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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-130w. - Construction of statutes. Consent of other agencies not required.

Sections 7-130a to 7-130w, inclusive, shall constitute full and complete authority, without regard to the provisions of any other law, for the doing of the acts and things therein authorized and shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof, provided the ordinance creating the authority may include limitations on the powers and procedures of the authority. Unless otherwise provided in such ordinance, neither the consent nor approval of any planning commission, regional council of governments, historic district commission, municipal or regional economic development commission or any other board, body or commission established or created before or after July 1, 1965, shall be required for the exercise of the powers conferred by said sections; provided no project shall be constructed in any municipality if it is inconsistent with the plan of conservation and development for the municipality adopted pursuant to section 8-23, except with the approval of the planning commission of such municipality.
(1967, P.A. 810, S. 19; P.A. 95-335, S. 11, 26; P.A. 13-247, S. 267.)
History: P.A. 95-335 replaced “plan of development” with “plan of conservation and development”, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 13-247 substituted “council of governments” for “planning agency”, effective January 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-131. - Municipal forests. Public shade trees.

(a) The legislative body of any town, city or borough may vote to establish a municipal forest for the purpose of raising timber, protecting water supplies, providing opportunities for outdoor recreation or employment of relief labor. For such forest such town, city or borough may appropriate money and purchase land, accept land or money by gift or bequest and allocate any land to which it holds title and which is suitable for the production of timber.
(b) The management and care of such forest shall be in charge of a forest commission of three members, to be appointed by such legislative body, one member to serve for three years, one for two years and one for one year, from the date of appointment. At the expiration of the term of office of each member, his successor shall be appointed in like manner for a term of three years. Such commission shall choose its chairman, shall serve without compensation and shall make an annual report to the town, city or borough and to the State Forester.
(c) Upon the establishment by a town, city or borough of a forest, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may, upon application in such form as he prescribes, furnish such town, city or borough with stock for the planting of the land contained in such forest.
(d) The legislative body of any town, city or borough may vote to assign to its forest commission or, in the absence of a forest commission, to a shade tree commission, to be constituted and appointed in the manner provided for in subsection (b) of this section for a forest commission, the supervision of public shade trees within such town, city or borough not under the supervision of the Commissioner of Transportation including the appointment of the town tree warden and the supervision of the town tree warden's work.
(1949 Rev., S. 647; 1957, P.A. 13, S. 15; P.A. 10-32, S. 14; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 10-32 made technical changes in Subsec. (d), effective May 10, 2010; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subsec. (c), effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-131b. - Acquisition of open space land and easements. Revaluation of property subject to easement.

(a) Any municipality may, by vote of its legislative body, by purchase, condemnation, gift, devise, lease or otherwise, acquire any land in any area designated as an area of open space land on any plan of development of a municipality adopted by its planning commission or any easements, interest or rights therein and enter into covenants and agreements with owners of such open space land or interests therein to maintain, improve, protect, limit the future use of or otherwise conserve such open space land.
(b) Any owner who encumbers his property by conveying a less than fee interest to any municipality under subsection (a) of this section shall, upon written application to the assessor or board of assessors of the municipality, be entitled to a revaluation of such property to reflect the existence of such encumbrance, effective with respect to the next-succeeding assessment list of such municipality. Any such owner shall be entitled to such revaluation, notwithstanding the fact that he conveyed such less than fee interest prior to October 1, 1971, provided no such revaluation shall be effective retroactively.
(c) Any owner aggrieved by a revaluation under subsection (b) of this section may appeal to the board of assessment appeals in accordance with the provisions of sections 12-111 and 12-112 and may appeal from the decision of the board of assessment appeals in accordance with the provisions of section 12-117a.
(1963, P.A. 490, S. 6; 1971, P.A. 73; P.A. 95-283, S. 24, 68.)
History: 1971 act added Subsecs. (b) and (c) re revaluation of property; P.A. 95-283 amended Subsec. (c) to replace board of tax review with board of assessment appeals and made technical changes, effective July 6, 1995.
See Secs. 12-107a and 12-107b re open space land.
Cited. 178 C. 295.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-131c. - Open space land. Definitions.

