Connecticut 2025 Regular Session

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5	5	General Assembly Governor’s Bill No. 1245
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10	10	Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
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13	13	Introduced by:
14	14	Request of the Governor Pursuant
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21	21	AN ACT ESTABLISHING A RESILIENT CONNECTICUT STRATEGY.
22	22	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
23	23	Assembly convened:
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25	25	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2026) (a) At the time an individual 1
26	26	applies for personal risk insurance, as defined in section 38a-663 of the 2
27	27	general statutes, excluding private passenger nonfleet automobile 3
28	28	insurance, an insurance producer or surplus lines broker shall disclose 4
29	29	to the individual the availability of flood insurance coverage. Such 5
30	30	disclosure shall be in writing and provide an explanation of the option 6
31	31	to purchase flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance 7
32	32	Program established by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 or 8
33	33	insurers that provide private flood coverage. The producer or surplus 9
34	34	lines broker shall obtain a written acknowledgment from the individual 10
35	35	of receipt of such flood insurance disclosure and whether the individual 11
36	36	declined to purchase flood insurance for the subject property. 12
37	37	(b) Each insurance company that delivers, issues for delivery or 13
38	38	renews a personal risk insurance policy, as defined in section 38a-663 of 14
39	39	the general statutes, excluding private passenger nonfleet automobile 15
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46	46	insurance, shall include on the declarations page of such policy the 16
47	47	following notice, printed in capital letters and boldface type: 17
48	48	NOTICE: 18
49	49	FLOOD COVERAGE IS NOT PROVIDED UNDER THIS 19
50	50	INSURANCE POLICY 20
51	51	Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2026) (a) Not later than the date of 21
52	52	closing in a mortgage loan transaction, each creditor, as defined in 22
53	53	section 49-6a of the general statutes, shall notify the mortgage loan 23
54	54	applicant, in writing, that: (1) Standard homeowners insurance policies 24
55	55	do not cover flood damage and related losses; (2) flood damage to 25
56	56	property may occur regardless of whether the real property is located in 26
57	57	a designated flood zone; and (3) the applicant may wish to consult a 27
58	58	licensed insurance producer or surplus lines broker concerning the 28
59	59	availability and benefits of obtaining flood insurance. 29
60	60	(b) The notice required by subsection (a) of this section shall be 30
61	61	written in plain language and signed and dated by the mortgage loan 31
62	62	applicant to acknowledge receipt of such notice. Each creditor shall keep 32
63	63	and maintain a copy of such notice with the mortgage loan applicant's 33
64	64	mortgage records. 34
65	65	Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) Each person required to 35
66	66	provide a written residential condition report in accordance with section 36
67	67	20-327b of the general statutes shall concomitantly complete and 37
68	68	provide to the prospective purchaser a flood disclosure notice, as 38
69	69	prescribed by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection in accordance 39
70	70	with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. Such flood 40
71	71	disclosure notice required by this section shall be provided for 41
72	72	transactions occurring on or after July 1, 2026. 42
73	73	(b) On or before June 15, 2026, the Commissioner of Consumer 43
74	74	Protection, in consultation with the Department of Energy and 44
75	75	Environmental Protection, the Insurance Department, the Department 45
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82	82	of Housing, industry representatives and housing advocacy 46
83	83	organizations, shall develop a flood disclosure notice, to be prepared in 47
84	84	a format prescribed by the commissioner. Such notice shall include, but 48
85	85	need not be limited to, the following: (1) Whether the property is located 49
86	86	in a Federal Emergency Management Agency designated floodplain; (2) 50
87	87	whether the property is located in whole or in part in the Special Flood 51
88	88	Hazard Area according to the Federal Emergency Management 52
89	89	Agency's current flood insurance rate maps for the area; (3) whether the 53
90	90	property is located in whole or in part in a moderate risk flood hazard 54
91	91	area; (4) whether the property is subject to any requirement under 55
92	92	federal law to obtain and maintain flood insurance on the property; (5) 56
93	93	whether the seller has received assistance, or is aware of any previous 57
94	94	owners receiving assistance, from the Federal Emergency Management 58
95	95	Agency, the United States Small Business Administration or any other 59
96	96	federal or state disaster assistance for flood damage to the property; (6) 60
97	97	whether there is flood insurance on the property; (7) whether there is a 61
98	98	Federal Emergency Management Agency elevation certificate available; 62
99	99	(8) whether the seller has ever filed a claim for flood damage to the 63
100	100	property with any insurance provider, including the National Flood 64
101	101	Insurance Program; (9) whether the structure has experienced any water 65
102	102	penetration or damage due to seepage or a natural flood event; and (10) 66
103	103	any other information required by the commissioner. 67
104	104	(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (3) of subsection 68
105	105	(b) of section 20-327b, transfers of newly constructed residential real 69
106	106	property for which an implied warranty is provided under chapter 827 70
107	107	of the general statutes shall be subject to the provisions of this section. 71
108	108	The seller shall provide the flood disclosure notice required by this 72
109	109	section at the time such seller would have otherwise been required to 73
110	110	provide the report described in section 20-327b of the general statutes 74
111	111	had such exemption not existed. 75
112	112	Sec. 4. Section 20-327c of the general statutes is repealed and the 76
113	113	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 77
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120	120	(a) On or after [January 1, 1996] July 1, 2026, every agreement to 78
121	121	purchase residential real estate, for which a written residential condition 79
122	122	report is, or written residential condition reports are, required pursuant 80
123	123	to section 20-327b, or a flood disclosure notice is required pursuant to 81
124	124	section 1 of this act, shall include a requirement that the seller credit the 82
125	125	purchaser with the sum of five hundred dollars at closing should the 83
126	126	seller fail to furnish the written residential condition report or reports as 84
127	127	required by sections 20-327b to 20-327e, inclusive, or the flood 85
128	128	disclosure report required by section 3 of this act. 86
129	129	(b) No seller who credits a purchaser pursuant to subsection (a) of 87
130	130	this section shall, by reason of such credit, be excused from disclosing to 88
131	131	the purchaser any defect in the residential real estate if such defect: 89
132	132	(1) Is subject to disclosure pursuant to section 20-327b or section 3 of 90
133	133	this act; 91
134	134	(2) Is within the seller's actual knowledge of such residential real 92
135	135	estate; and 93
136	136	(3) Significantly impairs (A) the value of such residential real estate, 94
137	137	(B) the health or safety of future occupants of such residential real estate, 95
138	138	or (C) the useful life of such residential real estate. 96
139	139	(c) A purchaser may, without limiting any other remedies available 97
140	140	to the purchaser, bring a civil action in the judicial district in which the 98
141	141	residential real estate is located to recover actual damages from a seller 99
142	142	who fails to disclose to such purchaser any defect described in 100
143	143	subsection (b) of this section. 101
144	144	Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) A landlord shall provide each 102
145	145	tenant that leases real property from the landlord with a flood disclosure 103
146	146	notice as prescribed by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection in 104
147	147	accordance with subsection (b) of this section. The notice required by 105
148	148	this section shall be provided for rental agreements executed or renewed 106
149	149	on or after July 1, 2026, and shall be provided to the tenant prior to the 107
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156	156	execution or renewal of the rental agreement. 108
157	157	(b) On or before June 15, 2026, the Commissioner of Consumer 109
158	158	Protection, in consultation with the Department of Energy and 110
159	159	Environmental Protection, the Connecticut Insurance Department, the 111
160	160	Department of Housing, industry representatives and housing 112
161	161	advocacy organizations, shall develop a flood disclosure notice with 113
162	162	respect to the rental of real property, to be prepared in a format 114
163	163	prescribed by the commissioner. Such notice shall include, but need not 115
164	164	be limited to, the following information for the leased premises: (1) 116
165	165	Whether the leased premises are located in a Federal Emergency 117
166	166	Management Agency designated floodplain; (2) whether the leased 118
167	167	premises are located in whole or in part in the Special Flood Hazard 119
168	168	Area according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency 's 120
169	169	current flood insurance rate maps for the area; (3) whether the leased 121
170	170	premises are located in whole or in part in a moderate risk flood hazard 122
171	171	area; (4) whether the leased premises are subject to any requirement 123
172	172	under federal law to obtain and maintain flood insurance on the 124
173	173	property; (5) whether the landlord, or any tenant of the landlord with 125
174	174	respect to the leased premises, has received assistance, or is aware of 126
175	175	any previous owners or tenants receiving assistance, from the Federal 127
176	176	Emergency Management Agency, the United States Small Business 128
177	177	Administration or any other federal or state disaster assistance for flood 129
178	178	damage to the leased premises; (6) whether there is a Federal Emergency 130
179	179	Management Agency elevation certificate available; (7) whether the 131
180	180	landlord, or any tenant of the landlord with respect to the leased 132
181	181	premises, has ever filed a claim for flood damage to the property with 133
182	182	any insurer, including the National Flood Insurance Program; (8) 134
183	183	whether the leased premises have experienced any flood damage, water 135
184	184	seepage or pooled water due to a flood event and, if so, how many times; 136
185	185	(9) whether the landlord has actual knowledge that the leased premises 137
186	186	containing the rental premises has been subjected to flooding; and (10) 138
187	187	any other information required by the commissioner. 139
188	188	(c) Every rental agreement for residential property in this state shall 140
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195	195	contain the following notice to tenants: "Flood insurance may be 141
196	196	available to renters through FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program 142
197	197	to cover your personal property and contents in the event of a flood. A 143
198	198	standard renter's insurance policy does not typically cover flood 144
199	199	damage. You are encouraged to examine your policy to determine 145
200	200	whether you are covered." 146
201	201	(d) For purposes of this section, "leased premises" means any portion 147
202	202	of the property to which the tenant is granted access pursuant to the 148
203	203	rental agreement, including, but not limited to, common areas and 149
204	204	parking areas. 150
205	205	(e) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may impose a fine of 151
206	206	not more than one thousand dollars for each occurrence of a violation of 152
207	207	this section. 153
208	208	Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 22a-109 of the general statutes is 154
209	209	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 155
210	210	1, 2025): 156
211	211	(b) The zoning commission may by regulation exempt any or all of 157
212	212	the following uses from the coastal site plan review requirements of this 158
213	213	chapter: (1) Minor additions to or modifications of existing buildings or 159
214	214	detached accessory buildings, such as garages and utility sheds; (2) 160
215	215	construction of new or modification of existing structures incidental to 161
216	216	the enjoyment and maintenance of residential property including but 162
217	217	not limited to walks, terraces, elevated decks, driveways, swimming 163
218	218	pools, tennis courts, docks and detached accessory buildings; (3) 164
219	219	construction of new or modification of existing on-premise structures 165
220	220	including fences, walls, pedestrian walks and terraces, underground 166
221	221	utility connections, essential electric, gas, telephone, water and sewer 167
222	222	service lines, signs and such other minor structures as will not 168
223	223	substantially alter the natural character of coastal resources or restrict 169
224	224	access along the public beach; [(4) construction of an individual single-170
225	225	family residential structure except when such structure is located on an 171
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232	232	island not connected to the mainland by an existing road bridge or 172
233	233	causeway or except when such structure is in or within one hundred 173
234	234	feet of the following coastal resource areas: Tidal wetlands, coastal 174
235	235	bluffs and escarpments and beaches and dunes; (5)] (4) activities 175
236	236	conducted for the specific purpose of conserving or preserving soil, 176
237	237	vegetation, water, fish, shellfish, wildlife and other coastal land and 177
238	238	water resources; [(6)] (5) interior modifications to buildings; and [(7)] (6) 178
239	239	minor changes in use of a building, structure or property except those 179
240	240	changes occurring on property adjacent to or abutting coastal waters. 180
241	241	Gardening, grazing and the harvesting of crops shall be exempt from 181
242	242	the requirements of this chapter. Notwithstanding the provisions of this 182
243	243	subsection, shoreline flood and erosion control structures as defined in 183
244	244	subsection (c) of this section shall not be exempt from the requirements 184
245	245	of this chapter. 185
246	246	Sec. 7. Subsection (d) of section 22a-109 of the general statutes is 186
247	247	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 187
248	248	1, 2025): 188
249	249	(d) A copy of each coastal site plan submitted for any shoreline flood 189
250	250	and erosion control structure, any activity proposed within a FEMA-190
251	251	designated V, VE, A, AE or Limit of Moderate Wave Action (LiMWA) 191
252	252	area, or any site that contains tidal wetlands, beaches or dunes shall be 192
253	253	referred to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 193
254	254	within fifteen days of its receipt by the zoning commission or zoning 194
255	255	board of appeals. The day of receipt shall be determined in accordance 195
256	256	with subsection (c) of section 8-7d. The commissioner may comment on 196
257	257	and make recommendations on such plans. Such comments and 197
258	258	recommendations shall be submitted to the zoning commission or 198
259	259	zoning board of appeals within thirty-five days of the date of receipt of 199
260	260	the coastal site plan by the commissioner and shall be considered by the 200
261	261	zoning commission or zoning board of appeals before final action on the 201
262	262	plan. If the commissioner fails to comment on a plan within the thirty-202
