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	10	+	Referred to Committee on HOUSING
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12	19		AN ACT CONCERNING HO USING AUTHORITY JURISDICTION.
13	20		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
14	21		Assembly convened:
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16	23		Section 1. Section 8-39 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
17	24		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 2
18	25		The following terms, wherever used or referred to in this chapter, 3
19	26		[shall] have the following respective meanings, unless a different 4
20	27		meaning clearly appears from the context: 5
21		-	(a) "Area of operation" [includes the municipality in which a 6
22		-	~~housing~~ authority is created under the provisions of this chapter and 7
23		-	~~may~~ include a neighboring municipality, provided the governing body 8
24		-	of such neighboring municipality agrees by proper resolution to the 9
	28	+	(a) "Area of operation" includes the municipality in which a housing 6
	29	+	authority is created under the provisions of this chapter and may 7
	30	+	include a neighboring municipality, provided the governing body of 8
	31	+	such neighboring municipality agrees by proper resolution to the 9
25	32		extension of the area of operation to include such neighboring 10
26		-	municipality] means a municipal area of operation and, if adopted by a 11
27		-	housing authority, includes an expanded area of operation. 12
28		-	(b) "Authority" or "housing authority" means any of the public 13
29		-	corporations created by section 8-40, as amended by this act, and the 14
30		-	Connecticut Housing Authority when exercising the rights, powers, 15
31		-	duties or privileges of, or subject to the immunities or limitations of, 16
32		-	housing authorities pursuant to section 8-121. 17
33		-	(c) "Bonds" means any bonds, including refunding bonds, notes, 18
34		-	interim certificates, debentures or other obligations issued by the 19 Substitute Bill No. 7067
	33	+	municipality. 11
	34	+	(b) "Authority" or "housing authority" means any of the public 12
	35	+	corporations created by section 8-40, as amended by this act, and the 13
	36	+	Connecticut Housing Authority when exercising the rights, powers, 14 Raised Bill No. 7067
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41		-	authority pursuant to this chapter. 20
42		-	(d) "Clerk" means the clerk of the particular city, borough or town 21
43		-	for which a particular housing authority is created. 22
44		-	(e) "Eligible developer" or "developer" means (1) a nonprofit 23
45		-	corporation; (2) any business corporation incorporated pursuant to 24
46		-	chapter 601 or any predecessor statutes thereto, having as one of its 25
47		-	purposes the construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of 26
48		-	housing, and having articles of incorporation approved by the 27
49		-	commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to 28
50		-	section 8-79a or 8-84; (3) any partnership, limited partnership, joint 29
51		-	venture, trust, limited liability company or association having as one of 30
52		-	its purposes the construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of 31
53		-	housing, and having basic documents of organization approved by the 32
54		-	commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to 33
55		-	section 8-79a or 8-84; (4) a housing authority; (5) a family or person 34
56		-	approved by the commissioner as qualified to own, construct, 35
57		-	rehabilitate, manage and maintain housing under a mortgage loan 36
58		-	made or insured under an agreement entered into pursuant to the 37
59		-	provisions of this chapter; or (6) a municipal developer. 38
60		-	(f) "Expanded area of operation" means an area designated by the 39
61		-	Department of Housing pursuant to section 8-348 as a high or very 40
62		-	high opportunity census tract, provided any part of such census tract is 41
63		-	located within thirty miles of the municipality in which the housing 42
64		-	authority is located. 43
65		-	[(e)] (g) "Families of low income" means families who lack the 44
66		-	amount of income which is necessary, as determined by the authority 45
67		-	undertaking the housing project, to enable them, without financial 46
68		-	assistance, to live in decent, safe and sanitary dwellings, without 47
69		-	overcrowding. 48
70		-	[(f)] (h) "Families of low and moderate income" means families who 49
71		-	lack the amount of income which is necessary, as determined by the 50 Substitute Bill No. 7067
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	42	+	duties or privileges of, or subject to the immunities or limitations of, 15
	43	+	housing authorities pursuant to section 8-121. 16
	44	+	(c) "Bonds" means any bonds, including refunding bonds, notes, 17
	45	+	interim certificates, debentures or other obligations issued by the 18
	46	+	authority pursuant to this chapter. 19
	47	+	(d) "Clerk" means the clerk of the particular city, borough or town 20
	48	+	for which a particular housing authority is created. 21
	49	+	(e) "Families of low income" means families who lack the amount of 22
	50	+	income which is necessary, as determined by the authority 23
	51	+	undertaking the housing project, to enable them, without financial 24
	52	+	assistance, to live in decent, safe and sanitary dwellings, without 25
	53	+	overcrowding. 26
	54	+	(f) "Families of low and moderate income" means families who lack 27
	55	+	the amount of income which is necessary, as determined by the 28
	56	+	Commissioner of Housing, to enable them to rent or purchase 29
	57	+	moderate cost housing without financial assistance as provided by this 30
	58	+	part and parts II and III of this chapter. 31
	59	+	(g) "Federal government" includes the United States of America, the 32
	60	+	federal emergency administration of public works or any other agency 33
	61	+	or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of 34
	62	+	America. 35
	63	+	(h) "Governing body" means, for towns having a town council, the 36
	64	+	council; for other towns, the selectmen; for cities, the common council 37
	65	+	or other similar body of officials; and for boroughs, the warden and 38
	66	+	burgesses. 39
	67	+	(i) "Housing project" means any work or undertaking (1) to 40
	68	+	demolish, clear or remove buildings from any slum area, which work 41
	69	+	or undertaking may embrace the adaptation of such area to public 42
	70	+	purposes, including parks or other recreational or community 43
	71	+	purposes; or (2) to provide decent, safe and sanitary urban or rural 44 Raised Bill No. 7067
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78		-	Commissioner of Housing, to enable them to rent or purchase 51
79		-	moderate cost housing without financial assistance as provided by this 52
80		-	part and parts II and III of this chapter. 53
81		-	(i) "Family" means a household consisting of one or more persons. 54
82		-	[(g)] (j) "Federal government" includes the United States of America, 55
83		-	the federal emergency administration of public works or any other 56
84		-	agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States 57
85		-	of America. 58
86		-	[(h)] (k) "Governing body" means, for towns having a town council, 59
87		-	the council; for other towns, the selectmen; for cities, the common 60