Section 7-131c is repealed, effective July 1, 1998.
(1963, P.A. 649, S. 1; February, 1965, P.A. 368, S. 1; 574, S. 3; 1971, P.A. 842, S. 1; P.A. 90-239, S. 3; P.A. 92-206, S. 1; P.A. 98-157, S. 14, 15.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-131f. - Considerations for approving grants from funds authorized prior to July 1, 1998.

In making grants-in-aid for open space land acquisition or development from out of funds authorized before July 1, 1998, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall: (a) Seek to achieve a reasonable balance among all parts of the state in the relative adequacy of present areas devoted to recreational and conservation purposes and the relative anticipated future needs for additional areas devoted to recreational and conservation purposes; (b) give due consideration to the special park requirement needs of urban areas; (c) wherever possible, give priority to land which will be utilized for multiple recreational and conservation purposes; (d) give due consideration to coordination with the plans of departments of the state and regional planning agencies with respect to land use or acquisition; and (e) give primary consideration to the needs of municipalities that have formed local housing partnerships pursuant to the provisions of section 8-336f.
(1963, P.A. 649, S. 4; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 406; P.A. 79-607, S. 7; P.A. 88-305, S. 2, 4; P.A. 98-157. S. 13, 15; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 1971 act substituted commissioner of environmental protection for council on agriculture and natural resources; P.A. 79-607 included grants for development; P.A. 88-305 added Subdiv. (e) re consideration of needs of municipalities that have formed local housing partnerships; P.A. 98-157 made this section applicable to funds authorized prior to July 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1998; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-131h. - Charges by municipality.

Reasonable charges may be made by a municipality, when necessary, to aid in the proper maintenance of recreational facilities developed on land acquired under sections 7-131d to 7-131k, inclusive.
(1963, P.A. 649, S. 6.)
History: (Revisor's note: In 1999 a reference to Sec. 7-131c was changed editorially by the Revisors to Sec. 7-131d, since Sec. 7-131c was repealed by P.A. 98-157).
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-131i. - Municipal use of open space land.

Land acquired or developed by any municipality, for which a state grant was awarded under sections 7-131d to 7-131k, inclusive, shall not be conveyed other than to another municipality or to the state for use for recreation or conservation or converted to any use other than recreation or conservation, except with the approval of the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, provided a municipality may use such land for a subsurface sewage disposal system if such system is adjacent to a municipally-owned building. If such grant was awarded for acquisition of land, such approval by said commissioner shall be conditioned on the agreement of the municipality to provide comparable land to be devoted to recreation or conservation, the full proceeds of any sale of land to be applied to such purpose and, if such proceeds exceed the amount required for such land acquisition, the balance shall revert to the state General Fund. If the municipality is unable to acquire comparable land, it shall pay to the state (1) if the land is sold, the same percentage of the proceeds of the sale as that granted by the state for the purchase of the land, or (2) if the land is not sold, such percentage of the fair market value of the land at the time of conversion to another use.
(1963, P.A. 649, S. 7; February, 1965, P.A. 369, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 408; P.A. 78-359, S. 3, 8; P.A. 92-206, S. 3; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 1965 act specified that land shall not be conveyed “other than to another municipality or to the state for use for recreation or conservation”; 1971 act substituted commissioner of environmental protection for council on agriculture and natural resources; P.A. 78-359 included land developed through grant; P.A. 92-206 authorized use of land acquired or developed by a municipality under Secs. 7-131c to 7-131k, inclusive, for subsurface sewage disposal systems under certain circumstances; (Revisor's note: In 1999 a reference to Sec. 7-131c was changed editorially by the Revisors to Sec. 7-131d, since Sec. 7-131c was repealed by P.A. 98-157); pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-131k. - Acceptance of federal funds.

Any municipality may accept federal funds for open space land acquisitions or development.
(1963, P.A. 649, S. 9; P.A. 78-359, S. 4, 8.)
History: P.A. 78-359 authorized acceptance of federal funds for “development”.
See Sec. 22a-22(c) re receipt and disbursement of federal funds for planning, acquisition and development of state forest, park, fish and game facilities and for acquisition and development of lands by municipalities.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-131l. - Development of watershed areas for recreation and fish and wildlife sites.

