Connecticut § 8-37i Department of Economic and Community Development. Commissioner. Successor department to Department of Commerce and to economic development functions of Department of Community Affairs.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 8-37i — Department of Economic and Community Development. Commissioner. Successor department to Department of Commerce and to economic development functions of Department of Community Affairs.

Connecticut § 8-37i

Title 8Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development

Ch. 127bDepartment of Economic and Community Development: General Provisions

This text of Connecticut § 8-37i (Department of Economic and Community Development. Commissioner. Successor department to Department of Commerce and to economic development functions of Department of Community Affairs.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Connecticut primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-37i (2026).

Text

(a)There shall be a Department of Economic and Community Development. The department head shall be the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, who shall be appointed by the Governor in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-5, 4-6, 4-7 and 4-8, with the powers and duties therein prescribed.

(b)Said department shall constitute a successor department to the Department of Commerce in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-38d and 4-39 .

(c)Said department shall constitute a successor to the functions, powers and duties of the Department of Community Affairs relating to economic development as set forth in chapters 130, 131 and 135, in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-38d and 4-39 . See Sec. 32-1b et seq. re establishment and general scope of duties of th

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) There shall be a Department of Economic and Community Development. The department head shall be the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, who shall be appointed by the Governor in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-5, 4-6, 4-7 and 4-8, with the powers and duties therein prescribed. (b) Said department shall constitute a successor department to the Department of Commerce in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-38d and 4-39 . (c) Said department shall constitute a successor to the functions, powers and duties of the Department of Community Affairs relating to economic development as set forth in chapters 130, 131 and 135, in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-38d and 4-39 . See Sec. 32-1b et seq. re establishment and general scope of duties of the Department of Economic and Community Development.

Legislative History

(P.A. 77-614, S. 283, 610; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 3.) History: P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Economic Development with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; P.A. 13-234 amended Subsec. (c) by substituting “economic development” for “housing” and deleting references to Chs. 128 and 129, effective July 1, 2013.