Sec. 16a-28. Draft revisions; preparation; legislative review; public hearings. - Connecticut Statutes

      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.