Any town, city or borough may enter into agreements with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or any federal or state agency concerned with watershed protection projects for the purposes of developing, maintaining and operating recreation and fish and wildlife sites in the watershed areas of projects provided for in sections 22a-318 to 22a-322, inclusive. Any town, city or borough may appropriate funds, receive gifts of land or money and allocate funds as its share of the cost of such recreational or fish and wildlife site development, maintenance and operation.
(1963, P.A. 350; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 409; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 1971 act substituted commissioner of environmental protection for council on agriculture and natural resources; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-131m. - Combined conservation and recreational commission.

(a) Unless otherwise provided by special act, any town may by ordinance or vote of its legislative body designate its conservation commission or its recreational authority as the conservation and recreational commission for such town, and such commission shall thereupon have all the powers and duties of both a conservation and a recreational authority and shall supersede any previous conservation commission or recreational authority, as the case may be. Such ordinance or vote shall establish the number of members to comprise such conservation and recreational commission which shall consist of not less than five nor more than nine members who shall be appointed in accordance with section 7-130c.
(b) Any town which has designated its conservation commission or recreational authority as the conservation and recreation commission in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section may, by ordinance or by vote of its legislative body, reverse such designation and do anything to conform to the provisions of sections 7-130a to 7-130w, inclusive, and 7-131a, provided no such reversal, unless otherwise stated, shall be construed to affect the continuity of conservation or recreation programs in such town.
(1969, P.A. 284, S. 2, 3; P.A. 90-271, S. 3, 24.)
History: P.A. 90-271 corrected an internal reference.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-131n. - Taking of land previously intended for use as park or for other recreational or open space purposes.

If any municipality takes any land, for highway or other purposes, which land was purchased for park or other recreational or open space purposes, or for which bonds were issued for such purposes, or which had been dedicated for such purposes, such municipality shall provide comparable replacement land at least equal in value and per unit area size to the value and per unit area size of the land taken; provided before such municipality takes such land for highway or other purposes it shall hold a public hearing in addition to any public hearing required by section 13a-58 or by any other section of the general statutes or by any special act or city charter. At such public hearing and in the notice thereof, the municipality shall set forth the description of the land proposed to be taken and the proposed use of such land, any reasons for the proposed taking of the parkland rather than other land and the description of the replacement land to be provided. The municipality shall give notice of the time and place of such hearing by publication in a newspaper having a substantial circulation in such municipality, such notice to be given at least twice, at intervals of not less than two days, the first not more than fifteen days nor less than ten days and the second not less than two days before such hearing and such hearing shall be held within a period of not more than thirty and not less than fifteen days after any other public hearing required by section 13a-58 or by any other section of the general statutes. For purposes of this section “municipality” means any town, city or borough, or other political subdivision of the state.
(P.A. 75-534; P.A. 77-172.)
History: P.A. 77-172 required that description of replacement land be provided at public hearing.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-131o. - Taking of active agricultural land by eminent domain. Purchase of agricultural conservation easement or development rights. Notice to Commissioner of Agriculture.

