The area of operation of the Connecticut Housing Authority in regard to housing shall include all of the state, provided said authority shall not, on and after May 25, 1994, initiate or acquire any additional housing projects in any municipality. If the Connecticut Housing Authority has on or before May 25, 1994, undertaken a housing project within a municipality for which a local housing authority is subsequently authorized to transact business and exercise its authority pursuant to chapter 128, the Connecticut Housing Authority may continue to operate any of the state's projects in such municipality theretofore completed and may complete and operate any of such projects theretofore initiated in such municipality, but shall initiate no additional projects in such municipality. The Connecticut Housing Authority may sell, lease or transfer management of any of the state's housing projects within such municipality to such local housing authority.

(1949 Rev., S. 962; 1963, P.A. 54, S. 8; 1967, P.A. 522, S. 8; P.A. 75-260, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 284, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 81, 136; P.A. 79-598, S. 3, 4, 10; P.A. 83-339, S. 6, 9; P.A. 86-281, S. 3; P.A. 94-56, S. 2, 5.)

History: 1963 act substituted “initiate a housing project” for “exercise the powers set forth in subsection (a) of section 8-121” in the first sentence and eliminated requirement municipality or local authority have applied for federal funds, substituted same phrase in second sentence and eliminated after native requirement in Subdiv. (b) of that sentence that authority have contracted to sell its projects to the state; 1967 act substituted commissioner of community affairs for public works commissioner; P.A. 75-260 empowered commissioner to initiate housing project under certain circumstances; P.A. 77-614 substituted department of economic development for commissioner of community affairs, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 substituted commissioner for department; P.A. 79-598 substituted commissioner of housing for commissioner of economic development; P.A. 83-339 inserted definition of “initiating a housing project” and provided that no resolution would be required for rehabilitation projects; P.A. 86-281 replaced commissioner of housing with Connecticut housing authority and amended reference to Sec. 8-121; P.A. 94-56 prohibited acquisition of projects after May 25, 1994, effective May 25, 1994.

See Sec. 8-82 re authority of Commissioner of Housing to purchase and sell units, to insure and make mortgage loans, etc. in name of state.