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general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2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