A municipality, town, city, borough or district, as defined in section 7-324, that takes active agricultural land by eminent domain shall: (1) Purchase an agricultural conservation easement on an equivalent amount of active agricultural land of comparable or better soil quality in such municipality, town, city, borough or district; or (2) if no comparable active agricultural land is available for an agricultural conservation easement as provided in subdivision (1) of this section, pay a fee for the purchase of development rights to an equivalent amount of active agricultural land of comparable or better soil quality elsewhere in the state. Such purchase amount shall be paid to the General Fund and credited to the state program for the preservation of agricultural land established pursuant to chapter 422a. The municipality, town, city, borough or district shall notify the Commissioner of Agriculture of its intent to comply with the provisions of subdivision (1) or (2) of this section. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall determine the amount of the payment to be made by such municipality, town, city, borough or district for the purchase of an agricultural conservation easement or the purchase of development rights pursuant to subdivision (1) or (2) of this section. The municipality, town, city, borough or district shall not proceed unless the Commissioner of Agriculture approves the purchase of an agricultural conservation easement pursuant to subdivision (1) of this section. Such agricultural conservation easement shall be jointly and severally held by the municipality, town, city, borough or district and the state.
(P.A. 04-189, S. 1; 04-222, S. 4; P.A. 05-288, S. 213.)
History: P.A. 04-222 effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189, effective June 1, 2004, repealed Secs. 146 to 148, inclusive, of June 6 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 which had created a single Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection from separate Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, necessitating substitution of “Commissioner of Agriculture” for “Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection” in this section; P.A. 05-288 made technical changes, effective July 13, 2005.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-131p. - Establishment of municipal land acquisition and development authority.

Any municipality may, by vote of its legislative body, establish a land acquisition and development authority to assist the municipality to acquire or develop any agricultural, recreational or open space land or to assist the municipality to acquire any easements, interest or rights therein and to enter into covenants and agreements with owners of such land or interests therein to acquire, maintain, improve, protect, limit the future use of or otherwise conserve such land.
(P.A. 05-228, S. 7; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 113.)
History: P.A. 05-228 effective July 1, 2005; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3 changed effective date of P.A. 05-228 to October 1, 2005, effective June 30, 2005.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-131r. - Land acquisition fund.

Any municipality, by vote of its legislative body, may establish a special fund, which shall be known as the land acquisition fund. There shall be deposited in said fund, annually, an amount, not to exceed the amount which would be generated by the imposition of a tax of two mills against the property subject to tax in such municipality pursuant to chapter 203, as may be appropriated by the municipality. Such fund shall be used by the municipality for the acquisition of land to be used for open space, recreation or housing. Such fund shall not lapse at the close of the municipal fiscal year.
(P.A. 89-370, S. 5, 15.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-131s. - Charter Oak open space trust account.

(a) There is established a Charter Oak open space trust account, within the General Fund, which shall be nonlapsing and shall be separate from bond funds provided for any similar programs or purposes.
(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, disbursements from the Charter Oak open space trust account shall be made as follows: (1) Sixty per cent of the funds shall be deposited into the Charter Oak open space grant program account established pursuant to section 7-131t; and (2) forty per cent of the funds shall be deposited in the Charter Oak state parks and forest account established pursuant to section 7-131u.
(P.A. 00-203, S. 1, 11.)
History: P.A. 00-203 effective July 1, 2000.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-131u. - Charter Oak state parks and forests program: Purposes; criteria. Charter Oak state parks and forests account.

(a) There is established a Charter Oak state parks and forests account, within the General Fund, which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account. The account shall consist of any funds required or allowed by law to be deposited into the account including, but not limited to, funds from the Charter Oak open space trust account established pursuant to section 7-131s, gifts or donations received for the purposes of this section. Investment earnings credited to the assets of the account shall become part of the assets of the account. Any balance remaining in the account at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward in the account for the fiscal year next succeeding. Payments from the account shall be made upon authorization by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. Neither the proceeds of any general obligation bonds of the state nor the investment earnings of any such proceeds shall be deposited in the account. Funds in the state parks and forests account shall be expended to acquire land as set forth in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) There is established the Charter Oak state parks and forests program to enable the state to acquire land for open space and watershed protection. All land acquired by the state under this program shall be preserved in perpetuity predominantly in its natural scenic and open condition for the protection of natural resources while allowing for recreation consistent with such protection as specified in subsection (b) of section 7-131d.
(c) When ranking lands to be acquired under the Charter Oak state parks and forests program, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall give priority first to open space land to be permanently preserved that is located in municipalities with population densities of at least one thousand five hundred persons per square mile, and second to open space land to be permanently preserved that is owned by an electric distribution company or electric supplier, as defined in section 16-1, and to open space land to be permanently preserved that is designated as class I, class II or class III land, as defined in section 25-37c.
(d) The Charter Oak state parks and forests program shall expire when the state and municipal open space goal is achieved as provided in subsection (b) of section 23-8. Any moneys remaining in the Charter Oak open space grant program account at the time the program expires shall revert to the recreation and natural heritage trust program established under section 23-74.
(P.A. 00-203, S. 5, 11; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 00-203 effective July 1, 2000; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subsecs. (a) and (c), effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-131v. - Local and regional agricultural councils.

