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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 7209
January Session, 2019
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE CONNECTICUT MUNI CIPAL
REDEVELOPMENT AUTHOR ITY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) For the purposes of this 1
section and sections 2 to 12, inclusive, of this act: 2
(1) "Authority" means the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment 3
Authority established in section 2 of this act; 4
(2) "Authority development project" means a project occurring 5
within the boundaries of a Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment 6
Authority development district; 7
(3) "Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority development 8
district" or "development district" means the area determined by a 9
memorandum of agreement between the authority and the chief 10
executive officer of the member municipality where such development 11
district is located, provided such area shall be considered a downtown 12
or does not exceed a one-half-mile radius of a transit station; 13
(4) "Designated tier III municipality" has the same meaning as 14
provided in section 7-560 of the general statutes; 15
(5) "Designated tier IV municipality" has the same meaning as 16 Substitute Bill No. 7209
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provided in section 7-560 of the general statutes; 17
(6) "Downtown" means a central business district or other 18
commercial neighborhood area of a community that serves as a center 19
of socioeconomic interaction in the community, characterized by a 20
cohesive core of commercial and mixed -use buildings, often 21
interspersed with civic, religious and residential buildings and public 22
spaces, that are typically arranged along a main street and intersecting 23
side streets and served by public infrastructure; 24
(7) "Member municipality" means (A) any municipality with a 25
population of seventy thousand or more that opts to join the 26
Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority in accordance with 27
section 5 of this act, or (B) any designated tier III or tier IV 28
municipality. "Member municipality" does not include the city of 29
Hartford or any municipality that is considered part of the capital 30
region, as defined in section 32-600 of the general statutes; 31
(8) "Project" means any or all of the following: (A) The design and 32
construction of transit-oriented development, as defined in section 33
13b-79kk of the general statutes; (B) the creation of housing units 34
through rehabilitation or new construction; (C) the demolition or 35
redevelopment of vacant buildings; and (D) development and 36
redevelopment; 37
(9) "State-wide transportation investment program" means the 38
planning document developed and updated at least every four years 39
by the Department of Transportation in compliance with the 40
requirements of 23 USC 135, listing all transportation projects in the 41
state expected to receive federal funding during the four-year period 42
covered by the program; and 43
(10) "Transit station" means any passenger railroad station or bus 44
rapid transit station that is operational, or for which the Department of 45
Transportation has initiated planning or that is included in the state-46
wide transportation investment program, that is or will be located 47 Substitute Bill No. 7209
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within the boundaries of a member municipality. 48
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) (a) There is hereby 49
established and created a body politic and corporate, constituting a 50
public instrumentality and political subdivision of the state established 51
and created for the performance of an essential public and 52
governmental function, to be known as the Connecticut Municipal 53
Redevelopment Authority. The authority shall not be construed to be a 54
department, institution or agency of the state. 55
(b) The powers of the authority shall be vested in and exercised by a 56
board of directors, which shall consist of the following members: (1) 57
Two appointed jointly by the speaker of the House of Representatives 58
and the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be the 59
chief executive officer of a member municipality in New Haven 60
County; (2) two appointed jointly by the majority leaders of the House 61
of Representatives and the Senate, one of whom shall be the chief 62
executive officer of a member municipality in Hartford County; (3) two 63
appointed jointly by the minority leaders of the House of 64
Representatives and the Senate, one of whom shall be the chief 65
executive officer of a member municipality in Fairfield County; (4) two 66
appointed by the Governor; and (5) the Secretary of the Office of Policy 67
and Management, the Labor Commissioner and the Commissioners of 68
Transportation, Housing and Economic and Community 69
Development, or their designees, who shall serve as ex-officio, voting 70
members of the board. 71
(c) The Governor shall designate the chairperson of the board from 72
among the members. All initial appointments shall be made not later 73
than sixty days after the effective date of this section. All members 74
shall be appointed by the original appointing authority for four-year 75
terms. Any member of the board shall be eligible for reappointment. 76
Any vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled 77
