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12	14		AN ACT CONCERNING CONNECTICUT RESILIENCY PLANNING AND
13	15		PROVIDING MUNICIPAL OPTIONS FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE.
14	16		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
15	17		Assembly convened:
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17	19		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) As used in this section and 1
18	20		sections 2 to 10, inclusive, of this act unless the context otherwise 2
19	21		requires: 3
20	22		(1) "Captured assessed value" means the amount, as a percentage or 4
21	23		stated sum, of increased assessed value that is utilized from year to year 5
22	24		to finance project costs pursuant to the district master plan. 6
23	25		(2) "Clean energy project" means a renewable energy project that 7
24	26		utilizes Class I renewable sources, as defined in section 16-1 of the 8
25	27		general statutes. 9
26	28		(3) "Current assessed value" means the assessed value of all taxable 10
27	29		real property within a resiliency improvement district as of October first 11
28	30		of each year that the resiliency improvement district remains in effect. 12
29	31		(4) "District master plan" means a statement of means and objectives 13
30	32		prepared by the municipality, or two or more municipalities acting 14
31	33		jointly under an interlocal agreement, relating to a resiliency 15
32		-	improvement district that is designed to (A) reduce the risk of, or 16
33		-	exposure to, extreme events, hazards and the effects of climate change, 17 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	41	+	exposure to, extreme events, hazards and the effects of climate change, 17
38	42		(B) support economic development, (C) provide housing opportunities 18
39	43		in existing residential areas, (D) improve or broaden the tax base, and 19
40	44		(E) construct or improve the physical facilities and structures necessary 20
41	45		for resilience projects, environmental infrastructure or clean energy 21
42	46		projects, or any combination thereof, as described in section 4 of this act. 22
43	47		(5) "Environmental infrastructure" has the same meaning as provided 23
44	48		in section 16-245n of the general statutes. 24
45	49		(6) "Financial plan" means a statement of the project costs and sources 25
46	50		of revenue required to accomplish the district master plan. 26
47	51		(7) "Increased assessed value" means the valuation amount by which 27
48	52		the current assessed value of a resiliency improvement district exceeds 28
49	53		the original assessed value of the resiliency improvement district. If the 29
50	54		current assessed value is equal to or less than the original assessed 30
51	55		value, there is no increased assessed value. 31
52	56		(8) "Increased savings" means the valuation amount by which the 32
53	57		current cost of any existing insurance premium, or other premium, 33
54	58		surcharge or other fee identified within the resiliency improvement 34
55	59		district may be reduced after the implementation of such district, 35
56	60		resulting in a monetary savings to a resident of, or a business located in, 36
57	61		such district. 37
58	62		(9) "Joint resiliency improvement district" means a resiliency 38
59	63		improvement district established by two or more contiguous 39
60	64		municipalities that have entered into an interlocal agreement in 40
61	65		accordance with sections 7-339a to 7-339l, inclusive, of the general 41
62	66		statutes. 42
63	67		(10) "Maintenance and operation" means all activities necessary to 43
64	68		maintain facilities after they have been developed and all activities 44
65	69		necessary to operate such facilities, including, but not limited to, 45
66	70		informational, promotional and educational programs and safety and 46
67	71		surveillance activities. 47 Substitute Bill No. 11
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72	78		(11) "Municipality" means a town, city, borough, consolidated town 48
73	79		and city or consolidated town and borough. 49
74	80		(12) "Original assessed value" means the assessed value of all taxable 50
75	81		real property within a resiliency improvement district as of October first 51
76	82		of the tax year preceding the year in which the resiliency improvement 52
77	83		district was established by the legislative body of a municipality. 53
78	84		(13) "Project costs" means any expenditures or monetary obligations 54
79	85		incurred or expected to be incurred that are authorized by section 6 of 55
80	86		this act and included in a district master plan. 56
81	87		(14) "Resilience" has the same meaning as provided in section 16-243y 57
82	88		of the general statutes. 58
83	89		(15) "Resilience project" means a project, including a capital project, 59
84	90		that is designed and implemented to address climate change mitigation, 60
85	91		adaptation or resilience, including, but not limited to, the following: 61
86	92		(A) A project that mitigates the effects of river, bay or sea level rise, 62
87	93		or rising groundwater, including wetlands or marsh restoration, 63
88	94		riparian buffers, vegetated dunes, living shorelines, erosion control, 64
89	95		road elevation, levees or other flood structures; 65
90	96		(B) A project that mitigates the effects of extreme heat or the urban 66
91	97		heat island effect, including increasing shade, deploying building and 67
92	98		surface materials designed to reflect or absorb less heat, using pavement 68
93	99		materials designed to reflect or absorb less heat, constructing, 69
94	100		improving or modifying new or existing facilities or increasing access to 70
95	101		cooling opportunities; 71
96	102		(C) A project that mitigates the effects of drought, including the 72
97	103		repurposing of land for multiple uses, the reduction of impervious 73
98	104		surfaces, groundwater replenishment or groundwater storage, or a 74
99	105		combination of such uses; or 75
100		-	(D) A project intended to reduce the risk of flooding, including 76
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106	114		or bypasses, riparian buffers or levees. 78
107	115		(16) "Tax increment" means real property taxes assessed by a 79
108	116		municipality upon the increased assessed value of property in the 80
109	117		resiliency improvement district. 81
110	118		(17) "Resiliency improvement district" means an area wholly within 82
111	119		the corporate limits of one or more municipalities that has been 83
112	120		established and designated as such pursuant to section 2 of this act and 84
113	121		that is to be developed under a district master plan. 85
114	122		(18) "Tax year" means the period of time beginning on July first and 86
115	123		ending on the succeeding June thirtieth. 87
116	124		Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) Any municipality may, by 88
117	125		vote of its legislative body, establish a resiliency improvement district 89
118	126		located wholly within the boundaries of such municipality in 90
119	127		accordance with the requirements of this section and sections 3 to 10, 91
120	128		inclusive, of this act. If a municipality is governed by a home rule 92
121	129		charter, and such charter prohibits the establishment of a resiliency 93
122	130		improvement district, such municipality shall not establish such district. 94
123	131		Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the establishment of 95
124	132		a resiliency improvement district approved by such municipality shall 96
125	133		be effective upon the concurrent approval of such district and the 97
126	134		adoption of a district master plan pursuant to section 4 of this act. 98
127	135		(b) Within a resiliency improvement district, and consistent with the 99
128	136		district master plan, the municipality, in addition to powers granted to 100
129	137		such municipality under the Constitution of the state of Connecticut, the 101
130	138		general statutes, the provisions of any special act or sections 3 to 10, 102
131	139		inclusive, of this act shall have the following powers: 103
132	140		(1) To acquire, construct, reconstruct, improve, preserve, alter, 104
133	141		extend, operate or maintain property or promote development intended 105
134	142		to meet the objectives of the district master plan. The municipality may 106
135		-	acquire property, land or easements through negotiation or by other 107
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	150	+	means authorized for any municipality under the general statutes; 108
141	151		(2) To execute and deliver contracts, agreements and other 109
142	152		documents relating to the operation and maintenance of the resiliency 110
143	153		improvement district; 111
144	154		(3) To issue bonds and other obligations of the municipality in 112
145	155		accordance with the provisions set forth in section 8 of this act; 113
146	156		(4) Acting through its board of selectmen, town council or other 114
147	157		governing body of such municipality, to enter into written agreements 115
148	158		with a taxpayer that fixes the assessment of real property located within 116
149	159		a resiliency improvement district, provided (A) the term of such 117
150	160		agreement shall not exceed thirty years from the date of the agreement; 118
151	161		and (B) the agreed assessment for such real property plus future 119
152	162		improvements shall not be less than the assessment of the real property 120
153	163		as of the last regular assessment date without such fu ture 121
154	164		improvements. Any such agreement shall be recorded in the land 122
155	165		records of the municipality. The recording of such agreement shall 123
156	166		constitute notice of the agreement to any subsequent purchaser or 124
157	167		encumbrancer of the property or any part of it, whether voluntary or 125
158	168		involuntary, and such agreement shall be binding upon any subsequent 126
159	169		purchaser or encumbrancer. If the municipality claims that the taxpayer 127
160	170		or a subsequent purchaser or encumbrancer has violated the terms of 128
161	171		such agreement, the municipality may bring an action in the superior 129
162	172		court for the judicial district in which the municipality is located to 130
163	173		enforce such agreement; 131
164	174		(5) To accept grants, advances, loans or other financial assistance 132
165	175		from the federal government, the state, private entities or any other 133
166	176		source, including, but not limited to, such funds as allowable from 134
167	177		sections 7-159d, 22a-498 and 25-85 of the general statutes, and undertake 135
168	178		any additional actions necessary or desirable to secure such financial 136
169	179		aid; and 137
170		-	(6) Upon such terms as the municipality determines, to furnish 138
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172		-	and take any other action such municipality is authorized to perform for 140 Substitute Bill No. 11
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177	189		any other purposes. 141
178	190		(c) The resiliency improvement district may be dissolved or the 142
179	191		boundaries of such district may be modified upon the vote of the 143
180	192		legislative body of the municipality, except that the resiliency 144
181	193		improvement district may not be dissolved nor may the boundaries of 145
182	194		the resiliency improvement district be decreased if any bonds or other 146
183	195		indebtedness authorized and issued by the municipality under sections 147
184	196		3 to 10, inclusive, of this act remain outstanding. Notwithstanding the 148
185	197		provisions of this subsection, outstanding obligation bonds of the 149
186	198		municipality secured solely by the full faith and credit of the 150
187	199		municipality shall not preclude the dissolution of, or the decrease of the 151
188	200		boundaries of, a resiliency improvement district. 152
189	201		(d) Two or more contiguous municipalities may enter into an 153
190	202		interlocal agreement in accordance with sections 7-339a to 7-339l, 154
191	203		inclusive, of the general statutes, to establish a joint resiliency 155
192	204		improvement district and adopt a district master plan for a district that 156
193	205		consists of contiguous properties partially located in each such 157
194	206		municipality. Such interlocal agreement shall be adopted prior to the 158
195	207		establishment of any such joint district and the adoption of a district 159
196	208		master plan for such district. A joint resiliency improvement district 160
197	209		shall be deemed established upon the concurrent approval of such 161
198	210		district and the adoption of a district master plan by the legislative 162
199	211		bodies of all of the municipalities participating in the interlocal 163
200	212		agreement. 164
201	213		(e) The interlocal agreement under which two or more contiguous 165
202	214		municipalities establish a joint resiliency improvement district shall 166
203	215		apportion any power, right, duty or obligation granted to, or required 167
204	216		of, any municipality under the provisions of sections 3 to 10, inclusive, 168
205	217		of this act among the municipalities participating in the interlocal 169
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213	227		statutes or any special act to offer, enter into or modify any tax 173
214	228		abatement for real property located in a resiliency improvement district 174
215	229		if such real property contains one or more units of affordable housing, 175
216	230		as defined in section 8-39a of the general statutes. 176
217	231		Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) Prior to the establishment of a 177
218	232		resiliency improvement district and approval of a district master plan 178
219	233		for such district, the legislative body of the municipality, or the board of 179
220	234		selectmen in the case of a municipality in which the legislative body is a 180
221	235		town meeting, shall: 181
222	236		(1) Consider whether the proposed resiliency improvement district 182
223	237		and district master plan will contribute to the well-being of the 183
224	238		municipality or to the betterment of the health, welfare or safety of the 184
225	239		inhabitants of the municipality; 185
226	240		(2) Transmit the proposed district master plan to the planning 186
227	241		commission of the municipality, if any, requesting a study of the 187
228	242		proposed district master plan and a written advisory opinion, which 188
229	243		shall include a determination on whether the proposed plan is 189
230	244		consistent with the plan of conservation and development of the 190
231	245		municipality adopted under section 8-23 of the general statutes, as 191
232	246		amended by this act; 192
233	247		(3) Hold at least one public hearing on the proposal to establish a 193
234	248		resiliency improvement district and to adopt the proposed district 194
235	249		master plan. Notice of the hearing shall be published not less than ten 195
236	250		days prior to such hearing in a conspicuous place on the Internet web 196
237	251		site of the municipality, or the municipalities acting jointly pursuant to 197
238	252		an interlocal agreement, with the date and time such notice was so 198
239	253		posted, and such notice shall include (A) the date, time and place of such 199
240	254		hearing, (B) the legal description of the boundaries of the proposed 200
241	255		resiliency improvement district, and (C) the draft district master plan, 201
242		-	which plan shall be made available for physical review and posted 202
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249	265		(4) Determine whether the proposed resiliency improvement district 205
250	266		meets the following conditions: 206
251	267		(A) The district contains an area that experiences or is likely to 207
252	268		experience adverse impacts from hazards or climate change, including, 208
253	269		but not limited to, sea level rise, rising groundwater, extreme heat, 209
254	270		drought or flooding; 210
255	271		(B) The district has been identified in a municipal hazard mitigation 211
256	272		plan, local plan of conservation and development, regional plan of 212
257	273		conservation and development or has been identified by another related 213
258	274		planning process; 214
259	275		(C) The plan demonstrates a reduction of risk in the district from such 215
260	276		identified adverse impacts from hazards or climate change; 216
261	277		(D) A portion of the real property within the district shall be suitable 217
262	278		for commercial, industrial, mixed-use or retail uses or transit-oriented 218
263	279		development; 219
264	280		(E) In the case of existing residential use, provides for the replacement 220
265	281		of, or renovation to, residential buildings in the district, if the district is 221
266	282		in a flood zone or within the boundaries of sea level rise as determined 222
267	283		by the requirements of section 25-68o of the general statutes, as 223
268	284		amended by this act, to include a height standard of not less than two 224
269	285		feet of freeboard above the base flood elevation, or as designated by the 225
270	286		state building code or municipal building requirements, whichever 226
271	287		imposes a greater height standard, and whether construction of or 227
272	288		renovation to commercial or industrial buildings shall be flood-proofed 228
273	289		or elevated; 229
274	290		(F) Provides for vehicle access to residential buildings in the district 230
275	291		if the district is in a flood zone or is impacted by sea level rise, pursuant 231
276		-	to section 25-68o of the general statutes, as amended by this act, at a 232
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278		-	(G) The proposed district will not increase the vulnerability and risk 234 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	300	+	(G) The proposed district will not increase the vulnerability and risk 234
283	301		to properties adjacent to the district or increase the risk to other hazards 235
284	302		within the district; and 236
285	303		(H) The original assessed value of a proposed resiliency 237
286	304		improvement district plus the original assessed value of all existing tax 238
287	305		increment districts within the relevant municipalities may not exceed 239
288	306		ten per cent of the total value of taxable property within the 240
289	307		municipalities as of October first of the year immediately preceding the 241
290	308		establishment of the tax increment district. Excluded from the 242
291	309		calculation in this subparagraph is any tax increment district established 243
292	310		on or after October 1, 2015, that consists entirely of contiguous property 244
293	311		owned by a single taxpayer. For the purpose of this subdivision, 245
294	312		"contiguous property" includes a parcel or parcels of land divided by a 246
295	313		road, power line, railroad line or right-of-way. 247
296	314		Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) In connection with the 248
297	315		establishment of a resiliency improvement district, the legislative body 249
298	316		of a municipality shall adopt a district master plan for each resiliency 250
299	317		improvement district and a statement of the percentage or stated sum 251
300	318		of increased assessed value to be designated as captured assessed value 252
301	319		in accordance with such plan. Such legislative body shall adopt such 253
302	320		plan after receipt of a written advisory opinion from the planning 254
303	321		commission or combined planning and zoning commission of the 255
304	322		municipality pursuant to section 3 of this act or ninety days after such 256
305	323		request was made, whichever is earlier. The district master plan shall be 257
306	324		adopted at the same time that the resiliency improvement district is 258
307	325		established as part of the resiliency improvement district adoption 259
308	326		proceedings set forth in sections 2 to 10, inclusive, of this act. 260
309	327		(b) The district master plan shall include: (1) The legal description of 261
310	328		the boundaries of the resiliency improvement district; (2) a list of the tax 262
311	329		identification numbers for all lots or parcels within the resiliency 263
312		-	improvement district; (3) a description of the present condition and uses 264
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314	338		how the construction or improvement of physical facilities or structures 266
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320	340		a description of the existing or expected hazards facing the district; (5) a 268
321	341		description of the public facilities, improvements or programs within 269
322	342		the resiliency improvement district anticipated to be undertaken and 270
323	343		financed in whole or in part; (6) in the event of existing residential use 271
324	344		within the resiliency improvement district, a plan for the rehabilitation, 272
325	345		construction or replacement of any such existing housing in accordance 273
326	346		with the state's consolidated plan for housing and community 274
327	347		development prepared pursuant to section 8-37t of the general statutes 275
328	348		and the state plan of conservation and development prepared pursuant 276
329	349		to chapter 297 of the general statutes, which plan shall also include 277
330	350		meaningful efforts to reduce displacement plans; (7) a financial plan in 278
331	351		accordance with subsection (c) of this section; (8) a plan for the proposed 279