(a) Any municipality may, by vote of its legislative body or, in a municipality where the legislative body is a town meeting, by vote of the board of selectmen, establish a local agricultural council to: (1) Provide information to local farmers and to municipal boards and commissions about the benefits of a balance between agriculture and other land uses; (2) educate municipal officials about agricultural laws and safety issues; (3) identify grant sources for farmers and municipalities; (4) enable a common understanding of agriculture among all municipal departments; (5) provide information and guidance about zoning issues relating to agriculture; (6) support local, regional and state vocational agricultural programs concerning agricultural matters; (7) provide conflict resolution and advisory services; (8) identify innovative opportunities for agriculture; and (9) create a climate that supports the economic viability of agriculture in the municipality.
(b) Any two or more municipalities may form a regional agricultural council for the purposes set forth in subsection (a) of this section by vote of the legislative body or, in a municipality where the legislative body is a town meeting, by vote of the board of selectmen, of each municipality.
(P.A. 11-188, S. 1.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-131w. - Municipal sale of certain real property; appraisal required.

For the purposes of this section, “municipality” means any town, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and borough. Prior to the sale of any real property (1) owned by a municipality, (2) with an assessed value of more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars or whose value has not been assessed by the town, and (3) that includes or is part of a watershed or encompasses a well or reservoir, such municipality shall cause an appraisal of the fair market value of such real property to be completed. Not later than sixty days prior to such sale, such municipality shall make such appraisal public on such municipality's Internet web site, or if no such Internet web site exists, through other practicable means as determined by such municipality.
(P.A. 17-238, S. 13.)
History: P.A. 17-238 effective July 1, 2017 and applicable to sales occurring on and after September 1, 2017.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-132 and 7-133. - Bounty: On bobcat or lynx; on snakes and wild animals.

Sections 7-132 and 7-133 are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 648, 649; 1957, P.A. 13, S. 16; 1971, P.A. 7, S. 1.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-134. - Lockup.

The selectmen of any town and the warden and burgesses of any borough may erect or lease a suitable building or apartments within their respective communities for a lockup in which persons awaiting trial or examination for offenses committed in such town or borough may be confined until their cases are disposed of according to law.
(1949 Rev., S. 654.)
Expense of hospitalization of an arrestee not placed upon city; statute applies to a town and/or borough, but not a city. 166 C. 113.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-135. - Use of municipal lockup and community correctional center in another town.

As used in this section and section 7-135a, “lockup” means any municipal jail, lockup or place of detention of prisoners. Subject to the provisions of section 54-63c, any officer authorized to make arrests in any town in which there is no suitable lockup, or in which the facilities of such lockup are exhausted or inadequate, shall procure a suitable lockup in an adjoining or nearby town or shall make arrangements with the nearest available community correctional center or the York Correctional Institution, as the case may be, and shall remove thereto and cause to be detained therein any person under arrest pending arraignment before the court having jurisdiction, and any municipal lockup, community correctional center or the York Correctional Institution, as the case may be, to which request is made for the detention of any such person, which lockup, center or institution has suitable available facilities, may receive, provide for and feed such person, taking from such officer a temporary surrender statement, in such form as the Commissioner of Correction shall prescribe, and giving to such officer a receipt for such persons.
(1949 Rev., S. 655; 1961, P.A. 1, S. 1; 566, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 136; P.A. 73-246, S. 1, 2; P.A. 76-436, S. 143, 681; P.A. 79-497, S. 2, 6; P.A. 80-313, S. 59, 60, 62; P.A. 15-14, S. 25.)
History: 1961 acts authorized making arrangements with state jail as well as another municipality, required the state jail or municipal lockup to receive and provide for arrested person if facilities were available, made arresting officer or his deputy responsible for such person to, from and at the place of arraignment and at the place of trial and removed provision for payment of fees for keeping such person; 1971 act replaced state jail administrator with commissioner of correction and “state jail” with reference to community correctional centers and Connecticut Correctional Institution, Niantic; P.A. 73-246 added provision concerning pilot demonstration project; P.A. 76-436 added proviso concerning proceedings held in geographical area courthouse, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 79-497 deleted proviso concerning proceedings in geographical area courthouses and provision concerning pilot project, effective January 1, 1981; P.A. 80-313 replaced reference to repealed Sec. 54-64 with reference to Sec. 54-63c; P.A. 15-14 made technical changes.
Expense of hospitalization of arrestee not placed upon city; statute applies only to a town. 166 C. 113. Cited. 201 C. 115.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-135a. - Reimbursement of towns for keeping prisoners.