263	263	five-day period or any extension granted by the zoning commission or 203
264	264	zoning board of appeals, the zoning commission or zoning board of 204
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271	271	appeals may take final action on such plan. Failure to comment by the 205
272	272	commissioner shall not be construed to be approval or disapproval. 206
273	273	Sec. 8. (NEW) (Effective from passage) For projects that have not begun 207
274	274	construction by December 1, 2025, no state entity shall use state funds, 208
275	275	from any source, and no recipient of state funds or a federal grant or 209
276	276	loan provided through a state agency shall use any such money, from 210
277	277	any source, to directly subsidize the construction of any new residential 211
278	278	structure or reconstruction of a residential structure that increases the 212
279	279	finished habitable living space within a residential structure when such 213
280	280	structure is located within the floodway or within the coastal high 214
281	281	hazard areas, including Coastal AE, VE and V zones, and Limit of 215
282	282	Moderate Wave Action (LiMWA) areas, as defined by the Federal 216
283	283	Emergency Management Agency or on repetitive-loss properties, 217
284	284	provided such prohibition shall not preclude reconstruction of any 218
285	285	existing residential structure for the sole purpose of bringing the 219
286	286	structure into Federal Emergency Management Agency compliance or 220
287	287	work performed on an area of property that is outside of the floodway 221
288	288	or the coastal high hazard areas, including Coastal AE, VE and V zones, 222
289	289	and Limit of Moderate Wave Action (LiMWA) areas, as defined by the 223
290	290	Federal Emergency Management Agency. 224
291	291	Sec. 9. Subsection (a) of section 25-68o of the general statutes is 225
292	292	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 226
293	293	2025): 227
294	294	(a) (1) On and after October 1, 2019, in the preparation of any 228
295	295	municipal evacuation plan or hazard mitigation plan, such municipality 229
296	296	shall consider the most recent sea level change scenario updated 230
297	297	pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. 231
298	298	(2) On and after October 1, 2025, any such municipal evacuation or 232
299	299	hazard mitigation plan shall identify and address (A) threats to surface 233
300	300	transportation, critical infrastructure and local land uses as a result of 234
301	301	such sea level change, and (B) actions, strategies and capital projects to 235
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308	308	avoid or reduce the impacts and risks resulting from climate change, 236
309	309	including, but not limited to, increased precipitation, flooding, sea level 237
310	310	rise and extreme heat. Any such surface transportation, critical 238
311	311	infrastructure, local land uses, actions, strategies and capital projects 239
312	312	shall be identified in geospatial data, as applicable, in addition to being 240
313	313	identified in such plan, and such data shall be made available to the 241
314	314	Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the 242
315	315	Commissioner of Transportation and the Secretary of the Office of 243
316	316	Policy and Management upon request. Such geospatial data shall be 244
317	317	produced in the plane coordinate system, as described in section 13a-245
318	318	255. Such work may be conducted on a regional basis. 246
319	319	Sec. 10. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) On or before October 1, 2026, 247
320	320	and annually thereafter, each municipality shall submit a geospatial 248
321	321	data file of each culvert and bridge within the control and boundaries of 249
322	322	such municipality to the regional council of governments of which it is 250
323	323	a member in a form and manner prescribed by the Office of Policy and 251
324	324	Management, in consultation with the Departments of Transportation 252
325	325	and Energy and Environmental Protection. Such geospatial data shall 253
326	326	be produced and provided in the plane coordinate system, as described 254
327	327	in section 13a-255 of the general statutes. Such data file shall include, but 255
328	328	need not be limited to, geospatial data pertaining to each culvert and 256
329	329	bridge, the locational coordinates of each culvert and bridge, the age and 257
330	330	dimensions of each culvert and bridge and any additional information 258
331	331	deemed necessary by the Office of Policy and Management, in 259
332	332	consultation with the Departments of Transportation and Energy and 260
333	333	Environmental Protection. On or before December 1, 2026, and annually 261
334	334	thereafter, each regional council of governments shall: (1) Submit such 262
335	335	geospatial data file to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 263
336	336	Management, and (2) report each municipality that failed to provide 264
337	337	such geospatial data file. 265
338	338	Sec. 11. Section 7-364 of the general statutes is repealed and the 266
339	339	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 267
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346	346	Upon the recommendation of the budget-making authority and 268
347	347	approval by the legislative body, any part or the whole of such fund 269
348	348	may be used for (1) capital and nonrecurring expenditures, but such use 270
349	349	shall be restricted to the financing of all or part of the planning, 271
350	350	construction, reconstruction or acquisition of any specific capital 272
351	351	improvement, including, but not limited to, planning, construction, 273
352	352	reconstruction or acquisition intended to increase the resiliency of a 274
353	353	capital improvement against the impacts of climate change, including, 275
354	354	but not limited to, increased precipitation, flooding, sea level rise and 276
355	355	extreme heat, or the acquisition of any specific item of equipment, (2) 277
356	356	costs associated with a property tax revaluation, and (3) costs associated 278
357	357	with the preparation, amendment or adoption of a plan of conservation 279
358	358	and development pursuant to section 8-23, as amended by this act. 280
359	359	Upon the approval of any such expenditure, an appropriation shall be 281
360	360	set up, plainly designated for the project, acquisition, revaluation or 282
361	361	plan of conservation and development for which it has been authorized, 283
362	362	and such unexpended appropriation may be continued until such 284
363	363	project, acquisition, revaluation or plan of conservation and 285
364	364	development is completed. Any unexpended portion of such 286
365	365	appropriation remaining after such completion shall revert to said 287
366	366	reserve fund. 288
367	367	Sec. 12. Subsection (a) of section 13a-175a of the general statutes is 289
368	368	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 290
369	369	2025): 291
370	370	(a) For each fiscal year there shall be allocated twelve million five 292
371	371	hundred thousand dollars out of the funds appropriated to the 293
372	372	Department of Transportation, or from any other source, not otherwise 294
373	373	prohibited by law, to be used by the towns (1) for the construction, 295
374	374	reconstruction, improvement [or] and maintenance of highways, 296
375	375	sections of highways, bridges [or] and structures incidental to highways 297
376	376	and bridges, [or the improvement thereof,] including (A) construction, 298
377	377	reconstruction, improvements and maintenance intended to increase 299
378	378	resiliency against increased precipitation, flooding, sea level rise and 300
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385	385	extreme heat, and (B) the plowing of snow, the sanding of icy 301
386	386	pavements, the trimming and removal of trees, the installation, 302
387	387	replacement and maintenance of traffic signs, signals and markings, (2) 303
388	388	for traffic control and vehicular safety programs, traffic and parking 304
389	389	planning and administration, and other purposes and programs related 305
390	390	to highways, traffic and parking, and (3) for the purposes of providing 306
391	391	and operating essential public transportation services and related 307
392	392	facilities. 308
393	393	Sec. 13. Subsections (d) to (f), inclusive, of section 8-23 of the general 309
394	394	statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 310
395	395	(Effective July 1, 2025): 311
396	396	(d) In preparing such plan, the commission or any special committee 312
397	397	shall consider the following: (1) The community development action 313
398	398	plan of the municipality, if any, (2) the need for affordable housing, (3) 314
399	399	the need for protection of existing and potential public surface and 315
400	400	ground drinking water supplies, (4) the use of cluster development and 316
401	401	other development patterns to the extent consistent with soil types, 317
402	402	terrain and infrastructure capacity within the municipality, (5) the state 318
403	403	plan of conservation and development adopted pursuant to chapter 297, 319
404	404	(6) the regional plan of conservation and development adopted 320
405	405	pursuant to section 8-35a, as amended by this act, (7) physical, social, 321
406	406	economic and governmental conditions and trends, (8) the needs of the 322
407	407	municipality including, but not limited to, human resources, education, 323
408	408	health, housing, recreation, social services, public utilities, public 324
409	409	protection, transportation and circulation and cultural and 325
410	410	interpersonal communications, (9) the objectives of energy-efficient 326
411	411	patterns of development, the use of solar and other renewable forms of 327
412	412	energy and energy conservation, (10) protection and preservation of 328
413	413	agriculture, (11) the most recent sea level change scenario updated 329
414	414	pursuant to subsection (b) of section 25-68o, [and] (12) the need for 330
415	415	technology infrastructure in the municipality, and (13) for any such plan 331
416	416	adopted on or after October 1, 2026, the most recent hazard and climate 332
417	417	projections established by federal and state authorities, including, but 333
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424	424	not limited to, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 334
425	425	the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the United States 335
426	426	Environmental Protection Agency and The University of Connecticut. 336
427	427	(e) (1) [Such] Any such plan of conservation and development 337
428	428	adopted prior to October 1, 2026, shall (A) be a statement of policies, 338
429	429	goals and standards for the physical and economic development of the 339
430	430	municipality, (B) provide for a system of principal thoroughfares, 340
431	431	parkways, bridges, streets, sidewalks, multipurpose trails and other 341
432	432	public ways as appropriate, (C) be designed to promote, with the 342
433	433	greatest efficiency and economy, the coordinated development of the 343
434	434	municipality and the general welfare and prosperity of its people and 344
435	435	identify areas where it is feasible and prudent (i) to have compact, 345
436	436	transit accessible, pedestrian-oriented mixed use development patterns 346
437	437	and land reuse, and (ii) to promote such development patterns and land 347
438	438	reuse, (D) recommend the most desirable use of land within the 348
439	439	municipality for residential, recreational, commercial, industrial, 349
440	440	conservation, agricultural and other purposes and include a map 350
441	441	showing such proposed land uses, (E) recommend the most desirable 351
442	442	density of population in the several parts of the municipality, (F) note 352
443	443	any inconsistencies with the following growth management principles: 353
444	444	(i) Redevelopment and revitalization of commercial centers and areas of 354
445	445	mixed land uses with existing or planned physical infrastructure; (ii) 355
446	446	expansion of housing opportunities and design choices to accommodate 356
447	447	a variety of household types and needs; (iii) concentration of 357
448	448	development around transportation nodes and along major 358
449	449	transportation corridors to support the viability of transportation 359
450	450	options and land reuse; (iv) conservation and restoration of the natural 360
451	451	environment, cultural and historical resources and existing farmlands; 361
452	452	(v) protection of environmental assets critical to public health and 362
453	453	safety; and (vi) integration of planning across all levels of government 363
454	454	to address issues on a local, regional and state-wide basis, (G) make 364
455	455	provision for the development of housing opportunities, including 365
456	456	opportunities for multifamily dwellings, consistent with soil types, 366
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459	459
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463	463	terrain and infrastructure capacity, for all residents of the municipality 367
464	464	and the planning region in which the municipality is located, as 368
465	465	designated by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 369
466	466	under section 16a-4a, (H) promote housing choice and economic 370
467	467	diversity in housing, including housing for both low and moderate 371
468	468	income households, and encourage the development of housing which 372
469	469	will meet the housing needs identified in the state's consolidated plan 373
470	470	for housing and community development prepared pursuant to section 374
471	471	8-37t and in the housing component and the other components of the 375
472	472	state plan of conservation and development prepared pursuant to 376
473	473	chapter 297, and (I) consider allowing older adults and persons with a 377
474	474	disability the ability to live in their homes and communities whenever 378
475	475	possible. Such plan may: (i) Permit home sharing in single-family zones 379
476	476	between up to four adult persons of any age with a disability or who are 380
477	477	sixty years of age or older, whether or not related, who receive 381
478	478	supportive services in the home; (ii) allow accessory apartments for 382
479	479	persons with a disability or persons sixty years of age or older, or their 383
480	480	caregivers, in all residential zones, subject to municipal zoning 384
481	481	regulations concerning design and long-term use of the principal 385
482	482	property after it is no longer in use by such persons; and (iii) expand the 386
483	483	definition of "family" in single-family zones to allow for accessory 387
484	484	apartments for persons sixty years of age or older, persons with a 388
485	485	disability or their caregivers. In preparing such plan the commission 389
486	486	shall consider focusing development and revitalization in areas with 390
487	487	existing or planned physical infrastructure. 391
488	488	(2) Any such plan of conservation and development adopted on or 392
489	489	after October 1, 2026, shall (A) be a statement of policies, goals and 393
490	490	standards for the physical and economic development of the 394
491	491	municipality; (B) provide for a system of principal thoroughfares, 395
492	492	parkways, bridges, streets, sidewalks, multipurpose trails and other 396
493	493	public ways as appropriate; (C) be designed to promote, with the 397
494	494	greatest efficiency and economy, the coordinated development of the 398
495	495	municipality and the general welfare and prosperity of its people and 399
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498	498
499	499
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502	502	identify areas where it is feasible and prudent (i) to have compact, 400
503	503	transit-accessible, pedestrian-oriented mixed use development patterns 401
504	504	and land reuse, and (ii) to promote such development patterns and land 402
505	505	reuse; (D) (i) include a climate change vulnerability assessment, based 403
506	506	on information from sources described in section 13 of this act, which 404
