General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5663 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 497 Referred to Committee on Commerce Introduced by: REP. BERGER, 73rd Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5663 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 497 Referred to Committee on Commerce Introduced by: REP. BERGER, 73rd Dist. AN ACT ENCOURAGING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN DISTRESSED MUNICIPALITIES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to develop a business development tax credit for businesses located in distressed municipalities based on census tracts from the 2010 United States Census. Statement of Purpose: To encourage business development in the state's twenty-five distressed municipalities.