The town operating any lockup wherein prisoners are detained for arraignment before, or trial by, the Superior Court shall be reimbursed by the town where the offense took place for keeping, providing for and feeding such prisoners at the rate of two dollars and fifty cents for each twenty-four hours or fraction thereof of detention until the prisoner has been arraigned and thereafter such town shall be so reimbursed by the state. Each town entitled to reimbursement from the state under the provisions of this section shall make claim for such reimbursement on forms to be provided by the Comptroller.
(1961, P.A. 1, S. 2; 566, S. 2; 1967, P.A. 194, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 49, S. 1; P.A. 74-183, S. 165, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 144, 681; P.A. 79-497, S. 3, 6.)
History: 1967 act provided for transportation of persons writs of habeas corpus; 1971 act deleted provision re transportation added by 1967 act; P.A. 74-183 substituted court of common pleas for circuit court; P.A. 76-436 substituted superior court for court of common pleas and specified that if person is sentenced to community correction center, town where court held provides transportation from geographical area courthouse, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 79-497 deleted provision concerning transportation from geographical area courthouse to community correction center.
Expense of hospitalization of arrestee not placed upon city; statute applies only to a town. 166 C. 113.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-136a to 7-136c. - Convention and visitors commissions established by municipalities or municipal districts. Municipalities or municipal districts having coliseum authority or convention and visitors commission to receive a portion of certain state taxes; alternatives. Permitted use of state tax receipts retained by municipalities.

Sections 7-136a to 7-136c, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 1, 1993.
(P.A. 74-337, S. 1–4; P.A. 77-614, S. 139, 610; P.A. 78-376, S. 2, 3, 6; 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 79-477, S. 1, 2; P.A. 81-417, S. 1–3; P.A. 82-319, S. 1–3; P.A. 87-463, S. 3, 4; P.A. 92-184, S. 18, 19.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-136d. - Ordinance authorizing establishment of foreign trade zone.

The legislative body of any municipality, may, by ordinance, authorize any existing agency, authority, board, commission, stock or nonstock corporation, or create a new agency, authority, board or stock or nonstock corporation to apply for a grant of the privilege of establishing, operating and maintaining a foreign trade zone as permitted pursuant to the federal Foreign-Trade Zones Act of 1934, 19 USC Sections 81a to 81u, inclusive, as from time to time amended, provided such ordinance shall be submitted to the electors of such municipality for approval or rejection at a regular election or a special election warned and held for that purpose. Such vote shall be taken in the manner prescribed by section 9-369. Any municipality having once rejected such an ordinance shall not vote again on the question within one year from the previous vote thereon.
(P.A. 76-160, S. 1, 5; P.A. 00-148, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 00-148 provided that an authority may establish a foreign trade zone and made a technical change.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-136e. - Review by regional council of governments and certain state departments of application to operate foreign trade zone.

