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7		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 6356
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on HOUSING
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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13		-	AN ACT CONCERNING PA YMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES FOR STATE
	18	+	AN ACT CONCERNING PA YMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES FOR STATE
14	19		HOUSING AUTHORITY PR OPERTIES.
15	20		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
16	21		Assembly convened:
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18	23		Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 8-216 of the general statutes is 1
19	24		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 2
20	25		October 1, 2019): 3
21	26		(b) The state, acting [by and in the discretion of] through the 4
22	27		Commissioner of Housing, [may] shall enter into a contract with [a] 5
23	28		each municipality and the housing authority of the municipality or 6
24	29		with the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority or any subsidiary 7
25	30		created by the authority pursuant to section 8-242a or 8-244 or with a 8
26	31		successor owner to make payments in lieu of taxes to the municipality 9
27	32		on land and improvements owned or leased by the housing authority 10
28	33		or the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority or successor owner 11
29	34		under the provisions of part II of chapter 128. On and after July 1, 1997, 12
30	35		the time period of the contract may include the remaining years of 13
31	36		operation of the project. Such payments shall be made annually in an 14
32	37		amount equal to the taxes that would be paid on such property were 15
33	38		the property not exempt from taxation, and shall be calculated by 16
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34	44		multiplying the assessed value of such property, which shall be 17
35	45		determined by the tax assessor of such municipality in the manner 18
36	46		used by such assessor for assessing the value of other real property, by 19
37		-	the applicable tax rate of the municipality. Such contract shall provide 20 Substitute Bill No. 6356
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	47	+	the applicable tax rate of the municipality. Such contract shall provide 20
44	48		that, in consideration of such grant-in-aid, the municipality shall waive 21
45	49		during the period of such contract any payments by the housing 22
46	50		authority or the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority or successor 23
47		-	owner to the municipality under the provisions of section 8-71, as 24
48		-	~~amended by this act, and~~ shall further provide that the amount of the 25
49		-	~~payments so waived shall~~ be used by the housing authority or the 26
50		-	~~Connecticut Housing Finance~~ Authority or successor owner for a 27
51		-	~~program of social and~~ supplementary services to the occupants or shall 28
52		-	~~be applied to the~~ operating costs or reserves of the property, or shall be 29
53		-	~~used to maintain~~ or improve the physical quality of the property. As 30
54		-	~~used in this~~ subsection, a "successor owner" means an entity that owns 31
55		-	~~a housing~~ project developed pursuant to part II of chapter 128 after the 32
	51	+	owner to the municipality under the provisions of section 8-71, and 24
	52	+	shall further provide that the amount of the payments so waived shall 25
	53	+	be used by the housing authority or the Connecticut Housing Finance 26
	54	+	Authority or successor owner for a program of social and 27
	55	+	supplementary services to the occupants or shall be applied to the 28
	56	+	operating costs or reserves of the property, or shall be used to maintain 29
	57	+	or improve the physical quality of the property. As used in this 30
	58	+	subsection, a "successor owner" means an entity that owns a housing 31
	59	+	project developed pursuant to part II of chapter 128 after the 32
56	60		revitalization of such project pursuant to a plan approved by the 33
57	61		commissioner. 34
58	62		Sec. 2. Subsection (d) of section 8-216 of the general statutes is 35
59	63		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 36
60	64		October 1, 2019): 37
61	65		(d) The state, acting [by and in the discretion of] through the 38
62	66		Commissioner of Housing, [may] shall enter into a contract with [a] 39
63	67		each municipality to make payments in lieu of taxes to the 40
64	68		municipality on land and improvements owned or leased by said 41
65	69		commissioner pursuant to chapter 129. Such payments shall be made 42
66	70		annually in an amount equal to the taxes that would be paid on such 43
67	71		property were the property not exempt from taxation, and shall be 44
68	72		calculated by multiplying the assessed value of such property, which 45
69	73		shall be determined by the tax assessor of such municipality in the 46
70	74		manner used by such assessor for assessing the value of other real 47
71	75		property, by the applicable tax rate of the municipality. Such contract 48
72	76		shall provide that, in consideration of such grant-in-aid the 49
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73	82		municipality shall waive any payments by the state to the municipality 50
74	83		under the provisions of a cooperation agreement between the 51
75	84		municipality and said commissioner. 52
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83		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 54
84		-	(a) In lieu of real property taxes, special benefit assessments and 55
85		-	sewerage system use charges otherwise payable to such municipality, 56
86		-	except in such municipalities as, by special act or charter, on May 20, 57
87		-	1957, had a sewer use charge, an authority shall pay each year to the 58
88		-	municipality in which any of its moderate rental housing projects are 59
89		-	located a sum to be determined by the municipality, with the approval 60
90		-	of the Commissioner of Housing, not in excess of twelve and one-half 61
91		-	per cent of the shelter rent per annum for each occupied dwelling unit 62
92		-	in any such housing project; except that the amount of such payment 63
93		-	shall not be so limited in any case where funds are made available for 64
94		-	such payment by an agency or department of the United States 65
95		-	government, but no payment shall exceed the amount of taxes which 66
96		-	would be paid on the property were the property not exempt from 67
97		-	taxation. 68
98		-	(b) [For the period commencing on June 2, 2016, and ending June 30, 69
99		-	2019, each] Each municipality that received a grant-in-aid pursuant to 70
100		-	section 8-216, as amended by this act, in the fiscal year ending June 30, 71
101		-	2015, shall waive any payment that becomes payable [during such 72
102		-	period] pursuant to subsection (a) of this section during any fiscal year 73
103		-	in which no grant-in-aid for such amount is made, pursuant to section 74
104		-	8-216, as amended by this act, except that no waiver shall be required 75
105		-	in any case where funds are made available for such payment by an 76
106		-	agency or department of the United States government. 77
107	85		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
108	86		sections:
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110	88		Section 1 October 1, 2019 8-216(b)
111	89		Sec. 2 October 1, 2019 8-216(d)
112		-	Sec. 3 from passage 8-71
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	91	+	Statement of Purpose:
	92	+	To provide municipalities with payment in lieu of taxes for state
	93	+	housing authority properties.
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	95	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	96	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	97	+	not underlined.]
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	99	+	Co-Sponsors: REP. JOHNSON, 49th Dist.
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