507	507	shall consist of an assessment of existing and anticipated threats to and 405
508	508	vulnerabilities of the municipality that are associated with natural 406
509	509	disasters, hazards and climate change, including, but not limited to, 407
510	510	increased temperatures, drought, flooding, wildfire, storm damage and 408
511	511	sea level rise, and the impacts such disasters and hazards may have on 409
512	512	individuals, communities, institutions, businesses, economic 410
513	513	development, public infrastructure and facilities, public health, safety 411
514	514	and welfare, (ii) identify goals, policies and techniques to avoid or 412
515	515	reduce such threats, vulnerabilities and impacts, and (iii) include a 413
516	516	statement describing any consistencies and inconsistencies identified 414
517	517	between such assessment and any existing or proposed municipal 415
518	518	natural hazard mitigation plan, floodplain management plan, 416
519	519	comprehensive emergency operations plan, emergency response plan, 417
520	520	post-disaster recovery plan, long-range transportation plan or capital 418
521	521	improvement plan in the municipality, and identify and recommend, 419
522	522	where necessary, the integration of data from such assessment into any 420
523	523	such plans and any actions necessary to achieve consistency and 421
524	524	coordination between such assessment and any such plans; (E) 422
525	525	recommend the most desirable use of land within the municipality for 423
526	526	residential, recreational, commercial, industrial, conservation, 424
527	527	agricultural and other purposes and include a map showing such 425
528	528	proposed land uses which considers the threats, vulnerabilities and 426
529	529	impacts identified in the climate change vulnerability assessment 427
530	530	conducted pursuant to subparagraph (D)(i) of this subdivision; (F) 428
531	531	recommend the most desirable density of population in the several parts 429
532	532	of the municipality; (G) note any inconsistencies with the following 430
533	533	growth management principles: (i) Redevelopment and revitalization of 431
534	534	commercial centers and areas of mixed land uses with existing or 432
535	535	planned physical infrastructure; (ii) expansion of housing opportunities 433
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542	542	and design choices to accommodate a variety of household types and 434
543	543	needs; (iii) concentration of development around transportation nodes 435
544	544	and along major transportation corridors to support the viability of 436
545	545	transportation options and land reuse and reduction of vehicle mileage; 437
546	546	(iv) conservation and restoration of the natural environment, cultural 438
547	547	and historical resources and existing farmlands; (v) protection of 439
548	548	environmental assets critical to public health and safety; and (vi) 440
549	549	integration of planning across all levels of government to address issues 441
550	550	on a local, regional and state-wide basis; (H) make provision for the 442
551	551	development of housing opportunities, including opportunities for 443
552	552	multifamily dwellings, consistent with soil types, terrain and 444
553	553	infrastructure capacity, for all residents of the municipality and the 445
554	554	planning region in which the municipality is located, as designated by 446
555	555	the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management pursuant to 447
556	556	section 16a-4a; (I) promote housing choice and economic diversity in 448
557	557	housing, including housing for both low and moderate income 449
558	558	households, and encourage the development of housing which will 450
559	559	meet the housing needs identified in the state's consolidated plan for 451
560	560	housing and community development prepared pursuant to section 8-452
561	561	37t and in the housing component and the other components of the state 453
562	562	plan of conservation and development prepared pursuant to chapter 454
563	563	297; (J) consider allowing older adults and persons with disabilities the 455
564	564	ability to live in their homes and communities whenever possible; (K) 456
565	565	identify infrastructure, including, but not limited to, facilities, public 457
566	566	utilities and roadways, that is critical for evacuation purposes and 458
567	567	sustaining quality of life during a natural disaster, and that shall be 459
568	568	maintained at all times in an operational state; (L) identify strategies and 460
569	569	design standards that may be implemented to avoid or reduce risks 461
570	570	associated with natural disasters, hazards and climate change; and (M) 462
571	571	include geospatial data utilized in preparing such plan or that is 463
572	572	necessary to convey information in such plan. Any such plan may: (i) 464
573	573	Permit home sharing in single-family zones between up to four adult 465
574	574	persons of any age with a disability or who are sixty years of age or 466
575	575	older, whether or not related, who receive supportive services in the 467
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578	578
579	579
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582	582	home; (ii) allow accessory apartments for persons with a disability or 468
583	583	persons sixty years of age or older, or their caregivers, in all residential 469
584	584	zones, subject to municipal zoning regulations concerning design and 470
585	585	long-term use of the principal property after it is no longer in use by 471
586	586	such persons; (iii) expand the definition of "family" in single-family 472
587	587	zones to allow for accessory apartments for persons sixty years of age or 473
588	588	older, persons with a disability or their caregivers; and (iv) identify one 474
589	589	or more areas that are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change for 475
590	590	the purpose of prioritizing funding for infrastructure needs and 476
591	591	resiliency planning. In preparing such plan the commission shall 477
592	592	consider focusing development and revitalization in areas with existing 478
593	593	or planned physical infrastructure. The commission or any special 479
594	594	committee may utilize information and data from any natural hazard 480
595	595	mitigation plan, floodplain management plan, comprehensive 481
596	596	emergency operations plan, emergency response plan, post-disaster 482
597	597	recovery plan, long-range transportation plan, climate vulnerability 483
598	598	assessment or resilience plan in the preparation of such plan of 484
599	599	conservation and development, including a document coordinated by 485
600	600	the applicable regional council of governments, provided such 486
601	601	information and data shall not be incorporated by reference, but 487
602	602	summarized and applied in such plan to the specific policies, goals and 488
603	603	standards of the subject municipality. 489
604	604	[(2)] (3) For any municipality that is contiguous to Long Island Sound, 490
605	605	such plan shall be (A) consistent with the municipal coastal program 491
606	606	requirements of sections 22a-101 to 22a-104, inclusive, (B) made with 492
607	607	reasonable consideration for restoration and protection of the ecosystem 493
608	608	and habitat of Long Island Sound, and (C) designed to reduce hypoxia, 494
609	609	pathogens, toxic contaminants and floatable debris in Long Island 495
610	610	Sound. 496
611	611	(f) Such plan may show the commission's and any special 497
612	612	committee's recommendation for (1) conservation and preservation of 498
613	613	traprock and other ridgelines, (2) airports, parks, playgrounds and other 499
614	614	public grounds, (3) the general location, relocation and improvement of 500
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621	621	schools and other public buildings, (4) the general location and extent 501
622	622	of public utilities and terminals, whether publicly or privately owned, 502
623	623	for water, light, power, transit and other purposes, (5) the extent and 503
624	624	location of public housing projects, (6) programs for the implementation 504
625	625	of the plan, including (A) a schedule, (B) a budget for public capital 505
626	626	projects, (C) a program for enactment and enforcement of zoning and 506
627	627	subdivision controls, building and housing codes and safety 507
628	628	regulations, (D) plans for implementation of affordable housing, (E) 508
629	629	plans for open space acquisition and greenways protection and 509
630	630	development, and (F) plans for corridor management areas along 510
631	631	limited access highways or rail lines, designated under section 16a-27, 511
632	632	as amended by this act, (7) proposed priority funding areas, (8) a land 512
633	633	use program that will promote the reduction and avoidance of risks 513
634	634	associated with natural disasters, hazards and climate change, 514
635	635	including, but not limited to, increased temperatures, drought, flooding, 515
636	636	wildfire, hurricanes and sea level rise, (9) a program for the transfer of 516
637	637	development rights, which establishes criteria for sending and receiving 517
638	638	sites and technical details for the program consistent with the provisions 518
639	639	of section 8-2e, as amended by this act, (10) identification of resiliency 519
640	640	improvement districts, as defined in section 23 of this act, and [(8)] (11) 520
641	641	any other recommendations as will, in the commission's or any special 521
642	642	committee's judgment, be beneficial to the municipality. The plan may 522
643	643	include any necessary and related maps, explanatory material, 523
644	644	photographs, charts or other pertinent data and information relative to 524
645	645	the past, present and future trends of the municipality. 525
646	646	Sec. 14. Subsection (i) of section 8-23 of the general statutes is repealed 526
647	647	and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 527
648	648	(i) (1) After completion of the public hearing, the commission may 528
649	649	revise the plan and may adopt the plan or any part thereof or 529
650	650	amendment thereto by a single resolution or may, by successive 530
651	651	resolutions, adopt parts of the plan and amendments thereto. 531
652	652	(2) Any plan, section of a plan or recommendation in the plan that is 532
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655	655
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659	659	not endorsed in the report of the legislative body or, in the case of a 533
660	660	municipality for which the legislative body is a town meeting or 534
661	661	representative town meeting, by the board of selectmen, of the 535
662	662	municipality may only be adopted by the commission by a vote of not 536
663	663	less than two-thirds of all the members of the commission. 537
664	664	(3) Upon adoption by the commission, any plan or part thereof or 538
665	665	amendment thereto shall become effective at a time established by the 539
666	666	commission, provided notice thereof shall be published in a newspaper 540
667	667	having a general circulation in the municipality prior to such effective 541
668	668	date. 542
669	669	(4) Not more than thirty days after adoption, any plan or part thereof 543
670	670	or amendment thereto shall be posted on the Internet web site of the 544
671	671	municipality, if any, and shall be filed in the office of the town clerk, 545
672	672	except that, if it is a district plan or amendment, it shall be filed in the 546
673	673	offices of both the district and town clerks. 547
674	674	(5) Not more than sixty days after adoption of the plan, the 548
675	675	commission shall submit a copy of the plan, including geospatial data 549
676	676	required pursuant to subparagraph (M) of subdivision (2) of subsection 550
677	677	(e) of this section, to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 551
678	678	Management [and] in a form and manner prescribed by the secretary. 552
679	679	The commission shall include with such copy a description of any 553
680	680	[inconsistency] inconsistencies between the plan adopted by the 554
681	681	commission and the regional plan of conservation and development 555
682	682	applicable to the municipality and the state plan of conservation and 556
683	683	development and the reasons [therefor] for any such inconsistencies. 557
684	684	Sec. 15. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 8-35a of the general statutes 558
685	685	are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 559
686	686	1, 2025): 560
687	687	(a) At least once every ten years, each regional council of 561
688	688	governments shall make a plan of conservation and development for its 562
689	689	area of operation, showing its recommendations for the general use of 563
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692	692
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696	696	the area including land use, housing, principal highways and freeways, 564
697	697	bridges, airports, parks, playgrounds, recreational areas, schools, public 565
698	698	institutions, public utilities, agriculture and such other matters as, in the 566
699	699	opinion of the council, will be beneficial to the area. Any regional plan 567
700	700	so developed shall be based on studies of physical, social, economic and 568
701	701	governmental conditions and trends and shall be designed to promote 569
702	702	with the greatest efficiency and economy the coordinated development 570
703	703	of its area of operation and the general welfare and prosperity of its 571
704	704	people. Such plan may encourage resilient and energy-efficient patterns 572
705	705	of development, land use strategies to reduce the impacts of climate 573
706	706	change, the use of solar and other renewable forms of energy, and 574
707	707	energy conservation. Such plan shall be designed to promote abatement 575
708	708	of the pollution of the waters and air of the region. Such plan shall 576
709	709	consider the need for technology infrastructure in the region. The 577
710	710	regional plan shall identify areas where it is feasible and prudent (1) to 578
711	711	have compact, transit accessible, pedestrian-oriented mixed use 579
712	712	development patterns and land reuse, and (2) to promote such 580
713	713	development patterns and land reuse and shall note any inconsistencies 581
714	714	with the following growth management principles: (A) Redevelopment 582
715	715	and revitalization of regional centers and areas of mixed land uses with 583
716	716	existing or planned physical infrastructure; (B) expansion of housing 584
717	717	opportunities and design choices to accommodate a variety of 585
718	718	household types and needs; (C) concentration of development around 586
719	719	transportation nodes and along major transportation corridors to 587
720	720	support the viability of transportation options and land reuse; (D) 588
721	721	conservation and restoration of the natural environment, cultural and 589
722	722	historical resources and traditional rural lands; (E) protection of 590
723	723	environmental assets or ecosystem services critical to public health and 591
724	724	safety; and (F) integration of planning across all levels of government to 592
725	725	address issues on a local, regional and state-wide basis. The plan of each 593
726	726	region contiguous to Long Island Sound shall be designed to reduce 594
727	727	hypoxia, pathogens, toxic contaminants and floatable debris in Long 595
728	728	Island Sound. For plans adopted on or after October 1, 2025, such plan 596
729	729	shall (i) demonstrate consistency with the regional long-range 597
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732	732
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736	736	transportation plan and the regional summary of the hazard mitigation 598
737	737	plan in the case of a multijurisdiction hazard mitigation plan, and (ii) 599
738	738	identify critical facilities in the region and include geospatial data 600
739	739	relative to such facilities. Such geospatial information shall indicate 601
740	740	location, address and general function of the infrastructure. 602
741	741	(b) Before adopting the regional plan of conservation and 603
742	742	development or any part thereof or amendment thereto the regional 604