88		-	council or other similar body of officials; and for boroughs, the warden 61
89		-	and burgesses. 62
90		-	[(i)] (l) "Housing project" means any work or undertaking (1) to 63
91		-	demolish, clear or remove buildings from any slum area, which work 64
92		-	or undertaking may embrace the adaptation of such area to public 65
93		-	purposes, including parks or other recreational or community 66
94		-	purposes; or (2) to provide decent, safe and sanitary urban or rural 67
95		-	dwellings, apartments or other living accommodations for families of 68
96		-	low or moderate income, which work or undertaking may include 69
97		-	buildings, land, equipment, facilities and other real or personal 70
98		-	property for necessary, convenient or desirable appurtenances, streets, 71
99		-	sewers, water service, parks, site preparation, gardening, 72
100		-	administrative, community, recreational, commercial or welfare 73
101		-	purposes and may include the acquisition and rehabilitation of existing 74
102		-	dwelling units or structures to be used for moderate or low rental 75
103		-	units; or (3) to accomplish a combination of the foregoing. The term 76
104		-	"housing project" also may be applied to the planning of the buildings 77
105		-	and improvements, the acquisition of property, the demolition of 78
106		-	existing structures, the construction, reconstruction, alteration and 79
107		-	repair of the improvements and all other work in connection therewith 80
108		-	and may include the reconstruction, rehabilitation, alteration, or major 81
109		-	repair of existing buildings or improvements which were undertaken 82 Substitute Bill No. 7067
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	77	+	dwellings, apartments or other living accommodations for families of 45
	78	+	low or moderate income, which work or undertaking may include 46
	79	+	buildings, land, equipment, facilities and other real or personal 47
	80	+	property for necessary, convenient or desirable appurtenances, streets, 48
	81	+	sewers, water service, parks, site preparation, gardening, 49
	82	+	administrative, community, recreational, commercial or welfare 50
	83	+	purposes and may include the acquisition and rehabilitation of existing 51
	84	+	dwelling units or structures to be used for moderate or low rental 52
	85	+	units; or (3) to accomplish a combination of the foregoing. The term 53
	86	+	"housing project" also may be applied to the planning of the buildings 54
	87	+	and improvements, the acquisition of property, the demolition of 55
	88	+	existing structures, the construction, reconstruction, alteration and 56
	89	+	repair of the improvements and all other work in connection therewith 57
	90	+	and may include the reconstruction, rehabilitation, alteration, or major 58
	91	+	repair of existing buildings or improvements which were undertaken 59
	92	+	pursuant to parts II and VI of this chapter. 60
	93	+	(j) "Mayor" means, for cities, the mayor and, for boroughs, the 61
	94	+	warden. 62
	95	+	(k) "Moderate rental" means a rental which, as determined by an 63
	96	+	authority with the concurrence of the Commissioner of Housing, is 64
	97	+	below the level at which private enterprise is currently building a 65
	98	+	needed volume of safe and sanitary dwellings for rental in the locality 66
	99	+	involved; and "moderate rental housing project" means a housing 67
	100	+	project, receiving state aid in the form of loans or grants, for families 68
	101	+	unable to pay more than moderate rental. Such project may include the 69
	102	+	reconstruction, rehabilitation, alteration, or major repair of existing 70
	103	+	buildings or improvements which were undertaken pursuant to parts 71
	104	+	II or VI of this chapter. 72
	105	+	(l) "Municipality" means any city, borough or town. "The 73
	106	+	municipality" means the particular municipality for which a particular 74
	107	+	housing authority is created. 75
	108	+	(m) "Obligee of the authority" or "obligee" includes any bondholder, 76 Raised Bill No. 7067
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116		-	pursuant to parts II and VI of this chapter. 83
117		-	[(j)] (m) "Mayor" means, for cities, the mayor and, for boroughs, the 84
118		-	warden. 85
119		-	[(k)] (n) "Moderate rental" means a rental which, as determined by 86
120		-	an authority with the concurrence of the Commissioner of Housing, is 87
121		-	below the level at which private enterprise is currently building a 88
122		-	needed volume of safe and sanitary dwellings for rental in the locality 89
123		-	involved; and "moderate rental housing project" means a housing 90
124		-	project, receiving state aid in the form of loans or grants, for families 91
125		-	unable to pay more than moderate rental. Such project may include the 92
126		-	reconstruction, rehabilitation, alteration, or major repair of existing 93
127		-	buildings or improvements which were undertaken pursuant to parts 94
128		-	II or VI of this chapter. 95
129		-	(o) "Mortgage" means a mortgage deed, deed of trust, or other 96
130		-	instrument which shall constitute a lien, whether first or second, on 97
131		-	real estate or on a leasehold under a lease having a remaining term, at 98
132		-	the time such mortgage is acquired, which does not expire for at least 99
133		-	that number of years beyond the maturity date of the obligation 100
134		-	secured by such mortgage as is equal to the number of years remaining 101
135		-	until the maturity date of such obligation. 102
136		-	(p) "Municipal area of operation" includes the municipality in which 103
137		-	a housing authority is created under the provisions of this chapter, and 104
138		-	may include a neighboring municipality, as provided in section 8-40, 105
139		-	as amended by this act. 106
140		-	(q) "Municipal developer" means a municipality which has not 107
141		-	declared by resolution a need for a housing authority pursuant to 108
142		-	section 8-40, as amended by this act, acting by and through its 109
143		-	legislative body, except that in any town in which a town meeting or 110
144		-	representative town meeting is the legislative body, "municipal 111
145		-	developer" means the board of selectmen if such board is authorized to 112
146		-	act as the municipal developer by the town meeting or representative 113 Substitute Bill No. 7067
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	114	+	trustee or trustees for any bondholders, or lessor demising to the 77
	115	+	authority property used in connection with a housing project, or any 78
	116	+	assignee or assignees of such lessor's interest or any part thereof, and 79
	117	+	the state or federal government when it is a party to any contract with 80
	118	+	the authority. 81
	119	+	(n) "Real property" includes all lands, including improvements and 82
	120	+	fixtures thereon, and property of any nature appurtenant thereto, or 83
	121	+	used in connection therewith, and every estate, interest and right, legal 84
	122	+	or equitable, therein, including terms for years and liens by way of 85
	123	+	judgment, mortgage or otherwise and the indebtedness secured by 86
	124	+	such liens. 87
	125	+	(o) "Rent" means the entire amount paid to an authority for any 88
	126	+	dwelling unit. 89
	127	+	(p) "Shelter rent" means rent less any charges made by an authority 90
	128	+	for water, heat, gas and electricity. 91
	129	+	(q) "Slum" means any area where dwellings predominate which, by 92
