Connecticut 2013 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06304 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/29/2013

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6304
January Session, 2013  LCO No. 2276
Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Introduced by:
REP. CLEMONS, 124th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 6304 

January Session, 2013

LCO No. 2276

Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY 

Introduced by:

REP. CLEMONS, 124th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS AND BUILDING PERMIT FEES FOR CLASS I RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS.

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

That (1) section 12-81 of the general statutes be amended to exempt from property tax any Class I renewable energy source installed for the generation of electricity for commercial, industrial or municipal use, and (2) section 29-263 of the general statutes be amended to limit building permit fees imposed by a municipality for Class I renewable energy projects to reflect only administrative costs, rather than a percentage of the cost of construction.

Statement of Purpose: 

To exempt from property tax Class I renewable energy installations for commercial, industrial and municipal use and to lower the building permit fees for Class I renewable energy projects.