743	743	council of governments shall hold at least one public hearing thereon, 605
744	744	notice of the time, place and subject of which shall be given in writing 606
745	745	to the chief executive officer and planning commission, where one 607
746	746	exists, of each member town, city or borough. Notice of the time, place 608
747	747	and subject of such hearing shall be published once in a newspaper 609
748	748	having a substantial circulation in the region. Such notices shall be given 610
749	749	not more than twenty days or less than ten days before such hearing. At 611
750	750	least sixty-five days before the public hearing the regional council of 612
751	751	governments shall post the plan on the Internet web site of the council, 613
752	752	if any, and submit the plan to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 614
753	753	Management for findings in the form of comments and 615
754	754	recommendations. By October 1, 2011, the secretary shall establish, by 616
755	755	regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, 617
756	756	criteria for such findings which shall include procedures for a uniform 618
757	757	review of regional plans of conservation and development to determine 619
758	758	if a proposed regional plan of conservation and development is not 620
759	759	inconsistent with the state plan of conservation and development and 621
760	760	the state economic strategic plan. The regional council of governments 622
761	761	shall note on the record any inconsistency with the state plan of 623
762	762	conservation and development and the reasons for such inconsistency. 624
763	763	Adoption of the plan or part thereof or amendment thereto shall be 625
764	764	made by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the 626
765	765	representatives on the council. The plan shall be posted on the Internet 627
766	766	web site of the council, if any, and a copy of the plan or of any 628
767	767	amendments thereto, signed by the chairman of the council, shall be 629
768	768	transmitted to the chief executive officers, the town, city or borough 630
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775	775	clerks, as the case may be, and to planning commissions, if any, in 631
776	776	member towns, cities or boroughs, and to the Secretary of the Office of 632
777	777	Policy and Management, or his or her designee. The geospatial data 633
778	778	developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be made 634
779	779	available to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 635
780	780	Protection, the Commissioner of Transportation or the Secretary of the 636
781	781	Office of Policy and Management upon request. The regional council of 637
782	782	governments shall notify the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 638
783	783	Management of any inconsistency with the state plan of conservation 639
784	784	and development and the reasons therefor. 640
785	785	Sec. 16. Subsection (h) of section 16a-27 of the general statutes is 641
786	786	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 642
787	787	2025): 643
788	788	(h) (1) Any revision made after October 1, 2019, and until the 644
789	789	adoption of the state plan of conservation and development for 2025 to 645
790	790	2030, shall [(1)] (A) take into consideration risks associated with 646
791	791	increased coastal flooding and erosion, depending on site topography, 647
792	792	as anticipated in the most recent sea level change scenario updated 648
793	793	pursuant to subsection (b) of section 25-68o, [(2)] (B) identify the impacts 649
794	794	of such increased flooding and erosion on infrastructure and natural 650
795	795	resources, [(3)] (C) make recommendations for the siting of future 651
796	796	infrastructure and property development to minimize the use of areas 652
797	797	prone to such flooding and erosion, and [(4)] (D) take into consideration 653
798	798	the state's greenhouse gas reduction goals established pursuant to 654
799	799	section 22a-200a. 655
800	800	(2) Any revision made after the adoption of the state plan of 656
801	801	conservation and development for 2025 to 2030 shall (A) take into 657
802	802	consideration risks associated with (i) changes to the rate and timing of 658
803	803	annual precipitation and increased average temperatures resulting in 659
804	804	extreme heat, and (ii) increased flooding and erosion, depending on site 660
805	805	topography, as anticipated in the most recent sea level change scenario 661
806	806	updated pursuant to subsection (b) of section 25-68o, and by other 662
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813	813	sources as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of the Office of Policy 663
814	814	and Management, (B) identify the impacts of extreme heat, drought and 664
815	815	increased flooding and erosion on infrastructure and natural resources, 665
816	816	(C) make recommendations for the siting of future infrastructure and 666
817	817	property development to minimize the use of areas prone to such 667
818	818	flooding and erosion, (D) make recommendations for land use strategies 668
819	819	that minimize risks to public health, infrastructure and the 669
820	820	environment, and (E) take into consideration the state's greenhouse gas 670
821	821	reduction goals established pursuant to section 22a-200a. 671
822	822	Sec. 17. Section 28-5 of the general statutes is amended by adding 672
823	823	subsection (h) as follows (Effective July 1, 2025): 673
824	824	(NEW) (h) On and after October 1, 2028, the state civil preparedness 674
825	825	plan and program established pursuant to subsection (b) of this section 675
826	826	shall consider observed and projected climate trends relating to extreme 676
827	827	weather events, drought, coastal and inland flooding, storm surge, 677
828	828	wildfire, extreme heat and any other hazards deemed relevant by the 678
829	829	commissioner. 679
830	830	Sec. 18. Subsections (b) and (c) of section 8-2 of the general statutes 680
831	831	are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 681
832	832	October 1, 2025): 682
833	833	(b) Zoning regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of this 683
834	834	section shall: 684
835	835	(1) Be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan and in 685
836	836	consideration of the plan of conservation and development adopted 686
837	837	under section 8-23, as amended by this act; 687
838	838	(2) Be designed to (A) lessen congestion in the streets; (B) secure 688
839	839	safety from fire, panic, flood and other dangers; (C) promote health and 689
840	840	the general welfare; (D) provide adequate light and air; (E) protect the 690
841	841	state's historic, tribal, cultural and environmental resources; (F) facilitate 691
842	842	the adequate provision for transportation, water, sewerage, schools, 692
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849	849	parks and other public requirements; (G) consider the impact of 693
850	850	permitted land uses on contiguous municipalities and on the planning 694
851	851	region, as defined in section 4-124i, in which such municipality is 695
852	852	located; (H) address significant disparities in housing needs and access 696
853	853	to educational, occupational and other opportunities; (I) promote 697
854	854	efficient review of proposals and applications; and (J) affirmatively 698
855	855	further the purposes of the federal Fair Housing Act, 42 USC 3601 et 699
856	856	seq., as amended from time to time; 700
857	857	(3) Be drafted with reasonable consideration as to the physical site 701
858	858	characteristics of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular 702
859	859	uses and with a view to encouraging the most appropriate use of land 703
860	860	throughout a municipality; 704
861	861	(4) Provide for the development of housing opportunities, including 705
862	862	opportunities for multifamily dwellings, consistent with soil types, 706
863	863	terrain and infrastructure capacity, for all residents of the municipality 707
864	864	and the planning region in which the municipality is located, as 708
865	865	designated by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 709
866	866	under section 16a-4a; 710
867	867	(5) Promote housing choice and economic diversity in housing, 711
868	868	including housing for both low and moderate income households; 712
869	869	(6) Expressly allow the development of housing which will meet the 713
870	870	housing needs identified in the state's consolidated plan for housing and 714
871	871	community development prepared pursuant to section 8-37t and in the 715
872	872	housing component and the other components of the state plan of 716
873	873	conservation and development prepared pursuant to section 16a-26; 717
874	874	(7) Be made with reasonable consideration for the impact of such 718
875	875	regulations on agriculture, as defined in subsection (q) of section 1-1; 719
876	876	(8) Provide that proper provisions be made for soil erosion and 720
877	877	sediment control pursuant to section 22a-329; 721
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884	884	(9) Be made with reasonable consideration for the protection of 722
885	885	existing and potential public surface and ground drinking water 723
886	886	supplies; [and] 724
887	887	(10) In any municipality that is contiguous to or on a navigable 725
888	888	waterway draining to Long Island Sound, (A) be made with reasonable 726
889	889	consideration for the restoration and protection of the ecosystem and 727
890	890	habitat of Long Island Sound; (B) be designed to reduce hypoxia, 728
891	891	pathogens, toxic contaminants and floatable debris on Long Island 729
892	892	Sound; and (C) provide that such municipality's zoning commission 730
893	893	consider the environmental impact on Long Island Sound coastal 731
894	894	resources, as defined in section 22a-93, of any proposal for development; 732
895	895	and 733
896	896	(11) Provide that proper provisions be made to mitigate and avoid 734
897	897	potential negative impacts to public health, public welfare and the 735
898	898	environment, due to sea level change, in consideration of the most 736
899	899	recent sea level change scenario updated pursuant to section 25-68o, as 737
900	900	amended by this act. 738
901	901	(c) Zoning regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of this 739
902	902	section may: 740
903	903	(1) To the extent consistent with soil types, terrain and water, sewer 741
904	904	and traffic infrastructure capacity for the community, provide for or 742
905	905	require cluster development, as defined in section 8-18; 743
906	906	(2) Be made with reasonable consideration for the protection of 744
907	907	historic factors; 745
908	908	(3) Require or promote (A) energy-efficient patterns of development; 746
909	909	(B) the use of distributed generation or freestanding solar, wind and 747
910	910	other renewable forms of energy; (C) combined heat and power; [and] 748
911	911	(D) energy conservation; and (E) resilience, as defined in section 16-749
912	912	243y, including, but not limited to, risks related to extreme heat, drought 750
913	913	or prolonged or intense exposure to precipitation; 751
914	914	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
915	915
916	916
917	917
918	918	LCO No. 4390 25 of 52
919	919
920	920	(4) Provide for incentives for developers who use (A) solar and other 752
921	921	renewable forms of energy; (B) combined heat and power; (C) water 753
922	922	conservation, including demand offsets; [and] (D) energy conservation 754
923	923	techniques, including, but not limited to, cluster development, higher 755
924	924	density development and performance standards for roads, sidewalks 756
925	925	and underground facilities in the subdivision; and (E) flood-risk 757
926	926	reduction building methods; 758
927	927	(5) Provide for a municipal or regional system for the creation of 759
928	928	development rights and the permanent transfer of such development 760
929	929	rights, which may include a system for the variance of density limits in 761
930	930	connection with any such transfer; 762
931	931	(6) Provide for notice requirements in addition to those required by 763
932	932	this chapter; 764
933	933	(7) Provide for conditions on operations to collect spring water or 765
934	934	well water, as defined in section 21a-150, including the time, place and 766
935	935	manner of such operations; 767
936	936	(8) Provide for floating zones, overlay zones and planned 768
937	937	development districts; 769
938	938	(9) Require estimates of vehicle miles traveled and vehicle trips 770
939	939	generated in lieu of, or in addition to, level of service traffic calculations 771
940	940	to assess (A) the anticipated traffic impact of proposed developments; 772
941	941	and (B) potential mitigation strategies such as reducing the amount of 773
942	942	required parking for a development or requiring public sidewalks, 774
943	943	crosswalks, bicycle paths, bicycle racks or bus shelters, including off-775
944	944	site; [and] 776
945	945	(10) In any municipality where a traprock ridge or an amphibolite 777
946	946	ridge is located, (A) provide for development restrictions in ridgeline 778
947	947	setback areas; and (B) restrict quarrying and clear cutting, except that 779
948	948	the following operations and uses shall be permitted in ridgeline setback 780
949	949	areas, as of right: (i) Emergency work necessary to protect life and 781
950	950	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
951	951
952	952
953	953
954	954	LCO No. 4390 26 of 52
955	955
956	956	property; (ii) any nonconforming uses that were in existence and that 782
957	957	were approved on or before the effective date of regulations adopted 783
958	958	pursuant to this section; and (iii) selective timbering, grazing of 784
959	959	domesticated animals and passive recreation; and 785
960	960	(11) Provide for sending and receiving sites in conjunction with any 786
961	961	transfer of development rights program established pursuant to section 787
962	962	8-2e, as amended by this act. 788
963	963	Sec. 19. Subsection (b) of section 8-1a of the general statutes is 789
964	964	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 790
965	965	passage): 791
966	966	(b) As used in this chapter: 792
967	967	(1) "Accessory apartment" means a separate dwelling unit that (A) is 793
968	968	located on the same lot as a principal dwelling unit of greater square 794
969	969	footage, (B) has cooking facilities, and (C) complies with or is otherwise 795
970	970	exempt from any applicable building code, fire code and health and 796
971	971	safety regulations; 797
972	972	(2) "Affordable accessory apartment" means an accessory apartment 798
973	973	that is subject to binding recorded deeds which contain covenants or 799
974	974	restrictions that require such accessory apartment be sold or rented at, 800
975	975	or below, prices that will preserve the unit as housing for which, for a 801
976	976	period of not less than ten years, persons and families pay thirty per cent 802
977	977	or less of income, where such income is less than or equal to eighty per 803
978	978	cent of the median income; 804
979	979	(3) "As of right" or "as-of-right" means able to be approved in 805
980	980	accordance with the terms of a zoning regulation or regulations and 806
981	981	without requiring that a public hearing be held, a variance, special 807
982	982	permit or special exception be granted or some other discretionary 808
983	983	zoning action be taken, other than a determination that a site plan is in 809
984	984	conformance with applicable zoning regulations; 810
985	985	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
986	986
987	987
988	988
989	989	LCO No. 4390 27 of 52
990	990
991	991	(4) "Cottage cluster" means a grouping of at least four detached 811
992	992	housing units, or live work units, per acre that are located around a 812
993	993	common open area; 813
994	994	(5) "Live work unit" means a building or a space within a building 814
995	995	used for both commercial and residential purposes by an individual 815
996	996	residing within such building or space; 816
997	997	(6) "Middle housing" means duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, cottage 817
998	998	clusters and townhouses; 818
