Sec. 8-37k. Terms "Commissioner of Commerce" and "Department of Commerce" and "Department of Community Affairs" and "Commissioner of Community Affairs" deemed t - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 8-37k. Terms "Commissioner of Commerce" and "Department of Commerce" and "Department of Community Affairs" and "Commissioner of Community Affairs" deemed to mean the Commissioner or Department of Economic Development, when. Terms "Department of Economic Development" and "Commissioner of Economic Development" deemed to mean the Department or Commissioner of Housing, when. Prior terms superseded by "Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development". (a) Whenever the term "Commissioner of Commerce" occurs or is referred to in the general statutes, it shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development.

      (b) Whenever the term "Department of Commerce" occurs or is referred to in the general statutes, it shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Department of Economic and Community Development.

      (c) Whenever the term "Department of Community Affairs" occurs or is referred to in chapter 131, it shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Department of Economic and Community Development.

      (d) Whenever the term "Commissioner of Community Affairs" occurs or is referred to in chapter 131, it shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development.

      (P.A. 77-614, S. 284, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 81, 136; P.A. 79-598, S. 4; P.A. 80-21, S. 4, 5; P.A. 85-613, S. 87, 154; P.A. 95-250, S. 15, 42; 95-309, S. 11, 12; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6.)

      History: P.A. 78-303 amended Subsec. (d) to replace department of economic development with commissioner of economic development; P.A. 79-598 amended Subsecs. (c) and (d) to delete references to chapters 128, 129, 130 and 135 and added Subsecs. (e) and (f) re transfer of duties from economic development department and commissioner to department and commissioner of housing; P.A. 80-21 amended Subsecs. (e) and (f) to refer to specific parts of chapter 130; P.A. 85-613 made technical changes, deleting references to part III of chapter 130; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 amended Subsecs. (a) to (d), inclusive, by replacing "Commissioner and Department of Economic Development" with "Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development" and made a technical change by deleting Subsecs. (e) and (f); P.A. 95-309 changed effective date of P.A. 95-250 but did not affect this section.