ACTION ALERT: Public Hearings on 2/3 & 2/4 - Submit Testimony

The General Assembly’s Planning & Development and Energy & Technology Committees are holding public hearings on Monday (2/3) & Tuesday (2/4). Your testimony is needed for the bills outlined below. 

MONDAY
Planning & Development Committee Public Hearing: Monday, February 3rd at 10:30 AM in Room 2B at the state Legislative Office building. Also available on YouTube Live. 

CTLCV SUPPORTS these 3 bills on the AGENDA:

• Proposed H.B. 5618 AN ACT CONCERNING THE TRANSFER OR SALE OF
  MUNICIPALLY OWNED OPEN SPACE LAND OR FOREST LAND.
  • Purpose: To require municipalities to hold referenda to transfer or sell any parcel of municipally owned land that contains open space land or forested land.
• H.B. 6830 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING TRAINING FOR MEMBERS AND
  EMPLOYEES OF INLAND WETLANDS AGENCIES.
  • Purpose: To require the completion of an online training program by members and staff of inland wetlands agencies.
• H.B. 6831 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSIT-ORIENTED
  COMMUNITIES. 
  • Purpose: To (1) provide financial incentives for municipalities that adopt certain transit-oriented development policies, (2) establish the interagency council on housing development, (3) direct the State Responsible Growth Coordinator to establish a fund for the expansion of water and sewerage infrastructure, and (4) allow certain owners of real property to construct an accessory apartment as of right.

Register to Testify
Submit Written Testimony
Watch LIVE
You must register to testify for the P&D Public Hearing no LATER than 3 PM, Sunday, February 2nd. Please submit written testimony using this On-line Testimony Submission Form. The speaker order will be posted on the day before the hearing on the CT General Assembly website at 6 PM. Any written testimony submitted before the meeting will be published in time for the hearing. Learn more about Testifying at Public Hearings on the CGA website.

 TUESDAY
Energy & Technology Committee Public Hearing: Tuesday, February 4th at 10:30 AM in Room 1D at the state Legislative Office building. Also available on YouTube Live. 

CTLCV SUPPORTS these 2 bills on the AGENDA:

• HB 6780 (RAISED) AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CONNECTICUT ENERGY
  DATA ACCESS BILL OF RIGHTS.
  • Purpose: To allow public access to the data needed to set informed climate targets.
    and accurately monitor progress against such targets.
• SB 1193 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING THE COMPOSITION OF THE
  PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY.
  • Purpose: To reduce the maximum number of members of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority from five to three

Register to Testify
Submit Written Testimony
Watch LIVE
You must register to testify for the E&T Public Hearing no LATER than 3 PM, Thursday, Jan. 30th. Please submit written testimony using this On-line Testimony Submission Form. The speaker order will be posted on the day before the hearing on the CT General Assembly website after the 3pm deadline has passed. Any written testimony submitted before the meeting will be published in time for the hearing. Learn more about Testifying at Public Hearings on the CGA website.

 Contact our office at (860) 236-5442 to let us know if you need more information. 

Don't forget, we post all of our watched bills to our website on our Watchlist page on our website. 

Thank you for your advocacy!

- Lori Brown, Executive Director