Connecticut 2011 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05337 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/14/2011

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5337
January Session, 2011  LCO No. 736
Referred to Committee on Planning and Development
Introduced by:
REP. PISCOPO, 76th Dist. REP. COUTU, 47th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5337 

January Session, 2011

LCO No. 736

Referred to Committee on Planning and Development 

Introduced by:

REP. PISCOPO, 76th Dist.

REP. COUTU, 47th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE APPLICATION OF THE PREVAILING WAGE RATE TO SCHOOL AND TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 31-53 of the general statutes be amended to impose a three-year moratorium on the application of prevailing wage rates for essential school and transportation projects undertaken by municipalities.

Statement of Purpose: 

To provide property tax relief to towns and to ensure that maximum funding is made available for local school and transportation projects.