332	352		maintenance and operation of the resiliency improvements after the 280
333	353		improvements are completed; and (9) the maximum duration of the 281
334	354		resiliency improvement district, which may not exceed a total of fifty tax 282
335	355		years beginning with the tax year in which the resiliency improvement 283
336	356		district is established. 284
337	357		(c) The financial plan in a district master plan shall include: (1) Cost 285
338	358		estimates for the public improvements and developments anticipated in 286
339	359		the district master plan; (2) cost estimates to support relocation or 287
340	360		temporary housing for displaced residents; (3) the maximum amount of 288
341	361		indebtedness to be incurred to implement the district master plan; (4) 289
342	362		sources of anticipated revenues, including, but not limited to, increased 290
343	363		savings, fees, assessments, grants or other sources; (5) a description of 291
344	364		the terms and conditions of any agreements, including any anticipated 292
345	365		savings agreements, assessment agreements, contracts or other 293
346	366		obligations related to the district master plan; (6) estimates of increased 294
347	367		assessed values and estimates of increased savings of the resiliency 295
348	368		improvement district; and (7) the portion of the increased assessed 296
349	369		values and increased savings to be applied to the district master plan as 297
350		-	captured assessed values and resulting tax increments in each year of 298
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352	378		(d) The district master plan may be amended from time to time by 300
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358	380		body shall review the district master plan not less than once every ten 302
359	381		years after the initial approval of the resiliency improvement district 303
360	382		and the district master plan in order for the resiliency improvement 304
361	383		district and the district master plan to remain in effect, provided no such 305
362	384		district may be dissolved for the failure to comply with this section if 306
363	385		any bonds or other indebtedness authorized and issued by the 307
364	386		municipality under sections 2 to 10, inclusive, of this act remain 308
365	387		outstanding. With respect to any district master plan that includes 309
366	388		development that is funded in whole or in part by federal funds, the 310
367	389		provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the extent that such 311
368	390		provisions are prohibited by federal law. 312
369	391		Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) In the district master plan, 313
370	392		each applicable municipality may designate all or part of the tax 314
371	393		increment revenues generated from the increased assessed value and all 315
372	394		or part of any additional revenue resulting from the increased savings 316
373	395		of a resiliency improvement district for the purpose of financing all or 317
374	396		part of the implementation of the district master plan, and, in the case 318
375	397		of any existing or planned residential use in such district, the percentage 319
376	398		of such revenue necessary to rehabilitate, construct or replace dwellings 320
377	399		for such use and to preserve, increase or improve access to affordable 321
378	400		housing, as defined in section 8-39a of the general statutes, within the 322
379	401		municipality, either within or adjacent to such district. The amount of 323
380	402		tax increment revenues to be designated shall be determined by 324
381	403		designating the captured assessed value, subject to any assessment 325
382	404		agreements. 326
383	405		(b) On or after the establishment of a resiliency improvement district 327
384	406		and the adoption of a district master plan, the assessor of the 328
385	407		municipality in which such district is located shall certify the original 329
386	408		assessed value of the taxable real property within the boundaries of the 330
387		-	resiliency improvement district. Each year after the establishment of a 331
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388	416		resiliency improvement district, the assessor shall certify the amount of 332
389	417		the (1) current assessed value; (2) amount by which the current assessed 333
390	418		value has increased or decreased from the original assessed value, 334
391		-	subject to any assessment agreements; and (3) amount of the captured 335 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	419	+	subject to any assessment agreements; and (3) amount of the captured 335
396	420		assessed value. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 336
397	421		authorize the unequal apportionment or assessment of the taxes to be 337
398	422		paid on real property in the municipality. Subject to any assessment 338
399	423		agreements, an owner of real property within the resiliency 339
400	424		improvement district shall pay real property taxes apportioned equally 340
401	425		with real property taxes paid elsewhere in such municipality. 341
402	426		(c) If a municipality has designated captured assessed value under 342
403	427		subsection (a) of section 4 of this act: 343
404	428		(1) Each applicable municipality shall establish a district master plan 344
405	429		fund that consists of: (A) A project cost account that is pledged to and 345
406	430		charged with the payment of project costs that are outlined in the 346
407	431		financial plan, including the reimbursement of project cost expenditures 347
408	432		incurred by a public body, which public body may be the municipality, 348
409	433		a developer, any property owner or any other third-party entity, and 349
410	434		that are paid in a manner other than as described in subparagraph (B) 350
411	435		of this subdivision; and (B) in instances of indebtedness issued by the 351
412	436		municipality in accordance with section 8 of this act to finance or 352
413	437		refinance project costs, a development sinking fund account that is 353
414	438		pledged to and charged with the (i) payment of the interest and 354
415	439		principal as the interest and principal fall due, including any 355
416	440		redemption premium; (ii) payment of the costs of providing or 356
417	441		reimbursing any provider of any guarantee, letter of credit, policy of 357
418	442		bond insurance or other credit enhancement device used to secure 358
419	443		payment of debt service on any such indebtedness; and (iii) funding any 359
420	444		required reserve fund; 360
421	445		(2) The municipality shall annually set aside all tax increment 361
422	446		revenues on captured assessed values and deposit all such revenues to 362
423	447		the appropriate district master plan fund account established under 363
424		-	subdivision (1) of this subsection in the following order of priority: (A) 364
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425	455		To the development sinking fund account, an amount sufficient, 365
426	456		together with estimated future revenues to be deposited to the account 366
427	457		and earnings on the amount, to satisfy all annual debt service on the 367
428		-	indebtedness issued in accordance with section 8 of this act and the 368 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	458	+	indebtedness issued in accordance with section 8 of this act and the 368
433	459		financial plan, except for general obligation bonds of the municipality 369
434	460		secured solely by the full faith and credit of the municipality; and (B) to 370
435	461		the project cost account, all such remaining tax increment revenues on 371
436	462		captured assessed values; 372
437	463		(3) The municipality shall make transfers between district master 373
438	464		plan fund accounts established under subdivision (1) of this subsection, 374
439	465		provided the transfers do not result in a balance in either account that is 375
440	466		insufficient to cover the annual obligations of each respective account; 376
441	467		(4) The municipality may, at any time during the term of the 377
442	468		resiliency improvement district, by vote of the legislative body of the 378
443	469		municipality, return to the municipal general fund any tax increment 379
444	470		revenues remaining in either account established under subdivision (1) 380
445	471		of this subsection that exceeds those estimated to be required to satisfy 381
446	472		the obligations of the account after taking into account any transfer 382
447	473		made under subdivision (3) of this subsection; and 383
448	474		(5) Any account or fund established pursuant to subdivision (1) of 384
449	475		this subsection shall be audited annually by an independent auditor 385
450	476		who is a public accountant licensed to practice in this state and who 386
451	477		meets the independence standards included in generally accepted 387
452	478		government auditing standards. A report of such audit shall be open to 388
453	479		public inspection. Certified copies of such audit shall be provided to the 389
454	480		State Auditors of Public Accounts. 390
455	481		Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) Costs authorized for payment 391
456	482		from a district master plan fund, established pursuant to section 5 of this 392
457	483		act shall be limited to: 393
458	484		(1) Costs of improvements made within the resiliency improvement 394
459		-	district, including, but not limited to, (A) capital costs, including, but not 395
	485	+	district, including, but not limited to, (A) capital costs, including, but not 395 Substitute Bill No. 11
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460	492		limited to, (i) the acquisition or construction of land, improvements, 396
461	493		infrastructure, measures designed to improve resilience, environmental 397
462	494		infrastructure, clean energy projects, public ways, parks, buildings, 398
463	495		structures, railings, signs, landscaping, plantings, curbs, sidewalks, 399
464		-	turnouts, recreational facilities, structured parking, transportation 400 Substitute Bill No. 11
465		-
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468		-
	496	+	turnouts, recreational facilities, structured parking, transportation 400
469	497		improvements, pedestrian improvements and other related 401
470	498		improvements, fixtures and equipment for public or private use, (ii) the 402
471	499		demolition, alteration, remodeling, repair or reconstruction of existing 403
472	500		buildings, structures and fixtures, (iii) environmental remediation, (iv) 404
473	501		site preparation and finishing work, and (v) all fees and expenses 405
474	502		associated with the capital cost of such improvements, including, but 406
475	503		not limited to, licensing and permitting expenses and planning, 407
476	504		engineering, architectural, testing, legal and accounting expenses; (B) 408
477	505		financing costs, including, but not limited to, closing costs, issuance 409
478	506		costs, reserve funds and capitalized interest; (C) real property assembly 410
479	507		costs; (D) costs of technical and marketing assistance programs; (E) 411
480	508		professional service costs, including, but not limited to, licensing, 412
481	509		architectural, planning, engineering, development and legal expenses; 413
482	510		(F) maintenance and operation costs; (G) administrative costs, 414
483	511		including, but not limited to, reasonable charges for the time spent by 415
484	512		municipal employees, other agencies or third-party entities in 416
485	513		connection with the implementation of a district master plan; and (H) 417
486	514		organizational costs relating to the planning and the establishment of 418
487	515		the resiliency improvement district, including, but not limited to, the 419
488	516		costs of conducting environmental impact and other studies and the 420
489	517		costs of informing the public about the creation of resiliency 421
490	518		improvement districts and the implementation of the district master 422
491	519		plan; 423
492	520		(2) Costs of improvements that are made outside the resiliency 424
493	521		improvement district but are directly related to or are made necessary 425
494	522		by the establishment or operation of the resiliency improvement district, 426
495	523		including, but not limited to, (A) that portion of the costs reasonably 427
496	524		related to the construction, alteration or expansion of any facilities not 428
497		-	located within the resiliency improvement district that are required due 429
	525	+	located within the resiliency improvement district that are required due 429 Substitute Bill No. 11
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498	532		to improvements or activities within the resiliency improvement 430
499	533		district, including, but not limited to, roadways, traffic signalization, 431
500	534		easements, sewage treatment plants, water treatment plants or other 432
501	535		environmental protection devices, storm or sanitary sewer lines, water 433
502		-	lines, electrical lines, improvements to fire stations and street signs; (B) 434 Substitute Bill No. 11
503		-
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	536	+	lines, electrical lines, improvements to fire stations and street signs; (B) 434
507	537		costs of public safety and public school improvements made necessary 435
508	538		by the establishment of the resiliency improvement district; and (C) 436
509	539		costs of funding to mitigate any adverse impact of the resiliency 437
510	540		improvement district upon the municipality and its constituents; and 438
511	541		(3) Costs related to environmental improvement projects developed 439
512	542		by the municipality related to the resiliency improvement district. 440
513	543		Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) (1) Notwithstanding any 441
514	544		provision of the general statutes, whenever a municipality constructs, 442
515	545		improves, extends, equips, rehabilitates, repairs, acquires or provides a 443
516	546		grant for any public improvements within a resiliency improvement 444
517	547		district or finances the cost of such public improvements, the proportion 445
518	548		of such cost or estimated cost of such public improvements and 446
519	549		financing thereof, as determined by the municipality, may be assessed 447
520	550		by the municipality, as a benefit assessment, in the manner prescribed 448
521	551		by such municipality, upon the real property within the resiliency 449
522	552		improvement district that is benefited by such public improvements. 450
523	553		The municipality may provide for the payment of such benefit 451
524	554		assessments in annual installments, not exceeding fifty years, and may 452
525	555		forgive such benefit assessments in any given year without causing the 453
526	556		remainder of installments of benefit assessments to be forgiven. Benefit 454
527	557		assessments on real property where buildings or structures are 455
528	558		constructed or expanded after the initial benefit assessment may be 456
529	559		assessed as if the new or expanded buildings or structures on such real 457
530	560		property existed at the time of the original benefit assessment. 458
531	561		(2) Any benefit assessment shall be adopted and revised by the 459
532	562		municipality not less than annually and not more than sixty days before 460
533	563		the beginning of the fiscal year. If any benefit assessment is assessed and 461
534		-	levied prior to the acquisition or construction of the public 462
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535	571		improvements, the amount of any such assessment may be adjusted to 463
536	572		reflect the actual cost of such public improvements, including all 464
537	573		financing costs, once such public improvements are complete, if the 465
538		-	actual cost is greater than or less than the estimated costs. 466 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	574	+	actual cost is greater than or less than the estimated costs. 466
543	575		(b) Before estimating and making a benefit assessment under 467
544	576		subsection (a) of this section, the municipality shall hold not less than 468
545	577		one public hearing on such municipality's schedule of benefit 469
546	578		assessments or any revision thereof. Notice of such hearing shall be 470
547	579		published not less than ten days before such hearing in a conspicuous 471
548	580		place on the Internet web site of the municipality, or the municipalities 472
549	581		acting jointly pursuant to an interlocal agreement, with the date and 473
550	582		time such notice was posted. The notice shall include (1) the date, time 474
551	583		and place of such hearing; (2) the boundaries of the resiliency 475
552	584		improvement district by legal description; (3) a statement that all 476
553	585		interested persons owning real estate or taxable property located within 477
554	586		the resiliency improvement district will be given an opportunity to be 478
555	587		heard at the hearing and an opportunity to file objections to the amount 479
556	588		of the assessment; (4) the maximum rate of assessments to be increased 480
557	589		in any one year; and (5) a statement indicating that the proposed list of 481
558	590		properties to be assessed and the estimated assessments against those 482
559	591		properties are available at the city or town office or at the office of the 483
560	592		assessor. The notice may include a maximum number of years the 484
561	593		assessments will be levied. Not later than the date of the publication, the 485
562	594		municipality shall make available to any member of the public, upon 486
563	595		request, the proposed schedule of benefit assessments. The procedures 487
564	596		for public hearing and appeal set forth in section 7-250 of the general 488
565	597		statutes shall apply for all benefit assessments made by a municipality 489
566	598		pursuant to this section, except that the board of finance, or the 490
567	599		municipality's legislative body if no board of finance exists, shall be 491
568	600		substituted for the water pollution control authority. 492
569	601		(c) A municipality may adopt ordinances apportioning the value of 493
570	602		improvements within a resiliency improvement district according to a 494
571		-	formula that reflects actual benefits that accrue to the various properties 495
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572	610		because of the development and maintenance. 496
573	611		(d) A municipality may increase assessments or extend the maximum 497
574	612		number of years the assessments will be levied after notice and public 498
575		-	hearing is held pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. 499 Substitute Bill No. 11
576		-
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	613	+	hearing is held pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. 499
580	614		(e) (1) Benefit assessments made under this section shall be collected 500
581	615		and enforced in the same manner as municipal taxes unless otherwise 501
582	616		provided in sections 2 to 10, inclusive, of this act. Benefit assessments 502
583	617		shall be due and payable at such times as are fixed by the municipality, 503
584	618		provided the municipality shall give notice of such due date not less 504
585	619		than thirty days prior to such due date by publication in a conspicuous 505
586	620		place on the Internet web site of each applicable municipality with the 506
587	621		date and time such notice was so posted and by mailing such notice to 507
588	622		the owners of the assessed real property at the last-known address of 508
589	623		any such owner. All revenues from any assessment under this section 509
590	624		shall be paid into the appropriate district master plan fund account 510
591	625		established under subsection (c) of section 5 of this act. 511
592	626		(2) If any property owner fails to pay any assessment or part of an 512
593	627		assessment on or before the date on which such assessment or part of 513
594	628		such assessment is due, the municipality shall have all the authority and 514
595	629		powers to collect the delinquent assessments vested in the municipality 515
596	630		by law to collect delinquent municipal taxes. Benefit assessments, if not 516
597	631		paid when due, shall constitute a lien upon the real property served and 517
598	632		a charge against the owners thereof, which lien and charge shall bear 518
599	633		interest at the same rate as delinquent property taxes. Each such lien 519
600	634		may be continued, recorded and released in the manner provided for 520
601	635		property tax liens and shall take precedence over all other liens or 521
602	636		encumbrances except a lien for property taxes of the municipality. 522
603	637		Sec. 8. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) For the purpose of carrying 523
604	638		out or administering a district master plan or other functions authorized 524
605	639		under sections 2 to 10, inclusive, of this act, a municipality is authorized, 525
606	640		subject to the limitations and procedures set forth in this section, to issue 526
607		-	from time to time bonds and other obligations of the municipality that 527
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608	648		are payable solely from and secured by (1) the full faith and credit 528
609	649		pledge of the municipality; (2) a pledge of and lien upon any or all of 529
610	650		the income, proceeds, revenues and property of the projects within the 530
