In accordance with section 4b-1, the Department of Administrative Services shall have the responsibility of developing the Connecticut Capitol Center; provided, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general statutes, before detailed planning for any of the site development or structures within such Capitol Center District, except the planning of the Legislative Office Building and related facilities by the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, is commenced, preliminary plans for such construction shall have been approved by the State Properties Review Board.

(1967, P.A. 589, S. 8; P.A. 75-425, S. 16, 57; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 610; P.A. 84-512, S. 6, 30; P.A. 85-301, S. 6, 13; P.A. 87-496, S. 12, 110; P.A. 11-51, S. 44.)

History: P.A. 75-425 required that preliminary plans be approved by public works commissioner and state properties review board as well as by commission; P.A. 77-614 replaced public works commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 84-512 deleted requirement that preliminary construction plans be approved by capitol center commission as well as administrative services commissioner; P.A. 85-301 excluded the planning of the legislative office building and related facilities from the requirement that preliminary plans be approved by the board; P.A. 87-496 replaced administrative services department with public works department; Sec. 4-24f transferred to Sec. 4b-69 in 1989; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Department of Public Works” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2011.