Priority consideration for projects within resiliency improvement district. Affordable housing demolition or reduction. Replacement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-159n
in effect7-159n. Priority consideration for projects within resiliency improvement district. Affordable housing demolition or reduction. Replacement.
(a) Within a resiliency improvement district, priority consideration shall be given in the solicitation, selection and design of infrastructure projects designed to increase resilience and that (1) utilize natural and nature-based solutions intended to restore, maintain or enhance ecosystem services and processes that maintain or improve on environmental quality in or adjacent to the district, or (2) address the needs of environmental justice communities, as defined in section 22a-20a, or of vulnerable communities, as defined in section 16-243y.
(b) To the extent that a resiliency project results in the demolition or reduction of affordable housing, as defined in section 8-39a, the municipality, the developer of the resiliency project, a property owner or a third-party entity shall commit to replace such affordable housing units within the district. The replacement of such affordable housing shall occur not later than four years after such demolition or reduction. If the replacement is not feasible within the district boundaries, such affordable housing shall be replaced within a reasonable proximity to the district at a rate of not less than two units for each unit that otherwise would have been replaced within the district.
(P.A. 25-33, S. 30.)
History: P.A. 25-33 effective July 1, 2025.
Source: Connecticut General Assembly (cga.ct.gov)URL: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_098.htm#sec_7-159nFetched: 10/20/2026