611	651		resiliency improvement district, including the proceeds of grants, loans, 531
612	652		advances or contributions from the federal government, the state or 532
613		-	other source; (3) all revenues derived under sections 5 and 7 of this act 533 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	653	+	other source; (3) all revenues derived under sections 5 and 7 of this act 533
618	654		received by the municipality; or (4) any combination of the methods in 534
619	655		subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of this subsection. Except for bonds 535
620	656		secured by the full faith credit pledge of the municipality, bonds 536
621	657		authorized by this section shall not be included in computing the 537
622	658		aggregate indebtedness of the municipality. 538
623	659		(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute, municipal 539
624	660		ordinance or charter provision governing the authorization and 540
625	661		issuance of bonds generally by the municipality, any bonds payable and 541
626	662		secured as provided in this section shall be authorized by a resolution 542
627	663		adopted by the legislative body of the municipality. Such bonds shall, 543
628	664		as determined by the legislative body of the municipality or the 544
629	665		municipal officers who are designated such authority by such body, (1) 545
630	666		be issued and sold; (2) bear interest at the rate or rates determined by 546
631	667		the legislative body or its designee, including variable rates; (3) provide 547
632	668		for the payment of interest on the dates determined by the legislative 548
633	669		body or its designee, whether before or at maturity; (4) be issued at, 549
634	670		above or below par; (5) mature at such time or times not exceeding thirty 550
635	671		years; (6) have rank or priority; (7) be payable in such medium of 551
636	672		payment; (8) be issued in such form, including, without limitation, 552
637	673		registered or book-entry form, carry such registration and transfer 553
638	674		privileges and be made subject to purchase or redemption before 554
639	675		maturity at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions, 555
640	676		including the condition that such bonds be subject to purchase or 556
641	677		redemption on the demand of the owner thereof; and (9) contain such 557
642	678		other required terms and particulars. 558
643	679		(c) The municipality may require that the bonds issued hereunder be 559
644		-	secured by a trust agreement by and between the municipality and a 560
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645	687		corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the 561
646	688		powers of a trust company within the state. The trust agreement may 562
647	689		contain covenants or provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights 563
648	690		and remedies of the bondholders as may be necessary, reasonable or 564
649	691		appropriate and not in violation of law or other provisions or covenants 565
650	692		that are consistent with sections 2 to 10, inclusive, of this act and which 566
651		-	the municipality determines in such proceedings are necessary, 567 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	693	+	the municipality determines in such proceedings are necessary, 567
656	694		convenient or desirable to better secure the bonds, or will tend to make 568
657	695		the bonds more marketable, and which are in the best interests of the 569
658	696		municipality. The pledge by any trust agreement shall be valid and 570
659	697		binding from time to time when the pledge is made. The revenues or 571
660	698		other moneys so pledged and then held or thereafter received by the 572
661	699		municipality shall immediately be subject to the lien of the pledge 573
662	700		without any physical delivery thereof or further act and the lien of the 574
663	701		pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of 575
664	702		any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the board, irrespective of 576
665	703		whether the parties have notice thereof. All expenses incurred in 577
666	704		carrying out such trust agreement may be treated as project costs. In case 578
667	705		any municipal officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature 579
668	706		shall appear on any bonds or coupons shall cease to be an officer before 580
669	707		the delivery of the obligations, the signature or facsimile shall 581
670	708		nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if the 582
671	709		officer had remained in office until the delivery. Notwithstanding any 583
672	710		provision of the Uniform Commercial Code, neither this section, the 584
673	711		resolution of the municipality approving the bonds or any trust 585
674	712		agreement by which a pledge is created need be filed or recorded, and 586
675	713		no filing need be made under title 42a of the general statutes. 587
676	714		(d) While any bonds issued hereunder remain outstanding, the 588
677	715		existence of the resiliency improvement district and the powers and 589
678	716		duties of the municipality with respect to such resiliency improvement 590
679	717		district shall not be diminished or impaired in any way that will affect 591
680	718		adversely the interests and rights of the holders of the bonds. Any bonds 592
681	719		issued by a municipality pursuant to this section, except for general 593
682		-	obligation bonds of the municipality secured by the full faith and credit 594
	720	+	obligation bonds of the municipality secured by the full faith and credit 594 Substitute Bill No. 11
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684	728		effect that neither the state nor the municipality shall be obliged to pay 596
685	729		the principal of or the interest thereon, and that neither the full faith and 597
686	730		credit or taxing power of the state or the municipality is pledged to the 598
687	731		payment of the bonds. All bonds issued under this section shall have 599
688	732		and are hereby declared to have all the qualities and incidents of 600
689		-	negotiable instruments, as provided in title 42a of the general statutes. 601 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	733	+	negotiable instruments, as provided in title 42a of the general statutes. 601
694	734		(e) Any pledge made by a municipality pursuant to this section shall 602
695	735		be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made, and any 603
696	736		revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys so pledged and thereafter 604
697	737		received by the municipality shall be subject immediately to the lien of 605
698	738		such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act. The 606
699	739		lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties 607
700	740		having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the 608
701	741		municipality, irrespective of whether such parties have notice of such 609
702	742		lien. 610
703	743		(f) Bonds issued under this section are hereby made securities in 611
704	744		which all public officers and public bodies of the state and its political 612
705	745		subdivisions, all insurance companies, trust companies, banking 613
706	746		associations, investment companies, executors, administrators, trustees 614
707	747		and other fiduciaries may properly and legally invest funds, including 615
708	748		capital in their control and belonging to them and such bonds shall be 616
709	749		securities that may properly and legally be deposited with and received 617
710	750		by any state or municipal officer or any agency or political subdivision 618
711	751		of the state for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds of the state 619
712	752		is now or may hereafter be authorized by law. Bonds may be issued 620
713	753		under this section without obtaining the consent of the state and without 621
714	754		any proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things 622
715	755		other than those proceedings, conditions or things that are specifically 623
716	756		required thereof by this section. 624
717	757		(g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict the ability of 625
718	758		the municipality to raise revenue for the payment of project costs in any 626
719		-	manner otherwise authorized by law. 627
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720	766		(h) As used in this section, "bonds" means any bonds, including 628
721	767		refunding bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures or other 629
722	768		obligations. 630
723	769		Sec. 9. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) The legislative body of each 631
724	770		applicable municipality may create an advisory board, whose members 632
725		-	include owners or occupants of real property located in or adjacent to a 633 Substitute Bill No. 11
726		-
727		-
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729		-
	771	+	include owners or occupants of real property located in or adjacent to a 633
730	772		resiliency improvement district. The advisory board may advise the 634
731	773		legislative body and any designated administrative entity on the 635
732	774		planning, construction and implementation of the district master plan 636
733	775		and maintenance and operation of the resiliency improvement district 637
734	776		after the district master plan is complete. 638
735	777		Sec. 10. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) Within a resiliency 639
736	778		improvement district, priority consideration shall be given in the 640
737	779		solicitation, selection and design of infrastructure projects designed to 641
738	780		increase resilience and that (1) utilize natural and nature-based 642
739	781		solutions intended to restore, maintain or enhance ecosystem services 643
740	782		and processes that maintain or improve on environmental quality in or 644
741	783		adjacent to the district, or (2) address the needs of environmental justice 645
742	784		communities, as defined in section 22a-20a of the general statutes, or of 646
743	785		vulnerable communities, as defined in section 16-243y of the general 647
744	786		statutes. 648
745	787		(b) To the extent that a resiliency project results in the demolition or 649
746	788		reduction of affordable housing, as defined in section 8-39a of the 650
747	789		general statutes, the municipality, the developer of the resiliency 651
748	790		project, a property owner or a third-party entity shall commit to replace 652
749	791		such affordable housing units within the district. The replacement of 653
750	792		such affordable housing shall occur not later than four years after such 654
751	793		demolition or reduction. If the replacement is not feasible within the 655
752	794		district boundaries, then such affordable housing shall be replaced 656
753	795		within a reasonable proximity to the district at a rate of not less than two 657
754	796		units for each unit that otherwise would have been replaced within the 658
755		-	district. 659
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756	804		Sec. 11. Subsections (d) to (f), inclusive, of section 8-23 of the general 660
757	805		statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 661
758	806		(Effective July 1, 2024): 662
759	807		(d) In preparing such plan, the commission or any special committee 663
760	808		shall consider the following: (1) The community development action 664
761		-	plan of the municipality, if any, (2) the need for affordable housing, (3) 665 Substitute Bill No. 11
762		-
763		-
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765		-
	809	+	plan of the municipality, if any, (2) the need for affordable housing, (3) 665
766	810		the need for protection of existing and potential public surface and 666
767	811		ground drinking water supplies, (4) the use of cluster development and 667
768	812		other development patterns to the extent consistent with soil types, 668
769	813		terrain and infrastructure capacity within the municipality, (5) the state 669
770	814		plan of conservation and development adopted pursuant to chapter 297, 670
771	815		(6) the regional plan of conservation and development adopted 671
772	816		pursuant to section 8-35a, as amended by this act, (7) physical, social, 672
773	817		economic and governmental conditions and trends, (8) the needs of the 673
774	818		municipality including, but not limited to, human resources, education, 674
775	819		health, housing, recreation, social services, public utilities, public 675
776	820		protection, transportation and circulation and cultural and 676
777	821		interpersonal communications, (9) the objectives of energy-efficient 677
778	822		patterns of development, the use of solar and other renewable forms of 678
779	823		energy and energy conservation, (10) protection and preservation of 679
780	824		agriculture, (11) the most recent sea level change scenario updated 680
781	825		pursuant to subsection (b) of section 25-68o, as amended by this act, 681
782	826		[and] (12) the need for technology infrastructure in the municipality, 682
783	827		and (13) for any such plan adopted on or after October 1, 2026, the most 683
784	828		recent hazard and climate projections established by federal and state 684
785	829		authorities, including, but not limited to, the National Oceanic and 685
786	830		Atmospheric Administration, the Federal Emergency Management 686
787	831		Agency, the United States Environmental Protection Agency and The 687
788	832		University of Connecticut. 688
789	833		(e) (1) [Such] Any such plan of conservation and development 689
790	834		adopted prior to October 1, 2026, shall (A) be a statement of policies, 690
791	835		goals and standards for the physical and economic development of the 691
792		-	municipality, (B) provide for a system of principal thoroughfares, 692
	836	+	municipality, (B) provide for a system of principal thoroughfares, 692 Substitute Bill No. 11
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793	843		parkways, bridges, streets, sidewalks, multipurpose trails and other 693
794	844		public ways as appropriate, (C) be designed to promote, with the 694
795	845		greatest efficiency and economy, the coordinated development of the 695
796	846		municipality and the general welfare and prosperity of its people and 696
797	847		identify areas where it is feasible and prudent (i) to have compact, 697
798	848		transit accessible, pedestrian-oriented mixed use development patterns 698
799		-	and land reuse, and (ii) to promote such development patterns and land 699 Substitute Bill No. 11
800		-
801		-
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803		-
	849	+	and land reuse, and (ii) to promote such development patterns and land 699
804	850		reuse, (D) recommend the most desirable use of land within the 700
805	851		municipality for residential, recreational, commercial, industrial, 701
806	852		conservation, agricultural and other purposes and include a map 702
807	853		showing such proposed land uses, (E) recommend the most desirable 703
808	854		density of population in the several parts of the municipality, (F) note 704
809	855		any inconsistencies with the following growth management principles: 705
810	856		(i) Redevelopment and revitalization of commercial centers and areas of 706
811	857		mixed land uses with existing or planned physical infrastructure; (ii) 707
812	858		expansion of housing opportunities and design choices to accommodate 708
813	859		a variety of household types and needs; (iii) concentration of 709
814	860		development around transportation nodes and along major 710
815	861		transportation corridors to support the viability of transportation 711
816	862		options and land reuse; (iv) conservation and restoration of the natural 712
817	863		environment, cultural and historical resources and existing farmlands; 713
818	864		(v) protection of environmental assets critical to public health and 714
819	865		safety; and (vi) integration of planning across all levels of government 715
820	866		to address issues on a local, regional and state-wide basis, (G) make 716
821	867		provision for the development of housing opportunities, including 717
822	868		opportunities for multifamily dwellings, consistent with soil types, 718
823	869		terrain and infrastructure capacity, for all residents of the municipality 719
824	870		and the planning region in which the municipality is located, as 720
825	871		designated by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 721
826	872		under section 16a-4a, (H) promote housing choice and economic 722
827	873		diversity in housing, including housing for both low and moderate 723
828	874		income households, and encourage the development of housing which 724
829	875		will meet the housing needs identified in the state's consolidated plan 725
830	876		for housing and community development prepared pursuant to section 726
831		-	8-37t and in the housing component and the other components of the 727
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832	884		state plan of conservation and development prepared pursuant to 728
833	885		chapter 297, and (I) consider allowing older adults and persons with a 729
834	886		disability the ability to live in their homes and communities whenever 730
835	887		possible. Such plan may: (i) Permit home sharing in single-family zones 731
836	888		between up to four adult persons of any age with a disability or who are 732
837	889		sixty years of age or older, whether or not related, who receive 733
838		-	supportive services in the home; (ii) allow accessory apartments for 734 Substitute Bill No. 11
839		-
840		-
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842		-
	890	+	supportive services in the home; (ii) allow accessory apartments for 734
843	891		persons with a disability or persons sixty years of age or older, or their 735
844	892		caregivers, in all residential zones, subject to municipal zoning 736
845	893		regulations concerning design and long-term use of the principal 737
846	894		property after it is no longer in use by such persons; and (iii) expand the 738
847	895		definition of "family" in single-family zones to allow for accessory 739
848	896		apartments for persons sixty years of age or older, persons with a 740
849	897		disability or their caregivers. In preparing such plan the commission 741
850	898		shall consider focusing development and revitalization in areas with 742
851	899		existing or planned physical infrastructure. 743
852	900		(2) Any such plan of conservation and development adopted on or 744
853	901		after October 1, 2026, shall (A) be a statement of policies, goals and 745
854	902		standards for the physical and economic development of the 746
855	903		municipality; (B) provide for a system of principal thoroughfares, 747
856	904		parkways, bridges, streets, sidewalks, multipurpose trails and other 748
857	905		public ways as appropriate; (C) be designed to promote, with the 749
858	906		greatest efficiency and economy, the coordinated development of the 750
859	907		municipality and the general welfare and prosperity of its people and 751
860	908		identify areas where it is feasible and prudent (i) to have compact, 752
861	909		transit accessible, pedestrian-oriented mixed use development patterns 753
862	910		and land reuse, and (ii) to promote such development patterns and land 754
863	911		reuse; (D) (i) include a climate change vulnerability assessment, based 755
864	912		on information from sources described in section 11 of this act which 756
865	913		shall consist of an assessment of existing and anticipated threats to and 757
866	914		vulnerabilities of the municipality that are associated with natural 758
867	915		disasters, hazards and climate change, including, but not limited to, 759
868	916		increased temperatures, drought, flooding, storm damage and sea level 760
869		-	rise, and the impacts such disasters and hazards may have on 761
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870	924		individuals, communities, institutions, businesses, economic 762
871	925		development, public infrastructure and facilities, public health, safety 763
872	926		and welfare, (ii) identify goals, policies and techniques to avoid or 764
873	927		reduce such threats, vulnerabilities and impacts, and (iii) include a 765
874	928		statement describing any consistencies and inconsistencies identified 766
875	929		between such assessment and any existing or proposed municipal 767
876		-	natural hazard mitigation plan, floodplain management plan, 768 Substitute Bill No. 11
877		-
878		-
879		-	LCO 25 of 62
880		-
	930	+	natural hazard mitigation plan, floodplain management plan, 768
881	931		comprehensive emergency operations plan, emergency response plan, 769
882	932		post-disaster recovery plan, long-range transportation plan or capital 770
883	933		improvement plan in the municipality, and identifying and 771
884	934		recommending, where necessary, the integration of data from such 772
885	935		assessment into any such plans and any actions necessary to achieve 773
886	936		consistency and coordination between such assessment and any such 774
887	937		plans; (E) recommend the most desirable use of land within the 775
888	938		municipality for residential, recreational, commercial, industrial, 776
889	939		conservation, agricultural and other purposes and include a map 777
890	940		showing such proposed land uses that considers the threats, 778
891	941		vulnerabilities and impacts identified in the climate change 779
892	942		vulnerability assessment conducted pursuant to subparagraph (D)(i) of 780
