Sec. 8-32a. Jurisdiction. Extension to contiguous municipality. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 8-32a. Jurisdiction. Extension to contiguous municipality. The area of operation of such agency shall be coterminous with the area of such planning region as defined or redefined by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or his designee. Any town, city or borough which is contiguous to the area of operation of a regional planning agency and is not located within any defined region may, by vote of its legislative body, petition such regional planning agency requesting inclusion in the area of operation of such agency. The regional planning agency shall forward such petition to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or his designee and it shall be accompanied by a report from the regional planning agency with recommendations regarding the same. The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or his designee shall study such petition and report and may redefine such region to include the town, city or borough which has submitted the petition. If the redefinition is made, the area of operation of such agency shall be extended accordingly, and such town, city or borough may join such regional planning agency by adoption of sections 8-31a to 8-37a, inclusive, by ordinance of its legislative body.

      (1959, P.A. 613, S. 3; 1969, P.A. 628, S. 7; P.A. 73-679, S. 31, 43; P.A. 75-537, S. 44, 55; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 610.)

      History: 1969 act substituted director of the office of state planning for Connecticut development commission; P.A. 73-679 substituted managing director, planning and budgeting division, department of finance and control or his designee for director of office of state planning; P.A. 75-537 substituted commissioner of planning and energy policy for managing director; P.A. 77-614 substituted secretary of the office of policy and management for commissioner.