HB 6645 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE PLAN OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT.

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549686 General Assembly January Session, 20212021(Reprint Substituteof HouseFile Bill No.

6645549) Substitute House ofBill Representatives,No. April 21, 2021 The Committee on Planning and Development reported through REP.

MCCARTHY6645 VAHEY,As C.Amended by House Amendment Schedule "A" Approved by the Legislative Commissioner May 13, 2021 AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE PLAN OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT.

of the 133rd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE PLAN OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT.

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549686 planning and development established pursuant to section 4-60d;

(6) "Revision year" means the calendar year immediately preceding the expected adoption year;

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549686 commerce, and (2) linkages of affordable housing objectives and land use objectives with transportation systems.

(f) Any revision made after October 1, 2009, shall take into sHB6645 / File No.

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549686 (f) Any revision made after October 1, 2009, shall take into consideration the protection and preservation of Connecticut Heritage Areas.

(a) The secretary shall present a draft of the revised plan of conservation anddevelopment for preliminary review to the continuing legislative committee on state planning and development prior to September first in [2011] 2022 and prior to September first in each prerevisionsHB6645 year/ thereafter.File No.

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549 (b) After December first in [2011] 2022 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 deems appropriate.

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Section 16a-30 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(a) (1) The continuing legislative committee on state planning and development shall not later than forty-five days after the convening of the next regularly scheduled session of the General Assembly conduct a public hearing on the plan.

Not later than forty-five days after completion of such public hearing, the committee shall submit the plan with its recommendation for approval or disapproval to the General Assembly.TheplanshallbecomeeffectivewhenadoptedbytheGeneral Assembly as the plan of conservation and development for the state.

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549 (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the plan entitled "Conservation and Development Policies:

The Plan for Connecticut, 2018-2023", when adopted by the General Assembly as the plan of conservation and development for the state, shall become effective from such adoption and shall remain in effect until the next such plan is so adopted.

(b) In the event that the General Assembly disapproves the plan in whole or in part the plan shall be deemed to be rejected and shall be returned to the committee for appropriate action.

(c) Any project included in the first or second phase of UConn 2000, as defined in subdivision (25) of section 10a-109c, shall constitute part of the state plan of conservation and development approved by the General Assembly.

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sHB6645686 /The Filefollowing No.Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

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549 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

None Explanation There is no fiscal impact resulting from the bill,bill as amended, which revises the schedule for which the Office of Policy and Management must revise and submit the State Plan of Conservation and Development prior to adoption by the General Assembly.

House "A" eliminates a provision that the 2018-2023 Plan of Conservation and Development is effective upon adoption by the General Assembly and has no fiscal impact.

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549686 OLR Bill Analysis sHB 6645 (as amended by House "A")* AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE PLAN OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT.

(The POCD helps state agencies make decisions consistent with the state’s development and conservation goals.) The bill instead requires the OPM secretary to revise the plan in the year immediately before the year in which the General Assembly iswill expected to adopt it, but no more than four years after it was last adopted.