999	999	(7) "Mixed-use development" means a development containing both 819
1000	1000	residential and nonresidential uses in any single building; [and] 820
1001	1001	(8) "Townhouse" means a residential building constructed in a 821
1002	1002	grouping of three or more attached units, each of which shares at least 822
1003	1003	one common wall with an adjacent unit and has exterior walls on at least 823
1004	1004	two sides; 824
1005	1005	(9) "Receiving site" means one or more designated sites or areas of 825
1006	1006	land to which development rights generated from one or more sending 826
1007	1007	sites may be transferred and in which increased development is 827
1008	1008	permitted to occur by reason of such transfer; and 828
1009	1009	(10) "Sending site" shall mean one or more designated sites or areas 829
1010	1010	of land in which development rights are designated for use in one or 830
1011	1011	more receiving sites. 831
1012	1012	Sec. 20. Section 8-2e of the general statutes is repealed and the 832
1013	1013	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 833
1014	1014	(a) Any two or more municipalities which have adopted the 834
1015	1015	provisions of this chapter or chapter 125a or which are exercising zoning 835
1016	1016	power pursuant to any special act may, with the approval of the 836
1017	1017	legislative body of each municipality, execute an agreement providing 837
1018	1018	for a system of development rights and the transfer of development 838
1019	1019	rights across the boundaries of the municipalities which are parties to 839
1020	1020	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
1021	1021
1022	1022
1023	1023
1024	1024	LCO No. 4390 28 of 52
1025	1025
1026	1026	the agreement. Such system shall be implemented in a manner 840
1027	1027	approved by the legislative body of each municipality and by the 841
1028	1028	commission or other body which adopts zoning regulations of each 842
1029	1029	municipality. Such agreement may provide that such system be 843
1030	1030	administered by a regional council of governments or other agency. 844
1031	1031	(b) Any two or more municipalities that have executed an agreement 845
1032	1032	pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may, by interlocal agreement, 846
1033	1033	establish a transfer of development rights bank. Each such interlocal 847
1034	1034	agreement shall (1) identify the receiving site, (2) include the local 848
1035	1035	legislation governing development rights that has been adopted or is 849
1036	1036	intended to be adopted by the municipality or municipalities in which 850
1037	1037	the receiving site is located, (3) describe procedures for the termination 851
1038	1038	of the transfer of development rights bank, and (4) describe the 852
1039	1039	conversion ratio to be used in the receiving site, which may express the 853
1040	1040	extent of additional development rights in any combination of units, 854
1041	1041	floor area, height or other applicable development standards that may 855
1042	1042	be modified by the municipality to provide incentives for the purchase 856
1043	1043	of development rights. 857
1044	1044	(c) Each receiving site identified pursuant to subsection (b) of this 858
1045	1045	section shall (1) be eligible for connection with a public water system, 859
1046	1046	(2) be located not more than one-half mile from public transportation 860
1047	1047	facilities, as defined in section 13b-79kk, (3) not be located within the 861
1048	1048	boundaries of core forest, as defined in section 16a-3k, (4) not be located 862
1049	1049	within the boundaries of any area impacted by the most recent sea level 863
1050	1050	change scenario updated pursuant to subsection (b) of section 25-68o, 864
1051	1051	and (5) be located above the five-hundred-year flood elevation. 865
1052	1052	(d) Eligible sending sites may include, but need not be limited to, (1) 866
1053	1053	core forest, as defined in section 16a-3k, (2) land classified as farm land 867
1054	1054	in accordance with section 12-107c, (3) agricultural land, as defined in 868
1055	1055	section 22-3, (4) areas identified as containing habitat for endangered or 869
1056	1056	threatened species pursuant to (A) federal law, (B) section 26-306 or 26-870
1057	1057	308, or (C) a written determination of the United States Fish and Wildlife 871
1058	1058	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
1059	1059
1060	1060
1061	1061
1062	1062	LCO No. 4390 29 of 52
1063	1063
1064	1064	Service or a state and federally recognized tribe that such area is 872
1065	1065	appropriate for the preservation of endangered or threatened species 873
1066	1066	habitat, and (5) areas within the boundaries of any area impacted by the 874
1067	1067	most recent sea level change scenario updated pursuant to subsection 875
1068	1068	(b) of section 25-68o, or a floodplain, as defined in section 25-68i. 876
1069	1069	Sec. 21. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) Notwithstanding the provisions 877
1070	1070	of section 22a-352 of the general statutes, the Water Planning Council, 878
1071	1071	as established pursuant to section 25-33o of the general statutes, shall, 879
1072	1072	in undertaking the next periodic update to the state water plan in 880
1073	1073	accordance with section 22a-352 of the general statutes: (1) Consider the 881
1074	1074	potential impact of climate change on the quality of water resources, (2) 882
1075	1075	take into account past conditions and predictions of future temperatures 883
1076	1076	and precipitation when identifying the quantities and qualities of water 884
1077	1077	that are available for public water supply, health, economic, recreation 885
1078	1078	and environmental benefits on a regional basin scale considering both 886
1079	1079	surface water and groundwater, and (3) include recommendations and 887
1080	1080	an implementation plan to reduce impacts from climate change and 888
1081	1081	extreme weather events on water quality and quantity. 889
1082	1082	Sec. 22. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) Not later than December 31, 890
1083	1083	2028, and every ten years thereafter, the Departments of Public Health 891
1084	1084	and Energy and Environmental Protection and the Public Utilities 892
1085	1085	Regulatory Authority shall each review their regulations pertaining to 893
1086	1086	water supply and, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the 894
1087	1087	general statutes, revise such regulations to incorporate the most 895
1088	1088	concurrent projections on precipitation, temperature or other applicable 896
1089	1089	conditions that could impact water quality, quantity and distribution. 897
1090	1090	(b) Not later than December 31, 2028, and every ten years thereafter, 898
1091	1091	the Departments of Public Health and Energy and Environmental 899
1092	1092	Protection shall each review and revise their permitting processes for 900
1093	1093	sewage disposal systems, and any attendant regulations, in accordance 901
1094	1094	with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to incorporate 902
1095	1095	the most concurrent projections on precipitation, flooding, sea level rise 903
1096	1096	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
1097	1097
1098	1098
1099	1099
1100	1100	LCO No. 4390 30 of 52
1101	1101
1102	1102	or other applicable conditions that could impact public safety and 904
1103	1103	environmental quality. 905
1104	1104	Sec. 23. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) As used in this section and 906
1105	1105	sections 24 to 32, inclusive, of this act, unless the context otherwise 907
1106	1106	requires: 908
1107	1107	(1) "Captured assessed value" means the amount, as a percentage or 909
1108	1108	stated sum, of increased assessed value that is utilized from year to year 910
1109	1109	to finance project costs pursuant to the district master plan. 911
1110	1110	(2) "Clean energy project" means a renewable energy project that 912
1111	1111	utilizes Class I renewable sources, as defined in section 16-1 of the 913
1112	1112	general statutes. 914
1113	1113	(3) "Current assessed value" means the assessed value of all taxable 915
1114	1114	real property within a resiliency improvement district as of October first 916
1115	1115	of each year that the resiliency improvement district remains in effect. 917
1116	1116	(4) "District master plan" means a statement of means and objectives 918
1117	1117	prepared by the municipality, or two or more municipalities acting 919
1118	1118	jointly under an interlocal agreement, relating to a resiliency 920
1119	1119	improvement district that is designed to (A) reduce the risk of, or 921
1120	1120	exposure to, extreme events, hazards and the effects of climate change, 922
1121	1121	(B) support economic development, (C) provide housing opportunities 923
1122	1122	in existing residential areas, (D) improve or broaden the tax base, and 924
1123	1123	(E) construct or improve the physical facilities and structures necessary 925
1124	1124	for resilience projects, environmental infrastructure or clean energy 926
1125	1125	projects, or any combination thereof, as described in section 28 of this 927
1126	1126	act. 928
1127	1127	(5) "Environmental infrastructure" has the same meaning as provided 929
1128	1128	in section 16-245n of the general statutes. 930
1129	1129	(6) "Financial plan" means a statement of the project costs and sources 931
1130	1130	of revenue required to accomplish the district master plan. 932
1131	1131	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
1132	1132
1133	1133
1134	1134
1135	1135	LCO No. 4390 31 of 52
1136	1136
1137	1137	(7) "Increased assessed value" means the valuation amount by which 933
1138	1138	the current assessed value of a resiliency improvement district exceeds 934
1139	1139	the original assessed value of the resiliency improvement district. If the 935
1140	1140	current assessed value is equal to or less than the original assessed 936
1141	1141	value, there is no increased assessed value. 937
1142	1142	(8) "Increased savings" means the valuation amount by which the 938
1143	1143	current cost of any existing insurance premium, or other premium, 939
1144	1144	surcharge or other fee identified within the resiliency improvement 940
1145	1145	district may be reduced after the implementation of such district, 941
1146	1146	resulting in a monetary savings to a resident of, or a business located in, 942
1147	1147	such district. 943
1148	1148	(9) "Joint resiliency improvement district" means a resiliency 944
1149	1149	improvement district established by two or more contiguous 945
1150	1150	municipalities that have entered into an interlocal agreement in 946
1151	1151	accordance with sections 7-339a to 7-339l, inclusive, of the general 947
1152	1152	statutes. 948
1153	1153	(10) "Maintenance and operation" means all activities necessary to 949
1154	1154	maintain facilities after they have been developed and all activities 950
1155	1155	necessary to operate such facilities, including, but not limited to, 951
1156	1156	informational, promotional and educational programs and safety and 952
1157	1157	surveillance activities. 953
1158	1158	(11) "Municipality" means a town, city, borough, consolidated town 954
1159	1159	and city or consolidated town and borough. 955
1160	1160	(12) "Original assessed value" means the assessed value of all taxable 956
1161	1161	real property within a resiliency improvement district as of October first 957
1162	1162	of the tax year preceding the year in which the resiliency improvement 958
1163	1163	district was established by the legislative body of a municipality. 959
1164	1164	(13) "Project costs" means any expenditures or monetary obligations 960
1165	1165	incurred or expected to be incurred that are authorized by section 28 of 961
1166	1166	this act and included in a district master plan. 962
1167	1167	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
1168	1168
1169	1169
1170	1170
1171	1171	LCO No. 4390 32 of 52
1172	1172
1173	1173	(14) "Resilience" has the same meaning as provided in section 16-243y 963
1174	1174	of the general statutes. 964
1175	1175	(15) "Resilience project" means a project, including a capital project, 965
1176	1176	that is designed and implemented to address climate change mitigation, 966
1177	1177	adaptation or resilience, including, but not limited to, the following: 967
1178	1178	(A) A project that mitigates the effects of river, bay or sea level rise, 968
1179	1179	or rising groundwater, including wetlands or marsh restoration, 969
1180	1180	riparian buffers, vegetated dunes, living shorelines, erosion control, 970
1181	1181	road elevation, levees or other flood structures; 971
1182	1182	(B) A project that mitigates the effects of extreme heat or the urban 972
1183	1183	heat island effect, including increasing shade, deploying building and 973
1184	1184	surface materials designed to reflect or absorb less heat, using pavement 974
1185	1185	materials designed to reflect or absorb less heat, constructing, 975
1186	1186	improving or modifying new or existing facilities or increasing access to 976
1187	1187	cooling opportunities; 977
1188	1188	(C) A project that mitigates the effects of drought, including the 978
1189	1189	repurposing of land for multiple uses, the reduction of impervious 979
1190	1190	surfaces, groundwater replenishment or groundwater storage or a 980
1191	1191	combination of such uses; or 981
1192	1192	(D) A project intended to reduce the risk of flooding, including 982
1193	1193	structure elevation or relocation, wetlands restoration, flood easements 983
1194	1194	or bypasses, riparian buffers or levees. 984
1195	1195	(16) "Tax increment" means real property taxes assessed by a 985
1196	1196	municipality upon the increased assessed value of property in the 986
1197	1197	resiliency improvement district. 987
1198	1198	(17) "Resiliency improvement district" means an area wholly within 988
1199	1199	the corporate limits of one or more municipalities that has been 989
1200	1200	established and designated as such pursuant to section 24 of this act and 990
1201	1201	that is to be developed in accordance with a district master plan. 991
1202	1202	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
1203	1203
1204	1204
1205	1205
1206	1206	LCO No. 4390 33 of 52
1207	1207
1208	1208	(18) "Tax year" means the period of time beginning on July first and 992
1209	1209	ending on the succeeding June thirtieth. 993
1210	1210	Sec. 24. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) Any municipality may, by 994
1211	1211	vote of its legislative body, establish a resiliency improvement district 995
1212	1212	located wholly within the boundaries of such municipality in 996
1213	1213	accordance with the requirements of this section and sections 25 to 32, 997
1214	1214	inclusive, of this act. If a municipality is governed by a home rule 998
1215	1215	charter, and such charter prohibits the establishment of a resiliency 999
1216	1216	improvement district, such municipality shall not establish such district. 1000
1217	1217	Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the establishment of 1001
1218	1218	a resiliency improvement district approved by such municipality shall 1002
1219	1219	be effective upon the concurrent approval of such district and the 1003
1220	1220	adoption of a district master plan pursuant to section 26 of this act. 1004
1221	1221	(b) Within a resiliency improvement district, and consistent with the 1005
1222	1222	district master plan, the municipality, in addition to powers granted to 1006
1223	1223	such municipality under the Constitution of the state of Connecticut, the 1007
1224	1224	general statutes, the provisions of any special act or sections 25 to 32, 1008
1225	1225	inclusive, of this act, shall have the following powers: 1009
1226	1226	(1) To acquire, construct, reconstruct, improve, preserve, alter, 1010
1227	1227	extend, operate or maintain property or promote development intended 1011
1228	1228	to meet the objectives of the district master plan. The municipality may 1012
1229	1229	acquire property, land or easements through negotiation or by other 1013
1230	1230	means authorized for any municipality under the general statutes; 1014
1231	1231	(2) To execute and deliver contracts, agreements and other 1015