	130	+	reason of dilapidation, overcrowding, faulty arrangement or design, 93
	131	+	lack of ventilation, light or sanitary facilities, or any combination of 94
	132	+	these factors, are detrimental to safety, health and morals. 95
	133	+	(r) "State public body" means any city, borough, town, municipal 96
	134	+	corporation, district or other subdivision of the state. 97
	135	+	(s) "Veteran" has the meaning assigned by section 27-103 and 98
	136	+	includes any officer of the United States Public Health Service detailed 99
	137	+	by proper authority to duty with any of the armed forces and the 100
	138	+	spouse or widow or widower of such veteran, provided such veteran 101
	139	+	shall have served for a period of ninety days or more in time of war 102
	140	+	after December 7, 1941, and shall have resided in this state at any time 103
	141	+	continuously for two years. 104
	142	+	(t) "Family" means a household consisting of one or more persons. 105
	143	+	(u) "Eligible developer" or "developer" means (1) a nonprofit 106 Raised Bill No. 7067
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153		-	town meeting. 114
154		-	[(l)] (r) "Municipality" means any city, borough or town. "The 115
155		-	municipality" means the particular municipality for which a particular 116
156		-	housing authority is created. 117
157		-	(s) "Nonprofit corporation" means a nonprofit corporation 118
158		-	incorporated pursuant to chapter 602 or any predecessor statutes 119
159		-	thereto, having as one of its purposes the construction, rehabilitation, 120
160		-	ownership or operation of housing and having articles of incorporation 121
161		-	approved by the Commissioner of Housing in accordance with 122
162		-	regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-84. 123
163		-	[(m)] (t) "Obligee of the authority" or "obligee" includes any 124
164		-	bondholder, trustee or trustees for any bondholders, or lessor 125
165		-	demising to the authority property used in connection with a housing 126
166		-	project, or any assignee or assignees of such lessor's interest or any 127
167		-	part thereof, and the state or federal government when it is a party to 128
168		-	any contract with the authority. 129
169		-	[(n)] (u) "Real property" includes all lands, including improvements 130
170		-	and fixtures thereon, and property of any nature appurtenant thereto, 131
171		-	or used in connection therewith, and every estate, interest and right, 132
172		-	legal or equitable, therein, including terms for years and liens by way 133
173		-	of judgment, mortgage or otherwise and the indebtedness secured by 134
174		-	such liens. 135
175		-	[(o)] (v) "Rent" means the entire amount paid to an authority for any 136
176		-	dwelling unit. 137
177		-	[(p)] (w) "Shelter rent" means rent less any charges made by an 138
178		-	authority for water, heat, gas and electricity. 139
179		-	[(q)] (x) "Slum" means any area where dwellings predominate 140
180		-	which, by reason of dilapidation, overcrowding, faulty arrangement or 141
181		-	design, lack of ventilation, light or sanitary facilities, or any 142
182		-	combination of these factors, are detrimental to safety, health and 143 Substitute Bill No. 7067
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	149	+	corporation; (2) any business corporation incorporated pursuant to 107
	150	+	chapter 601 or any predecessor statutes thereto, having as one of its 108
	151	+	purposes the construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of 109
	152	+	housing, and having articles of incorporation approved by the 110
	153	+	commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to 111
	154	+	section 8-79a or 8-84; (3) any partnership, limited partnership, joint 112
	155	+	venture, trust, limited liability company or association having as one of 113
	156	+	its purposes the construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of 114
	157	+	housing, and having basic documents of organization approved by the 115
	158	+	commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to 116
	159	+	section 8-79a or 8-84; (4) a housing authority; (5) a family or person 117
	160	+	approved by the commissioner as qualified to own, construct, 118
	161	+	rehabilitate, manage and maintain housing under a mortgage loan 119
	162	+	made or insured under an agreement entered into pursuant to the 120
	163	+	provisions of this chapter; or (6) a municipal developer. 121
	164	+	(v) "Mortgage" means a mortgage deed, deed of trust, or other 122
	165	+	instrument which [shall constitute] constitutes a lien, whether first or 123
	166	+	second, on real estate or on a leasehold under a lease having a 124
	167	+	remaining term, at the time such mortgage is acquired, which does not 125
	168	+	expire for at least that number of years beyond the maturity date of the 126
	169	+	obligation secured by such mortgage as is equal to the number of years 127
	170	+	remaining until the maturity date of such obligation. 128
	171	+	(w) "Nonprofit corporation" means a nonprofit corporation 129
	172	+	incorporated pursuant to chapter 602 or any predecessor statutes 130
	173	+	thereto, having as one of its purposes the construction, rehabilitation, 131
	174	+	ownership or operation of housing and having articles of incorporation 132
	175	+	approved by the Commissioner of Housing in accordance with 133
	176	+	regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-84. 134
	177	+	(x) "Municipal developer" means a municipality [, as defined in 135
	178	+	subsection (l) of this section,] which has not declared by resolution a 136
	179	+	need for a housing authority pursuant to section 8-40, as amended by 137
	180	+	this act, acting by and through its legislative body, except that in any 138
	181	+	town in which a town meeting or representative town meeting is the 139 Raised Bill No. 7067
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189		-	morals. 144
190		-	[(r)] (y) "State public body" means any city, borough, town, 145
191		-	municipal corporation, district or other subdivision of the state. 146
192		-	[(s)] (z) "Veteran" has the meaning assigned by section 27-103 and 147
193		-	includes any officer of the United States Public Health Service detailed 148
194		-	by proper authority to duty with any of the armed forces and the 149
195		-	spouse or widow or widower of such veteran, provided such veteran 150
196		-	shall have served for a period of ninety days or more in time of war 151
197		-	after December 7, 1941, and shall have resided in this state at any time 152
198		-	continuously for two years. 153
199		-	[(t) "Family" means a household consisting of one or more persons. 154
200		-	(u) "Eligible developer" or "developer" means (1) a nonprofit 155
201		-	corporation; (2) any business corporation incorporated pursuant to 156
202		-	chapter 601 or any predecessor statutes thereto, having as one of its 157
203		-	purposes the construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of 158
204		-	housing, and having articles of incorporation approved by the 159
205		-	commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to 160
206		-	section 8-79a or 8-84; (3) any partnership, limited partnership, joint 161
207		-	venture, trust, limited liability company or association having as one of 162
208		-	its purposes the construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of 163
