Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 133 - Housing, Redevelopment and Urban Renewal and Human Resource Development Programs
Section 8-206a. - Transfer of certain powers and duties to the Commissioner of Community Affairs, and then to the Commissioner of Housing.

(a) In accordance with the provisions of section 4-38d, all powers and duties delegated to the Public Works Commissioner under the provisions of chapters 128, 129 and 130 shall be transferred to the Commissioner of Community Affairs, and where the words “Public Works Commissioner” are used in said chapters, the words “Commissioner of Community Affairs” shall be substituted in lieu thereof.

(b) In accordance with the provisions of said section 4-38d, all powers and duties delegated to the Connecticut Development Commission under the provisions of sections 8-124 to 8-154e, inclusive, and 8-160 to 8-162, inclusive, shall be transferred to the Commissioner of Community Affairs, and where the words “Connecticut Development Commission” are used in said sections, the words “Commissioner of Community Affairs” shall be substituted in lieu thereof.
(c) In accordance with the provisions of section 4-38d, all powers and duties heretofore delegated to the State Office of Economic Opportunity shall be transferred to the Commissioner of Community Affairs, and wherever the term “director of the State Office of Economic Opportunity” is used it shall mean the commissioner.
(d) Unless specifically otherwise provided in this chapter, whenever, pursuant to law in effect prior to July 1, 1967, reports, certifications, applications or requests were required or permitted to be made to the department, department head, board, division, commission, office or officer, whose powers and duties are assigned or transferred by this chapter, such reports and certifications shall be filed with, and such applications or requests shall be made to, the department, department head, officer or agency to which such assignment or transfer has been made hereunder.
(e) Whenever the term “Connecticut Development Commission” occurs or any reference is made thereto in any regulation, contract or document concerning housing, redevelopment, urban renewal or urban planning grants at the municipal level of government, it shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Commissioner of Community Affairs.
(f) Whenever the term “Public Works Commissioner” occurs or any reference is made thereto in any regulation, contract or document concerning housing adopted or entered into under chapters 128, 129 and 130, it shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Commissioner of Community Affairs.
(g) In accordance with the provisions of section 4-38d, all powers and duties transferred to the Commissioner of Community Affairs by this section are transferred to the Commissioner of Housing.
(1967, P.A. 522, S. 8; 1971, P.A. 505, S. 9, 10; P.A. 77-313, S. 7; 77-614, S. 594, 610; P.A. 78-373, S. 7; P.A. 79-598, S. 10; P.A. 95-250, S. 18, 42; 95-309, S. 11, 12; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 6.)
History: 1971 act changed sections referred to in Subsec. (b) from “8-124 to 8-162, inclusive” to “8-124 to 8-154, inclusive, and 8-160 to 8-162, inclusive”; P.A. 77-313 replaced Sec. 8-154 with Sec. 8-154e in Subsec. (b); P.A. 77-614 added Subsec. (g) transferring duties from commissioner of community affairs to commissioner of economic development, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-373 amended Subsec. (g) to limit transfer of duties to economic development commissioner to Subsecs. (a), (b) and (d) to (f), inclusive, and to transfer duties in Subsec. (c) to commissioner of human resources; P.A. 79-598 added Subsec. (h) transferring certain duties of economic development commissioner to commissioner of housing; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 amended Subsec. (g) to replace Commissioner of Economic Development with Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and deleted Subsec. (h); P.A. 95-309 changed effective date of P.A. 95-250 but did not affect this section; P.A. 13-234 amended Subsec. (g) by substituting “Commissioner of Housing” for “Commissioner of Economic and Community Development”, effective July 1, 2013.
Cited. 222 C. 414.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development

Chapter 133 - Housing, Redevelopment and Urban Renewal and Human Resource Development Programs

Section 8-201. - Declaration of policy.

Section 8-202. - Definitions.

Section 8-203 to 8-205. - Department of Community Affairs; commissioner. Advisory Council on Community Affairs. Duties of council.

Section 8-206. - Duties of Commissioner of Housing.

Section 8-206a. - Transfer of certain powers and duties to the Commissioner of Community Affairs, and then to the Commissioner of Housing.

Section 8-206b. - Emergency fuel assistance program. Eligibility requirements. Participation in weatherization program.

Section 8-206c. - Effective date of Secs. 8-206b and 16a-45.

Section 8-206d. - Emergency fuel assistance program for group homes, halfway houses, housing authorities and municipalities. Regulations.

Section 8-206e. - Housing assistance and counseling demonstration program. Assisted living demonstration program in HUD Section 202 and Section 236 elderly housing developments. Regulations.

Section 8-206f. - Designation of HUD Section 202 or Section 236 elderly housing development as demonstration program.

Section 8-207 and 8-207a. - Community development action plan. State financial assistance for implementing, reviewing and revising community development action plan.