1232	1232	documents relating to the operation and maintenance of the resiliency 1016
1233	1233	improvement district; 1017
1234	1234	(3) To issue bonds and other obligations of the municipality in 1018
1235	1235	accordance with the provisions set forth in section 30 of this act; 1019
1236	1236	(4) Acting through its board of selectmen, town council or other 1020
1237	1237	governing body of such municipality, to enter into written agreements 1021
1238	1238	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
1239	1239
1240	1240
1241	1241
1242	1242	LCO No. 4390 34 of 52
1243	1243
1244	1244	with a taxpayer that fixes the assessment of real property located within 1022
1245	1245	a resiliency improvement district, provided (A) the term of such 1023
1246	1246	agreement shall not exceed thirty years from the date of the agreement; 1024
1247	1247	and (B) the agreed assessment for such real property plus future 1025
1248	1248	improvements shall not be less than the assessment of the real property 1026
1249	1249	as of the last regular assessment date without such future 1027
1250	1250	improvements. Any such agreement shall be recorded in the land 1028
1251	1251	records of the municipality. The recording of such agreement shall 1029
1252	1252	constitute notice of the agreement to any subsequent purchaser or 1030
1253	1253	encumbrancer of the property or any part of it, whether voluntary or 1031
1254	1254	involuntary, and such agreement shall be binding upon any subsequent 1032
1255	1255	purchaser or encumbrancer. If the municipality claims that the taxpayer 1033
1256	1256	or a subsequent purchaser or encumbrancer has violated the terms of 1034
1257	1257	such agreement, the municipality may bring an action in the superior 1035
1258	1258	court for the judicial district in which the municipality is located to 1036
1259	1259	enforce such agreement; 1037
1260	1260	(5) To accept grants, advances, loans or other financial assistance 1038
1261	1261	from the federal government, the state, private entities or any other 1039
1262	1262	source, including, but not limited to, such funds as allowable from 1040
1263	1263	sections 7-159d, 22a-498 and 25-85 of the general statutes, and undertake 1041
1264	1264	any additional actions necessary or desirable to secure such financial 1042
1265	1265	aid; and 1043
1266	1266	(6) Upon such terms as the municipality determines, to furnish 1044
1267	1267	services or facilities, provide property, lend, grant or contribute funds 1045
1268	1268	and take any other action such municipality is authorized to perform for 1046
1269	1269	any other purposes. 1047
1270	1270	(c) The resiliency improvement district may be dissolved or the 1048
1271	1271	boundaries of such district may be modified upon the vote of the 1049
1272	1272	legislative body of the municipality, except that the resiliency 1050
1273	1273	improvement district may not be dissolved nor may the boundaries of 1051
1274	1274	the resiliency improvement district be decreased if any bonds or other 1052
1275	1275	indebtedness authorized and issued by the municipality under sections 1053
1276	1276	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
1277	1277
1278	1278
1279	1279
1280	1280	LCO No. 4390 35 of 52
1281	1281
1282	1282	25 to 32, inclusive, of this act remain outstanding. Outstanding 1054
1283	1283	obligation bonds of the municipality secured solely by the full faith and 1055
1284	1284	credit of the municipality shall not preclude the dissolution of, or the 1056
1285	1285	decrease of the boundaries of, a resiliency improvement district. 1057
1286	1286	(d) Two or more contiguous municipalities may enter into an 1058
1287	1287	interlocal agreement in accordance with sections 7-339a to 7-339l, 1059
1288	1288	inclusive, of the general statutes, to establish a joint resiliency 1060
1289	1289	improvement district and adopt a district master plan for a district that 1061
1290	1290	consists of contiguous properties partially located in each such 1062
1291	1291	municipality. Such interlocal agreement shall be adopted prior to the 1063
1292	1292	establishment of any such joint district and the adoption of a district 1064
1293	1293	master plan for such district. A joint resiliency improvement district 1065
1294	1294	shall be deemed established upon the concurrent approval of such 1066
1295	1295	district and the adoption of a district master plan by the legislative 1067
1296	1296	bodies of all of the municipalities participating in the interlocal 1068
1297	1297	agreement. 1069
1298	1298	(e) The interlocal agreement under which two or more contiguous 1070
1299	1299	municipalities establish a joint resiliency improvement district shall 1071
1300	1300	apportion any power, right, duty or obligation granted to, or required 1072
1301	1301	of, any municipality under the provisions of sections 3 to 10, inclusive, 1073
1302	1302	of this act among the municipalities participating in the interlocal 1074
1303	1303	agreement. 1075
1304	1304	(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the power 1076
1305	1305	granted to a municipality pursuant to any provision of the general 1077
1306	1306	statutes or any special act to offer, enter into or modify any tax 1078
1307	1307	abatement for real property located in a resiliency improvement district 1079
1308	1308	if such real property contains one or more units of affordable housing, 1080
1309	1309	as defined in section 8-39a of the general statutes. 1081
1310	1310	Sec. 25. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) Prior to the establishment of a 1082
1311	1311	resiliency improvement district and approval of a district master plan 1083
1312	1312	for such district, the legislative body of the municipality, or the board of 1084
1313	1313	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
1314	1314
1315	1315
1316	1316
1317	1317	LCO No. 4390 36 of 52
1318	1318
1319	1319	selectmen in the case of a municipality in which the legislative body is a 1085
1320	1320	town meeting, shall: 1086
1321	1321	(1) Consider whether the proposed resiliency improvement district 1087
1322	1322	and district master plan will contribute to the well-being of the 1088
1323	1323	municipality or to the betterment of the health, welfare or safety of the 1089
1324	1324	inhabitants of the municipality; 1090
1325	1325	(2) Transmit the proposed district master plan to the planning 1091
1326	1326	commission of the municipality, if any, requesting a study of the 1092
1327	1327	proposed district master plan and a written advisory opinion, which 1093
1328	1328	shall include a determination on whether the proposed plan is 1094
1329	1329	consistent with the plan of conservation and development of the 1095
1330	1330	municipality adopted under section 8-23 of the general statutes, as 1096
1331	1331	amended by this act; 1097
1332	1332	(3) Hold at least one public hearing on the proposal to establish a 1098
1333	1333	resiliency improvement district and to adopt the proposed district 1099
1334	1334	master plan. Notice of the hearing shall be published not less than ten 1100
1335	1335	days prior to such hearing in a conspicuous place on the Internet web 1101
1336	1336	site of the municipality, or the municipalities acting jointly pursuant to 1102
1337	1337	an interlocal agreement, with the date and time such notice was so 1103
1338	1338	posted, and such notice shall include (A) the date, time and place of such 1104
1339	1339	hearing, (B) the legal description of the boundaries of the proposed 1105
1340	1340	resiliency improvement district, and (C) the draft district master plan, 1106
1341	1341	which plan shall be made available for physical review and posted 1107
1342	1342	electronically on the Internet web site of any applicable municipality; 1108
1343	1343	and 1109
1344	1344	(4) Determine whether the proposed resiliency improvement district 1110
1345	1345	meets the following conditions: 1111
1346	1346	(A) The district contains an area that experiences or is likely to 1112
1347	1347	experience adverse impacts from hazards or climate change, including, 1113
1348	1348	but not limited to, sea level rise, rising groundwater, extreme heat, 1114
1349	1349	wildfire, drought or flooding; 1115
1350	1350	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
1351	1351
1352	1352
1353	1353
1354	1354	LCO No. 4390 37 of 52
1355	1355
1356	1356	(B) The district has been identified in a municipal hazard mitigation 1116
1357	1357	plan, local plan of conservation and development or regional plan of 1117
1358	1358	conservation and development or has been identified by another related 1118
1359	1359	planning process; 1119
1360	1360	(C) The plan demonstrates a reduction of risk in the district from such 1120
1361	1361	identified adverse impacts from hazards or climate change; 1121
1362	1362	(D) A portion of the real property within the district shall be suitable 1122
1363	1363	for commercial, industrial, mixed use or retail uses or transit-oriented 1123
1364	1364	development; 1124
1365	1365	(E) In the case of existing residential use, provides for the replacement 1125
1366	1366	of, or renovation to, residential buildings in the district, if the district is 1126
1367	1367	in a flood zone or within the boundaries of sea level rise as determined 1127
1368	1368	by the requirements of section 25-68o of the general statutes, as 1128
1369	1369	amended by this act, to include a height standard of not less than two 1129
1370	1370	feet of freeboard above the base flood elevation, or as designated by the 1130
1371	1371	State Building Code or municipal building requirements, whichever 1131
1372	1372	imposes a greater height standard, and whether construction of or 1132
1373	1373	renovation to commercial or industrial buildings shall be flood-proofed 1133
1374	1374	or elevated; 1134
1375	1375	(F) Provides for vehicle access to residential buildings in the district 1135
1376	1376	if the district is in a flood zone or is impacted by sea level rise, pursuant 1136
1377	1377	to section 25-68o of the general statutes, as amended by this act, at a 1137
1378	1378	height of two feet above base flood elevation; 1138
1379	1379	(G) The proposed district will not increase the vulnerability and risk 1139
1380	1380	to properties adjacent to the district or increase the risk to other hazards 1140
1381	1381	within the district; and 1141
1382	1382	(H) The original assessed value of a proposed resiliency 1142
1383	1383	improvement district plus the original assessed value of all existing tax 1143
1384	1384	increment districts within the relevant municipalities may not exceed 1144
1385	1385	ten per cent of the total value of taxable property within the 1145
1386	1386	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
1387	1387
1388	1388
1389	1389
1390	1390	LCO No. 4390 38 of 52
1391	1391
1392	1392	municipalities as of October first of the year immediately preceding the 1146
1393	1393	establishment of the tax increment district. Excluded from the 1147
1394	1394	calculation in this subparagraph is any tax increment district established 1148
1395	1395	on or after October 1, 2015, that consists entirely of contiguous property 1149
1396	1396	owned by a single taxpayer. For the purpose of this subdivision, 1150
1397	1397	"contiguous property" includes a parcel or parcels of land divided by a 1151
1398	1398	road, power line, railroad line or right-of-way. 1152
1399	1399	Sec. 26. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) In connection with the 1153
1400	1400	establishment of a resiliency improvement district, the legislative body 1154
1401	1401	of a municipality shall adopt a district master plan for each resiliency 1155
1402	1402	improvement district and a statement of the percentage or stated sum 1156
1403	1403	of increased assessed value to be designated as captured assessed value 1157
1404	1404	in accordance with such plan. Such legislative body shall adopt such 1158
1405	1405	plan after receipt of a written advisory opinion from the planning 1159
1406	1406	commission or combined planning and zoning commission of the 1160
1407	1407	municipality pursuant to section 25 of this act or ninety days after such 1161
1408	1408	request was made, whichever is earlier. The district master plan shall be 1162
1409	1409	adopted at the same time that the resiliency improvement district is 1163
1410	1410	established as part of the resiliency improvement district adoption 1164
1411	1411	proceedings set forth in sections 24 to 32, inclusive, of this act. 1165
1412	1412	(b) The district master plan shall include: (1) The legal description of 1166
1413	1413	the boundaries of the resiliency improvement district; (2) a list of the tax 1167
1414	1414	identification numbers for all lots or parcels within the resiliency 1168
1415	1415	improvement district; (3) a description of the present condition and uses 1169
1416	1416	of all land and buildings within the resiliency improvement district and 1170
1417	1417	how the construction or improvement of physical facilities or structures 1171
1418	1418	will reduce or eliminate risk from any existing or expected hazards; (4) 1172
1419	1419	a description of the existing or expected hazards facing the district; (5) a 1173
1420	1420	description of the public facilities, improvements or programs within 1174
1421	1421	the resiliency improvement district anticipated to be undertaken and 1175
1422	1422	financed in whole or in part; (6) in the event of existing residential use 1176
1423	1423	within the resiliency improvement district, a plan for the rehabilitation, 1177
1424	1424	construction or replacement of any such existing housing in accordance 1178
1425	1425	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
1426	1426
1427	1427
1428	1428
1429	1429	LCO No. 4390 39 of 52
1430	1430
1431	1431	with the state's consolidated plan for housing and community 1179
1432	1432	development prepared pursuant to section 8-37t of the general statutes 1180
1433	1433	and the state plan of conservation and development prepared pursuant 1181
1434	1434	to chapter 297 of the general statutes, which plan shall also include 1182
1435	1435	meaningful efforts to reduce displacement plans; (7) a financial plan in 1183
1436	1436	accordance with subsection (c) of this section; (8) a plan for the proposed 1184
1437	1437	maintenance and operation of the resiliency improvements after the 1185
1438	1438	improvements are completed; and (9) the maximum duration of the 1186
1439	1439	resiliency improvement district, which may not exceed a total of fifty tax 1187
1440	1440	years beginning with the tax year in which the resiliency improvement 1188
1441	1441	district is established. 1189
1442	1442	(c) The financial plan in a district master plan shall include: (1) Cost 1190
1443	1443	estimates for the public improvements and developments anticipated in 1191
1444	1444	the district master plan; (2) cost estimates to support relocation or 1192
1445	1445	temporary housing for displaced residents; (3) the maximum amount of 1193
1446	1446	indebtedness to be incurred to implement the district master plan; (4) 1194
1447	1447	sources of anticipated revenues, including, but not limited to, increased 1195
1448	1448	savings, fees, assessments, grants or other sources; (5) a description of 1196
1449	1449	the terms and conditions of any agreements, including any anticipated 1197
1450	1450	savings agreements, assessment agreements, contracts or other 1198
1451	1451	obligations related to the district master plan; (6) estimates of increased 1199
1452	1452	assessed values and estimates of increased savings of the resiliency 1200
1453	1453	improvement district; and (7) the portion of the increased assessed 1201
1454	1454	values and increased savings to be applied to the district master plan as 1202
1455	1455	captured assessed values and resulting tax increments in each year of 1203
1456	1456	the plan. 1204
1457	1457	(d) The district master plan may be amended from time to time by 1205
1458	1458	the legislative body of each applicable municipality. Such legislative 1206
1459	1459	body shall review the district master plan not less than once every ten 1207
1460	1460	years after the initial approval of the resiliency improvement district 1208
1461	1461	and the district master plan in order for the resiliency improvement 1209
1462	1462	district and the district master plan to remain in effect, provided no such 1210
1463	1463	district may be dissolved for the failure to comply with this section if 1211
