Raised Bill No. 110 - Housing Authority Jurisdiction Summary

• Allows housing authorities to adopt an "expanded area of operation" to include high and very high opportunity census tracts located within 15 miles of the municipality where the authority is located, as designated by the Department of Housing.

• Housing authorities cannot exercise eminent domain power or establish police forces in expanded areas of operation, limiting their authority outside their municipal boundaries.

• Provides new definitions for "municipal developer" and "expanded area of operation" in Connecticut housing law statutes.

• Takes effect October 1, 2020, and amends multiple sections of Connecticut general statutes related to housing authority creation, jurisdiction, and operations.