(a) On and after October 1, 2019, in the preparation of any municipal evacuation plan or hazard mitigation plan, such municipality shall consider the most recent sea level change scenario updated pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

(b) Within available resources and not less than once every ten years, the Marine Sciences Division of The University of Connecticut shall publish a sea level change scenario for the state based upon the sea level change scenarios published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Technical Report OAR CPO-1 and other available scientific data necessary to create a scenario applicable to the state coastline. Within available resources and not less than ninety days prior to publishing such sea level change scenario by said Marine Sciences Division, the division and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall conduct not less than one public hearing concerning such update. Not later than sixty days after the last public hearing, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall publish the sea level change scenario for the state on the Internet web site of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection along with a notice that any previous updates are superseded.