1464	1464	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
1465	1465
1466	1466
1467	1467
1468	1468	LCO No. 4390 40 of 52
1469	1469
1470	1470	any bonds or other indebtedness authorized and issued by the 1212
1471	1471	municipality under sections 24 to 32, inclusive, of this act remain 1213
1472	1472	outstanding. With respect to any district master plan that includes 1214
1473	1473	development that is funded in whole or in part by federal funds, the 1215
1474	1474	provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the extent that such 1216
1475	1475	provisions are prohibited by federal law. 1217
1476	1476	Sec. 27. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) In the district master plan, 1218
1477	1477	each applicable municipality may designate all or part of the tax 1219
1478	1478	increment revenues generated from the increased assessed value and all 1220
1479	1479	or part of any additional revenue resulting from the increased savings 1221
1480	1480	of a resiliency improvement district for the purpose of financing all or 1222
1481	1481	part of the implementation of the district master plan, and, in the case 1223
1482	1482	of any existing or planned residential use in such district, the percentage 1224
1483	1483	of such revenue necessary to rehabilitate, construct or replace dwellings 1225
1484	1484	for such use and to preserve, increase or improve access to affordable 1226
1485	1485	housing, as defined in section 8-39a of the general statutes, within the 1227
1486	1486	municipality, either within or adjacent to such district. The amount of 1228
1487	1487	tax increment revenues to be designated shall be determined by 1229
1488	1488	designating the captured assessed value, subject to any assessment 1230
1489	1489	agreements. 1231
1490	1490	(b) On or after the establishment of a resiliency improvement district 1232
1491	1491	and the adoption of a district master plan, the assessor of the 1233
1492	1492	municipality in which such district is located shall certify the original 1234
1493	1493	assessed value of the taxable real property within the boundaries of the 1235
1494	1494	resiliency improvement district. Each year after the establishment of a 1236
1495	1495	resiliency improvement district, the assessor shall certify the amount of 1237
1496	1496	the (1) current assessed value; (2) amount by which the current assessed 1238
1497	1497	value has increased or decreased from the original assessed value, 1239
1498	1498	subject to any assessment agreements; and (3) amount of the captured 1240
1499	1499	assessed value. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 1241
1500	1500	authorize the unequal apportionment or assessment of the taxes to be 1242
1501	1501	paid on real property in the municipality. Subject to any assessment 1243
1502	1502	agreements, an owner of real property within the resiliency 1244
1503	1503	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
1504	1504
1505	1505
1506	1506
1507	1507	LCO No. 4390 41 of 52
1508	1508
1509	1509	improvement district shall pay real property taxes apportioned equally 1245
1510	1510	with real property taxes paid elsewhere in such municipality. 1246
1511	1511	(c) If a municipality has designated captured assessed value under 1247
1512	1512	subsection (a) of this section: 1248
1513	1513	(1) Each applicable municipality shall establish a district master plan 1249
1514	1514	fund that consists of: (A) A project cost account that is pledged to and 1250
1515	1515	charged with the payment of project costs that are outlined in the 1251
1516	1516	financial plan, including the reimbursement of project cost expenditures 1252
1517	1517	incurred by a public body, which public body may be the municipality, 1253
1518	1518	a developer, any property owner or any other third-party entity, and 1254
1519	1519	that are paid in a manner other than as described in subparagraph (B) 1255
1520	1520	of this subdivision; and (B) in instances of indebtedness issued by the 1256
1521	1521	municipality in accordance with section 30 of this act to finance or 1257
1522	1522	refinance project costs, a development sinking fund account that is 1258
1523	1523	pledged to and charged with the (i) payment of the interest and 1259
1524	1524	principal as the interest and principal fall due, including any 1260
1525	1525	redemption premium; (ii) payment of the costs of providing or 1261
1526	1526	reimbursing any provider of any guarantee, letter of credit, policy of 1262
1527	1527	bond insurance or other credit enhancement device used to secure 1263
1528	1528	payment of debt service on any such indebtedness; and (iii) funding any 1264
1529	1529	required reserve fund; 1265
1530	1530	(2) The municipality shall annually set aside all tax increment 1266
1531	1531	revenues on captured assessed values and deposit all such revenues to 1267
1532	1532	the appropriate district master plan fund account established under 1268
1533	1533	subdivision (1) of this subsection in the following order of priority: (A) 1269
1534	1534	To the development sinking fund account, an amount sufficient, 1270
1535	1535	together with estimated future revenues to be deposited to the account 1271
1536	1536	and earnings on the amount, to satisfy all annual debt service on the 1272
1537	1537	indebtedness issued in accordance with section 30 of this act and the 1273
1538	1538	financial plan, except for general obligation bonds of the municipality 1274
1539	1539	secured solely by the full faith and credit of the municipality; and (B) to 1275
1540	1540	the project cost account, all such remaining tax increment revenues on 1276
1541	1541	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
1542	1542
1543	1543
1544	1544
1545	1545	LCO No. 4390 42 of 52
1546	1546
1547	1547	captured assessed values; 1277
1548	1548	(3) The municipality shall make transfers between district master 1278
1549	1549	plan fund accounts established under subdivision (1) of this subsection, 1279
1550	1550	provided the transfers do not result in a balance in either account that is 1280
1551	1551	insufficient to cover the annual obligations of each respective account; 1281
1552	1552	(4) The municipality may, at any time during the term of the 1282
1553	1553	resiliency improvement district, by vote of the legislative body of the 1283
1554	1554	municipality, return to the municipal general fund any tax increment 1284
1555	1555	revenues remaining in either account established under subdivision (1) 1285
1556	1556	of this subsection that exceeds those estimated to be required to satisfy 1286
1557	1557	the obligations of the account after taking into account any transfer 1287
1558	1558	made under subdivision (3) of this subsection; and 1288
1559	1559	(5) Any account or fund established pursuant to subdivision (1) of 1289
1560	1560	this subsection shall be audited annually by an independent auditor 1290
1561	1561	who is a public accountant licensed to practice in this state and who 1291
1562	1562	meets the independence standards included in generally accepted 1292
1563	1563	government auditing standards. A report of such audit shall be open to 1293
1564	1564	public inspection. Certified copies of such audit shall be provided to the 1294
1565	1565	State Auditors of Public Accounts. 1295
1566	1566	Sec. 28. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) Costs authorized for payment 1296
1567	1567	from a district master plan fund, established pursuant to section 27 of 1297
1568	1568	this act shall be limited to: 1298
1569	1569	(1) Costs of improvements made within the resiliency improvement 1299
1570	1570	district, including, but not limited to, (A) capital costs, including, but not 1300
1571	1571	limited to, (i) the acquisition or construction of land, improvements, 1301
1572	1572	infrastructure, measures designed to improve resilience, environmental 1302
1573	1573	infrastructure, clean energy projects, public ways, parks, buildings, 1303
1574	1574	structures, railings, signs, landscaping, plantings, curbs, sidewalks, 1304
1575	1575	turnouts, recreational facilities, structured parking, transportation 1305
1576	1576	improvements, pedestrian improvements and other related 1306
1577	1577	improvements, fixtures and equipment for public or private use, (ii) the 1307
1578	1578	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
1579	1579
1580	1580
1581	1581
1582	1582	LCO No. 4390 43 of 52
1583	1583
1584	1584	demolition, alteration, remodeling, repair or reconstruction of existing 1308
1585	1585	buildings, structures and fixtures, (iii) environmental remediation, (iv) 1309
1586	1586	site preparation and finishing work, and (v) all fees and expenses 1310
1587	1587	associated with the capital cost of such improvements, including, but 1311
1588	1588	not limited to, licensing and permitting expenses and planning, 1312
1589	1589	engineering, architectural, testing, legal and accounting expenses; (B) 1313
1590	1590	financing costs, including, but not limited to, closing costs, issuance 1314
1591	1591	costs, reserve funds and capitalized interest; (C) real property assembly 1315
1592	1592	costs; (D) costs of technical and marketing assistance programs; (E) 1316
1593	1593	professional service costs, including, but not limited to, licensing, 1317
1594	1594	architectural, planning, engineering, development and legal expenses; 1318
1595	1595	(F) maintenance and operation costs; (G) administrative costs, 1319
1596	1596	including, but not limited to, reasonable charges for the time spent by 1320
1597	1597	municipal employees, other agencies or third-party entities in 1321
1598	1598	connection with the implementation of a district master plan; and (H) 1322
1599	1599	organizational costs relating to the planning and the establishment of 1323
1600	1600	the resiliency improvement district, including, but not limited to, the 1324
1601	1601	costs of conducting environmental impact and other studies and the 1325
1602	1602	costs of informing the public about the creation of resiliency 1326
1603	1603	improvement districts and the implementation of the district master 1327
1604	1604	plan; 1328
1605	1605	(2) Costs of improvements that are made outside the resiliency 1329
1606	1606	improvement district but are directly related to or are made necessary 1330
1607	1607	by the establishment or operation of the resiliency improvement district, 1331
1608	1608	including, but not limited to, (A) that portion of the costs reasonably 1332
1609	1609	related to the construction, alteration or expansion of any facilities not 1333
1610	1610	located within the resiliency improvement district that are required due 1334
1611	1611	to improvements or activities within the resiliency improvement 1335
1612	1612	district, including, but not limited to, roadways, traffic signalization, 1336
1613	1613	easements, sewage treatment plants, water treatment plants or other 1337
1614	1614	environmental protection devices, storm or sanitary sewer lines, water 1338
1615	1615	lines, electrical lines, improvements to fire stations and street signs; (B) 1339
1616	1616	costs of public safety and public school improvements made necessary 1340
1617	1617	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
1618	1618
1619	1619
1620	1620
1621	1621	LCO No. 4390 44 of 52
1622	1622
1623	1623	by the establishment of the resiliency improvement district; and (C) 1341
1624	1624	costs of funding to mitigate any adverse impact of the resiliency 1342
1625	1625	improvement district upon the municipality and its constituents; and 1343
1626	1626	(3) Costs related to environmental improvement projects developed 1344
1627	1627	by the municipality related to the resiliency improvement district. 1345
1628	1628	Sec. 29. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) (1) Notwithstanding any 1346
1629	1629	provision of the general statutes, whenever a municipality constructs, 1347
1630	1630	improves, extends, equips, rehabilitates, repairs, acquires or provides a 1348
1631	1631	grant for any public improvements within a resiliency improvement 1349
1632	1632	district or finances the cost of such public improvements, the proportion 1350
1633	1633	of such cost or estimated cost of such public improvements and 1351
1634	1634	financing thereof, as determined by the municipality, may be assessed 1352
1635	1635	by the municipality, as a benefit assessment, in the manner prescribed 1353
1636	1636	by such municipality, upon the real property within the resiliency 1354
1637	1637	improvement district that is benefited by such public improvements. 1355
1638	1638	The municipality may provide for the payment of such benefit 1356
1639	1639	assessments in annual installments, not exceeding fifty years, and may 1357
1640	1640	forgive such benefit assessments in any given year without causing the 1358
1641	1641	remainder of installments of benefit assessments to be forgiven. Benefit 1359
1642	1642	assessments on real property where buildings or structures are 1360
1643	1643	constructed or expanded after the initial benefit assessment may be 1361
1644	1644	assessed as if the new or expanded buildings or structures on such real 1362
1645	1645	property existed at the time of the original benefit assessment. 1363
1646	1646	(2) Any benefit assessment shall be adopted and revised by the 1364
1647	1647	municipality not less than annually and not more than sixty days before 1365
1648	1648	the beginning of the fiscal year. If any benefit assessment is assessed and 1366
1649	1649	levied prior to the acquisition or construction of the public 1367
1650	1650	improvements, the amount of any such assessment may be adjusted to 1368
1651	1651	reflect the actual cost of such public improvements, including all 1369
1652	1652	financing costs, once such public improvements are complete, if the 1370
1653	1653	actual cost is greater than or less than the estimated costs. 1371
1654	1654	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
1655	1655
1656	1656
1657	1657
1658	1658	LCO No. 4390 45 of 52
1659	1659
1660	1660	(b) Before estimating and making a benefit assessment under 1372
1661	1661	subsection (a) of this section, the municipality shall hold not less than 1373
1662	1662	one public hearing on such municipality's schedule of benefit 1374
1663	1663	assessments or any revision thereof. Notice of such hearing shall be 1375
1664	1664	published not less than ten days before such hearing in a conspicuous 1376
1665	1665	place on the Internet web site of the municipality, or the municipalities 1377
1666	1666	acting jointly pursuant to an interlocal agreement, with the date and 1378
1667	1667	time such notice was posted. The notice shall include (1) the date, time 1379
1668	1668	and place of such hearing; (2) the boundaries of the resiliency 1380
1669	1669	improvement district by legal description; (3) a statement that all 1381
1670	1670	interested persons owning real estate or taxable property located within 1382
1671	1671	the resiliency improvement district will be given an opportunity to be 1383
1672	1672	heard at the hearing and an opportunity to file objections to the amount 1384
1673	1673	of the assessment; (4) the maximum rate of assessments to be increased 1385
1674	1674	in any one year; and (5) a statement indicating that the proposed list of 1386
1675	1675	properties to be assessed and the estimated assessments against those 1387
1676	1676	properties are available at the city or town office or at the office of the 1388
1677	1677	assessor. The notice may include a maximum number of years the 1389
1678	1678	assessments will be levied. Not later than the date of the publication, the 1390
1679	1679	municipality shall make available to any member of the public, upon 1391
1680	1680	request, the proposed schedule of benefit assessments. The procedures 1392
1681	1681	for public hearing and appeal set forth in section 7-250 of the general 1393
1682	1682	statutes shall apply for all benefit assessments made by a municipality 1394
1683	1683	pursuant to this section, except that the board of finance, or the 1395
1684	1684	municipality's legislative body if no board of finance exists, shall be 1396
1685	1685	substituted for the water pollution control authority. 1397
1686	1686	(c) A municipality may adopt ordinances apportioning the value of 1398
1687	1687	improvements within a resiliency improvement district according to a 1399
1688	1688	formula that reflects actual benefits that accrue to the various properties 1400
