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      Sec. 8-37t. Long-range state housing plan. Annual action plan. (a) Not later than January 1, 2000, and every five years thereafter, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development together with the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, shall prepare a long-range state housing plan, which shall conform and be subject to the plan of conservation and development for the state adopted by the General Assembly. The plan shall: (1) Contain an assessment of the housing needs of households with incomes less than one hundred per cent of the average area median income, adjusted for family size, analyzed separately for households with incomes (A) less than twenty-five per cent of the area median income, (B) more than twenty-five per cent but not more than fifty per cent of the area median income, (C) more than fifty per cent but not more than eighty per cent of the area median income, and (D) more than eighty per cent but not more than one hundred per cent of the area median income; (2) analyze the households served by the housing construction, substantial rehabilitation, purchase and rental assistance programs, including the number of households served by each program, the total amount of financial assistance provided to such households and the race of households served under such programs; (3) provide information on affirmative fair housing marketing activities and programs and an analysis of occupancy results of affirmative fair housing marketing plans and shall include data on the racial composition of the occupants and persons on the waiting list of each housing project which is assisted under any housing program established by the general statutes or special act or which is supervised by the commissioner or the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority; (4) set specific measurable goals for meeting identified housing needs; (5) outline strategies for meeting those goals; and (6) identify state, federal and private sector resources for affordable housing programs. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to require an occupant or applicant to disclose the race of such occupant or applicant on an application or survey form. The long-range plan shall be updated annually by an action plan that assesses the state's progress toward meeting housing needs contained in the long-range plan and recommends revised strategies, if deemed necessary. In preparing the long-range plan and subsequent action plans, the commissioner shall consult with representatives of those who use or benefit from state housing programs.

      (b) The Department of Economic and Community Development shall submit the long-range housing plan to the General Assembly not later than January 1, 2000, and each action plan not later than January first of each subsequent year, after receiving public review and comment on the long-range plan and each action plan through written remarks and public hearings. The commencement date of each plan shall be the July first following the submission of the plan.

      (P.A. 79-598, S. 7; P.A. 86-129, S. 1, 3; P.A. 90-257, S. 15, 17; P.A. 91-362, S. 4; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 99-94, S. 2.)

      History: P.A. 86-129 extended period for advisory plan from three years to five years and changed dates for submission and commencement of plan; P.A. 90-257 organized the section into subsections and in new Subsec. (a) specified the content of the plan and in new Subsec. (b) required that the plans be submitted in 1993, deleting obsolete reference to 1987; P.A. 91-362 amended Subsec. (a) by adding new Subdiv. (3) requiring that the report contain information on affirmative fair marketing activities; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; P.A. 99-94 replaced five-year advisory plan with long-range housing plan, expanded the contents of plan by requiring inclusion of data on households served, information on fair housing marketing, specific goals and strategies to meet housing needs, and identification of resources for affordable housing programs, and required submission of an annual action plan.

      See chapter 134 (Sec. 8-241 et seq.) re the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority.