House Bill No. 6670
Special Act No. 23-13
AN ACT STUDYING THE CONSOLIDATION OF METROPOLITAN
PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) For the purposes of this section,
"metropolitan planning organization" has the same meaning as
provided in 23 USC 134, as amended from time to time. The Connecticut
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, established
pursuant to section 2-79a of the general statutes, in consultation with the
Department of Transportation, shall study and make recommendations
regarding the consolidation of metropolitan planning organizations to
achieve a greater level of consistency and efficiency in transportation
planning. Not later than January 1, 2024, the commission shall submit
the results of such study and its recommendations to the Governor and
the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having
cognizance of matters relating to transportation, in accordance with the
provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. The results of such
study shall, at a minimum, (1) recommend a minimum population to be
represented by a metropolitan planning organization, (2) recommend
metropolitan planning organizations that can be consolidated or
reconfigured to represent a larger population, (3) identify the potential
consistencies, efficiencies and benefits to the state and municipalities as
a result of consolidating metropolitan planning organizations, (4) House Bill No. 6670
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identify any barriers that the state or municipalities may encounter
while planning, and during, the consolidation of metropolitan planning
organizations, (5) identify any state resources that can assist
municipalities to overcome any such barrier, (6) include transition
planning to address the staffing and funding needs of metropolitan
planning organizations that are consolidated or reconfigured, and (7)
identify any conclusions that can be drawn from the configuration of
metropolitan planning organizations in other states.