Bill Text: CT SB00897 | 2011 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning The State Plan Of Conservation And Development.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-05-12 - House Calendar Number 495 [SB00897 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-SB00897-Comm_Sub.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 897
January Session, 2011		LCO No. 2683
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Referred to Committee on Planning and Development
Introduced by:
(PD)

AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE PLAN OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 16a-27 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011):

(a) The secretary, after consultation with all appropriate state, regional and local agencies and other appropriate persons, shall, prior to March 1, 2012, complete a revision of the existing plan and enlarge it to include, but not be limited to, policies relating to transportation, energy and air.

(b) Any revision made after May 15, 1991, shall identify the major transportation proposals, including proposals for mass transit, contained in the master transportation plan prepared pursuant to section 13b-15.

(c) Any revision made after July 1, 1995, shall take into consideration the conservation and development of greenways that have been designated by municipalities and shall recommend that state agencies coordinate their efforts to support the development of a state-wide greenways system. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall identify state-owned land for inclusion in the plan as potential components of a state greenways system.

[(b)] (d) Any revision made after August 20, 2003, shall take into account (1) economic and community development needs and patterns of commerce, and (2) linkages of affordable housing objectives and land use objectives with transportation systems.

[(c)] (e) Any revision made after March 1, 2006, shall (1) take into consideration risks associated with natural hazards, including, but not limited to, flooding, high winds and wildfires; (2) identify the potential impacts of natural hazards on infrastructure and property; and (3) make recommendations for the siting of future infrastructure and property development to minimize the use of areas prone to natural hazards, including, but not limited to, flooding, high winds and wildfires.

[(d)] (f) Any revision made after July 1, 2005, shall describe the progress towards achievement of the goals and objectives established in the previously adopted state plan of conservation and development and shall identify (1) areas where it is prudent and feasible (A) to have compact, transit accessible, pedestrian-oriented mixed-use development patterns and land reuse, and (B) to promote such development patterns and land reuse, (2) priority funding areas designated under section 16a-35c, and (3) corridor management areas on either side of a limited access highway or a rail line. In designating corridor management areas, the secretary shall make recommendations that (A) promote land use and transportation options to reduce the growth of traffic congestion; (B) connect infrastructure and other development decisions; (C) promote development that minimizes the cost of new infrastructure facilities and maximizes the use of existing infrastructure facilities; and (D) increase intermunicipal and regional cooperation.

[(e)] (g) Any revision made after October 1, 2008, shall (1) for each policy recommended (A) assign a priority; (B) estimate funding for implementation and identify potential funding sources; (C) identify each entity responsible for implementation; and (D) establish a schedule for implementation; and (2) for each growth management principle, determine three benchmarks to measure progress in implementation of the principles, one of which shall be a financial benchmark.

[(f)] (h) Any revision made after October 1, 2009, shall take into consideration the protection and preservation of Connecticut Heritage Areas.

[(g)] (i) Thereafter on or before March first in each revision year the secretary shall complete a revision of the plan of conservation and development.

Sec. 2. Section 16a-28 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011):

(a) The secretary shall present a draft of the revised plan of conservation and development for preliminary review to the continuing legislative committee on state planning and development prior to September first in 2011 and prior to September first in each prerevision year thereafter.

(b) After December first in 2011 and after December first in each prerevision year thereafter the secretary shall proceed with such further revisions of the draft of the revised plan of conservation and development as [he] the secretary deems appropriate. The secretary shall, by whatever means [he] the secretary deems advisable, publish said plan and disseminate it to the public on or before March first in revision years. The secretary shall post the plan on the Internet web site of the state.

(c) Not later than five months after publication of said revised plan the secretary shall hold public hearings, in cooperation with regional planning agencies, to solicit comments on said plan.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2011	16a-27
Sec. 2	October 1, 2011	16a-28

PD

Joint Favorable