2020 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 25 - Water Resources. Flood and Erosion Control
Chapter 476a - Flood Management
Section 25-68o - Consideration of sea level change scenarios re municipal evacuation and hazard mitigation plans. Publishing of sea level change scenarios.
(a) On and after October 1, 2019, in the preparation of any municipal evacuation plan or hazard mitigation plan, such municipality shall consider the most recent sea level change scenario updated pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Within available resources and not less than once every ten years, the Marine Sciences Division of The University of Connecticut shall publish a sea level change scenario for the state based upon the sea level change scenarios published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Technical Report OAR CPO-1 and other available scientific data necessary to create a scenario applicable to the state coastline. Within available resources and not less than ninety days prior to publishing such sea level change scenario by said Marine Sciences Division, the division and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall conduct not less than one public hearing concerning such update. Not later than sixty days after the last public hearing, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall publish the sea level change scenario for the state on the Internet web site of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection along with a notice that any previous updates are superseded.
(P.A. 13-179, S. 6; P.A. 18-82, S. 9.)
History: P.A. 18-82 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “October 1, 2013” with “October 1, 2019”, replacing reference to sea level change scenarios published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with reference to most recent sea level change scenario updated pursuant to Subsec. (b), and amended Subsec. (b) by replacing provision re update of sea level change scenarios with provision re publishing sea level change scenario for the state based upon sea level change scenarios published by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in technical report and other available scientific data necessary to create scenario applicable to the state coastline, adding reference to Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, adding provision re publication of sea level change scenario for the state on the Internet web site of the department with notice that previous updates are superseded, and made conforming changes, effective June 6, 2018.