893	943		this subdivision; (F) recommend the most desirable density of 781
894	944		population in the several parts of the municipality; (G) note any 782
895	945		inconsistencies with the following growth management principles: (i) 783
896	946		Redevelopment and revitalization of commercial centers and areas of 784
897	947		mixed land uses with existing or planned physical infrastructure; (ii) 785
898	948		expansion of housing opportunities and design choices to accommodate 786
899	949		a variety of household types and needs; (iii) concentration of 787
900	950		development around transportation nodes and along major 788
901	951		transportation corridors to support the viability of transportation 789
902	952		options and land reuse and reduction of vehicle mileage; (iv) 790
903	953		conservation and restoration of the natural environment, cultural and 791
904	954		historical resources and existing farmlands; (v) protection of 792
905	955		environmental assets critical to public health and safety; and (vi) 793
906	956		integration of planning across all levels of government to address issues 794
907	957		on a local, regional and state-wide basis; (H) make provision for the 795
908		-	development of housing opportunities, including opportunities for 796
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909	965		multifamily dwellings, consistent with soil types, terrain and 797
910	966		infrastructure capacity, for all residents of the municipality and the 798
911	967		planning region in which the municipality is located, as designated by 799
912	968		the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management under section 16a-800
913	969		4a; (I) promote housing choice and economic diversity in housing, 801
914	970		including housing for both low and moderate income households, and 802
915		-	encourage the development of housing which will meet the housing 803 Substitute Bill No. 11
916		-
917		-
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919		-
	971	+	encourage the development of housing which will meet the housing 803
920	972		needs identified in the state's consolidated plan for housing and 804
921	973		community development prepared pursuant to section 8-37t and in the 805
922	974		housing component and the other components of the state plan of 806
923	975		conservation and development prepared pursuant to chapter 297; (J) 807
924	976		consider allowing older adults and persons with disabilities the ability 808
925	977		to live in their homes and communities whenever possible; (K) identify 809
926	978		infrastructure, including, but not limited to, facilities, public utilities and 810
927	979		roadways, that is critical for evacuation purposes and sustaining quality 811
928	980		of life during a natural disaster, and which shall be maintained at all 812
929	981		times in an operational state; (L) identify strategies and design 813
930	982		standards that may be implemented to avoid or reduce risks associated 814
931	983		with natural disasters, hazards and climate change; and (M) include 815
932	984		geospatial data utilized in preparing such plan or that is necessary to 816
933	985		convey information in such plan. Such plan may: (i) Permit home 817
934	986		sharing in single-family zones between up to four adult persons of any 818
935	987		age with a disability or who are sixty years of age or older, whether or 819
936	988		not related, who receive supportive services in the home; (ii) allow 820
937	989		accessory apartments for persons with a disability or persons sixty years 821
938	990		of age or older, or their caregivers, in all residential zones, subject to 822
939	991		municipal zoning regulations concerning design and long-term use of 823
940	992		the principal property after it is no longer in use by such persons; (iii) 824
941	993		expand the definition of "family" in single-family zones to allow for 825
942	994		accessory apartments for persons sixty years of age or older, persons 826
943	995		with a disability or their caregivers; and (iv) identify one or more areas 827
944	996		that are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change for the purpose of 828
945	997		prioritizing funding for infrastructure needs and resilience planning. In 829
946	998		preparing such plan the commission shall consider focusing 830
947		-	development and revitalization in areas with existing or planned 831
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948	1006		physical infrastructure. The commission or any special committee may 832
949	1007		utilize information and data from any plan described in subparagraph 833
950	1008		(D) of this subdivision in the preparation of such plan of conservation 834
951	1009		and development, including a document coordinated by the applicable 835
952	1010		council of governments with separate provisions for each applicable 836
953	1011		municipality provided such information and data shall not be 837
954		-	incorporated by reference, but summarized and applied in such plan to 838 Substitute Bill No. 11
955		-
956		-
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958		-
	1012	+	incorporated by reference, but summarized and applied in such plan to 838
959	1013		the specific policies, goals and standards of the subject municipality. 839
960	1014		[(2)] (3) For any municipality that is contiguous to Long Island Sound, 840
961	1015		such plan shall be (A) consistent with the municipal coastal program 841
962	1016		requirements of sections 22a-101 to 22a-104, inclusive, (B) made with 842
963	1017		reasonable consideration for restoration and protection of the ecosystem 843
964	1018		and habitat of Long Island Sound, and (C) designed to reduce hypoxia, 844
965	1019		pathogens, toxic contaminants and floatable debris in Long Island 845
966	1020		Sound. 846
967	1021		(f) Such plan may show the commission's and any special 847
968	1022		committee's recommendation for (1) conservation and preservation of 848
969	1023		traprock and other ridgelines, (2) airports, parks, playgrounds and other 849
970	1024		public grounds, (3) the general location, relocation and improvement of 850
971	1025		schools and other public buildings, (4) the general location and extent 851
972	1026		of public utilities and terminals, whether publicly or privately owned, 852
973	1027		for water, light, power, transit and other purposes, (5) the extent and 853
974	1028		location of public housing projects, (6) programs for the implementation 854
975	1029		of the plan, including (A) a schedule, (B) a budget for public capital 855
976	1030		projects, (C) a program for enactment and enforcement of zoning and 856
977	1031		subdivision controls, building and housing codes and safety 857
978	1032		regulations, (D) plans for implementation of affordable housing, (E) 858
979	1033		plans for open space acquisition and greenways protection and 859
980	1034		development, and (F) plans for corridor management areas along 860
981	1035		limited access highways or rail lines, designated under section 16a-27, 861
982	1036		as amended by this act, (7) proposed priority funding areas, (8) a land 862
983	1037		use program that will promote the reduction and avoidance of risks 863
984		-	associated with natural disasters, hazards and climate change, 864
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985	1045		including, but not limited to, increased temperatures, drought, flooding, 865
986	1046		hurricanes and sea level rise, (9) a program for the transfer of 866
987	1047		development rights, which establishes criteria for sending and receiving 867
988	1048		sites and technical details for the program consistent with the provisions 868
989	1049		of section 8-2e, as amended by this act, and [(8)] (10) any other 869
990	1050		recommendations as will, in the commission's or any special 870
991	1051		committee's judgment, be beneficial to the municipality. The plan may 871
992		-	include any necessary and related maps, explanatory material, 872 Substitute Bill No. 11
993		-
994		-
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996		-
	1052	+	include any necessary and related maps, explanatory material, 872
997	1053		photographs, charts or other pertinent data and information relative to 873
998	1054		the past, present and future trends of the municipality. Any land use 874
999	1055		program recommended pursuant to subdivision (8) of this subsection 875
1000	1056		may be a resiliency improvement district, as defined in section 1 of this 876
1001	1057		act. 877
1002	1058		Sec. 12. Subsection (i) of section 8-23 of the general statutes is repealed 878
1003	1059		and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 879
1004	1060		(i) (1) After completion of the public hearing, the commission may 880
1005	1061		revise the plan and may adopt the plan or any part thereof or 881
1006	1062		amendment thereto by a single resolution or may, by successive 882
1007	1063		resolutions, adopt parts of the plan and amendments thereto. 883
1008	1064		(2) Any plan, section of a plan or recommendation in the plan that is 884
1009	1065		not endorsed in the report of the legislative body or, in the case of a 885
1010	1066		municipality for which the legislative body is a town meeting or 886
1011	1067		representative town meeting, by the board of selectmen, of the 887
1012	1068		municipality may only be adopted by the commission by a vote of not 888
1013	1069		less than two-thirds of all the members of the commission. 889
1014	1070		(3) Upon adoption by the commission, any plan or part thereof or 890
1015	1071		amendment thereto shall become effective at a time established by the 891
1016	1072		commission, provided notice thereof shall be published in a newspaper 892
1017	1073		having a general circulation in the municipality prior to such effective 893
1018	1074		date. 894
1019		-	(4) Not more than thirty days after adoption, any plan or part thereof 895
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1020	1082		or amendment thereto shall be posted on the Internet web site of the 896
1021	1083		municipality, if any, and shall be filed in the office of the town clerk, 897
1022	1084		except that, if it is a district plan or amendment, it shall be filed in the 898
1023	1085		offices of both the district and town clerks. 899
1024	1086		(5) Not more than sixty days after adoption of the plan, the 900
1025	1087		commission shall submit a copy of the plan, including geospatial data 901
1026	1088		required pursuant to subparagraph (M) of subdivision (2) of subsection 902
1027		-	(e) of this section, to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 903 Substitute Bill No. 11
1028		-
1029		-
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1031		-
	1089	+	(e) of this section, to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 903
1032	1090		Management, [and] in a form and manner prescribed by the secretary. 904
1033	1091		The commission shall include with such copy a description of any 905
1034	1092		[inconsistency] inconsistencies between the plan adopted by the 906
1035	1093		commission and the regional plan of conservation and development 907
1036	1094		applicable to the municipality and the state plan of conservation and 908
1037	1095		development, and the reasons [therefor] for any such inconsistencies. 909
1038	1096		Sec. 13. Subdivisions (2) to (4), inclusive, of section 28-1 of the general 910
1039	1097		statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 911
1040	1098		(Effective July 1, 2024): 912
1041	1099		(2) "Major disaster" means any catastrophe including, but not limited 913
1042	1100		to, any hurricane, tornado, storm, high water, wind-driven water, tidal 914
1043	1101		wave, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, 915
1044	1102		snowstorm, extreme heat or drought, or, regardless of cause, any fire, 916
1045	1103		flood, explosion, or man-made disaster in any part of this state that, (A) 917
1046	1104		in the determination of the President, causes damage of sufficient 918
1047	1105		severity and magnitude to warrant major disaster assistance under the 919
1048	1106		Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 920
1049	1107		USC 5121 et seq., as amended from time to time, to supplement the 921
1050	1108		efforts and available resources of this state, local governments within 922
1051	1109		the state, and disaster relief organizations in alleviating the damage, 923
1052	1110		loss, hardship, or suffering caused by such catastrophe, or (B) in the 924
1053	1111		determination of the Governor, requires the declaration of a civil 925
1054	1112		preparedness emergency pursuant to section 28-9. 926
1055		-	(3) "Emergency" means any occasion or instance for which, in the 927
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1056	1120		determination of the Governor or the President, state or federal 928
1057	1121		assistance is needed to supplement state or local efforts and capabilities 929
1058	1122		to save lives and protect property, public health and safety or to avert 930
1059	1123		or lessen the threat of a disaster or catastrophe in any part of this state. 931
1060	1124		(4) "Civil preparedness" means all those activities and measures 932
1061	1125		designed or undertaken (A) to minimize or control the effects upon the 933
1062	1126		civilian population of major disaster or emergency, (B) to minimize the 934
1063		-	effects upon the civilian population caused or which would be caused 935 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	1127	+	effects upon the civilian population caused or which would be caused 935
1068	1128		by an attack upon the United States, (C) to deal with the immediate 936
1069	1129		emergency conditions which would be created by any such attack, 937
1070	1130		major disaster or emergency, and (D) to effectuate emergency repairs to, 938
1071	1131		or the emergency restoration of, vital utilities and facilities destroyed or 939
1072	1132		damaged by any such attack, major disaster or emergency. Such term 940
1073	1133		shall include, but shall not be limited to, (i) measures to be taken in 941
1074	1134		preparation for anticipated attack, major disaster, prolonged or intense 942
1075	1135		exposure to precipitation, drought, heat, fire, flooding or emergency, 943
1076	1136		including the establishment of appropriate organizations, operational 944
1077	1137		plans and supporting agreements; the recruitment and training of 945
1078	1138		personnel; the conduct of research; the procurement and stockpiling of 946
1079	1139		necessary materials and supplies; the provision of suitable warning 947
1080	1140		systems; the construction and preparation of shelters, shelter areas and 948
1081	1141		control centers; and, when appropriate, the nonmilitary evacuation of 949
1082	1142		the civilian population, pets and service animals; (ii) measures to be 950
1083	1143		taken during attack, major disaster, prolonged or intense exposure to 951
1084	1144		precipitation, drought, heat, fire, flooding or emergency, including the 952
1085	1145		enforcement of passive defense regulations prescribed by duly 953
1086	1146		established military or civil authorities; the evacuation of personnel to 954
1087	1147		shelter areas; the control of traffic and panic; and the control and use of 955
1088	1148		lighting and civil communication; and (iii) measures to be taken 956
1089	1149		following attack, major disaster, prolonged or intense exposure to 957
1090	1150		precipitation, drought, heat, fire, flooding or emergency, including 958
1091	1151		activities for firefighting; rescue, emergency medical, health and 959
1092	1152		sanitation services; monitoring for specific hazards of special weapons; 960
1093		-	unexploded bomb reconnaissance; essential debris clearance; 961
	1153	+	unexploded bomb reconnaissance; essential debris clearance; 961 Substitute Bill No. 11
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1094	1160		emergency welfare measures; and immediately essential emergency 962
1095	1161		repair or restoration of damaged vital facilities. 963
1096	1162		Sec. 14. Section 25-68o of the general statutes is repealed and the 964
1097	1163		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 965
1098	1164		(a) On and after October 1, 2019, in the preparation of any municipal 966
1099	1165		evacuation plan or hazard mitigation plan, such municipality shall 967
1100	1166		consider the most recent sea level change scenario updated pursuant to 968
1101		-	subsection (b) of this section. On and after October 1, 2025, any such plan 969 Substitute Bill No. 11
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1105		-
	1167	+	subsection (b) of this section. On and after October 1, 2025, any such plan 969
1106	1168		shall identify and address (1) threats to surface transportation, critical 970
1107	1169		infrastructure and local land uses as a result of such sea level change, 971
1108	1170		and (2) actions, strategies and capital projects to avoid or reduce impacts 972
1109	1171		and risks resulting from climate change, including, but not limited to, 973
1110	1172		increased precipitation, flooding, sea level rise and extreme heat. Any 974
1111	1173		such surface transportation, critical infrastructure, local land uses, 975
1112	1174		actions, strategies and capital projects shall be identified in geospatial 976
1113	1175		data, as applicable, in addition to being identified in such plan, and such 977
1114	1176		data shall be made available to the Commissioner of Emergency 978
1115	1177		Services and Public Protection and the Secretary of the Office of Policy 979
1116	1178		and Management upon request. Such work may be conducted on a 980
1117	1179		regional basis. 981
1118	1180		(b) Within available resources and not less than once every ten years, 982
1119	1181		the Marine Sciences Division of The University of Connecticut shall 983
1120	1182		publish a sea level change scenario for the state based upon the sea level 984
1121	1183		change scenarios published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 985
1122	1184		Administration in Technical Report OAR CPO-1 and other available 986
1123	1185		scientific data necessary to create a scenario applicable to the state 987
1124	1186		coastline. Within available resources and not less than ninety days prior 988
1125	1187		to publishing such sea level change scenario by said Marine Sciences 989
1126	1188		Division, the division and the Department of Energy and Environmental 990
1127	1189		Protection shall conduct not less than one public hearing concerning 991
1128	1190		such update. Not later than sixty days after the last public hearing, the 992
1129	1191		Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall publish 993
1130		-	the sea level change scenario for the state on the Internet web site of the 994
	1192	+	the sea level change scenario for the state on the Internet web site of the 994 Substitute Bill No. 11
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1131	1199		Department of Energy and Environmental Protection along with a 995
1132	1200		notice that any previous updates are superseded. 996
1133	1201		Sec. 15. Section 7-364 of the general statutes is repealed and the 997
1134	1202		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 998
1135	1203		Upon the recommendation of the budget-making authority and 999
1136	1204		approval by the legislative body, any part or the whole of such fund 1000
1137	1205		may be used for (1) capital and nonrecurring expenditures, but such use 1001
1138		-	shall be restricted to the financing of all or part of the planning, 1002 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	1206	+	shall be restricted to the financing of all or part of the planning, 1002
1143	1207		construction, reconstruction or acquisition of any specific capital 1003
1144	1208		improvement, including, but not limited to, planning, construction, 1004
1145	1209		reconstruction or acquisition intended to increase the resiliency of a 1005
1146	1210		capital improvement against the impacts of climate change, including, 1006
1147	1211		but not limited to, increased precipitation, flooding, sea level rise and 1007
1148	1212		extreme heat, or the acquisition of any specific item of equipment, (2) 1008
1149	1213		costs associated with a property tax revaluation, and (3) costs associated 1009
1150	1214		with the preparation, amendment or adoption of a plan of conservation 1010
1151	1215		and development pursuant to section 8-23, as amended by this act. 1011
1152	1216		Upon the approval of any such expenditure, an appropriation shall be 1012
1153	1217		set up, plainly designated for the project, acquisition, revaluation or 1013
1154	1218		plan of conservation and development for which it has been authorized, 1014
1155	1219		and such unexpended appropriation may be continued until such 1015
1156	1220		project, acquisition, revaluation or plan of conservation and 1016
1157	1221		development is completed. Any unexpended portion of such 1017
1158	1222		appropriation remaining after such completion shall revert to said 1018
1159	1223		reserve fund. 1019
1160	1224		Sec. 16. Subsection (a) of section 13a-175a of the general statutes is 1020
1161	1225		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1021
1162	1226		2024): 1022
1163	1227		(a) For each fiscal year there shall be allocated twelve million five 1023
1164	1228		hundred thousand dollars out of the funds appropriated to the 1024
1165	1229		Department of Transportation, or from any other source, not otherwise 1025
1166		-	prohibited by law, to be used by the towns for (1) the construction, 1026