209		-	housing, and having basic documents of organization approved by the 164
210		-	commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to 165
211		-	section 8-79a or 8-84; (4) a housing authority; (5) a family or person 166
212		-	approved by the commissioner as qualified to own, construct, 167
213		-	rehabilitate, manage and maintain housing under a mortgage loan 168
214		-	made or insured under an agreement entered into pursuant to the 169
215		-	provisions of this chapter; or (6) a municipal developer. 170
216		-	(v) "Mortgage" means a mortgage deed, deed of trust, or other 171
217		-	instrument which shall constitute a lien, whether first or second, on 172
218		-	real estate or on a leasehold under a lease having a remaining term, at 173
219		-	the time such mortgage is acquired, which does not expire for at least 174 Substitute Bill No. 7067
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	187	+	legislative body, "municipal developer" means the board of selectmen 140
	188	+	if such board is authorized to act as the municipal developer by the 141
	189	+	town meeting or representative town meeting. 142
	190	+	(y) "Expanded area of operation" includes areas designated by the 143
	191	+	Department of Housing pursuant to section 8-348 as high or very high 144
	192	+	opportunity census tracts, which are located outside the area of 145
	193	+	operation, provided any part of such census tract is located within 146
	194	+	thirty miles of the municipality in which the housing authority is 147
	195	+	located. 148
	196	+	Sec. 2. Section 8-40 of the general statutes is repealed and the 149
	197	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 150
	198	+	In each municipality of the state there is created a public body 151
	199	+	corporate and politic to be known as the "housing authority" of the 152
	200	+	municipality; provided such authority shall not transact any business 153
	201	+	or exercise its powers [hereunder] under this section until the 154
	202	+	governing body of the municipality by resolution declares that there is 155
	203	+	need for a housing authority in the municipality, provided it shall find 156
	204	+	(1) that insanitary or unsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations exist 157
	205	+	in the municipality or (2) that there is a shortage of safe or sanitary 158
	206	+	dwelling accommodations in the municipality available to families of 159
	207	+	low income at rentals they can afford, or (3) that there is a shortage of 160
	208	+	safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations in the municipality 161
	209	+	available to families of moderate income at rentals they can afford. In 162
	210	+	determining whether dwelling accommodations are unsafe or 163
	211	+	insanitary, said governing body may take into consideration the 164
	212	+	degree of overcrowding, the percentage of land coverage, the light, air, 165
	213	+	space and access available to the inhabitants of such dwelling 166
	214	+	accommodations, the size and arrangement of the rooms, the sanitary 167
	215	+	facilities and the extent to which conditions exist in such buildings 168
	216	+	which endanger life or property by fire or other causes. The governing 169
	217	+	bodies of two or more municipalities may create a regional housing 170
	218	+	authority, which shall have all the powers, duties and responsibilities 171
	219	+	conferred upon housing authorities by this chapter and chapter 130. 172 Raised Bill No. 7067
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227		-	secured by such mortgage as is equal to the number of years remaining 176
228		-	until the maturity date of such obligation. 177
229		-	(w) "Nonprofit corporation" means a nonprofit corporation 178
230		-	incorporated pursuant to chapter 602 or any predecessor statutes 179
231		-	thereto, having as one of its purposes the construction, rehabilitation, 180
232		-	ownership or operation of housing and having articles of incorporation 181
233		-	approved by the Commissioner of Housing in accordance with 182
234		-	regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-84. 183
235		-	(x) "Municipal developer" means a municipality, as defined in 184
236		-	subsection (l) of this section, which has not declared by resolution a 185
237		-	need for a housing authority pursuant to section 8-40, acting by and 186
238		-	through its legislative body, except that in any town in which a town 187
239		-	meeting or representative town meeting is the legislative body, 188
240		-	"municipal developer" means the board of selectmen if such board is 189
241		-	authorized to act as the municipal developer by the town meeting or 190
242		-	representative town meeting.] 191
243		-	Sec. 2. Section 8-40 of the general statutes is repealed and the 192
244		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 193
245		-	(a) In each municipality of the state there is created a public body 194
246		-	corporate and politic to be known as the "housing authority" of the 195
247		-	municipality; provided such authority shall not transact any business 196
248		-	or exercise its powers [hereunder] under this section until the 197
249		-	governing body of the municipality by resolution declares that there is 198
250		-	need for a housing authority in the municipality, provided it shall find 199
251		-	(1) that insanitary or unsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations exist 200
252		-	in the municipality or (2) that there is a shortage of safe or sanitary 201
253		-	dwelling accommodations in the municipality available to families of 202
254		-	low income at rentals they can afford, or (3) that there is a shortage of 203
255		-	safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations in the municipality 204
256		-	available to families of moderate income at rentals they can afford. In 205
257		-	determining whether dwelling accommodations are unsafe or 206 Substitute Bill No. 7067
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	225	+	The area of operation of such authority shall include the municipalities 173
	226	+	for which such authority is created, and any such authority may adopt 174
	227	+	an expanded area of operation. Such authority shall act through a 175
	228	+	board of commissioners composed of two representatives from each 176
	229	+	municipality appointed for terms of four years in the manner provided 177
	230	+	in section 8-41. 178
	231	+	Sec. 3. Section 8-44b of the general statutes is repealed and the 179
	232	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 180
	233	+	(a) Any housing authority created by section 8-40, as amended by 181
	234	+	this act, shall have the power to establish and maintain a housing 182
	235	+	authority police force, [the] except that no housing authority shall have 183
	236	+	the power to establish or maintain a housing authority police force in 184
	237	+	an expanded area of operation. The members of [which] any such 185
	238	+	police force shall be employees of such housing authority and shall be 186
	239	+	known as housing authority police officers. Housing authority police 187
	240	+	officers shall be appointed by the local board, agency or person 188
	241	+	empowered to appoint municipal police officers, subject to approval of 189
	242	+	the housing authority. The requirements for appointment as a police 190
	243	+	officer in the municipality in which the housing authority is located, 191