(a) A municipality which, pursuant to section 7-136d, has authorized the establishment of a foreign trade zone, shall submit a copy of the application for the privilege of operating such foreign trade zone to the regional council of governments for the area of operation within which such municipality is located and the Departments of Economic and Community Development, Energy and Environmental Protection and Transportation for their comments on the advisability of establishment of such zone. Such comments shall be prepared within ninety days of receipt of the application from the municipality.
(b) The Departments of Economic and Community Development, Energy and Environmental Protection and Transportation shall submit their advisory comments to the municipality and to the board established by said federal Foreign-Trade Zones Act.
(P.A. 76-160, S. 2, 5; P.A. 77-614, S. 284, 610; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-247, S. 268.)
History: P.A. 77-614 substituted department of economic development for department of commerce, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Economic Development with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; P.A. 13-247 amended Subsec. (a) by substituting “council of governments” for “planning agency”, effective January 1, 2015 (Revisor's note: In Subsecs. (a) and (b), references to Department of Environmental Protection were changed editorially by the Revisors to Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for accuracy).
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-136f. - Submission of application to operate foreign trade zone.

Upon compliance with the provisions of sections 7-136d and 7-136e and after receipt of the advisory comments prepared by the Departments of Economic and Community Development, Environmental Protection and Transportation, a municipality may apply to the board, established by said federal Foreign-Trade Zones Act for a grant of the privilege of establishing, operating and maintaining a foreign trade zone.
(P.A. 76-160, S. 3, 5; P.A. 77-614, S. 284, 610; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6.)
History: P.A. 77-614 substituted department of economic development for department of commerce, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Economic Development with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-136g. - Applicability of local planning and zoning regulations.

Nothing in sections 7-136d to 7-136g, inclusive, shall be construed to permit the override of local planning and zoning regulations.
(P.A. 76-160, S. 4, 5.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-136h. - Preliminary review of municipal petitions, applications or requests by Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Notwithstanding any provision of title 22a, when a municipality submits a formal petition, application or request for a permit to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, pursuant to a requirement of the general statutes, the commissioner shall, within available appropriations, not later than sixty days after the date on which the commissioner receives such petition, application or request, make a preliminary review of the petition, application or request for the sole purpose of determining whether such petition, application or request is acceptable for filing. The commissioner shall notify the municipality of the results of such preliminary review. Nothing in this section shall preclude the commissioner from requesting additional information from the municipality subsequent to such notification.
(P.A. 09-190, S. 1; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-136i. - Preliminary review of municipal petitions, applications or requests by Commissioner of Transportation or Office of the State Traffic Administration.

Notwithstanding any provision of title 13b or 14, in all matters in which a formal petition, application or request for a permit is required to be submitted to the Commissioner of Transportation or the Office of the State Traffic Administration, and such petition, application or request is submitted by a municipality, the commissioner or office shall, within available appropriations, not later than sixty days after the date on which the commissioner or office receives such petition, application or request, make a preliminary review of the petition, application or request for the sole purpose of determining whether such petition, application or request is acceptable for filing. The commissioner or office shall notify the municipality of the results of such preliminary review. Nothing in this section shall preclude the commissioner or office from requesting additional information from the municipality subsequent to such notification.
(P.A. 09-190, S. 2; P.A. 10-152, S. 1; P.A. 12-132, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 10-152 made a technical change; P.A. 12-132 replaced references to State Traffic Commission with references to Office of the State Traffic Administration, effective July 1, 2012.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-136j. - Preliminary review of municipal petitions, applications or requests by Commissioner of Public Health.

Notwithstanding any provision of title 19a, in all matters in which a formal petition, application or request for a permit is required to be submitted to the Commissioner of Public Health, and such petition, application or request is submitted by a municipality, the commissioner shall, within available appropriations, not later than sixty days after the date on which the commissioner receives such petition, application or request, make a preliminary review of the petition, application or request for the sole purpose of determining whether such petition, application or request is acceptable for filing. The commissioner shall notify the municipality of the results of such preliminary review. Nothing in this section shall preclude the commissioner from requesting additional information from the municipality subsequent to such notification.
(P.A. 09-190, S. 3.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-136o. - Securing of bonds.

