In line 81, strike "provided any inconsistencies with such"

Strike lines 82 and 83 in their entirety

In line 84, strike "environmental permit issued by the state,"

In line 406, after "health" insert "laws or regulations adopted thereunder"

In line 408, strike "and" and after "(vi)" insert the following: "libraries, (vii) municipally owned property or public buildings used for government purposes; and (viii)"

In line 416, strike "and regional planning agencies" and insert the following in lieu thereof ", the chairman of the Transportation Strategy Board, the regional planning agencies in the state and any other persons or entities the secretary deems necessary"

In line 428, strike "and" and insert a comma in lieu thereof

In line 429, before the period insert the following: "and the principles of the Transportation Strategy Board approved under section 13b-57h of the general statutes"

After the last section, add the following and renumber sections and internal references accordingly:

"Sec. 501. Section 22a-430 of the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (k) as follows (Effective July 1, 2005):

(NEW) (k) The commissioner shall not deny a permit under this section if the basis for such denial is a determination by the commissioner that the proposed activity for which application has been made is inconsistent with the state plan of conservation and development adopted under section 16a-30, as amended by this act.

Sec. 502. Section 16a-30 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(a) The continuing legislative committee on state planning and development shall [within thirty-five days of] not later than forty-five days after the convening of the next regularly scheduled session of the General Assembly [and after] conduct a public hearing on the plan. Not later than forty-five days after completion of such public hearing, the committee shall submit the plan with its recommendation for approval or disapproval to the General Assembly. The plan shall become effective when adopted by the General Assembly as the plan of conservation and development for the state.

(b) In the event that the General Assembly disapproves the plan in whole or in part the plan shall be deemed to be rejected and shall be returned to the committee for appropriate action.

(c) Any project included in the first or second phase of UConn 2000, as defined in subdivision (25) of section 10a-109c, shall constitute part of the state plan of conservation and development approved by the General Assembly.

Sec. 503. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 16a-30 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, requiring the Continuing Legislative Committee on State Planning and Development to conduct a public hearing on and submit the state conservation and development plan, along with its recommendations, to the General Assembly not later than thirty-five days after the convening of the General Assembly, the actions of the Continuing Legislative Committee on State Planning and Development related to the Conservation and Development Policies Plan for Connecticut 2004-2009, submitted to said committee on November 22, 2004, in conducting a public hearing on February 7, 2005, and submitting the Conservation and Development Policies Plan for Connecticut 2005-2010, with recommendations, to the General Assembly on April 8, 2005, which actions were otherwise valid except that such hearing and submission were later than thirty-five days after the convening of the General Assembly in 2005, are hereby validated.

Sec. 504. Subsection (a) of section 16a-27 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(a) The secretary, after consultation with all appropriate state, regional and local agencies and other appropriate persons shall prior to March 1, [2003] 2009, complete a revision of the existing plan and enlarge it to include, but not be limited to, policies relating to transportation, energy and air. Any revision made after May 15, 1991, shall identify the major transportation proposals, including proposals for mass transit, contained in the master transportation plan prepared pursuant to section 13b-15. Any revision made after July 1, 1995, shall take into consideration the conservation and development of greenways that have been designated by municipalities and shall recommend that state agencies coordinate their efforts to support the development of a state-wide greenways system. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall identify state-owned land for inclusion in the plan as potential components of a state greenways system.

Sec. 505. Subsection (a) of section 16a-28 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(a) The secretary shall present a draft of the revised plan of conservation and development for preliminary review to the continuing legislative committee on state planning and development prior to September first in [2002] 2008 and prior to September first in each prerevision year thereafter. "