Sec. 22a-200e. Subcommittee of Governor's Steering Committee on Climate Change. Report.
Sec. 22a-200e. Subcommittee of Governor's Steering Committee on Climate
Change. Report. (a) Not later than January 1, 2009, the Governor's Steering Committee
on Climate Change shall establish a subcommittee which may be composed of, but not
be limited to, members of the Governor's Steering Committee on Climate Change.
Such subcommittee shall (1) assess the impacts of climate change on state and local
infrastructure, public health and natural resources and habitats in the state; (2) develop
recommendations and plans that, if adopted, would enable state and local government
to adapt to such impacts; and (3) provide technical assistance to implement such recommendations and plans.
(b) On or before December 31, 2009, the subcommittee shall report to the Governor's Steering Committee on Climate Change on its assessment of current state and
private programs and research concerning the projected impact of climate change in the
state on: (1) Infrastructure, including, but not limited to, buildings, roads, railroads,
airports, dams, reservoirs, and sewage treatment and water filtration facilities; (2) natural
resources and ecological habitats, including, but not limited to, coastal and inland wetlands, forests and rivers; (3) public health; and (4) agriculture. The subcommittee may
conduct one or more public hearings regarding such assessment and regarding the recommendations for further assessments of impacts on the resources specified in subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive, of this subsection.
(c) On or before July 1, 2010, the subcommittee shall report to the Governor and
the General Assembly, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, containing
the results of its assessment in accordance with subsection (b) of this section concerning
its recommendations for changes to existing state and municipal programs, laws or
regulations to enable municipalities and natural habitats to adapt to harmful climate
change impacts and to mitigate such impacts.
(P.A. 08-98, S. 7.)