Sec. 8-77. Preference among municipalities. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 8-77. Preference among municipalities. In reviewing the needs of municipalities of the state for moderate rental housing projects as the basis for allocating amounts of state financial assistance for such projects, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall take into account the respective needs of such municipalities resulting from (1) the construction of a public project or (2) a civil preparedness emergency as defined in section 28-1.

      (November, 1955, S. N18; February, 1965, P.A. 574, S. 9; 1967, P.A. 522, S. 8; P.A. 77-614, S. 284, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 81, 136; P.A. 79-598, S. 3, 4, 10; P.A. 86-307, S. 4, 12; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6.)

      History: 1965 act changed obsolete reference to Sec. 13-159 to Sec. 13a-21; 1967 act substituted commissioner of community affairs for public works commissioner; P.A. 77-614 substituted department of economic development for commissioner of community affairs, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 substituted commissioner for department; P.A. 79-598 substituted commissioner of housing for commissioner of economic development; P.A. 86-307 deleted provision limiting state financial assistance for purposes of this section to that which is "available under section 8-78 over amounts required to be given under assistance agreements entered into by the state prior to December 20, 1955", deleted provision requiring commissioner to take into account needs of municipalities "by reason of the floods of August and October, 1955, and redevelopment projects in connection therewith" and the construction of "the expressway authorized under section 13a-21 and the construction of any other highway" and added requirement that commissioner take into account needs of municipalities resulting from civil preparedness emergency; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development.