	244	+	except for age and physical qualifications, shall be mandatory for 192
	245	+	housing authority police officers in such municipality. No person shall 193
	246	+	be appointed to such housing authority police force unless [he] such 194
	247	+	person has been awarded a certificate attesting to [his] such person's 195
	248	+	successful completion of an approved municipal police basic training 196
	249	+	program, as provided in section 7-294e. The initial appointment shall 197
	250	+	be for a probationary term upon completion of which the appointing 198
	251	+	authority may promote such probationary officers to permanent status; 199
	252	+	provided such promotion shall be in accordance with procedures 200
	253	+	applicable to municipal police officers in the municipality and shall be 201
	254	+	made subject to the approval of the housing authority. Housing 202
	255	+	authority police officers shall have and exercise the powers and 203
	256	+	authority conferred upon municipal police officers and shall be subject 204
	257	+	to the ultimate supervision and control of the chief of police of the 205
	258	+	municipality in which the housing authority operates. 206 Raised Bill No. 7067
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264		-	insanitary, [said] such governing body may take into consideration the 207
265		-	degree of overcrowding, the percentage of land coverage, the light, air, 208
266		-	space and access available to the inhabitants of such dwelling 209
267		-	accommodations, the size and arrangement of the rooms, the sanitary 210
268		-	facilities and the extent to which conditions exist in such buildings 211
269		-	which endanger life or property by fire or other causes. 212
270		-	(b) The governing bodies of two or more municipalities may create a 213
271		-	regional housing authority, which shall have all the powers, duties and 214
272		-	responsibilities conferred upon housing authorities by this chapter and 215
273		-	chapter 130. The area of operation of such authority shall include the 216
274		-	municipalities for which such authority is created, provided, in the 217
275		-	case of a municipal area of operation that includes a neighboring 218
276		-	municipality, the neighboring municipality agrees by proper 219
277		-	resolution to the expansion of the area of operation to include such 220
278		-	neighboring municipality. Such authority shall act through a board of 221
279		-	commissioners composed of two rep resentatives from each 222
280		-	municipality appointed for terms of four years in the manner provided 223
281		-	in section 8-41. 224
282		-	(c) Any housing authority may adopt an expanded area of 225
283		-	operation. 226
284		-	Sec. 3. Section 8-44b of the general statutes is repealed and the 227
285		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 228
286		-	(a) Any housing authority created by section 8-40, as amended by 229
287		-	this act, shall have the power to establish and maintain a housing 230
288		-	authority police force, [the] except that no housing authority shall have 231
289		-	the power to establish or maintain a housing authority police force in 232
290		-	an expanded area of operation. The members of [which] any such 233
291		-	police force shall be employees of such housing authority and shall be 234
292		-	known as housing authority police officers. Housing authority police 235
293		-	officers shall be appointed by the local board, agency or person 236
294		-	empowered to appoint municipal police officers, subject to approval of 237
295		-	the housing authority. The requirements for appointment as a police 238 Substitute Bill No. 7067
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	264	+	(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 207
	265	+	any housing authority police force which existed prior to October 1, 208
	266	+	1970, pursuant to Title 1 of Public Law 89-754, 80 Stat. 1255, the 209
	267	+	Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966, and 210
	268	+	which, for any reason, does not constitute a housing authority police 211
	269	+	force pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, shall constitute a 212
	270	+	housing authority police force pursuant to this subsection and the 213
	271	+	members of such police forces may exercise the powers granted to 214
	272	+	such members pursuant to this subsection. The members of such police 215
	273	+	force may act, at the expense of the municipality, as special police 216
	274	+	officers upon property owned or managed by any housing authority. 217
	275	+	Such special police officers: (1) May arrest, without previous complaint 218
	276	+	and warrant, any person for any offense in their jurisdiction, when 219
	277	+	such person is taken or apprehended in the act or on the speedy 220
	278	+	information of others; (2) when in the immediate pursuit of one who 221
	279	+	may be arrested under the provisions of this subsection, may pursue 222
	280	+	such offender outside of their jurisdiction into any part of the 223
	281	+	municipality to effect an arrest; (3) shall be peace officers as defined in 224
	282	+	subdivision (9) of section 53a-3; (4) shall have the authority to serve 225
	283	+	criminal process within their jurisdiction; (5) shall, when on duty, wear 226
	284	+	a uniform, distinct in color from that worn by the police officers of the 227
	285	+	municipality; (6) shall, when on duty, wear in plain view a shield, 228
	286	+	distinct in shape from that worn by the police officers of the 229
	287	+	municipality which shall bear the words "special police"; (7) shall 230
	288	+	complete a forty-hour basic training program provided by the 231
	289	+	municipality within one hundred eighty days of June 27, 1983; and (8) 232
	290	+	shall take an oath of office. 233
	291	+	Sec. 4. Section 8-50 of the general statutes is repealed and the 234
	292	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 235
	293	+	An authority shall have the right to acquire by the exercise of the 236
	294	+	power of eminent domain any real property which it deems necessary 237
	295	+	for its purposes under this chapter, provided such real property is not 238
	296	+	located in an expanded area of operation, after the adoption by [it] 239
	297	+	such authority of a resolution declaring that the acquisition of such 240 Raised Bill No. 7067
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302		-	officer in the municipality in which the housing authority is located, 239
303		-	except for age and physical qualifications, shall be mandatory for 240
304		-	housing authority police officers in such municipality. No person shall 241
305		-	be appointed to such housing authority police force unless [he] such 242
306		-	person has been awarded a certificate attesting to [his] such person's 243
307		-	successful completion of an approved municipal police basic training 244
308		-	program, as provided in section 7-294e. The initial appointment shall 245
309		-	be for a probationary term upon completion of which the appointing 246
310		-	authority may promote such probationary officers to permanent status; 247
311		-	provided such promotion shall be in accordance with procedures 248
312		-	applicable to municipal police officers in the municipality and shall be 249
313		-	made subject to the approval of the housing authority. Housing 250
314		-	authority police officers shall have and exercise the powers and 251
