General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 508
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2806
*02806*
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 508
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 2806
*02806*
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist.
AN ACT AUTHORIZING AN ADDITIONAL CONVEYANCE TAX FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING OPEN SPACE PURCHASES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to authorize towns to impose an additional one per cent conveyance tax on land transfers and have proceeds from such conveyance tax fund the purchase of open space by such municipalities.
Statement of Purpose:
To encourage the preservation of open space.