CHAPTER 297
CONNECTICUT'S DEVELOPMENT AND FUTURE
Table of Contents
Sec. 16a-27. Revision of existing plan.
Sec. 16a-28. Draft revisions; preparation; legislative review; public hearings.
Sec. 16a-29. Submission of plan to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management; submission to legislative committee.
Sec. 16a-30. Adoption of plan by General Assembly.
PART I
STATE PLAN OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 16a-27. Revision of existing plan. (a) The secretary, after consultation with
all appropriate state, regional and local agencies and other appropriate persons, shall
prior to March 1, 2009, complete a revision of the existing plan and enlarge it to include,
but not be limited to, policies relating to transportation, energy and air. 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. 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) 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) 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) Any revision 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) Thereafter on or before March first in each revision year the secretary shall
complete a revision of the plan of conservation and development.
(P.A. 76-130, S. 4, 11; P.A. 77-614, S. 45, 610; P.A. 83-203, S. 2; P.A. 91-101, S. 1, 2; P.A. 95-307, S. 11, 14; 95-335,
S. 8, 26; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 3, 131; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-4, S. 10; P.A. 04-144, S. 2; P.A. 05-205, S. 3, 13.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of planning and energy policy with secretary of the office of policy and
management; P.A. 83-203 provided for the revision of the plan every five years instead of every three, updating obsolete
reference to March 1, 1978, as completion date for revision; P.A. 91-101 required revisions to identify major transportation
proposals contained in the master transportation plan; P.A. 95-307 amended Subsec. (a) to extend the deadline for revision
to 1997, effective July 6, 1995; P.A. 95-335 amended Subsec. (a) to add provisions re greenways, effective July 1, 1995;
June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 amended Subsec. (a) to extend the deadline for revision from March 1, 1997, to March 1, 2003,
effective July 1, 2001; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-4 amended Subsec. (a) to require that revisions to existing plan made
after August 20, 2003, take into account matters specified in new Subdivs. (1) and (2), effective August 20, 2003; P.A.
04-144 designated provision in Subsec. (a) re revision made after August 20, 2003, as new Subsec. (b), added new Subsec.
(c) requiring revisions made after March 1, 2006, to have provisions re natural hazards and redesignated existing Subsec.
(b) as new Subsec. (d); P.A. 05-205 amended Subsec.(a) to make a technical change and extend the deadline for revision
from March 1, 2003, to March 1, 2009, effective July 6, 2005, and added new Subsec. (d) re revisions after July 1, 2005,
and redesignated existing Subsec. (d) as Subsec. (e), effective July 1, 2005.
Sec. 16a-28. Draft revisions; preparation; legislative review; public hearings.
(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 2008 and prior to September first in each
prerevision year thereafter.
(b) After December first in 1985 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. The secretary
shall, by whatever means he 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) Within five months of publication of said revised plan the secretary shall hold
public hearings, in cooperation with regional planning agencies, to solicit comments on
said plan.
(P.A. 76-130, S. 5, 11; P.A. 77-614, S. 46, 610; P.A. 83-203, S. 3; P.A. 95-307, S. 12, 14; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S.
4, 131; P.A. 05-205, S. 4, 14.)
History: P.A. 77-614 substituted "secretary", i.e. secretary of the office of policy and management, for "commissioner",
i.e. commissioner of planning and energy policy; P.A. 83-203 provided for the revision of the plan every five years instead
of every three, updating obsolete reference to 1977; P.A. 95-307 amended Subsec. (a) to extend the time for submittal of
a draft of the revised plan to the committee from September 1, 1985, to September 1, 1996, effective July 6, 1995; June
Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 amended Subsec. (a) to extend the time for submittal of a draft of the revised plan to the committee
from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 2002, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 05-205 amended Subsec. (a) to extend the
time for submittal of a draft of the revised plan to the committee from September 1, 2002, to September 1, 2008, effective
July 6, 2005, and amended Subsec. (b) to add provisions re posting plan on Internet web site of the state, effective July
1, 2005.
Sec. 16a-29. Submission of plan to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and
Management; submission to legislative committee. The secretary shall consider the
comments received at the public hearings and shall make any necessary or desirable
revisions to said plan and within three months of completion of the public hearings
submit the plan to the continuing legislative committee on state planning and development, for its approval, revision or disapproval, in whole or in part. Notwithstanding
the provisions of this section, the secretary shall submit the state Conservation and
Development Policies Plan, 2004-2009, to said committee on or before December 1,
2004.
(P.A. 76-130, S. 6, 11; P.A. 77-614, S. 47, 610; P.A. 04-248, S. 2; P.A. 05-288, S. 66.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced "commissioner", i.e. commissioner of planning and energy policy, with "secretary", i.e.
secretary of the office of policy and management, and required submission of plan directly to committee on planning and
development, rather than to committee via intermediary agency, state planning council; P.A. 04-248 added provision
requiring plan for 2004-2009 to be submitted on or before December 1, 2004, effective June 3, 2004; P.A. 05-288 made
a technical change, effective July 13, 2005.
Sec. 16a-30. Adoption of plan by General Assembly. (a) 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. The plan shall become effective when
adopted by the General Assembly as the plan of conservation and development for
the state.
(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.
(P.A. 76-130, S. 7, 11; P.A. 95-230, S. 41, 45; P.A. 97-293, S. 24, 26; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-3, S. 10; P.A. 05-205,
S. 11.)
History: P.A. 95-230 added new Subsec. (c) re UConn projects, effective June 7, 1995; P.A. 97-293 amended Subsec.
(c) to substitute "subdivision (25)" for "subdivision (24)", effective July 1, 1997; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-3 amended
Subsec. (c) to provide that projects in the first two phases of UConn 2000 shall constitute part of the plan, effective July
1, 2002; P.A. 05-205 amended Subsec. (a) to extend the time to conduct a public hearing from "within thirty-five days of"
to "not later than forty-five days after" convening of the next regularly scheduled session of the General Assembly, required
committee to submit the plan not later than forty-five days after completion of the hearing and made conforming changes,
effective July 6, 2005.