Section 8-208. - State grants-in-aid for housing code enforcement.

Section 8-208a. - Appeals from municipal housing code board decisions and enforcement. Cost.

Section 8-208b. - Neighborhood Housing Services Program Fund. State assistance. Definitions.

Section 8-208c. - Urban revitalization pilot program. Goals. Reports.

Section 8-209. - State grants-in-aid for demolition of unsafe structures; for urban beautification.

Section 8-209a. - State aid for relocation of buildings.

Section 8-210. - State financial assistance for the planning, construction, renovation, site preparation and purchase of property for neighborhood facilities and the development and operation of licensed child care centers, group child care homes and...

Section 8-210a. - Bond issue.

Section 8-213. - Housing site development agencies.

Section 8-213a. - Apportionment and abatement of taxes on acquisition of property by redevelopment or housing site development agency.

Section 8-214. - State financial assistance for housing site development projects.

Section 8-214a. - Bond issue.

Section 8-214b. - Housing land bank and land trust program: Definitions.

Section 8-214c. - Community Housing Land Bank and Land Trust Fund.

Section 8-214d. - State financial assistance for establishing community housing land bank and land trust. Regulations.

Section 8-214e. - Bond issue.

Section 8-214f. - Financial assistance for development of limited equity cooperatives and mutual housing.

Section 8-214g. - Limited Equity Cooperative and Mutual Housing Fund.

Section 8-214h. - Regulations.

Section 8-215. - Tax abatement for housing for low or moderate-income persons.

Section 8-216. - State reimbursement for tax abatements. Payment in lieu of taxes on housing authority or state land.

Section 8-216a. - Capitalized value of net rental income, basis for property valuation.

Section 8-216b. - Housing site development agencies. Financial assistance for housing and community development projects. Regulations.

Section 8-216c. - Pilot program of postconstruction permanent financing of not more than five developments of affordable housing. Terms. Eligibility for financial assistance. Monitoring of projects. Exemption from certain provisions of the general st...

Section 8-217. - Community housing development corporations.

Section 8-218. - State financial assistance to community housing development corporations and eligible developers. Funds for rehabilitation and acquisition. Grants-in-aid to community housing development corporations for accessible housing. Grants fo...

Section 8-218a. - Grants, loans and deferred loans to housing development corporations and eligible developers for public and private cooperation projects.

Section 8-218b. - Bond issue. Housing Development Corporation Fund.

Section 8-218c. - Regulations.

Section 8-218d. - State financial assistance to community housing development corporations for administrative expenses. Regulations. Report.

Section 8-218e. - State financial assistance for provision of technical assistance and management training.

Section 8-218f. - Community housing development corporations.

Section 8-218g. - Determination of interest rate on loans to housing development corporations.

Section 8-218h. - Task force on building accessibility. Annual report to General Assembly.

Section 8-219. - State grants-in-aid for relocation costs of persons, businesses and farms displaced by governmental action.

Section 8-219a. - Senior Citizen Emergency Home Repair and Rehabilitation Fund.

Section 8-219b. - Financial assistance to elderly homeowners for emergency repairs or rehabilitation.

Section 8-219c. - Regulations.

Section 8-219d. - Financial assistance to nonprofit corporations for administrative expenses and technical assistance. Regulations.

Section 8-219e. - Financial assistance for the abatement of lead-based paint and asbestos. Regulations.

Section 8-220. - State grants-in-aid for developing and updating municipal plans of development; contracts for may be entered into by Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. Advances of funds and contracts by Commissioner of Housing for sur...

Section 8-220a. - Municipal powers re: Social and supplementary services and projected rehabilitation and improvement programs under Sec. 8-44a; redevelopment and urban renewal under Sec. 8-154a; housing code enforcement programs under Sec. 8-208; de...

Section 8-221a. - Commissioner of Human Resources to assume responsibilities for human resources development programs under Sec. 8-221.

Section 8-222b. - Municipal powers re: Child day care facilities etc. under Sec. 8-210; private day care facilities under Sec. 17b-752 and human resources development programs under Sec. 17b-853. Administration. Joint action. Combining contracts. Lim...

Section 8-224, 8-225 and 8-225a. - Municipal powers; joint action. Limitation on aid to a municipality. Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to approve certain aid for municipalities under Sec. 8-225.

Section 8-226. - Use of prior bond proceeds for redevelopment and urban renewal.

Section 8-227. - Regulations.

Section 8-228 to 8-238. - Relocation assistance.

Section 8-239. - Other powers of department or commissioner unaffected.

Section 8-239a. - Powers and duties under Secs. 8-228 to 8-239, inclusive, transferred to Department and Commissioner of Economic and Community Development.

Section 8-240. - Interagency model cities committee.