LCO No. 1647 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5677 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 1647 Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: REP. TURCO, 27th Dist. REP. LOPES, 24th Dist. SEN. LESSER, 9th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES TO MUNICIPALITIES FOR MANUFACTURING MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That chapter 203 of the general statutes be amended to require the 1 state to provide payments in lieu of taxes to municipalities for 2 manufacturing machinery and equipment, paid at one hundred per 3 cent of the amount of property taxes that, except for the exemption in 4 section 12-81 of the general statutes, would have been paid. 5 Statement of Purpose: To assist municipalities with the cost of providing the manufacturing machinery and equipment exemption, provide property tax relief and encourage growth in manufacturing.