town or city clerk of the 318
405	395		municipalities affected thereby. 319
406	396		Sec. 15. Subdivision (17) of section 25-201 of the general statutes is 320
407	397		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 321
408	398		1, 2021): 322
409	399		(17) "State plan [for] of conservation and development" means the 323
410	400		state plan [for] of conservation and development prepared pursuant to 324
411	401		part I of chapter 297; 325
412	402		Sec. 16. Subsection (e) of section 25-204 of the general statutes is 326
413	403		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 327
414	404		1, 2021): 328
415	405		(e) After adoption pursuant to subsection (d) of this section of an 329
416	406		inventory, statement of objectives and map, the river committee shall 330
417	407		prepare a report on all federal, state and municipal laws, plans, 331
418	408		programs and proposed activities which may affect the river corridor 332
419	409		defined in such map. Such laws shall include regulations adopted 333
420	410		pursuant to chapter 440 and zoning, subdivision and site plan 334
421	411		regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-3. Such plans shall include 335
422	412		plans of conservation and development adopted pursuant to section 8-336
423	413		23, the state plan [for] of conservation and development adopted 337
424	414		pursuant to part I of chapter 297, water utility supply plans adopted 338
425		-	pursuant to section 25-32d, coordinated water system plans adopted 339 Raised Bill No. 696
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432	416		pursuant to section 25-33h, municipal open space plans, the 340
433	417		commissioner's fish and wildlife plans, and publicly-owned wastewater 341
434	418		treatment facility plans. State and regional agencies shall, within 342
435	419		available resources, assist the river committee in identifying such laws, 343
436	420		plans, programs and proposed activities. The report to be prepared 344
437		-	pursuant to this section shall identify any conflicts between such federal, 345
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438	427		state, regional and municipal laws, plans, programs and proposed 346
439	428		activities and the river committee's objectives for river corridor 347
440	429		protection and preservation as reflected in the statement of objectives. If 348
441	430		conflicts are identified, the river committee shall notify the applicable 349
442	431		state, regional or municipal agencies and such agencies shall, within 350
443	432		available resources, attempt with the river commission to resolve such 351
444	433		conflicts. 352
445	434		Sec. 17. Subsection (d) of section 25-206 of the general statutes is 353
446	435		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 354
447	436		1, 2021): 355
448	437		(d) (1) Every major state plan other than the state plan [for] of 356
449	438		conservation and development, to the extent that it affects a designated 357
450	439		river corridor, shall be consistent with the approved river corridor 358
451	440		protection plan for such corridor, and any state plan which is 359
452	441		inconsistent with such approved river corridor protection plan shall be 360
453	442		modified accordingly. Such modifications shall be made in consultation 361
454	443		with the commissioner at the next scheduled revision of such plan. 362
455	444		(2) If the commissioner finds that the state plan [for] of conservation 363
456	445		and development is inconsistent with an approved river corridor 364
457	446		protection plan for a designated river corridor, he shall apply to the 365
458	447		secretary for a revision pursuant to section 16a-32, as amended by this 366
459	448		act. 367
460	449		(3) Every regional plan of conservation and development adopted 368
461	450		pursuant to section 8-35a, to the extent that it affects a designated river 369
462	451		corridor, shall be consistent with the approved river corridor protection 370
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470	453		development which is inconsistent with such approved river corridor 372
471	454		protection plan shall be modified accordingly. Such modifications shall 373
472	455		be made in consultation with the commissioner. 374
473	456		(4) Every municipal plan of conservation and development adopted 375
474	457		pursuant to section 8-23, to the extent that it affects a designated river 376
475		-	corridor, shall be consistent with the approved river corridor protection 377
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476	464		plan for such corridor and any municipal plan of conservation and 378
477	465		development which is inconsistent with such approved river corridor 379
478	466		protection plan shall be modified accordingly. Such modifications shall 380
479	467		be made in consultation with the commissioner. 381
480	468		(5) The commissioner may notify any applicable federal agency of the 382
481	469		designation of a river corridor and may take any other appropriate 383
482	470		action to assure consideration of such designation in federal programs 384
483	471		or activities. 385
484	472		Sec. 18. Subdivision (13) of section 25-231 of the general statutes is 386
485	473		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 387
486	474		1, 2021): 388
487	475		(13) ["State plan for conservation and development"] "State plan of 389
