Connecticut 2025 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB07084 Compare Versions

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5	5		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7084
6	6		January Session, 2025
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10	10		Referred to Committee on COMMERCE
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13	13		Introduced by:
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18	19		AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP AN
19	20		ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM PLAN IN THE GREATER
20	21		MYSTIC AREA.
21	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
22	23		Assembly convened:
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24	25		Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a working 1
25	26		group to develop an economic development and tourism plan for the 2
26	27		greater Mystic area. For the purposes of this section, "the greater Mystic 3
27	28		area" means the towns of Groton and Stonington. Such plan shall 4
28	29		include, but need not be limited to, the following: 5
29	30		(1) Proposals for projects to develop and expand tourist destinations 6
30	31		in the greater Mystic area; 7
31	32		(2) An examination of transportation options to ease traffic 8
32	33		congestion, which may include, but need not be limited to, water taxis, 9
33	34		parking areas and structures, bike lanes, trolley services, train access 10
34	35		and related options; 11
35	36		(3) An analysis of alternatives to alleviate parking and traffic pressure 12
36		-	in the greater Mystic area; and 13 Raised Bill No. 7084
	37	+	in the greater Mystic area; and 13
	38	+	Raised Bill No. 7084
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41	44		(4) Consider the recommendations set forth in the final report of the 14
42	45		working group established pursuant to special act 24-2. 15
43	46		(b) The working group shall consist of the following members: 16
44	47		(1) The chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General 17
45	48		Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce, or their 18
46	49		designees; 19
47	50		(2) The Commissioner of Transportation, or the commissioner's 20
48	51		designee; 21
49	52		(3) The Commissioner of Revenue Services, or the commissioner's 22
50	53		designee; 23
51	54		(4) The chief elected official of Groton, or the official's designee; 24
52	55		(5) The chief elected official of Stonington, or the official's designee; 25
53	56		(6) A representative of the local traffic authority of the town of 26
54	57		Groton; 27
55	58		(7) A representative of the local traffic authority of the town of 28
56	59		Stonington; and 29
57	60		(8) Such other persons that the chairpersons of the joint standing 30
58	61		committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 31
59	62		relating to commerce believe may serve as sources of information and 32
60	63		data to accomplish the purposes of the working group. 33
61	64		(c) The chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General 34
62	65		Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce shall 35
63	66		appoint the members described in subdivisions (6) to (8), inclusive, of 36
64	67		subsection (b) of this section. 37
65	68		(d) Any member of the working group appointed under subdivision 38
66	69		(8) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the General 39
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72	77		(e) The working group may consult with any persons or 41
73	78		organizations to carry out the provisions of this section. 42
74	79		(f) All initial appointments to the working group shall be made not 43
75	80		later than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy 44
76	81		shall be filled by the appointing authority. 45
77	82		(g) The chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General 46
78	83		Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce shall 47
79	84		select the chairpersons of the working group from among the members 48
80	85		of the working group. The chairpersons of the working group shall 49
81	86		schedule the first meeting of the working group, which shall be held not 50
82	87		later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 51
83	88		(h) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 52
84	89		General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce 53
85	90		shall serve as administrative staff of the working group. 54
86	91		(i) Not later than February 1, 2026, the working group shall submit a 55
87	92		report on its activities, and any recommendations for legislation, to the 56
88	93		joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance 57
89	94		of matters relating to commerce and transportation, in accordance with 58
90	95		the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. The working 59
91	96		group shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or February 60
92	97		1, 2026, whichever is later. 61
93	98		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
94	99		sections:
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	103	+	Statement of Purpose:
	104	+	To establish a working group to develop a plan regarding economic
	105	+	development and tourism in the greater Mystic area.
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	113	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	114	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	115	+	underlined.]
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