{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-8-151","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-151","heading":"Declaration of policy.","body":"It is found and declared that there exist in the municipalities of the state substandard, insanitary, deteriorated, deteriorating or blighted areas, that the existence thereof is impairing and arresting the sound growth and development of such municipalities and is inimical to the public health, safety, morals and welfare of the inhabitants of the state, that such municipalities are unable to rehabilitate such areas without state financial assistance as provided by sections 8-154a, 8-154b, 8-154c and 8-154e, that the granting of such assistance is a public use and purpose for which public moneys may be expended and that the necessity in the public interest for the provisions of said sections is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination.","path":["TITLE 8. ZONING, PLANNING, HOUSING AND ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT","CHAPTER 130*. REDEVELOPMENT AND URBAN RENEWAL. STATE AND FEDERAL AID. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. URBAN HOMESTEADING. ABANDONED AND BLIGHTED PROPERTY","PART IV. STATE AID"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_130.htm#sec_8-151","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:06:56Z","sha256":"6911fdf4f8a7905a19936174cfa67c0ba087eb303e0f8782cb1dd065ba8885a3","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-8-146-to-8-150","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-8-152-to-8-154"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}