315		-	authority conferred upon municipal police officers and shall be subject 252
316		-	to the ultimate supervision and control of the chief of police of the 253
317		-	municipality in which the housing authority operates. 254
318		-	(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 255
319		-	any housing authority police force which existed prior to October 1, 256
320		-	1970, pursuant to Title 1 of Public Law 89-754, 80 Stat. 1255, the 257
321		-	Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966, and 258
322		-	which, for any reason, does not constitute a housing authority police 259
323		-	force pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, shall constitute a 260
324		-	housing authority police force pursuant to this subsection and the 261
325		-	members of such police [forces] force may exercise the powers granted 262
326		-	to such members pursuant to this subsection. The members of such 263
327		-	police force may act, at the expense of the municipality, as special 264
328		-	police officers upon property owned or managed by any housing 265
329		-	authority. Such special police officers: (1) May arrest, without previous 266
330		-	complaint and warrant, any person for any offense in their jurisdiction, 267
331		-	when such person is taken or apprehended in the act or on the speedy 268
332		-	information of others; (2) when in the immediate pursuit of one who 269
333		-	may be arrested under the provisions of this subsection, may pursue 270
334		-	such offender outside of their jurisdiction into any part of the 271
335		-	municipality to effect an arrest; (3) shall be peace officers, as defined in 272 Substitute Bill No. 7067
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342		-	subdivision (9) of section 53a-3; (4) shall have the authority to serve 273
343		-	criminal process within their jurisdiction; (5) shall, when on duty, wear 274
344		-	a uniform, distinct in color from that worn by the police officers of the 275
345		-	municipality; (6) shall, when on duty, wear in plain view a shield, 276
346		-	distinct in shape from that worn by the police officers of the 277
347		-	municipality which shall bear the words "special police"; (7) shall 278
348		-	complete a forty-hour basic training program provided by the 279
349		-	municipality within one hundred eighty days of June 27, 1983; and (8) 280
350		-	shall take an oath of office. 281
351		-	Sec. 4. Section 8-50 of the general statutes is repealed and the 282
352		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 283
353		-	An authority shall have the right to acquire by the exercise of the 284
354		-	power of eminent domain any real property which it deems necessary 285
355		-	for its purposes under this chapter, provided such real property is not 286
356		-	located in an expanded area of operation, after the adoption by [it] 287
357		-	such authority of a resolution declaring that the acquisition of such 288
358		-	real property described [therein] in such resolution is necessary for 289
359		-	such purposes. An authority, in its own name and at its own expense 290
360		-	and cost, may prefer a petition and exercise the power of eminent 291
361		-	domain in the manner provided in section 48 -12 and acts 292
362		-	supplementary thereto, except that a housing authority's power of 293
363		-	eminent domain shall not extend to an expanded area of operation. 294
364		-	Property already devoted to a public use may be acquired, provided 295
365		-	no real property belonging to the municipality, the state or any 296
366		-	political subdivision thereof may be acquired without its consent. 297
367		-	Sec. 5. Section 8-389 of the general statutes is repealed and the 298
368		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 299
369		-	Upon the incorporation of a successfully negotiated regional fair 300
370		-	housing compact into a regional plan of conservation and 301
371		-	development by a regional planning agency pursuant to section 8-386, 302
372		-	the Commissioner of Housing and the Connecticut Housing Authority 303
373		-	may give priority to any application for financial or technical 304 Substitute Bill No. 7067
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380		-	assistance made by a municipality, housing authority or eligible 305
381		-	developer as defined in [subsection (u) of] section 8-39, as amended by 306
382		-	this act, in connection with any project located in a municipality which 307
383		-	has approved the regional fair housing compact pursuant to section 8-308
384		-	386. 309
385		-	Sec. 6. Subsection (i) of section 12-631 of the general statutes is 310
386		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 311
387		-	October 1, 2019): 312
388		-	(i) "Families of low and moderate income" means families meeting 313
389		-	the criteria for designation as families of low and moderate income 314
390		-	established by the Commissioner of Housing pursuant to subsection 315
391		-	[(f)] (h) of section 8-39, as amended by this act. 316
392		-	Sec. 7. Section 8-113a of the general statutes is repealed and the 317
393		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 318
394		-	The following terms, wherever used or referred to in this part, 319
395		-	[shall] have the following respective meanings, unless a different 320
396		-	meaning clearly appears from the context: 321
397		-	(a) "Authority" or "housing authority" means any of the public 322
398		-	corporations created by section 8-40, as amended by this act. 323
399		-	[(b) "Municipality" means any city, borough or town. "The 324
400		-	municipality" means the particular municipality for which a particular 325
401		-	housing authority is created. 326
402		-	(c) "Governing body" means, for towns having a town council, the 327
403		-	council; for other towns, the selectmen; for cities, the common council 328
404		-	or other similar body of officials; and for boroughs, the warden and 329
405		-	burgesses. 330
406		-	(d) "Mayor" means, for cities, the mayor, and, for boroughs, the 331
407		-	warden. "Clerk" means the clerk of the particular city, borough or town 332
408		-	for which a particular housing authority is created. 333 Substitute Bill No. 7067
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415		-	(e) "Area of operation" shall include the municipality in which a 334
416		-	housing authority is created under the provisions of this chapter, and 335
417		-	may include a neighboring municipality, provided the governing body 336
418		-	of such neighboring municipality shall agree by proper resolution to 337
419		-	the extension of the area of operation to include such neighboring 338
420		-	municipality.] 339
421		-	(b) "Bonds" means any bonds, notes, interim certificates, certificates 340
422		-	of indebtedness, debentures or other obligations issued by the 341
423		-	authority pursuant to this chapter. 342
424		-	(c) "Elderly persons" means persons sixty-two years of age and over 343
425		-	who lack the amount of income which is necessary, as determined by 344
426		-	the authority or nonprofit corporation, subject to approval by the 345
427		-	Commissioner of Housing, to enable them to live in decent, safe and 346
428		-	sanitary dwellings without financial assistance as provided under this 347
429		-	part, or persons who have been certified by the Social Security Board 348
