Connecticut HB 5282: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CONTINUING LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CONCERNING THE STATE PLAN OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT.

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Substitute House Bill No. 5282 
 
Public Act No. 26-126 
 
 
AN   ACT   IMPLEMENTING   THE   RECOMMENDATIONS   OF   THE 
CONTINUING   LEGISLATIVE   COMMITTEE   ON   PLANNING   AND 
DEVELOPMENT CONCERNING THE STATE PLAN OF 
CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT. 
Be  it enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in  General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section  1.  Section  16a-31  of  the  general  statutes  is  repealed  and  the 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2026): 
(a) The following actions when undertaken by any state agency, with 
state or federal funds, shall be consistent with the plan: 
(1) The acquisition of real property when the acquisition costs [are in 
excess of two hundred thousand] exceed one million dollars; 
(2) The  development  or  improvement  of  real  property  when  the 
development costs [are in excess of two hundred thousand] exceed one 
million dollars; and 
[(3) The  acquisition  of  public  transportation  equipment  or  facilities 
when  the  acquisition  costs  are  in  excess  of  two  hundred  thousand 
dollars; and] 
[(4)] (3) The  authorization  of  each  state  grant,  any  application  for 
which [is  not  pending  on  July  1,  1991] was  submitted  (A)  prior  to 

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October  1,  2026,  for  an  amount [in  excess  of] exceeding two  hundred 
thousand  dollars, or  (B)  on  or  after  October  1,  2026,  for  an  amount 
exceeding  one  million  dollars, for  the  acquisition  or  development  or 
improvement   of   real   property. [or   for   the   acquisition   of   public 
transportation equipment or facilities.] 
(b) Not later than January 1, 2027, and every five years thereafter, the 
secretary  shall  adjust  the  amounts  described  in  subsection  (a)  of  this 
section  by  the  percentage  change  in  the  Producer  Price  Index  by 
Commodity:  Construction  (Partial)  (WPU80),  not  seasonally  adjusted, 
or its successor index, as calculated by the United States Department of 
Labor,  over  the  preceding  five  calendar  years,  rounded  to  the  nearest 
multiple  of  one  hundred  dollars.  The  secretary  shall  publish  such 
adjusted  amounts  on  the  Internet  web  site  of  the  Office  of  Policy  and 
Management. 
[(b) A] (c)  Each state  agency  shall [request,  and  the  secretary  shall 
provide, an advisory statement commenting on] submit to the secretary, 
in  a  form  and  manner  prescribed  by  the  secretary,  a  notice  describing 
the extent to which any of the actions specified in subsection (a) of this 
section [conforms] conform to  the  plan. [and  any] An agency  may 
[request  and] consult  with the  secretary [shall  provide  such  other 
advisory   reports   as   the   state   agency   deems   advisable] prior   to 
submitting such notice. 
[(c)] (d) The secretary shall submit, and the State Bond Commission 
shall  consider  prior  to  the  allocation  of  any bond  funds  for  any  of  the 
actions specified in subsection (a) of this section, an advisory statement 
commenting on the extent to which such action is in conformity with the 
plan of conservation and development. 
[(d)] (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection [(b)] (c) of this 
section, The University of Connecticut shall  request, and the secretary 
shall  provide,  an  advisory  statement  commenting  on  the  extent  the 

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projects  included  in  the  third  phase  of  UConn  2000,  as  defined  in 
subdivision  (25)  of  section  10a-109c,  conform  to  the  plan  and  the 
university  may  request  and  the  secretary  shall  provide  such  other 
advisory  reports  as  the  university  deems  advisable.  Notwithstanding 
subsection [(c)] (d) of  this  section,  the  secretary  shall  submit  and  the 
State  Bond  Commission  shall  consider  prior  to  the  approval  of  the 
master  resolution  or  indenture  for  securities  for  the  third  phase  of 
UConn 2000, pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10a-109g, the advisory 
statement prepared under this subsection. 
[(e)] (f) Whenever a state agency is required by state or federal law to 
prepare  a  plan,  it  shall  consider  the  state  plan  of  conservation  and 
development in the preparation of such plan. A draft of such plan shall 
be submitted to the secretary who shall provide for the preparer of the 
plan  an  advisory  report  commenting  on  the  extent  to  which  the 
proposed   plan   conforms   to   the   state   plan   of   conservation   and 
development. 
Sec.  2.  Subsection  (g)  of  section  8-23 of  the  2026  supplement  to  the 
general  statutes  is  repealed  and  the  following  is  substituted  in  lieu 
thereof (Effective July 1, 2026): 
(g) Any municipal plan of conservation and development scheduled 
for  adoption  on  or  after  July  1, [2015] 2026,  shall  identify  the  general 
location and extent o