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1167	1237		reconstruction, improvement [or] and maintenance of highways, 1027
1168	1238		sections of highways, bridges [or] and structures incidental to highways 1028
1169	1239		and bridges [or the improvement thereof,] including (A) construction, 1029
1170	1240		reconstruction, improvements and maintenance intended to increase 1030
1171	1241		resiliency against increased precipitation, flooding, sea level rise and 1031
1172	1242		extreme heat, and (B) the plowing of snow, [the] sanding of icy 1032
1173	1243		pavements, [the] trimming and removal of trees [, the] and installation, 1033
1174	1244		replacement and maintenance of traffic signs, signals and markings; [, 1034
1175	1245		for] (2) traffic control and vehicular safety programs, traffic and parking 1035
1176		-	planning and administration, and other purposes and programs related 1036 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	1246	+	planning and administration, and other purposes and programs related 1036
1181	1247		to highways, traffic and parking; [, and for] and (3) the purposes of 1037
1182	1248		providing and operating essential public transportation services and 1038
1183	1249		related facilities. 1039
1184	1250		Sec. 17. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) Not later than October 1, 2026, 1040
1185	1251		and annually thereafter, each municipality shall, in a form and manner 1041
1186	1252		prescribed by the Office of Policy and Management in consultation with 1042
1187	1253		the Departments of Transportation and Energy and Environmental 1043
1188	1254		Protection, submit a report concerning each culvert and bridge within 1044
1189	1255		the control and boundaries of such municipality, provided such work 1045
1190	1256		may be conducted on a regional basis. Such report shall (1) include, but 1046
1191	1257		need not be limited to, geospatial data pertaining to each culvert and 1047
1192	1258		bridge, the locational coordinates of each culvert and bridge, the age and 1048
1193	1259		dimensions of each culvert and bridge, and any additional information 1049
1194	1260		deemed necessary by the Office of Policy and Management, in 1050
1195	1261		consultation with the Departments of Transportation and Energy and 1051
1196	1262		Environmental Protection, and (2) be submitted to the Office of Policy 1052
1197	1263		and Management, the Departments of Transportation and Energy and 1053
1198	1264		Environmental Protection, and the regional of council of governments 1054
1199	1265		of which such municipality is a member, if applicable. 1055
1200	1266		Sec. 18. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 8-35a of the general statutes 1056
1201	1267		are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1057
1202	1268		1, 2024): 1058
1203		-	(a) At least once every ten years, each regional council of 1059
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1204	1276		governments shall make a plan of conservation and development for its 1060
1205	1277		area of operation, showing its recommendations for the general use of 1061
1206	1278		the area including land use, housing, principal highways and freeways, 1062
1207	1279		bridges, airports, parks, playgrounds, recreational areas, schools, public 1063
1208	1280		institutions, public utilities, agriculture and such other matters as, in the 1064
1209	1281		opinion of the council, will be beneficial to the area. Any regional plan 1065
1210	1282		so developed shall be based on studies of physical, social, economic and 1066
1211	1283		governmental conditions and trends and shall be designed to promote 1067
1212	1284		with the greatest efficiency and economy the coordinated development 1068
1213		-	of its area of operation and the general welfare and prosperity of its 1069 Substitute Bill No. 11
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1217		-
	1285	+	of its area of operation and the general welfare and prosperity of its 1069
1218	1286		people. Such plan may encourage resilient and energy-efficient patterns 1070
1219	1287		of development, land use strategies to reduce the impacts of climate 1071
1220	1288		change, the use of solar and other renewable forms of energy, and 1072
1221	1289		energy conservation. Such plan shall be designed to promote abatement 1073
1222	1290		of the pollution of the waters and air of the region. Such plan shall 1074
1223	1291		consider the need for technology infrastructure in the region. The 1075
1224	1292		regional plan shall identify areas where it is feasible and prudent (1) to 1076
1225	1293		have compact, transit accessible, pedestrian-oriented mixed use 1077
1226	1294		development patterns and land reuse, and (2) to promote such 1078
1227	1295		development patterns and land reuse and shall note any inconsistencies 1079
1228	1296		with the following growth management principles: (A) Redevelopment 1080
1229	1297		and revitalization of regional centers and areas of mixed land uses with 1081
1230	1298		existing or planned physical infrastructure; (B) expansion of housing 1082
1231	1299		opportunities and design choices to accommodate a variety of 1083
1232	1300		household types and needs; (C) concentration of development around 1084
1233	1301		transportation nodes and along major transportation corridors to 1085
1234	1302		support the viability of transportation options and land reuse; (D) 1086
1235	1303		conservation and restoration of the natural environment, cultural and 1087
1236	1304		historical resources and traditional rural lands; (E) protection of 1088
1237	1305		environmental assets or ecosystem services critical to public health and 1089
1238	1306		safety; and (F) integration of planning across all levels of government to 1090
1239	1307		address issues on a local, regional and state-wide basis. The plan of each 1091
1240	1308		region contiguous to Long Island Sound shall be designed to reduce 1092
1241	1309		hypoxia, pathogens, toxic contaminants and floatable debris in Long 1093
1242		-	Island Sound. On and after October 1, 2025, such plan shall (i) 1094
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1243	1317		demonstrate consistency with the regional long-range transportation 1095
1244	1318		plan, and the regional summary of the hazard mitigation plan in the case 1096
1245	1319		of a multi-jurisdiction hazard mitigation plan, and (ii) identify critical 1097
1246	1320		facilities in the region and include geospatial data relative to such 1098
1247	1321		facilities. Such geospatial information shall indicate location, address 1099
1248	1322		and general function of the infrastructure. 1100
1249	1323		(b) Before adopting the regional plan of conservation and 1101
1250	1324		development or any part thereof or amendment thereto the regional 1102
1251		-	council of governments shall hold at least one public hearing thereon, 1103 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	1325	+	council of governments shall hold at least one public hearing thereon, 1103
1256	1326		notice of the time, place and subject of which shall be given in writing 1104
1257	1327		to the chief executive officer and planning commission, where one 1105
1258	1328		exists, of each member town, city or borough. Notice of the time, place 1106
1259	1329		and subject of such hearing shall be published once in a newspaper 1107
1260	1330		having a substantial circulation in the region. Such notices shall be given 1108
1261	1331		not more than twenty days or less than ten days before such hearing. At 1109
1262	1332		least sixty-five days before the public hearing the regional council of 1110
1263	1333		governments shall post the plan on the Internet web site of the council, 1111
1264	1334		if any, and submit the plan to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 1112
1265	1335		Management for findings in the form of comments and 1113
1266	1336		recommendations. By October 1, 2011, the secretary shall establish, by 1114
1267	1337		regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, 1115
1268	1338		criteria for such findings which shall include procedures for a uniform 1116
1269	1339		review of regional plans of conservation and development to determine 1117
1270	1340		if a proposed regional plan of conservation and development is not 1118
1271	1341		inconsistent with the state plan of conservation and development and 1119
1272	1342		the state economic strategic plan. The regional council of governments 1120
1273	1343		shall note on the record any inconsistency with the state plan of 1121
1274	1344		conservation and development and the reasons for such inconsistency. 1122
1275	1345		Adoption of the plan or part thereof or amendment thereto shall be 1123
1276	1346		made by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the 1124
1277	1347		representatives on the council. The plan shall be posted on the Internet 1125
1278	1348		web site of the council, if any, and a copy of the plan or of any 1126
1279	1349		amendments thereto, signed by the chairman of the council, shall be 1127
1280		-	transmitted to the chief executive officers, the town, city or borough 1128
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1281	1357		clerks, as the case may be, and to planning commissions, if any, in 1129
1282	1358		member towns, cities or boroughs, and to the Secretary of the Office of 1130
1283	1359		Policy and Management, or his or her designee. The geospatial data 1131
1284	1360		developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be made 1132
1285	1361		available to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 1133
1286	1362		Protection or the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management upon 1134
1287	1363		request. The regional council of governments shall notify the Secretary 1135
1288	1364		of the Office of Policy and Management of any inconsistency with the 1136
1289		-	state plan of conservation and development and the reasons therefor. 1137 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	1365	+	state plan of conservation and development and the reasons therefor. 1137
1294	1366		Sec. 19. Section 29-251 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1138
1295	1367		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 1139
1296	1368		There shall be within the Department of Administrative Services a 1140
1297	1369		Codes and Standards Committee whose duty it shall be to work with 1141
1298	1370		the State Building Inspector in the enforcement of this part and the State 1142
1299	1371		Fire Marshal in the enforcement of part II of this chapter as set forth 1143
1300	1372		herein. The committee shall be composed of twenty-one members, 1144
1301	1373		residents of the state, appointed by the Commissioner of Administrative 1145
1302	1374		Services as follows: (1) Two shall be architects licensed in the state of 1146
1303	1375		Connecticut; (2) three shall be professional engineers licensed in the 1147
1304	1376		state of Connecticut, two of whom shall practice either structural, 1148
1305	1377		mechanical or electrical engineering but in no event shall both of such 1149
1306	1378		members represent the same specialty, and one of whom shall be a 1150
1307	1379		practicing fire protection engineer or mechanical engineer with 1151
1308	1380		extensive experience in fire protection; (3) two shall be builders or 1152
1309	1381		superintendents of construction, one of whom shall have expertise in 1153
1310	1382		residential construction and one of whom shall have expertise in 1154
1311	1383		nonresidential construction; (4) one shall be a public health official; (5) 1155
1312	1384		two shall be building officials; (6) two shall be local fire marshals; (7) one 1156
1313	1385		shall be a Connecticut member of a national building trades labor 1157
1314	1386		organization; (8) one shall have expertise in matters relating to energy 1158
1315	1387		efficiency; (9) four shall be public members, one of whom shall have 1159
1316	1388		expertise in matters relating to accessibility and use of facilities by 1160
1317		-	persons with physical disabilities; (10) one shall be a contractor licensed 1161
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1318	1396		to perform electrical work or a member of a state-wide electrical trades 1162
1319	1397		labor organization; (11) one shall be a contractor licensed to perform 1163
1320	1398		plumbing and piping work or a member of a state-wide plumbing 1164
1321	1399		trades labor organization; and (12) one shall be a contractor licensed to 1165
1322	1400		perform heating, piping and cooling work or a member of a state-wide 1166
1323	1401		heating and cooling trades labor organization. Each member, other than 1167
1324	1402		the public members described in subdivision (9) of this section, shall 1168
1325	1403		have had not less than ten years' practical experience in such member's 1169
1326	1404		profession or business. Not fewer than five members, who shall not be 1170
1327		-	public members described in subdivision (9) of this section, shall have 1171 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	1405	+	public members described in subdivision (9) of this section, shall have 1171
1332	1406		received training, certification or experience in construction techniques 1172
1333	1407		that increase the resilience of buildings and building elements against 1173
1334	1408		the impacts of climate change. The committee shall adopt regulations in 1174
1335	1409		accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 governing the procedure 1175
1336	1410		of the committee. Members who fail to attend three consecutive 1176
1337	1411		meetings or fifty per cent of all meetings during a calendar year shall be 1177
1338	1412		deemed to have resigned. The committee may, within the limits of 1178
1339	1413		appropriations provided therefor, employ such assistants as may be 1179
1340	1414		necessary to conduct its business. 1180
1341	1415		Sec. 20. Subsection (c) of section 29-251c of the general statutes is 1181
1342	1416		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1182
1343	1417		2024): 1183
1344	1418		(c) The commissioner shall establish a program of education and 1184
1345	1419		training in the mechanics and application of the State Building Code and 1185
1346	1420		the Fire Safety Code conducted for any municipal or state code official, 1186
1347	1421		or any candidate for such positions, and a continuing educational 1187
1348	1422		program in the mechanics and application of the State Building Code 1188
1349	1423		and the Fire Safety Code for any architect, engineer, landscape architect, 1189
1350	1424		interior designer, builder, contractor or superintendent of construction 1190
1351	1425		doing business in this state. Such programs shall include education and 1191
1352	1426		training in construction techniques that maximize energy efficiency, 1192
1353	1427		minimize greenhouse gas emissions and increase the resilience of 1193
1354		-	buildings and building elements against the impacts of climate change. 1194
	1428	+	buildings and building elements against the impacts of climate change. 1194 Substitute Bill No. 11
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1355	1435		Sec. 21. Section 29-256a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1195
1356	1436		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 1196
1357	1437		(a) (1) The State Building Inspector and the Codes and Standards 1197
1358	1438		Committee shall revise the State Building Code to require that 1198
1359	1439		commercial and residential buildings and building elements be 1199
1360	1440		designed to provide optimum cost-effective energy efficiency over the 1200
1361	1441		useful life of the building and to incorporate the 2012 International 1201
1362	1442		Energy Conservation Code, not later than eighteen months after the 1202
1363		-	publication of said code. [The provisions of this section shall not be 1203 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	1443	+	publication of said code. [The provisions of this section shall not be 1203
1368	1444		construed to impose any new requirement for any renovation or 1204
1369	1445		construction of a state building that is subject to the requirements of 1205
1370	1446		section 16a-38k, regardless of whether such building has been granted 1206
1371	1447		an exemption under said section.] 1207
1372	1448		(2) On and after July 1, 2025, the State Building Inspector and the 1208
1373	1449		Codes and Standards Committee shall revise the State Building Code to 1209
1374	1450		(A) require that the buildings and building elements described in 1210
1375	1451		subdivision (1) of this subsection be designed to provide optimum 1211
1376	1452		greenhouse gas emission reduction and resiliency against the impacts of 1212
1377	1453		climate change over the useful life of the building, and (B) incorporate 1213
1378	1454		the most recent International Energy Conservation Code, not later than 1214
1379	1455		eighteen months after the publication of said code. 1215
1380	1456		(3) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to impose any 1216
1381	1457		new requirement for any renovation or construction of a state building 1217
1382	1458		that is subject to the requirements of section 16a-38k, regardless of 1218
1383	1459		whether such building has been granted an exemption under said 1219
1384	1460		section. 1220
1385	1461		(b) (1) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, on and after 1221
1386	1462		July 1, 2010, the State Building Inspector and the Codes and Standards 1222
1387	1463		Committee, in consultation with the Commissioner of Administrative 1223
1388	1464		Services, shall revise the State Building Code to include provisions 1224
1389	1465		requiring certain buildings of or over a specified minimum size, that 1225
1390		-	qualify as a new construction or a major alteration of a residential or 1226
	1466	+	qualify as a new construction or a major alteration of a residential or 1226 Substitute Bill No. 11
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1391	1473		nonresidential building, to meet or exceed optimum cost-effective 1227
1392	1474		building construction standards concerning the thermal envelope or 1228
1393	1475		mechanical systems, including, but not limited to, indoor air quality and 1229
1394	1476		water conservation, and the lighting and electrical systems of the 1230
1395	1477		building. [Such provisions] 1231
1396	1478		(2) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, on and after July 1, 1232
1397	1479		2025, the State Building Inspector and the Codes and Standards 1233
1398	1480		Committee, in consultation with the Commissioner of Administrative 1234
1399		-	Services, shall revise the State Building Code to include provisions 1235 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	1481	+	Services, shall revise the State Building Code to include provisions 1235
1404	1482		requiring that the buildings described in subdivision (1) of this 1236
1405	1483		subsection meet or exceed optimum cost-effective building construction 1237
1406	1484		standards concerning the resiliency of such buildings to flood and wind 1238
1407	1485		hazards, the impacts of climate change and the most recent sea level 1239
1408	1486		change scenario updated pursuant to section 25-68o, as amended by this 1240
1409	1487		act. 1241
1410	1488		(3) The provisions included pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of 1242
1411	1489		this subsection shall reference nationally accepted green building rating 1243
1412	1490		systems, including, but not limited to, the Leadership in Energy and 1244
1413	1491		Environmental Design rating system, the Green Globes USA design 1245
1414	1492		program, as established by the Green Building Initiative, the National 1246
1415	1493		Green Building Standard, as established by the National Association of 1247
1416	1494		Home Builders, or an equivalent rating system approved by the State 1248
1417	1495		Building Inspector and the Codes and Standards Committee. On and 1249
1418	1496		after July 1, 2025, such provisions shall reference nationally accepted 1250
1419	1497		resiliency standards, including, but not limited to, the Insurance 1251
1420	1498		Institute of Business & Home Safety's Fortified Construction Standard 1252
1421	1499		and any other applicable standards promulgated or endorsed by the 1253
1422	1500		United States Department of Energy, the Federal Emergency 1254
1423	1501		Management Agency or other relevant federal agencies. Such 1255
1424	1502		[requirements] provisions shall include a method for demonstrating 1256
1425	1503		compliance at the time of application for a certificate of occupancy, 1257
1426	1504		including, but not limited to, private third-party certification or 1258
1427		-	verification of compliance with the relevant portions of such rating 1259
	1505	+	verification of compliance with the relevant portions of such rating 1259 Substitute Bill No. 11
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1428	1512		systems and resiliency standards, including, but not limited to, the 1260
1429	1513		energy, [and] environmental and climate resiliency portions. 1261
1430	1514		Sec. 22. Subsections (b) and (c) of section 8-2 of the 2024 supplement 1262
1431	1515		to the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in 1263
1432	1516		lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 1264
1433	1517		(b) Zoning regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of this 1265
1434	1518		section shall: 1266
1435		-	(1) Be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan and in 1267 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	1519	+	(1) Be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan and in 1267