430		-	as being totally disabled under the federal Social Security Act or 349
431		-	certified by any other federal board or agency as being totally disabled. 350
432		-	(d) "Housing partnership" means any partnership, limited 351
433		-	partnership, joint venture, trust or association consisting of (1) a 352
434		-	housing authority, a nonprofit corporation or both, and (2) (A) a 353
435		-	business corporation incorporated pursuant to chapter 601 or any 354
436		-	predecessor statutes thereto, having as one of its purposes the 355
437		-	construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of housing, and 356
438		-	having articles of incorporation approved by the commissioner in 357
439		-	accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-84, 358
440		-	(B) a for-profit partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, trust, 359
441		-	limited liability company or association having as one of its purposes 360
442		-	the construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of housing, 361
443		-	and having basic documents of organization approved by the 362
444		-	commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to 363
445		-	section 8-79a or 8-84, or (C) any combination of the entities included 364
446		-	under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this subdivision. 365 Substitute Bill No. 7067
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453		-	[(f)] (e) "Housing project" means any work or undertaking (1) to 366
454		-	demolish, clear or remove buildings from any slum area, which work 367
455		-	or undertaking may embrace the adaptation of such area to public 368
456		-	purposes, including parks or other recreational or community 369
457		-	purposes; (2) to provide decent, safe and sanitary urban or rural 370
458		-	dwellings, apartments or other living accommodations for elderly 371
459		-	persons, which work or undertaking may include buildings, land, 372
460		-	equipment, facilities and other real or personal property for necessary, 373
461		-	convenient or desirable appurtenances, streets, sewers, water service, 374
462		-	parks, site preparation, gardening, administrative, community, 375
463		-	recreational or welfare purposes; (3) to provide a continuum of 376
464		-	housing comprising independent living accommodations, residential 377
465		-	care, intermediate housing facilities and skilled nursing care and 378
466		-	facilities with ready access to medical and hospital services; or (4) to 379
467		-	accomplish a combination of the foregoing. The term "housing project" 380
468		-	also may be applied to the planning of the buildings and 381
469		-	improvements, the acquisition of property, the demolition of existing 382
470		-	structures, the construction, reconstruction, alteration and repair of the 383
471		-	improvements and all other work in connection therewith. 384
472		-	[(g) "Bonds" means any bonds, notes, interim certificates, certificates 385
473		-	of indebtedness, debentures or other obligations issued by the 386
474		-	authority pursuant to this chapter. 387
475		-	(h) "Real property" shall include all lands, including improvements 388
476		-	and fixtures thereon, and property of any nature appurtenant thereto, 389
477		-	or used in connection therewith, and every estate, interest and right, 390
478		-	legal or equitable, therein, including terms for years and liens by way 391
479		-	of judgment, mortgage or otherwise and the indebtedness secured by 392
480		-	such liens. 393
481		-	(i) "Obligee of the authority" or "obligee" shall include any 394
482		-	bondholder, trustee or trustees for any bondholders, or lessor 395
483		-	demising to the authority property used in connection with a housing 396
484		-	project, or any assignee or assignees of such lessor's interest or any 397
485		-	part thereof, and the state government when it is a party to any 398 Substitute Bill No. 7067
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492		-	contract with the authority. 399
493		-	(j) "State public body" means any city, borough, town, municipal 400
494		-	corporation, district or other subdivision of the state.] 401
495		-	[(k)] (f) "Rent" means the entire amount paid to a local authority, 402
496		-	nonprofit corporation or housing partnership for any dwelling unit. 403
497		-	[(l)] (g) "Shelter rent" means ["rent" as defined herein] rent, less any 404
498		-	charges made by a local authority, nonprofit corporation or housing 405
499		-	partnership for water, heat, gas, electricity and sewer use charges. 406
500		-	[(m) "Elderly persons" means persons sixty-two years of age and 407
501		-	over who lack the amount of income which is necessary, as determined 408
502		-	by the authority or nonprofit corporation, subject to approval by the 409
503		-	Commissioner of Housing, to enable them to live in decent, safe and 410
504		-	sanitary dwellings without financial assistance as provided under this 411
505		-	part, or persons who have been certified by the Social Security Board 412
506		-	as being totally disabled under the federal Social Security Act or 413
507		-	certified by any other federal board or agency as being totally disabled. 414
508		-	(n) "Housing partnership" means any partnership, limited 415
509		-	partnership, joint venture, trust or association consisting of (1) a 416
510		-	housing authority, a nonprofit corporation or both and (2) (A) a 417
511		-	business corporation incorporated pursuant to chapter 601 or any 418
512		-	predecessor statutes thereto, having as one of its purposes the 419
513		-	construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of housing, and 420
514		-	having articles of incorporation approved by the commissioner in 421
515		-	accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-84, 422
516		-	(B) a for-profit partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, trust, 423
517		-	limited liability company or association having as one of its purposes 424
518		-	the construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of housing, 425
519		-	and having basic documents of organization approved by the 426
520		-	commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to 427
521		-	section 8-79a or 8-84 or (C) any combination of the entities included 428
522		-	under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this subdivision.] 429 Substitute Bill No. 7067
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530		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 431
531		-	October 1, 2019): 432
532		-	(a) An elderly person [, as defined in subsection (m) of section 8-433
533		-	113a,] shall not be eligible to move into a housing project [, as defined 434
534		-	in subsection (f) of section 8-113a,] if the person (1) is currently using 435
535		-	illegal drugs, (2) is currently abusing alcohol and has a recent history 436
536		-	of disruptive or dangerous behavior and whose tenancy (A) would 437
537		-	constitute a direct threat to the health or safety of another individual or 438
538		-	(B) would result in substantial physical damage to the property of 439
539		-	another, (3) has a recent history of disruptive or dangerous behavior 440
540		-	and whose tenancy (A) would constitute a direct threat to the health 441
541		-	and safety of another individual or (B) would result in substantial 442
542		-	physical damage to the property of another, or (4) was convicted of the 443