1689	1689	because of the development and maintenance. 1401
1690	1690	(d) A municipality may increase assessments or extend the maximum 1402
1691	1691	number of years the assessments will be levied after notice and public 1403
1692	1692	hearing is held pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. 1404
1693	1693	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
1694	1694
1695	1695
1696	1696
1697	1697	LCO No. 4390 46 of 52
1698	1698
1699	1699	(e) (1) Benefit assessments made under this section shall be collected 1405
1700	1700	and enforced in the same manner as municipal taxes unless otherwise 1406
1701	1701	provided in sections 24 to 32, inclusive, of this act. Benefit assessments 1407
1702	1702	shall be due and payable at such times as are fixed by the municipality, 1408
1703	1703	provided the municipality shall give notice of such due date not less 1409
1704	1704	than thirty days prior to such due date by publication in a conspicuous 1410
1705	1705	place on the Internet web site of each applicable municipality with the 1411
1706	1706	date and time such notice was so posted and by mailing such notice to 1412
1707	1707	the owners of the assessed real property at the last-known address of 1413
1708	1708	any such owner. All revenues from any assessment under this section 1414
1709	1709	shall be paid into the appropriate district master plan fund account 1415
1710	1710	established under subsection (c) of section 27 of this act. 1416
1711	1711	(2) If any property owner fails to pay any assessment or part of an 1417
1712	1712	assessment on or before the date on which such assessment or part of 1418
1713	1713	such assessment is due, the municipality shall have all the authority and 1419
1714	1714	powers to collect the delinquent assessments vested in the municipality 1420
1715	1715	by law to collect delinquent municipal taxes. Benefit assessments, if not 1421
1716	1716	paid when due, shall constitute a lien upon the real property served and 1422
1717	1717	a charge against the owners thereof, which lien and charge shall bear 1423
1718	1718	interest at the same rate as delinquent property taxes. Each such lien 1424
1719	1719	may be continued, recorded and released in the manner provided for 1425
1720	1720	property tax liens and shall take precedence over all other liens or 1426
1721	1721	encumbrances except a lien for property taxes of the municipality. 1427
1722	1722	Sec. 30. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) For the purpose of carrying 1428
1723	1723	out or administering a district master plan or other functions authorized 1429
1724	1724	under sections 24 to 32, inclusive, of this act, a municipality is 1430
1725	1725	authorized, subject to the limitations and procedures set forth in this 1431
1726	1726	section, to issue from time to time bonds and other obligations of the 1432
1727	1727	municipality that are payable solely from and secured by (1) the full 1433
1728	1728	faith and credit pledge of the municipality; (2) a pledge of and lien upon 1434
1729	1729	any or all of the income, proceeds, revenues and property of the projects 1435
1730	1730	within the resiliency improvement district, including the proceeds of 1436
1731	1731	grants, loans, advances or contributions from the federal government, 1437
1732	1732	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
1733	1733
1734	1734
1735	1735
1736	1736	LCO No. 4390 47 of 52
1737	1737
1738	1738	the state or other source; (3) all revenues derived under sections 27 and 1438
1739	1739	29 of this act received by the municipality; or (4) any combination of the 1439
1740	1740	methods in subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of this subsection. Except 1440
1741	1741	for bonds secured by the full faith credit pledge of the municipality, 1441
1742	1742	bonds authorized by this section shall not be included in computing the 1442
1743	1743	aggregate indebtedness of the municipality. 1443
1744	1744	(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute, municipal 1444
1745	1745	ordinance or charter provision governing the authorization and 1445
1746	1746	issuance of bonds generally by the municipality, any bonds payable and 1446
1747	1747	secured as provided in this section shall be authorized by a resolution 1447
1748	1748	adopted by the legislative body of the municipality. Such bonds shall, 1448
1749	1749	as determined by the legislative body of the municipality or the 1449
1750	1750	municipal officers who are designated such authority by such body, (1) 1450
1751	1751	be issued and sold; (2) bear interest at the rate or rates determined by 1451
1752	1752	the legislative body or its designee, including variable rates; (3) provide 1452
1753	1753	for the payment of interest on the dates determined by the legislative 1453
1754	1754	body or its designee, whether before or at maturity; (4) be issued at, 1454
1755	1755	above or below par; (5) mature at such time or times not exceeding thirty 1455
1756	1756	years; (6) have rank or priority; (7) be payable in such medium of 1456
1757	1757	payment; (8) be issued in such form, including, without limitation, 1457
1758	1758	registered or book-entry form, carry such registration and transfer 1458
1759	1759	privileges and be made subject to purchase or redemption before 1459
1760	1760	maturity at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions, 1460
1761	1761	including the condition that such bonds be subject to purchase or 1461
1762	1762	redemption on the demand of the owner thereof; and (9) contain such 1462
1763	1763	other required terms and particulars. 1463
1764	1764	(c) The municipality may require that the bonds issued hereunder be 1464
1765	1765	secured by a trust agreement by and between the municipality and a 1465
1766	1766	corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the 1466
1767	1767	powers of a trust company within the state. The trust agreement may 1467
1768	1768	contain covenants or provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights 1468
1769	1769	and remedies of the bondholders as may be necessary, reasonable or 1469
1770	1770	appropriate and not in violation of law or other provisions or covenants 1470
1771	1771	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
1772	1772
1773	1773
1774	1774
1775	1775	LCO No. 4390 48 of 52
1776	1776
1777	1777	that are consistent with sections 24 to 32, inclusive, of this act and which 1471
1778	1778	the municipality determines in such proceedings are necessary, 1472
1779	1779	convenient or desirable to better secure the bonds, or will tend to make 1473
1780	1780	the bonds more marketable, and which are in the best interests of the 1474
1781	1781	municipality. The pledge by any trust agreement shall be valid and 1475
1782	1782	binding from time to time when the pledge is made. The revenues or 1476
1783	1783	other moneys so pledged and then held or thereafter received by the 1477
1784	1784	municipality shall immediately be subject to the lien of the pledge 1478
1785	1785	without any physical delivery thereof or further act and the lien of the 1479
1786	1786	pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of 1480
1787	1787	any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the board, irrespective of 1481
1788	1788	whether the parties have notice thereof. All expenses incurred in 1482
1789	1789	carrying out such trust agreement may be treated as project costs. In case 1483
1790	1790	any municipal officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature 1484
1791	1791	shall appear on any bonds or coupons shall cease to be an officer before 1485
1792	1792	the delivery of the obligations, the signature or facsimile shall 1486
1793	1793	nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if the 1487
1794	1794	officer had remained in office until the delivery. Notwithstanding any 1488
1795	1795	provision of the Uniform Commercial Code, neither this section, the 1489
1796	1796	resolution of the municipality approving the bonds or any trust 1490
1797	1797	agreement by which a pledge is created need be filed or recorded, and 1491
1798	1798	no filing need be made under title 42a of the general statutes. 1492
1799	1799	(d) While any bonds issued hereunder remain outstanding, the 1493
1800	1800	existence of the resiliency improvement district and the powers and 1494
1801	1801	duties of the municipality with respect to such resiliency improvement 1495
1802	1802	district shall not be diminished or impaired in any way that will affect 1496
1803	1803	adversely the interests and rights of the holders of the bonds. Any bonds 1497
1804	1804	issued by a municipality pursuant to this section, except for general 1498
1805	1805	obligation bonds of the municipality secured by the full faith and credit 1499
1806	1806	pledge of the municipality, shall contain on their face a statement to the 1500
1807	1807	effect that neither the state nor the municipality shall be obliged to pay 1501
1808	1808	the principal of or the interest thereon, and that neither the full faith and 1502
1809	1809	credit or taxing power of the state or the municipality is pledged to the 1503
1810	1810	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
1811	1811
1812	1812
1813	1813
1814	1814	LCO No. 4390 49 of 52
1815	1815
1816	1816	payment of the bonds. All bonds issued under this section shall have 1504
1817	1817	and are hereby declared to have all the qualities and incidents of 1505
1818	1818	negotiable instruments, as provided in title 42a of the general statutes. 1506
1819	1819	(e) Any pledge made by a municipality pursuant to this section shall 1507
1820	1820	be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made, and any 1508
1821	1821	revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys so pledged and thereafter 1509
1822	1822	received by the municipality shall be subject immediately to the lien of 1510
1823	1823	such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act. The 1511
1824	1824	lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties 1512
1825	1825	having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the 1513
1826	1826	municipality, irrespective of whether such parties have notice of such 1514
1827	1827	lien. 1515
1828	1828	(f) Bonds issued under this section are hereby made securities in 1516
1829	1829	which all public officers and public bodies of the state and its political 1517
1830	1830	subdivisions, all insurance companies, trust companies, banking 1518
1831	1831	associations, investment companies, executors, administrators, trustees 1519
1832	1832	and other fiduciaries may properly and legally invest funds, including 1520
1833	1833	capital in their control and belonging to them, and such bonds shall be 1521
1834	1834	securities that may properly and legally be deposited with and received 1522
1835	1835	by any state or municipal officer or any agency or political subdivision 1523
1836	1836	of the state for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds of the state 1524
1837	1837	is now or may hereafter be authorized by law. Bonds may be issued 1525
1838	1838	under this section without obtaining the consent of the state and without 1526
1839	1839	any proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things 1527
1840	1840	other than those proceedings, conditions or things that are specifically 1528
1841	1841	required thereof by this section. 1529
1842	1842	(g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict the ability of 1530
1843	1843	the municipality to raise revenue for the payment of project costs in any 1531
1844	1844	manner otherwise authorized by law. 1532
1845	1845	(h) As used in this section, "bonds" means any bonds, including 1533
1846	1846	refunding bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures or other 1534
1847	1847	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
1848	1848
1849	1849
1850	1850
1851	1851	LCO No. 4390 50 of 52
1852	1852
1853	1853	obligations. 1535
1854	1854	Sec. 31. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) The legislative body of each 1536
1855	1855	applicable municipality may create an advisory board, whose members 1537
1856	1856	include owners or occupants of real property located in or adjacent to a 1538
1857	1857	resiliency improvement district. The advisory board may advise the 1539
1858	1858	legislative body and any designated administrative entity on the 1540
1859	1859	planning, construction and implementation of the district master plan 1541
1860	1860	and maintenance and operation of the resiliency improvement district 1542
1861	1861	after the district master plan is complete. 1543
1862	1862	Sec. 32. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) Within a resiliency 1544
1863	1863	improvement district, priority consideration shall be given in the 1545
1864	1864	solicitation, selection and design of infrastructure projects designed to 1546
1865	1865	increase resilience and that (1) utilize natural and nature-based 1547
1866	1866	solutions intended to restore, maintain or enhance ecosystem services 1548
1867	1867	and processes that maintain or improve on environmental quality in or 1549
1868	1868	adjacent to the district, or (2) address the needs of environmental justice 1550
1869	1869	communities, as defined in section 22a-20a of the general statutes, or of 1551
1870	1870	vulnerable communities, as defined in section 16-243y of the general 1552
1871	1871	statutes. 1553
1872	1872	(b) To the extent that a resiliency project results in the demolition or 1554
1873	1873	reduction of affordable housing, as defined in section 8-39a of the 1555
1874	1874	general statutes, the municipality, the developer of the resiliency 1556
1875	1875	project, a property owner or a third-party entity shall commit to replace 1557
1876	1876	such affordable housing units within the district. The replacement of 1558
1877	1877	such affordable housing shall occur not later than four years after such 1559
1878	1878	demolition or reduction. If the replacement is not feasible within the 1560
1879	1879	district boundaries, such affordable housing shall be replaced within a 1561
1880	1880	reasonable proximity to the district at a rate of not less than two units 1562
1881	1881	for each unit that otherwise would have been replaced within the 1563
1882	1882	district. 1564
1883	1883	Sec. 33. (Effective July 1, 2025) Section 8-2f of the general statutes is 1565
1884	1884	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
1885	1885
1886	1886
1887	1887
1888	1888	LCO No. 4390 51 of 52
1889	1889
1890	1890	repealed. 1566
1891	1891	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
1892	1892	sections:
1893	1893
1894	1894	Section 1 July 1, 2026 New section
1895	1895	Sec. 2 July 1, 2026 New section
1896	1896	Sec. 3 July 1, 2025 New section
1897	1897	Sec. 4 July 1, 2025 20-327c
1898	1898	Sec. 5 July 1, 2025 New section
1899	1899	Sec. 6 October 1, 2025 22a-109(b)
1900	1900	Sec. 7 October 1, 2025 22a-109(d)
1901	1901	Sec. 8 from passage New section
1902	1902	Sec. 9 July 1, 2025 25-68o(a)
1903	1903	Sec. 10 July 1, 2025 New section
1904	1904	Sec. 11 July 1, 2025 7-364
1905	1905	Sec. 12 July 1, 2025 13a-175a(a)
1906	1906	Sec. 13 July 1, 2025 8-23(d) to (f)
1907	1907	Sec. 14 July 1, 2025 8-23(i)
1908	1908	Sec. 15 July 1, 2025 8-35a(a) and (b)
1909	1909	Sec. 16 July 1, 2025 16a-27(h)
1910	1910	Sec. 17 July 1, 2025 28-5(h)
1911	1911	Sec. 18 October 1, 2025 8-2(b) and (c)
1912	1912	Sec. 19 from passage 8-1a(b)
1913	1913	Sec. 20 July 1, 2025 8-2e
1914	1914	Sec. 21 July 1, 2025 New section
1915	1915	Sec. 22 July 1, 2025 New section
1916	1916	Sec. 23 July 1, 2025 New section
1917	1917	Sec. 24 July 1, 2025 New section
1918	1918	Sec. 25 July 1, 2025 New section
1919	1919	Sec. 26 July 1, 2025 New section
1920	1920	Sec. 27 July 1, 2025 New section
1921	1921	Sec. 28 July 1, 2025 New section
1922	1922	Sec. 29 July 1, 2025 New section
1923	1923	Sec. 30 July 1, 2025 New section
1924	1924	Sec. 31 July 1, 2025 New section
1925	1925	Sec. 32 July 1, 2025 New section
1926	1926	Sec. 33 July 1, 2025 Repealer section
1927	1927
1928	1928	Governor’s Bill No. 1245
1929	1929
1930	1930
1931	1931
1932	1932	LCO No. 4390 52 of 52
1933	1933
1934	1934	Statement of Purpose:
1935	1935	To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
1936	1936
1937	1937	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
1938	1938	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
1939	1939	underlined.]
1940	1940