1440	1520		consideration of the plan of conservation and development adopted 1268
1441	1521		under section 8-23, as amended by this act; 1269
1442	1522		(2) Be designed to (A) lessen congestion in the streets; (B) secure 1270
1443	1523		safety from fire, panic, flood, sea level rise, extreme heat, climate change 1271
1444	1524		and other dangers; (C) promote health and the general welfare; (D) 1272
1445	1525		provide adequate light and air; (E) protect the state's historic, tribal, 1273
1446	1526		cultural and environmental resources; (F) facilitate the adequate 1274
1447	1527		provision for transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other 1275
1448	1528		public requirements; (G) consider the impact of permitted land uses on 1276
1449	1529		contiguous municipalities and on the planning region, as defined in 1277
1450	1530		section 4-124i, in which such municipality is located; (H) address 1278
1451	1531		significant disparities in housing needs and access to educational, 1279
1452	1532		occupational and other opportunities; (I) promote efficient review of 1280
1453	1533		proposals and applications; and (J) affirmatively further the purposes of 1281
1454	1534		the federal Fair Housing Act, 42 USC 3601 et seq., as amended from time 1282
1455	1535		to time; 1283
1456	1536		(3) Be drafted with reasonable consideration as to the physical site 1284
1457	1537		characteristics of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular 1285
1458	1538		uses and with a view to encouraging the most appropriate use of land 1286
1459	1539		throughout a municipality; 1287
1460	1540		(4) Provide for the development of housing opportunities, including 1288
1461	1541		opportunities for multifamily dwellings, consistent with soil types, 1289
1462		-	terrain and infrastructure capacity, for all residents of the municipality 1290
	1542	+	terrain and infrastructure capacity, for all residents of the municipality 1290 Substitute Bill No. 11
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1463	1549		and the planning region in which the municipality is located, as 1291
1464	1550		designated by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 1292
1465	1551		under section 16a-4a; 1293
1466	1552		(5) Promote housing choice and economic diversity in housing, 1294
1467	1553		including housing for both low and moderate income households; 1295
1468	1554		(6) Expressly allow the development of housing which will meet the 1296
1469	1555		housing needs identified in the state's consolidated plan for housing and 1297
1470	1556		community development prepared pursuant to section 8-37t and in the 1298
1471		-	housing component and the other components of the state plan of 1299 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	1557	+	housing component and the other components of the state plan of 1299
1476	1558		conservation and development prepared pursuant to section 16a-26; 1300
1477	1559		(7) Be made with reasonable consideration for the impact of such 1301
1478	1560		regulations on agriculture, as defined in subsection (q) of section 1-1; 1302
1479	1561		(8) Provide that proper provisions be made for soil erosion and 1303
1480	1562		sediment control pursuant to section 22a-329; 1304
1481	1563		(9) Be made with reasonable consideration for the protection of 1305
1482	1564		existing and potential public surface and ground drinking water 1306
1483	1565		supplies; [and] 1307
1484	1566		(10) In any municipality that is contiguous to or on a navigable 1308
1485	1567		waterway draining to Long Island Sound, (A) be made with reasonable 1309
1486	1568		consideration for the restoration and protection of the ecosystem and 1310
1487	1569		habitat of Long Island Sound; (B) be designed to reduce hypoxia, 1311
1488	1570		pathogens, toxic contaminants and floatable debris on Long Island 1312
1489	1571		Sound; and (C) provide that such municipality's zoning commission 1313
1490	1572		consider the environmental impact on Long Island Sound coastal 1314
1491	1573		resources, as defined in section 22a-93, of any proposal for development; 1315
1492	1574		and 1316
1493	1575		(11) Provide that proper provisions be made to mitigate and avoid 1317
1494	1576		potential negative impacts to public health, public welfare and the 1318
1495	1577		environment, due to sea level change, in consideration of the most 1319
1496		-	recent sea level change scenario updated pursuant to section 25-68o, as 1320
	1578	+	recent sea level change scenario updated pursuant to section 25-68o, as 1320 Substitute Bill No. 11
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1497	1585		amended by this act. 1321
1498	1586		(c) Zoning regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of this 1322
1499	1587		section may: 1323
1500	1588		(1) To the extent consistent with soil types, terrain and water, sewer 1324
1501	1589		and traffic infrastructure capacity for the community, provide for or 1325
1502	1590		require cluster development, as defined in section 8-18; 1326
1503	1591		(2) Be made with reasonable consideration for the protection of 1327
1504		-	historic factors; 1328 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	1592	+	historic factors; 1328
1509	1593		(3) Require or promote (A) energy-efficient patterns of development; 1329
1510	1594		(B) the use of distributed generation or freestanding solar, wind and 1330
1511	1595		other renewable forms of energy; (C) combined heat and power; [and] 1331
1512	1596		(D) energy conservation; and (E) resilience, as defined in section 16-1332
1513	1597		243y; 1333
1514	1598		(4) Provide for incentives for developers who use (A) solar and other 1334
1515	1599		renewable forms of energy; (B) combined heat and power; (C) water 1335
1516	1600		conservation, including demand offsets; [and] (D) energy conservation 1336
1517	1601		techniques, including, but not limited to, cluster development, higher 1337
1518	1602		density development and performance standards for roads, sidewalks 1338
1519	1603		and underground facilities in the subdivision; and (E) flood-risk 1339
1520	1604		reduction building methods; 1340
1521	1605		(5) Provide for a municipal or regional system for the creation of 1341
1522	1606		development rights and the permanent transfer of such development 1342
1523	1607		rights, which may include a system for the variance of density limits in 1343
1524	1608		connection with any such transfer; 1344
1525	1609		(6) Provide for notice requirements in addition to those required by 1345
1526	1610		this chapter; 1346
1527	1611		(7) Provide for conditions on operations to collect spring water or 1347
1528	1612		well water, as defined in section 21a-150, including the time, place and 1348
1529		-	manner of such operations; 1349
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1530	1620		(8) Provide for floating zones, overlay zones and planned 1350
1531	1621		development districts; 1351
1532	1622		(9) Require estimates of vehicle miles traveled and vehicle trips 1352
1533	1623		generated in lieu of, or in addition to, level of service traffic calculations 1353
1534	1624		to assess (A) the anticipated traffic impact of proposed developments; 1354
1535	1625		and (B) potential mitigation strategies such as reducing the amount of 1355
1536	1626		required parking for a development or requiring public sidewalks, 1356
1537	1627		crosswalks, bicycle paths, bicycle racks or bus shelters, including off-1357
1538		-	site; [and] 1358 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	1628	+	site; [and] 1358
1543	1629		(10) In any municipality where a traprock ridge or an amphibolite 1359
1544	1630		ridge is located, (A) provide for development restrictions in ridgeline 1360
1545	1631		setback areas; and (B) restrict quarrying and clear cutting, except that 1361
1546	1632		the following operations and uses shall be permitted in ridgeline setback 1362
1547	1633		areas, as of right: (i) Emergency work necessary to protect life and 1363
1548	1634		property; (ii) any nonconforming uses that were in existence and that 1364
1549	1635		were approved on or before the effective date of regulations adopted 1365
1550	1636		pursuant to this section; and (iii) selective timbering, grazing of 1366
1551	1637		domesticated animals and passive recreation; and 1367
1552	1638		(11) Provide for sending and receiving sites in conjunction with any 1368
1553	1639		transfer of development rights program established pursuant to section 1369
1554	1640		8-2e, as amended by this act. 1370
1555	1641		Sec. 23. Section 8-2e of the general statutes is repealed and the 1371
1556	1642		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 1372
1557	1643		(a) Any two or more municipalities which have adopted the 1373
1558	1644		provisions of this chapter or chapter 125a or which are exercising zoning 1374
1559	1645		power pursuant to any special act may, with the approval of the 1375
1560	1646		legislative body of each municipality, execute an agreement providing 1376
1561	1647		for a system of development rights and the transfer of development 1377
1562	1648		rights across the boundaries of the municipalities which are parties to 1378
1563	1649		the agreement. Such system shall be implemented in a manner 1379
1564		-	approved by the legislative body of each municipality and by the 1380
	1650	+	approved by the legislative body of each municipality and by the 1380 Substitute Bill No. 11
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1565	1657		commission or other body which adopts zoning regulations of each 1381
1566	1658		municipality. Such agreement may provide that such system be 1382
1567	1659		administered by a regional council of governments or other agency. 1383
1568	1660		(b) Any two or more municipalities that have executed an agreement 1384
1569	1661		pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may, by interlocal agreement, 1385
1570	1662		establish a transfer of development rights bank. Each such interlocal 1386
1571	1663		agreement shall (1) identify the receiving site, (2) include the local 1387
1572	1664		legislation governing development rights that has been adopted or is 1388
1573	1665		intended to be adopted by the municipality or municipalities in which 1389
1574		-	the receiving site is located, (3) describe procedures for the termination 1390 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	1666	+	the receiving site is located, (3) describe procedures for the termination 1390
1579	1667		of the transfer of development rights bank, and (4) describe the 1391
1580	1668		conversion ratio to be used in the receiving site, which may express the 1392
1581	1669		extent of additional development rights in any combination of units, 1393
1582	1670		floor area, height or other applicable development standards that may 1394
1583	1671		be modified by the municipality to provide incentives for the purchase 1395
1584	1672		of development rights. 1396
1585	1673		(c) Each receiving site identified pursuant to subsection (b) of this 1397
1586	1674		section shall (1) be eligible for connection with a public water system, 1398
1587	1675		(2) be located not more than one-half mile from public transportation 1399
1588	1676		facilities, as defined in section 13b-79kk, (3) not be located within the 1400
1589	1677		boundaries of core forest, as defined in section 16a-3k, (4) not be located 1401
1590	1678		within the boundaries of any area impacted by the most recent sea level 1402
1591	1679		change scenario updated pursuant to subsection (b) of section 25-68o, as 1403
1592	1680		amended by this act, and (5) be located above the five-hundred-year 1404
1593	1681		flood elevation. 1405
1594	1682		(d) Eligible sending sites may include, but need not be limited to, (1) 1406
1595	1683		core forest, as defined in section 13b-79kk, (2) land classified as farm 1407
1596	1684		land in accordance with section 12-107c, (3) agricultural land, as defined 1408
1597	1685		in section 22-3, (4) areas identified as containing habitat for endangered 1409
1598	1686		or threatened species pursuant to (A) federal law, (B) section 26-306 or 1410
1599	1687		26-308, or (C) a written determination of the United States Fish and 1411
1600	1688		Wildlife Service or a state and federally recognized tribe that such area 1412
1601		-	is appropriate for the preservation of endangered or threatened species 1413
	1689	+	is appropriate for the preservation of endangered or threatened species 1413 Substitute Bill No. 11
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1602	1696		habitat, and (5) areas within the boundaries of any area impacted by the 1414
1603	1697		most recent sea level change scenario updated pursuant to subsection 1415
1604	1698		(b) of section 25-68o, as amended by this act, or a floodplain, as defined 1416
1605	1699		in section 25-68i. 1417
1606	1700		Sec. 24. (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) Not later than September 1, 2024, the 1418
1607	1701		Insurance Commissioner shall, within available resources, convene a 1419
1608	1702		working group to (1) study the needs of homeowners and small 1420
1609	1703		business owners with respect to the fortification of their homes and 1421
1610	1704		places of business against potential losses due to natural disasters, 1422
1611		-	hazards and climate change, and (2) make recommendations concerning 1423 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	1705	+	hazards and climate change, and (2) make recommendations concerning 1423
1616	1706		the feasibility of establishing a program to assist homeowners and small 1424
1617	1707		business owners in fortifying their homes and places of business against 1425
1618	1708		such losses. Such recommendations shall include, but need not be 1426
1619	1709		limited to, (A) the structure and oversight of such a program, (B) 1427
1620	1710		potential incentives that may be offered to such homeowners and small 1428
1621	1711		business owners for the fortification of such homes and places of 1429
1622	1712		business, especially in vulnerable communities, as defined in section 16-1430
1623	1713		243y of the general statutes, and (C) the identification of funding sources 1431
1624	1714		for such program. 1432
1625	1715		(b) The working group shall consist of members appointed by the 1433
1626	1716		commissioner, who may have expertise in construction, insurance, 1434
1627	1717		natural disasters and hazards, emergency preparedness and climate 1435
1628	1718		change. The commissioner shall appoint two cochairpersons from 1436
1629	1719		among the members of the working group. The working group shall 1437
1630	1720		hold not less than one public forum to allow the public to provide input 1438
1631	1721		on the recommendations of the working group. 1439
1632	1722		(c) Not later than January 1, 2025, the working group shall submit a 1440
1633	1723		report of its findings and recommendations, in accordance with the 1441
1634	1724		provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the Governor and 1442
1635	1725		the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 1443
1636	1726		cognizance of matters relating to insurance. The working group shall 1444
1637	1727		terminate upon submission of said report or January 1, 2025, whichever 1445
1638		-	is later. 1446
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1639	1735		Sec. 25. Section 16a-27 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1447
1640	1736		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 1448
1641	1737		(a) The secretary, after consultation with all appropriate state, 1449
1642	1738		regional and local agencies and other appropriate persons, shall, prior 1450
1643	1739		to March 1, 2012, complete a revision of the existing plan and enlarge it 1451
1644	1740		to include, but not be limited to, policies relating to transportation, 1452
1645	1741		energy and air. Any revision made after July 1, 1995, shall take into 1453
1646	1742		consideration the conservation and development of greenways that 1454
1647		-	have been designated by municipalities and shall recommend that state 1455 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	1743	+	have been designated by municipalities and shall recommend that state 1455
1652	1744		agencies coordinate their efforts to support the development of a state-1456
1653	1745		wide greenways system. The Commissioner of Energy and 1457
1654	1746		Environmental Protection shall identify state-owned land for inclusion 1458
1655	1747		in the plan as potential components of a state greenways system. 1459
1656	1748		(b) Any revision made after August 20, 2003, shall take into account 1460
1657	1749		(1) economic and community development needs and patterns of 1461
1658	1750		commerce, and (2) linkages of affordable housing objectives and land 1462
1659	1751		use objectives with transportation systems. 1463
1660	1752		(c) Any revision made after March 1, 2006, shall (1) take into 1464
1661	1753		consideration risks associated with natural hazards, including, but not 1465
1662	1754		limited to, flooding, high winds and wildfires; (2) identify the potential 1466
1663	1755		impacts of natural hazards on infrastructure and property; and (3) make 1467
1664	1756		recommendations for the siting of future infrastructure and property 1468
1665	1757		development to minimize the use of areas prone to natural hazards, 1469
1666	1758		including, but not limited to, flooding, high winds and wildfires. 1470
1667	1759		(d) Any revision made after July 1, 2005, shall describe the progress 1471
1668	1760		towards achievement of the goals and objectives established in the 1472
1669	1761		previously adopted state plan of conservation and development and 1473
1670	1762		shall identify (1) areas where it is prudent and feasible (A) to have 1474
1671	1763		compact, transit accessible, pedestrian-oriented [mixed-use] mixed use 1475
1672	1764		development patterns and land reuse, and (B) to promote such 1476
1673	1765		development patterns and land reuse, (2) priority funding areas 1477
1674		-	designated under section 16a-35c, and (3) corridor management areas 1478
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1675	1773		on either side of a limited access highway or a rail line. In designating 1479
1676	1774		corridor management areas, the secretary shall make recommendations 1480
1677	1775		that (A) promote land use and transportation options to reduce the 1481
1678	1776		growth of traffic congestion; (B) connect infrastructure and other 1482
1679	1777		development decisions; (C) promote development that minimizes the 1483
1680	1778		cost of new infrastructure facilities and maximizes the use of existing 1484
1681	1779		infrastructure facilities; and (D) increase intermunicipal and regional 1485
1682	1780		cooperation. 1486
1683		-	(e) Any revision made after October 1, 2008, shall (1) for each policy 1487 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	1781	+	(e) Any revision made after October 1, 2008, shall (1) for each policy 1487
1688	1782		recommended (A) assign a priority; (B) estimate funding for 1488
1689	1783		implementation and identify potential funding sources; (C) identify 1489
1690	1784		each entity responsible for implementation; and (D) establish a schedule 1490
1691	1785		for implementation; and (2) for each growth management principle, 1491
1692	1786		determine three benchmarks to measure progress in implementation of 1492
1693	1787		the principles, one of which shall be a financial benchmark. 1493
1694	1788		(f) Any revision made after October 1, 2009, shall take into 1494
1695	1789		consideration the protection and preservation of Connecticut Heritage 1495
1696	1790		Areas. 1496
1697	1791		(g) Any revision made after December 1, 2011, shall take into 1497
1698	1792		consideration (1) the state water supply and resource policies 1498
1699	1793		established in sections 22a-380 and 25-33c, and (2) the list prepared by 1499
1700	1794		the Commissioner of Public Health pursuant to section 25-33q. 1500
1701	1795		(h) (1) Any revision made after October 1, 2019, and until the 1501
1702	1796		adoption of the state Conservation and Development Policies Plan, 1502
1703	1797		2025-2030, shall [(1)] (A) take into consideration risks associated with 1503
1704	1798		increased coastal flooding and erosion, depending on site topography, 1504
1705	1799		as anticipated in the most recent sea level change scenario updated 1505
1706	1800		pursuant to subsection (b) of section 25-68o, as amended by this act, [(2)] 1506
1707	1801		(B) identify the impacts of such increased flooding and erosion on 1507
1708	1802		infrastructure and natural resources, [(3)] (C) make recommendations 1508
1709	1803		for the siting of future infrastructure and property development to 1509
1710		-	minimize the use of areas prone to such flooding and erosion, and [(4)] 1510
	1804	+	minimize the use of areas prone to such flooding and erosion, and [(4)] 1510 Substitute Bill No. 11
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1711	1811		(D) take into consideration the state's greenhouse gas reduction goals 1511
1712	1812		established pursuant to section 22a-200a. 1512
1713	1813		(2) Any revision made after the adoption of the state Conservation 1513
1714	1814		and Development Policies Plan, 2025-2030 shall (A) take into 1514
1715	1815		consideration risks associated with (i) changes to the rate and timing of 1515
1716	1816		annual precipitation and increased average temperatures resulting in 1516
1717	1817		extreme heat, and (ii) increased flooding and erosion, depending on site 1517
1718	1818		topography, as anticipated in the most recent sea level change scenario 1518