488	476		conservation and development" means the state plan [for] of 390
489	477		conservation and development prepared pursuant to part I of chapter 391
490	478		297; 392
491	479		Sec. 19. Subsection (e) of section 25-234 of the general statutes is 393
492	480		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 394
493	481		1, 2021): 395
494	482		(e) After adoption of an inventory, statement of objectives and map, 396
495	483		pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, the river commission shall 397
496	484		prepare a report on all federal, state, regional and municipal laws, plans, 398
497	485		programs and proposed activities that may affect the river corridor 399
498	486		defined in such map. Such federal, state, regional and municipal laws 400
499	487		shall include regulations adopted pursuant to chapter 440, and zoning, 401
500		-	subdivision and site plan regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-3. 402 Raised Bill No. 696
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507	489		Such federal, state, regional and municipal plans shall include plans of 403
508	490		development adopted pursuant to section 8-23, the state plan [for] of 404
509	491		conservation and development adopted pursuant to part I of chapter 405
510	492		297, water utility supply plans submitted pursuant to section 25-32d, 406
511	493		coordinated water system plans submitted pursuant to section 25-33h, 407
512	494		plans prepared by regional planning organizations, as defined in section 408
513		-	4-124i, and plans of publicly owned wastewater treatment facilities 409
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514	501		whose discharges may affect the subject river corridor. State and 410
515	502		regional agencies shall, within available resources, assist the river 411
516	503		commission in identifying such laws, plans, programs and proposed 412
517	504		activities. The report to be prepared pursuant to this section shall 413
518	505		identify any conflicts between such federal, state, regional and 414
519	506		municipal laws, plans, programs and proposed activities and the river 415
520	507		commission's objectives for river corridor management as reflected in 416
521	508		the statement of objectives. If conflicts are identified, the river 417
522	509		commission shall notify the applicable state, regional or municipal 418
523	510		agencies and such agencies shall, within available resources and in 419
524	511		consultation with the river commission, attempt to resolve such 420
525	512		conflicts. 421
526	513		Sec. 20. Subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (e) of section 25-236 of 422
527	514		the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 423
528	515		thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 424
529	516		(e) (1) Every major state plan, other than the state plan [for] of 425
530	517		conservation and development, to the extent that such major state plan 426
531	518		affects any river corridor for which the commissioner has approved a 427
532	519		river corridor management plan, shall be consistent with such 428
533	520		management plan. Any major state plan, other than the state plan [for] 429
534	521		of conservation and development, which is inconsistent with a river 430
535	522		corridor management plan shall be modified accordingly. Such 431
536	523		modifications shall be made in consultation with the commissioner at 432
537	524		the next scheduled revision of such plan. 433
538	525		(2) If all the member municipalities of a river commission have 434
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546	527		this section and if the commissioner finds that the state plan [for] of 436
547	528		conservation and development is inconsistent with the subject river 437
548	529		corridor management plan, he shall apply to the secretary for a revision 438
549	530		pursuant to section 16a-32, as amended by this act. 439
550	531		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
551	532		sections:
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553	539		Section 1 October 1, 2021 2-79a(a)(3)
554	540		Sec. 2 October 1, 2021 7-131e(a)
555	541		Sec. 3 October 1, 2021 7-159d(c)
556	542		Sec. 4 October 1, 2021 12-217ii(d)
557	543		Sec. 5 October 1, 2021 16a-25(9)
558	544		Sec. 6 October 1, 2021 16a-32(a)
559	545		Sec. 7 October 1, 2021 22a-92(a)(8)
560	546		Sec. 8 October 1, 2021 22a-100(a)
561	547		Sec. 9 October 1, 2021 22a-352(a)
562	548		Sec. 10 October 1, 2021 22a-430(k)
563	549		Sec. 11 October 1, 2021 22a-471(b)(9)
564	550		Sec. 12 October 1, 2021 22a-478(h)
565	551		Sec. 13 October 1, 2021 25-68d(d)
566	552		Sec. 14 October 1, 2021 25-102gg(b)
567	553		Sec. 15 October 1, 2021 25-201(17)
568	554		Sec. 16 October 1, 2021 25-204(e)
569	555		Sec. 17 October 1, 2021 25-206(d)
570	556		Sec. 18 October 1, 2021 25-231(13)
571	557		Sec. 19 October 1, 2021 25-234(e)
572	558		Sec. 20 October 1, 2021 25-236(e)(1) and (2)
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574		-	PD Joint Favorable
	560	+	Statement of Purpose:
	561	+	To make minor and technical revisions to statutes concerning planning
	562	+	and development.
	563	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	564	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	565	+	underlined.]
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