In the discretion of the municipalities any bonds issued under sections 7-136n to 7-136s, inclusive, may be secured by a trust indenture by way of conveyance, deed of trust or mortgage of any project or any other property of the municipalities, whether or not financed in whole or in part from the proceeds of such bonds, or by a trust agreement by and between the municipalities and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state or by both such conveyance, deed of trust or mortgage and indenture or trust agreement. Such trust indenture or agreement may pledge or assign any or all fees, rents and other charges to be received or proceeds of any contract or contracts pledged, and may convey or mortgage any property of the municipalities. Such trust indenture or agreement may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including particularly such provisions as have hereinabove been specifically authorized to be included in any resolution or resolutions of the municipalities authorizing the issue of bonds. Any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of the state may act as depository of the proceeds of such bonds or of revenues or other moneys and may furnish such indemnifying bonds or pledge such securities as may be required by the municipalities. Such trust indenture may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee, and may restrict the individual right of action by bondholders. In addition to the foregoing, such trust indenture or agreement may contain such other provisions as the municipalities may deem reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of such trust indenture or agreement may be treated as a part of the cost of a project.
(P.A. 98-237, S. 7.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-136p. - Enforcement of rights of bondholders and trustees.

Any holder of bonds, notes, certificates or other evidences of borrowing issued under the provisions of sections 7-136n to 7-136s, inclusive, or of any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust indenture or agreement, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by such trust indenture or agreement, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, injunction, mandamus or other proceedings, protect and enforce any and all rights under the provisions of the general statutes or granted by said sections or under such trust indenture or agreement or the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds, notes or certificates, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by said sections or by such trust indenture or agreement or resolution to be performed by the municipalities or by any officer or agent thereof, including the fixing, charging and collection of fees, rents and other charges.
(P.A. 98-237, S. 8.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-136q. - Tax exemption.

The exercise of the powers granted by sections 7-136n to 7-136s, inclusive, shall be in all respects for the benefit of the inhabitants of the state, for the increase of their commerce and for the promotion of their safety, health, welfare, convenience and prosperity, and as the operation and maintenance of any project which the municipalities may undertake constitute the performance of an essential governmental function, no municipalities shall be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any project acquired and constructed by it under the provisions of said sections; and the bonds, notes, certificates or other evidences of debt issued under the provisions of said sections, their transfer and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, shall at all times be free and exempt from taxation by the state and by any political subdivision thereof but the interest on such bonds, notes, certificates or other evidences of debt shall be included in the computation of any excise or franchise tax.
(P.A. 98-237, S. 9.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-136r. - Bonds to be legal investments.

Bonds issued by the municipalities under the provisions of sections 7-136n to 7-136s, inclusive, shall be securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the state and its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, trust companies, banking associations, investment companies and executors, administrators, trustees and other fiduciaries may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them. Such bonds shall be securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any state or municipal officer or any agency or political subdivision of the state for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or obligations is now or may hereafter be authorized by law.
(P.A. 98-237, S. 10.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-137. - Regional economic development commissions.

Any two or more towns, cities or boroughs having economic development commissions may, by ordinance adopted by each of them, join in the formation of a regional economic development commission. The area of jurisdiction of the regional commission shall be coterminous with the area of the municipalities so joining. Any municipality which has joined in the formation of a regional commission may thereafter withdraw by the adoption of an ordinance to that effect. The economic development commissions of the municipalities comprising the regional commission shall jointly determine the membership of the regional commission. A regional commission shall have the same duties and authority, in respect to its area of jurisdiction, as a municipal commission has in respect to the municipality. Each municipality may annually appropriate to a regional commission a sum which, in addition to any amount appropriated to its municipal commission, will not exceed one-twentieth of one per cent of its last-completed grand list of taxable property.
(1955, S. 264d; February, 1965, P.A. 245, S. 2.)
History: 1965 act changed title of commissions from development and industrial commissions.
See Sec. 8-139 re joint action by two or more municipalities.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-137a. - Powers and duties of development and industrial commissions created prior to October 1, 1965.

Any municipal or regional development and industrial commission established under the general statutes prior to October 1, 1965, shall continue in existence and shall have all the powers and duties granted municipal or regional economic development commissions, as the case may be, under sections 7-136 and 7-137.
(February, 1965, P.A. 245, S. 3.)