1719		-	updated pursuant to subsection (b) of section 25-68o, as amended by 1519 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	1819	+	updated pursuant to subsection (b) of section 25-68o, as amended by 1519
1724	1820		this act, and by other sources as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of 1520
1725	1821		Policy and Management, (B) identify the impacts of such extreme heat, 1521
1726	1822		drought and increased flooding and erosion on infrastructure and 1522
1727	1823		natural resources, (C) make recommendations for the siting of future 1523
1728	1824		infrastructure and property development to minimize the use of areas 1524
1729	1825		prone to such flooding and erosion, (D) make recommendations for land 1525
1730	1826		use strategies that minimize risks to public health, infrastructure and the 1526
1731	1827		environment, and (E) take into consideration the state's greenhouse gas 1527
1732	1828		reduction goals established pursuant to section 22a-200a. 1528
1733	1829		(i) Any revision made after October 1, 2016, shall take into 1529
1734	1830		consideration the need for technology infrastructure in the 1530
1735	1831		municipality. 1531
1736	1832		(j) Thereafter on or before March first in each revision year the 1532
1737	1833		secretary shall complete a revision of the plan of conservation and 1533
1738	1834		development, provided no revision year may be later than four years 1534
1739	1835		subsequent to the year in which the plan was last adopted in accordance 1535
1740	1836		with the process established in this chapter. 1536
1741	1837		Sec. 26. Section 28-5 of the general statutes is amended by adding 1537
1742	1838		subsection (h) as follows (Effective July 1, 2024): 1538
1743	1839		(NEW) (h) On and after October 1, 2028, the state civil preparedness 1539
1744	1840		plan and program established pursuant to subsection (b) of this section 1540
1745		-	shall consider observed and projected climate trends relating to extreme 1541
	1841	+	shall consider observed and projected climate trends relating to extreme 1541 Substitute Bill No. 11
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1746	1848		weather events, drought, coastal and inland flooding, storm surge, 1542
1747	1849		wildfire, extreme heat and any other hazards deemed relevant by the 1543
1748	1850		commissioner. 1544
1749	1851		Sec. 27. Section 7-131d of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 1545
1750	1852		is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1546
1751	1853		1, 2024): 1547
1752	1854		(a) There is established the protected open space and watershed land 1548
1753	1855		acquisition grant program. The program shall provide grants to 1549
1754		-	municipalities and nonprofit land conservation organizations to acquire 1550 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	1856	+	municipalities and nonprofit land conservation organizations to acquire 1550
1759	1857		land or permanent interests in land for open space and watershed 1551
1760	1858		protection and to water companies, as defined in section 25-32a, to 1552
1761	1859		acquire and protect land which is eligible to be classified as class I or 1553
1762	1860		class II land, as defined in section 25-37c, after acquisition. All lands or 1554
1763	1861		interests in land acquired under this program shall be preserved in 1555
1764	1862		perpetuity predominantly in their natural scenic and open condition for 1556
1765	1863		the protection of natural resources while allowing for recreation 1557
1766	1864		consistent with such protection and, for lands acquired by water 1558
1767	1865		companies, allowing for the improvements necessary for the protection 1559
1768	1866		or provision of potable water. 1560
1769	1867		(b) Grants may be made under the protected open space and 1561
1770	1868		watershed land acquisition grant program established under subsection 1562
1771	1869		(a) of this section or under the Charter Oak open space grant program 1563
1772	1870		established under section 7-131t to match funds for the purchase of land 1564
1773	1871		or permanent interests in land which purchase meets one of the 1565
1774	1872		following criteria: (1) Protects land identified as being especially 1566
1775	1873		valuable for recreation, forestry, fishing, conservation of wildlife or 1567
1776	1874		natural resources; (2) protects land which includes or contributes to a 1568
1777	1875		prime natural feature of the state's landscape, including, but not limited 1569
1778	1876		to, a shoreline, a river, its tributaries and watershed, an aquifer, 1570
1779	1877		mountainous territory, ridgelines, an inland or coastal wetland, a 1571
1780	1878		significant littoral or estuarine or aquatic site or other important 1572
1781	1879		geological feature; (3) protects habitat for native plant or animal species 1573
1782		-	listed as threatened or endangered or of special concern, as defined in 1574
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1783	1887		section 26-304; (4) protects a relatively undisturbed outstanding 1575
1784	1888		example of a native ecological community which is now uncommon; (5) 1576
1785	1889		enhances and conserves water quality of the state's lakes, rivers and 1577
1786	1890		coastal water; (6) preserves local agricultural heritage; or (7) in the case 1578
1787	1891		of grants to water companies, protects land which is eligible to be 1579
1788	1892		classified as class I land or class II land after acquisition. [The 1580
1789	1893		commissioner may make a grant under the protected open space and 1581
1790	1894		watershed land acquisition grant program to a distressed municipality 1582
1791	1895		or a targeted investment community, as defined in section 32-9p, for 1583
1792		-	restoration or protection of natural features or habitats on open space 1584 Substitute Bill No. 11
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1796		-
	1896	+	restoration or protection of natural features or habitats on open space 1584
1797	1897		already owned by the municipality, including, but not limited to, 1585
1798	1898		wetland or wildlife or plant habitat restoration or restoration of other 1586
1799	1899		sites to a more natural condition, or replacement of vegetation, provided 1587
1800	1900		the total amount of grants to such municipalities for such purposes may 1588
1801	1901		not exceed twenty per cent of the total amount of grants made in any 1589
1802	1902		fiscal year.] 1590
1803	1903		(c) Grants may be made under the protected open space and 1591
1804	1904		watershed land acquisition grant program established under subsection 1592
1805	1905		(a) of this section for restoration or protection of natural features or 1593
1806	1906		habitats on open space already owned by a (1) distressed municipality, 1594
1807	1907		as defined in section 32-9p, (2) targeted investment community, as 1595
1808	1908		defined in section 32-222, (3) municipality, provided such open space is 1596
1809	1909		located in an environmental justice community, as defined in section 1597
1810	1910		22a-20a, or (4) nonprofit land conservation organization, provided such 1598
1811	1911		open space is located in a distressed municipality, targeted investment 1599
1812	1912		community or environmental justice community. Such restoration or 1600
1813	1913		protection may include, but need not be limited to, wetland, wildlife or 1601
1814	1914		plant habitat restoration or restoration of other sites to a more natural 1602
1815	1915		condition or replacement of vegetation. The total amount of grants 1603
1816	1916		made pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed twenty per cent of the 1604
1817	1917		total amount of grants made pursuant to the open space and watershed 1605
1818	1918		land acquisition grant program in any fiscal year. 1606
1819		-	[(c) No] (d) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this 1607
	1919	+	[(c) No] (d) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this 1607 Substitute Bill No. 11
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1820	1926		subsection, no grant may be made under the protected open space and 1608
1821	1927		watershed land acquisition grant program established under subsection 1609
1822	1928		(a) of this section or under the Charter Oak open space grant program 1610
1823	1929		established under section 7-131t for: [(1)] (A) Land to be used for 1611
1824	1930		commercial purposes or for recreational purposes requiring intensive 1612
1825	1931		development, including, but not limited to, golf courses, driving ranges, 1613
1826	1932		tennis courts, ballfields, swimming pools and uses by motorized 1614
1827	1933		vehicles other than vehicles needed by water companies to carry out 1615
1828	1934		their purposes, provided trails or pathways for pedestrians, motorized 1616
1829	1935		wheelchairs or nonmotorized vehicles shall not be considered intensive 1617
1830		-	development; [(2)] (B) land with environmental contamination over a 1618 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	1936	+	development; [(2)] (B) land with environmental contamination over a 1618
1835	1937		significant portion of the property provided grants for land requiring 1619
1836	1938		remediation of environmental contamination may be made if 1620
1837	1939		remediation will be completed before acquisition of the land or any 1621
1838	1940		interest in the land and an environmental assessment approved by the 1622
1839	1941		Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection has been 1623
1840	1942		completed and no environmental use restriction applies to the land; [(3)] 1624
1841	1943		(C) land which has already been committed for public use, except as 1625
1842	1944		provided in subsection (c) of section 7-131g; [(4)] (D) development costs, 1626
1843	1945		including, but not limited to, construction of ballfields, tennis courts, 1627
1844	1946		parking lots or roadways; [(5)] (E) land to be acquired by eminent 1628
1845	1947		domain; or [(6)] (F) reimbursement of in-kind services or incidental 1629
1846	1948		expenses associated with the acquisition of land. This subsection shall 1630
1847	1949		not prohibit the continuation of agricultural activity, the activities of a 1631
1848	1950		water company for public water supply purposes or the selling of timber 1632
1849	1951		incidental to management of the land which management is in 1633
1850	1952		accordance with approved forest management practices provided any 1634
1851	1953		proceeds of such timber sales shall be used for management of the land. 1635
1852	1954		In the case of land acquired under this section which is designated as a 1636
1853	1955		state park, any fees charged by the state for use of such land shall be 1637
1854	1956		used by the state in accordance with the provisions of title 23. 1638
1855	1957		(2) Grants in a total amount not exceeding five per cent of the total 1639
1856	1958		amount of grants made pursuant to the open space and watershed land 1640
1857		-	acquisition grant program in any fiscal year may be made to distressed 1641
	1959	+	acquisition grant program in any fiscal year may be made to distressed 1641 Substitute Bill No. 11
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1858	1966		municipalities, as defined in section 32-9p, targeted investment 1642
1859	1967		communities, as defined in section 32-222, nonprofit land conservation 1643
1860	1968		organizations and municipalities, for the purpose of reimbursement for 1644
1861	1969		in-kind services or incidental expenses associated with the acquisition 1645
1862	1970		of land, including, but not limited to, survey fees, appraisal costs and 1646
1863	1971		legal fees, provided such land is located in a distressed municipality, 1647
1864	1972		targeted investment community or environmental justice community, 1648
1865	1973		as defined in section 22a-20a. 1649
1866	1974		[(d)] (e) Any municipality or group of contiguous municipalities may 1650
1867	1975		apply to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for 1651
1868		-	a grant-in-aid of a program established to preserve or restrict to 1652 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	1976	+	a grant-in-aid of a program established to preserve or restrict to 1652
1873	1977		conservation or recreation purposes the use of open space land. Such 1653
1874	1978		grant shall be used for the acquisition of land, or easements, interests or 1654
1875	1979		rights therein, or for the development of such land, or easements, 1655
1876	1980		interests or rights therein, for purposes set forth in this section, or both, 1656
1877	1981		in accordance with a plan of development adopted by the municipal 1657
1878	1982		planning commission of the municipality within which the land is 1658
1879	1983		located. Any application for a grant-in-aid relating to land located 1659
1880	1984		beyond the territorial limits of the applying municipality shall be subject 1660
1881	1985		to approval of the legislative body of the municipality within whose 1661
1882	1986		territorial limits the land is located. A municipality applying for aid 1662
1883	1987		under this section, may designate its conservation commission as its 1663
1884	1988		agent to make such application. 1664
1885	1989		[(e)] (f) At closing, a permanent conservation easement, as defined in 1665
1886	1990		section 47-42, shall be executed for any property purchased with grant 1666
1887	1991		funds, which conservation easement shall provide that the property 1667
1888	1992		shall remain forever predominantly in its natural and open condition 1668
1889	1993		for the specific conservation, open space or water supply purposes for 1669
1890	1994		which it was acquired provided any improvements or changes to the 1670
1891	1995		property shall be supportive of such condition or purposes. The 1671
1892	1996		permanent conservation easement shall be in favor of the state acting 1672
1893	1997		through the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, or 1673
1894		-	his designee, which may be a municipality or a land conservation 1674
	1998	+	his designee, which may be a municipality or a land conservation 1674 Substitute Bill No. 11
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1895	2005		organization. In the case of land acquired for water supply protection, a 1675
1896	2006		water company may hold an easement in conjunction with the state or 1676
1897	2007		a nonprofit entity to protect the water supply. Such permanent 1677
1898	2008		conservation easement shall also include a requirement that the 1678
1899	2009		property be made available to the general public for appropriate 1679
1900	2010		recreational purposes, the maintenance of which recreational access 1680
1901	2011		shall be the responsibility of the grantee provided such access shall not 1681
1902	2012		be required for land which will be classified as class I or class II land by 1682
1903	2013		a water company if such access is inconsistent with the provision of pure 1683
1904	2014		drinking water to the public. An exception to the provision of public 1684
1905	2015		recreational access may be made at the discretion of the Commissioner 1685
1906		-	of Energy and Environmental Protection when provision for public 1686 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	2016	+	of Energy and Environmental Protection when provision for public 1686
1911	2017		access would be unreasonably detrimental to the wildlife or plant 1687
1912	2018		habitat or other natural features of the property or, for land where 1688
1913	2019		development rights have been purchased, would be disruptive of 1689
1914	2020		agricultural activity occurring on the land. Any instrument conveying 1690
1915	2021		an interest in land less than fee which interest is purchased under this 1691
1916	2022		section shall provide for the permanent preservation of the land and 1692
1917	2023		public access consistent with the land's use or protection and with any 1693
1918	2024		restrictions prescribed by the Department of Public Health in order to 1694
1919	2025		protect a public drinking water source. 1695
1920	2026		Sec. 28. Subsections (b) and (c) of section 7-131e of the general statutes 1696
1921	2027		are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1697
1922	2028		1, 2024): 1698
1923	2029		(b) There is established a Natural Heritage, Open Space and 1699
1924	2030		Watershed Land Acquisition Review Board to assist and advise the 1700
1925	2031		commissioner in carrying out the provisions of sections 7-131d to 7-1701
1926	2032		131g, inclusive, as amended by this act, and sections 23-73 to 23-79, 1702
1927	2033		inclusive. Upon establishment of the review board and selection of a 1703
1928	2034		chairman under this section, the review board (1) shall provide 1704
1929	2035		comments on selection criteria, policies and procedures; (2) shall 1705
1930	2036		promote public participation; (3) shall provide guidance and conduct 1706
1931		-	review of strategies for land protection, including strategies under 1707
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1932	2044		section 23-8; (4) shall review and evaluate grant award policies and 1708
1933	2045		procedures; and (5) may provide comments on any application for 1709
1934	2046		funds not later than forty-five days after such application is submitted 1710
1935	2047		to the chairman. Upon establishment of the board, the commissioner 1711
1936	2048		shall take such comments into consideration in making any decisions 1712
1937	2049		regarding such grants. 1713
1938	2050		(c) The review board shall consist of [twenty-one] twenty-three 1714
1939	2051		members as follows: (1) The chairpersons and ranking members of the 1715
1940	2052		bonding subcommittee of the joint standing committee of the General 1716
1941	2053		Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue and 1717
1942	2054		bonding; (2) one member of the joint standing committee of the General 1718
1943		-	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment, 1719 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	2055	+	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment, 1719
1948	2056		appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, and one 1720
1949	2057		member of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 1721
1950	2058		having cognizance of matters relating to planning and development, 1722
1951	2059		appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, each of whom 1723
1952	2060		shall be ex-officio members of the board; (3) the Secretary of the Office 1724
1953	2061		of Policy and Management, or his designee; (4) a representative of the 1725
1954	2062		business community and a person experienced in issues relating to 1726
1955	2063		access to public facilities by persons with disabilities, appointed by the 1727
1956	2064		Governor; (5) one representative from an investor-owned water utility, 1728
1957	2065		appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; (6) one representative 1729
1958	2066		from a municipal water utility, appointed by the minority leader of the 1730
1959	2067		House of Representatives; (7) one representative from a regional water 1731
1960	2068		utility, appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; (8) one 1732
1961	2069		representative who is a realtor or attorney with a minimum of five 1733
1962	2070		[years] years' experience in real estate transfers, appointed by the 1734
1963	2071		speaker of the House of Representatives; one representative with a 1735
1964	2072		minimum of five [years] years' experience in the construction industry 1736
1965	2073		or land development, appointed by the president pro tempore of the 1737
1966	2074		Senate; (9) two representatives of interest groups primarily concerned 1738
1967	2075		with the conservation of river watershed regions, appointed one each 1739
1968	2076		by the majority leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate; 1740
1969		-	(10) three representatives from nonprofit organizations primarily 1741
	2077	+	(10) three representatives from nonprofit organizations primarily 1741 Substitute Bill No. 11
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1970	2084		concerned with environmental protection or natural resource 1742
1971	2085		conservation with a minimum of five [years] years' experience in land 1743
1972	2086		conservation and acquisition, appointed one each by the Governor, the 1744
1973	2087		speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore 1745
1974	2088		of the Senate; [and] (11) one chief elected official of a town with a 1746
1975	2089		population less than twenty thousand and one chief elected official of a 1747
1976	2090		town with a population greater than twenty thousand, appointed by the 1748
1977	2091		Governor; (12) one member who is a representative of a community of 1749
1978	2092		color, low-income community or community-based organization, or 1750
1979	2093		professor from a college or university in the state with expertise in 1751
1980	2094		environmental justice, appointed by the Commissioner of Energy and 1752
1981	2095		Environmental Protection; and (13) one member who resides in a United 1753
1982		-	States census block group, as determined in accordance with the most 1754 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	2096	+	States census block group, as determined in accordance with the most 1754
1987	2097		recent United States decennial census, for which thirty per cent or more 1755
1988	2098		of the population consists of low-income persons who are not 1756
1989	2099		institutionalized and have an income below two hundred per cent of the 1757