543		-	illegal sale or possession of a controlled substance, as defined in 444
544		-	section 21a-240, within the prior twenty-four-month period. 445
545		-	Sec. 9. Section 8-116d of the general statutes is repealed and the 446
546		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 447
547		-	Any elderly person [, as defined in subsection (m) of section 8-113a,] 448
548		-	who applies for and is accepted for admission to a housing project 449
549		-	pursuant to this part or part VII of this chapter or pursuant to any 450
550		-	other state or federal housing assistance program may terminate the 451
551		-	lease or rental agreement for the dwelling unit that he or she occupies 452
552		-	at the time of such acceptance, without the penalty or liability for the 453
553		-	remaining term of the lease or rental agreement, upon giving thirty 454
554		-	days' written notice to the landlord of such dwelling unit. 455
555		-	Sec. 10. Section 8-119h of the general statutes is repealed and the 456
556		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 457
557		-	Upon preliminary approval by the State Bond Commissi on 458
558		-	pursuant to the provisions of section 3-20, the state, acting by and 459
559		-	through the Commissioner of Housing, may enter into a contract or 460 Substitute Bill No. 7067
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566		-	contracts with an authority, a municipal developer, a nonprofit 461
567		-	corporation or a housing partnership for state financial assistance for a 462
568		-	congregate housing project, in the form of capital grants, interim loans, 463
569		-	permanent loans, deferred loans or any combination thereof for 464
570		-	application to the development cost of such project or projects. A 465
571		-	contract with an authority, a municipal developer, a nonprofit 466
572		-	corporation or a housing partnership may provide that in the case of 467
573		-	any loan made in conjunction with any housing assistance funds 468
574		-	provided by an agency of the United States government, if such 469
575		-	housing assistance funds terminate prior to complete repayment of a 470
576		-	loan made pursuant to this section, the remaining balance of such loan 471
577		-	may be converted to a capital grant or decreased loan. Any such state 472
578		-	assistance contract with an authority, a municipal developer, a 473
579		-	nonprofit corporation or a housing partnership for a capital grant or 474
580		-	loan entered into prior to the time housing assistance funds became 475
581		-	available from an agency of the United States government, may, upon 476
582		-	the mutual consent of the commissioner and the authority, municipal 477
583		-	developer, nonprofit corporation or housing partnership, be 478
584		-	renegotiated to provide for a loan or increased loan in the place of a 479
585		-	capital grant or loan or a part thereof, consistent with the above 480
586		-	conditions. Such capital grants or loans shall be in an amount not in 481
587		-	excess of the development cost of the project or projects, including, in 482
588		-	the case of grants or loans financed from the proceeds of the state's 483
589		-	general obligation bonds issued pursuant to any authorization, 484
590		-	allocation or approval of the State Bond Commission made prior to 485
591		-	July 1, 1990, administrative or other cost or expense to be incurred by 486
592		-	the state in connection therewith, as approved by said commissioner. 487
593		-	In anticipation of final payment of such capital grants or loans, the 488
594		-	state, acting by and through said commissioner and in accordance with 489
595		-	such contract, may make temporary advances to the authority, 490
596		-	municipal developer, nonprofit corporation or housing partnership for 491
597		-	preliminary planning expense or other development cost of such 492
598		-	project or projects. Any loan provided pursuant to this section shall 493
599		-	bear interest at a rate to be determined in accordance with subsection 494
600		-	(t) of section 3-20. Any such authority, municipal developer, nonprofit 495 Substitute Bill No. 7067
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607		-	corporation or housing partnership may, subject to the approval of the 496
608		-	Commissioner of Housing, contract with any other person approved 497
609		-	by the Commissioner of Housing for the operation of a project 498
610		-	undertaken pursuant to this part. As used in this section, "housing 499
611		-	partnership" has the same meaning as provided in [subsection (n) of] 500
612		-	section 8-113a, as amended by this act. 501
613		-	Sec. 11. Section 8-119l of the general statutes is repealed and the 502
614		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 503
615		-	The state, acting by and through the Commissioner of Housing, 504
616		-	may enter into a contract or contracts with an authority, a municipal 505
617		-	developer, a nonprofit corporation or a housing partnership for state 506
618		-	financial assistance in the form of a grant-in-aid for an operating cost 507
619		-	subsidy for state-financed congregate housing projects developed 508
620		-	pursuant to this part. In calculating the amount of the grant-in-aid, the 509
621		-	commissioner shall use adjusted gross income of tenants. As used in 510
622		-	this section, "adjusted gross income" means annual aggregate income 511
623		-	from all sources minus fifty per cent of all unreimbursable medical 512
624		-	expenses. As used in this section, "housing partnership" has the same 513
625		-	meaning as provided in [subsection (n) of] section 8-113a, as amended 514
626		-	by this act. 515
	303	+	real property described [therein] in such resolution is necessary for 241
	304	+	such purposes. An authority, in its own name and at its own expense 242
	305	+	and cost, may prefer a petition and exercise the power of eminent 243
	306	+	domain in the manner provided in section 48 -12 and acts 244
	307	+	supplementary thereto, except that a housing authority's power of 245
	308	+	eminent domain shall not extend to an expanded area of operation. 246
	309	+	Property already devoted to a public use may be acquired, provided 247
	310	+	no real property belonging to the municipality, the state or any 248
	311	+	political subdivision thereof may be acquired without its consent. 249
627	312		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
628	313		sections:
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630	315		Section 1 October 1, 2019 8-39
631	316		Sec. 2 October 1, 2019 8-40
632	317		Sec. 3 October 1, 2019 8-44b
633	318		Sec. 4 October 1, 2019 8-50
634		-	Sec. 5 October 1, 2019 8-389
635		-	Sec. 6 October 1, 2019 12-631(i)
636		-	Sec. 7 October 1, 2019 8-113a
637		-	Sec. 8 October 1, 2019 8-116c(a)
638		-	Sec. 9 October 1, 2019 8-116d
639		-	Sec. 10 October 1, 2019 8-119h
640		-	Sec. 11 October 1, 2019 8-119l Substitute Bill No. 7067
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	320	+	Statement of Purpose:
	321	+	To allow a housing authority to expand its jurisdiction to include
	322	+	certain high and very high opportunity areas, as determined by the
	323	+	Department of Housing.
	324	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	325	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	326	+	not underlined.]
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