1990	2100		federal poverty level, appointed by the Commissioner of Energy and 1758
1991	2101		Environmental Protection. The members, other than the members 1759
1992	2102		described in subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) of this subsection, shall serve 1760
1993	2103		terms of three years provided the terms of the members described in 1761
1994	2104		subdivisions (4) to (8), inclusive, of this subsection who are appointed 1762
1995	2105		in the year after July 1, 1998, shall expire on October 1, 1999, and further 1763
1996	2106		provided the terms of the members described in subdivisions (9) to (11), 1764
1997	2107		inclusive, of this subsection shall expire on October 1, 2000. The board 1765
1998	2108		shall elect a chairman from among its members and shall make such 1766
1999	2109		election on or before October 1, 1998. Members of the board shall serve 1767
2000	2110		until reappointed or replaced. 1768
2001	2111		Sec. 29. Subsection (a) of section 7-131g of the 2024 supplement to the 1769
2002	2112		general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1770
2003	2113		thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 1771
2004	2114		(a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may 1772
2005	2115		make grants under the open space and watershed land acquisition 1773
2006		-	program to: (1) Municipalities for acquisition of land for open space 1774
	2116	+	program to: (1) Municipalities for acquisition of land for open space 1774 Substitute Bill No. 11
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2007	2123		under subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of subsection (b) of section 7-1775
2008	2124		131d, as amended by this act, in an amount not to exceed sixty-five per 1776
2009	2125		cent of the fair market value of a parcel of land or interest in land 1777
2010	2126		proposed to be acquired; (2) municipalities for acquisition of land for 1778
2011	2127		class I and class II water supply protection under subdivision (5) of 1779
2012	2128		subsection (b) of said section 7-131d, in an amount not to exceed sixty-1780
2013	2129		five per cent of such value; (3) nonprofit land conservation 1781
2014	2130		organizations for acquisition of land for open space or watershed 1782
2015	2131		protection under subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of subsection (b) of 1783
2016	2132		said section 7-131d, in an amount not to exceed sixty-five per cent of 1784
2017	2133		such value; (4) water companies for acquisition of land under 1785
2018	2134		subdivision (7) of subsection (b) of said section 7-131d, in an amount not 1786
2019	2135		to exceed sixty-five per cent of such value provided if such a company 1787
2020		-	proposes in a grant application that it intends to allow access to such 1788 Substitute Bill No. 11
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	2136	+	proposes in a grant application that it intends to allow access to such 1788
2025	2137		land for recreational uses, such company shall seek approval of the 1789
2026	2138		Commissioner of Public Health for such access; and (5) distressed 1790
2027	2139		municipalities, as defined in section 32-9p or targeted investment 1791
2028	2140		communities, as defined in section [32-9p] 32-222, municipalities 1792
2029	2141		containing one or more environmental justice communities, as defined 1793
2030	2142		in section 22a-20a, or, with the approval of the chief elected official or 1794
2031	2143		governing legislative body of such a municipality or community, to a 1795
2032	2144		nonprofit land conservation organization or water company, for 1796
2033	2145		acquisition of land within that municipality or community, for open 1797
2034	2146		space under subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of subsection (b) of said 1798
2035	2147		section 7-131d, in an amount not to exceed seventy-five per cent of such 1799
2036	2148		value or for performance of work in the restoration, enhancement or 1800
2037	2149		protection of resources in an amount not to exceed fifty per cent of the 1801
2038	2150		cost of such work. Applicants for grants under the program shall 1802
2039	2151		provide a copy of the application to the chairperson of the review board 1803
2040	2152		established under section 7-131e, as amended by this act. The board 1804
2041	2153		shall provide comments to the commissioner on pending applications 1805
2042	2154		as it deems necessary. 1806
2043	2155		Sec. 30. Subsection (a) of section 7-131e of the general statutes is 1807
2044		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1808
	2156	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1808 Substitute Bill No. 11
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2045	2163		2024): 1809
2046	2164		(a) Grant award decisions under the protected open space and 1810
2047	2165		watershed land acquisition grant program established under section 7-1811
2048	2166		131d, as amended by this act, or under the Charter Oak open space grant 1812
2049	2167		program established under section 7-131t shall be made by the 1813
2050	2168		Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection at least 1814
2051	2169		semiannually. All complete and eligible grant applications shall be acted 1815
2052	2170		upon by the commissioner as soon as practicable. A single project may 1816
2053	2171		receive a grant in more than one grant cycle, subject to future availability 1817
2054	2172		of funds and subject to the limitations set forth in this section and 1818
2055	2173		sections 23-78, 12-498 and 7-131d, as amended by this act. Up to five per 1819
2056	2174		cent of the grant funds may be used for administrative expenses 1820
2057	2175		including, but not limited to: (1) Contractors to assist the Department of 1821
2058		-	Energy and Environmental Protection in the review and evaluation of 1822 Substitute Bill No. 11
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2062		-
	2176	+	Energy and Environmental Protection in the review and evaluation of 1822
2063	2177		grant proposals and baseline data collection for conservation easements; 1823
2064	2178		(2) appraisals or appraisal reviews; and (3) preparation of legal and 1824
2065	2179		other documents. Administrative expenses may not be used for staff 1825
2066	2180		salaries. Not later than September 1, 1998, for the protected open space 1826
2067	2181		and watershed land acquisition grant program established under 1827
2068	2182		section 7-131d, as amended by this act, and not later than September 1, 1828
2069	2183		2000, for the Charter Oak open space grant program account established 1829
2070	2184		under section 7-131t, the commissioner shall develop written guidelines 1830
2071	2185		and a ranking system for consistency and equity in the distribution of 1831
2072	2186		grant awards under the protected open space and watershed land 1832
2073	2187		acquisition grant program established under section 7-131d, as 1833
2074	2188		amended by this act, or under the Charter Oak open space grant 1834
2075	2189		program account established under section 7-131t based on the criteria 1835
2076	2190		listed in subsections (b), [and] (c) and (d) of section 7-131d, as amended 1836
2077	2191		by this act. Consistent with such criteria, additional consideration shall 1837
2078	2192		be given to: (A) Protection of lands adjacent to and complementary to 1838
2079	2193		adjacent protected open space land or class I or class II water company 1839
2080	2194		lands; (B) equitable geographic distribution of the grants; (C) proximity 1840
2081	2195		of a property to urban areas with growth and development pressures or 1841
2082		-	to areas with open space deficiencies and underserved populations; (D) 1842
	2196	+	to areas with open space deficiencies and underserved populations; (D) 1842 Substitute Bill No. 11
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2083	2203		protection of land particularly vulnerable to development incompatible 1843
2084	2204		with its natural resource values including the protection of a public 1844
2085	2205		water supply source; (E) consistency with the state plan of conservation 1845
2086	2206		and development; (F) multiple protection elements, such as water 1846
2087	2207		quality and supply protection, scenic preservation and farmland 1847
2088	2208		preservation; (G) the extent to which the presence of already constructed 1848
2089	2209		buildings or other man-made improvements diminish or overshadow 1849
2090	2210		the natural resource value of a proposed acquisition, or its value relative 1850
2091	2211		to its cost; and (H) preservation of forest lands and bodies of water 1851
2092	2212		which naturally absorb significant amounts of carbon dioxide. 1852
2093	2213		Sec. 31. Subsection (a) of section 23-8b of the general statutes is 1853
2094	2214		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1854
2095	2215		2024): 1855
2096		-	(a) Any contract for the protection of open space entered into by the 1856 Substitute Bill No. 11
2097		-
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	2216	+	(a) Any contract for the protection of open space entered into by the 1856
2101	2217		Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection with BHC 1857
2102	2218		Company, Aquarion or Kelda Group, jointly or individually, and The 1858
2103	2219		Nature Conservancy, for purchase of land or interests in land from said 1859
2104	2220		companies shall be on such terms and conditions as are approved by the 1860
2105	2221		commissioner. Such terms and conditions shall provide for the filing on 1861
2106	2222		the land records in the town in which the land is located, restrictions or 1862
2107	2223		easements that provide that all land or interest in land subject to such 1863
2108	2224		purchase is preserved in perpetuity in its natural and open condition for 1864
2109	2225		the protection of natural resources and public water supplies. Such 1865
2110	2226		restrictions or easements may allow only those recreational activities 1866
2111	2227		which are not prohibited in subsection [(c)] (d) of section 7-131d, as 1867
2112	2228		amended by this act, and shall allow for improvements and activities 1868
2113	2229		necessary only for land and natural resource management and safe and 1869
2114	2230		adequate potable water. Such permanent restrictions or easements shall 1870
2115	2231		be in favor of the State of Connecticut acting through the Commissioner 1871
2116	2232		of Energy and Environmental Protection. Such permanent restrictions 1872
2117	2233		or easements shall also include a requirement that the property be 1873
2118	2234		available to the general public for recreational purposes as permitted 1874
2119		-	under subsection [(c)] (d) of section 7-131d, as amended by this act, and 1875
	2235	+	under subsection [(c)] (d) of section 7-131d, as amended by this act, and 1875 Substitute Bill No. 11
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2120	2242		shall allow for the installation of such permanent fixtures as may be 1876
2121	2243		necessary to provide such permitted recreational activities. The 1877
2122	2244		Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the state are 1878
2123	2245		hereby authorized to carry out and fulfill their obligations under any 1879
2124	2246		such contract. In addition to such rights as said companies may have 1880
2125	2247		pursuant to chapter 53, those rights in and to land or interests in land 1881
2126	2248		reserved by said companies in their conveyances to the state in 1882
2127	2249		accordance with the provisions of said contract shall be enforceable in 1883
2128	2250		equity. 1884
2129	2251		Sec. 32. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) Notwithstanding the provisions 1885
2130	2252		of section 22a-352 of the general statutes, the Water Planning Council, 1886
2131	2253		as established pursuant to section 25-33o of the general statutes, shall, 1887
2132	2254		in undertaking the next periodic update to the state water plan in 1888
2133	2255		accordance with section 22a-352 of the general statutes: (1) Consider the 1889
2134		-	potential impact of climate change on the quality of water resources, (2) 1890 Substitute Bill No. 11
2135		-
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2138		-
	2256	+	potential impact of climate change on the quality of water resources, (2) 1890
2139	2257		take into account past conditions and predictions of future temperatures 1891
2140	2258		and precipitation when identifying the quantities and qualities of water 1892
2141	2259		that are available for public water supply, health, economic, recreation 1893
2142	2260		and environmental benefits on a regional basin scale considering both 1894
2143	2261		surface water and groundwater, and (3) include recommendations and 1895
2144	2262		an implementation plan to reduce impacts from climate change and 1896
2145	2263		extreme weather events on water quality and quantity. 1897
2146	2264		Sec. 33. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) Not later than December 31, 1898
2147	2265		2028, and every ten years thereafter, the Departments of Public Health 1899
2148	2266		and Energy and Environmental Protection and the Public Utilities 1900
2149	2267		Regulatory Authority shall each review their regulations pertaining to 1901
2150	2268		water supply and, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the 1902
2151	2269		general statutes, revise such regulations to incorporate the most 1903
2152	2270		concurrent projections on precipitation, temperature or other applicable 1904
2153	2271		conditions that could impact water quality, quantity and distribution. 1905
2154	2272		(b) Not later than December 31, 2028, and every ten years thereafter, 1906
2155	2273		the Departments of Public Health and Energy and Environmental 1907
2156		-	Protection shall each review and revise their permitting processes for 1908
	2274	+	Protection shall each review and revise their permitting processes for 1908 Substitute Bill No. 11
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2157	2281		sewage disposal systems, and any attendant regulations, in accordance 1909
2158	2282		with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to incorporate 1910
2159	2283		the most concurrent projections on precipitation, flooding, sea level rise 1911
2160	2284		or other applicable conditions that could impact public safety and 1912
2161	2285		environmental quality. 1913
2162	2286		Sec. 34. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) Notwithstanding any 1914
2163	2287		provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of the Department 1915
2164	2288		of Energy and Environmental Protection may acquire, in the name of 1916
2165	2289		the state and for flood control and protection and associated public 1917
2166	2290		purposes, no more than 25.7 acres of real property, or interests or rights 1918
2167	2291		therein, by purchase, gift, devise or exchange, or may take the same by 1919
2168	2292		eminent domain in the manner provided in Part IV of chapter 238 of the 1920
2169	2293		general statutes, provided: (1) Such acquisition occurs prior to October 1921
2170	2294		1, 2034; (2) the owner of any private property taken by eminent domain 1922
2171		-	pursuant to this section shall be entitled to challenge the amount of 1923 Substitute Bill No. 11
2172		-
2173		-
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2175		-
	2295	+	pursuant to this section shall be entitled to challenge the amount of 1923
2176	2296		compensation in accordance with section 13a-76 of the general statutes; 1924
2177	2297		and (3) such property or interest therein is located in a municipality that 1925
2178	2298		was incorporated in 1836 and has a population between one hundred 1926
2179	2299		forty thousand and one hundred fifty thousand as reported in the 2010 1927
2180	2300		federal decennial census and is necessary to construct a disaster relief, 1928
2181	2301		long-term recovery or infrastructure restoration project funded in 2016 1929
2182	2302		by the Community Development Block Grant -National Disaster 1930
2183	2303		Resilience program, 81 CFR 36557. 1931
2184	2304		(b) Whenever the Commissioner of the Department of Energy and 1932
2185	2305		Environmental Protection determines that the construction, operation, 1933
2186	2306		maintenance, repair or reconstruction of the property described in 1934
2187	2307		subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of this section or the flood control and 1935
2188	2308		protection improvements thereon, would necessitate the readjustment, 1936
2189	2309		relocation or removal of a public service facility, as defined in section 1937
2190	2310		13a-126 of the general statutes, the commissioner may issue a 1938
2191	2311		readjustment, relocation or removal order to the company, corporation 1939
2192	2312		or municipality owning or operating such public service facility and 1940
2193		-	such company, corporation or municipality shall readjust, relocate or 1941
	2313	+	such company, corporation or municipality shall readjust, relocate or 1941 Substitute Bill No. 11
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2194	2320		remove such public service facility promptly, in accordance with such 1942
2195	2321		order, provided an equitable share of the cost of such readjustment, 1943
2196	2322		relocation or removal, including the cost of installing and constructing 1944
2197	2323		a public service facility of equal capacity in a new location, shall be 1945
2198	2324		borne by the state, within available appropriations, and calculated in 1946
2199	2325		accordance with section 13a-126 of the general statutes, as applied to 1947
2200	2326		state highways other than limited access highways. 1948
2201	2327		Sec. 35. (Effective from passage) Not later than January 1, 2025, the 1949
2202	2328		Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation 1950
2203	2329		with the Insurance Commissioner, shall submit a report, in accordance 1951
2204	2330		with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint 1952
2205	2331		standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 1953
2206	2332		matters relating to the environment on the requirements to create a 1954
2207	2333		climate resiliency fund that is funded by a surcharge on insurance 1955
2208	2334		policies issued in this state for property damage, general liability, 1956
2209		-	business interruption, and any other form of business loss or similar 1957 Substitute Bill No. 11
2210		-
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2213		-
	2335	+	business interruption, and any other form of business loss or similar 1957
2214	2336		mechanism in relation to fossil fuel projects. Such report shall include, 1958
2215	2337		but not be limited to, an inventory of relevant fossil fuel projects, 1959
2216	2338		recommendations for structuring any such assessment and fund, and 1960
2217	2339		mechanisms to ensure maximum compliance with such assessment. For 1961
2218	2340		purposes of this section, "fossil fuel project" means any project intended 1962
2219	2341		to facilitate or expand the exploration, extraction, processing, exporting, 1963
2220	2342		transporting other than by truck, storage, or any other significant action 1964
2221	2343		with respect to oil, natural gas or coal and includes, but is not limited to, 1965
2222	2344		the construction of any infrastructure related to such activities 1966
2223	2345		including, but not limited to, wells, pipelines, terminals, refineries or 1967
2224	2346		utility-scale generation facilities. 1968
2225	2347		Sec. 36. Section 8-2f of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective July 1969
2226	2348		1, 2024) 1970
2227	2349		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
2228	2350		sections:
2229	2351
2230		-	Section 1 July 1, 2024 New section
	2352	+	Section 1 July 1, 2024 New section Substitute Bill No. 11
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2231	2359		Sec. 2 July 1, 2024 New section
2232	2360		Sec. 3 July 1, 2024 New section
2233	2361		Sec. 4 July 1, 2024 New section
2234	2362		Sec. 5 July 1, 2024 New section
2235	2363		Sec. 6 July 1, 2024 New section
2236	2364		Sec. 7 July 1, 2024 New section
2237	2365		Sec. 8 July 1, 2024 New section
2238	2366		Sec. 9 July 1, 2024 New section
2239	2367		Sec. 10 July 1, 2024 New section
2240	2368		Sec. 11 July 1, 2024 8-23(d) to (f)
2241	2369		Sec. 12 July 1, 2024 8-23(i)
2242	2370		Sec. 13 July 1, 2024 28-1(2) to (4)
2243	2371		Sec. 14 July 1, 2024 25-68o
2244	2372		Sec. 15 July 1, 2024 7-364
2245	2373		Sec. 16 July 1, 2024 13a-175a(a)
2246	2374		Sec. 17 July 1, 2024 New section
2247	2375		Sec. 18 July 1, 2024 8-35a(a) and (b)
2248	2376		Sec. 19 July 1, 2024 29-251
2249	2377		Sec. 20 July 1, 2024 29-251c(c)
2250		-	Sec. 21 July 1, 2024 29-256a Substitute Bill No. 11
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	2378	+	Sec. 21 July 1, 2024 29-256a
2255	2379		Sec. 22 July 1, 2024 8-2(b) and (c)
2256	2380		Sec. 23 July 1, 2024 8-2e
2257	2381		Sec. 24 July 1, 2024 New section
2258	2382		Sec. 25 July 1, 2024 16a-27
2259	2383		Sec. 26 July 1, 2024 28-5(h)
2260	2384		Sec. 27 July 1, 2024 7-131d
2261	2385		Sec. 28 July 1, 2024 7-131e(b) and (c)
2262	2386		Sec. 29 July 1, 2024 7-131g(a)
2263	2387		Sec. 30 July 1, 2024 7-131e(a)
2264	2388		Sec. 31 July 1, 2024 23-8b(a)
2265	2389		Sec. 32 July 1, 2024 New section
2266	2390		Sec. 33 July 1, 2024 New section
2267	2391		Sec. 34 July 1, 2024 New section
2268	2392		Sec. 35 from passage New section
2269	2393		Sec. 36 July 1, 2024 Repealer section
2270	2394
2271	2395		ENV Joint Favorable Subst.
2272		-	FIN Joint Favorable
2273	2396