in the same manner as the original appointment for the balance of the 78
unexpired term. The appointing authority for any member may 79
remove such member for misfeasance, malfeasance or wilful neglect of 80 Substitute Bill No. 7209
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duty. 81
(d) Each member of the board, before commencing such member's 82
duties, shall take and subscribe the oath or affirmation required by 83
section 1 of article eleventh of the Constitution of the state. A record of 84
each such oath shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the State. 85
(e) The board of directors shall maintain a record of its proceedings 86
in such form as it determines, provided such record indicates 87
attendance and all votes cast by each member. Any appointed member 88
who fails to attend three consecutive meetings or who fails to attend 89
fifty per cent of all meetings held during any calendar year shall be 90
deemed to have resigned from the board. A majority of the members 91
of the board then in office shall constitute a quorum, and an 92
affirmative vote by a majority of the members present at a meeting of 93
the board shall be sufficient for any action taken by the board. No 94
vacancy in the membership of the board shall impair the right of a 95
quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the 96
board. Any action taken by the board may be authorized by resolution 97
at any regular or special meeting and shall take effect immediately 98
unless otherwise provided in the resolution. The board may delegate 99
to three or more of its members, or its officers, agents or employees, 100
such board powers and duties as it may deem proper. 101
(f) The board of directors shall annually elect one of its members as 102
a vice-chairperson, and shall elect other of its members as officers, 103
adopt a budget and bylaws, designate an executive committee, report 104
semiannually to the appointing authorities with respect to operations, 105
finances and achievement of its economic development objective, be 106
accountable to and cooperate with the state whenever the state may 107
audit the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority or an 108
authority development project or at any other time as the state may 109
inquire as to either, including allowing the state reasonable access to 110
any such project and to the records of the authority. 111
(g) The chairperson of the board, with the approval of the members 112 Substitute Bill No. 7209
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of the board of directors, shall appoint an executive director of the 113
authority who shall be an employee of the authority and paid a salary 114
prescribed by the members. The executive director shall be the chief 115
administrative officer of the authority and shall supervise the 116
administrative affairs and technical activities of the authority in 117
accordance with the directives of the board. The executive director 118
shall not be a member of the board. 119
(h) Each member of the board of directors shall be entitled to 120
reimbursement for such member's actual and necessary expenses 121
incurred during the performance of such member's official duties, but 122
shall receive no compensation for the performance of such duties. 123
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2-15 of the general statutes, 124
no member of the board of directors shall receive mileage 125
reimbursement or a transportation allowance for traveling to a meeting 126
of the board of directors. 127
(i) Each member of the board of directors of the authority and the 128
executive director shall execute a surety bond in the penal sum of at 129
least one hundred thousand dollars, or, in lieu thereof, the chairperson 130
of the board shall execute a blanket position bond or procure an 131
equivalent insurance product covering each member, the executive 132
director and the employees of the authority. Each surety bond or 133
equivalent insurance product shall be conditioned upon the faithful 134
performance of the duties of the office or offices covered, issued by an 135
insurance company authorized to transact business in this state for 136
surety or such insurance product. The cost of each such bond or 137
insurance product shall be paid by the authority. 138
(j) No board member, or member of his or her immediate family, as 139
defined in section 1-91 of the general statutes, shall have or acquire any 140
financial interest in (1) any authority development project, or (2) any 141
property included or planned to be included in any such project or in 142
any contract or proposed contract for materials or services to be used 143
in such project. 144 Substitute Bill No. 7209
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(k) The authority shall have perpetual succession and shall adopt 145
procedures for the conduct of its affairs in accordance with section 4 of 146
this act. Such succession shall continue as long as the authority has 147
bonds, notes or other obligations outstanding and until its existence is 148
terminated by law, provided no such termination shall affect any 149
outstanding contractual obligation of the authority and the state shall 150
succeed to the obligations of the authority under any contract. Upon 151
the termination of the existence of the authority, all its rights and 152
properties shall pass to and be vested in the state. 153
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) (a) The purposes of the 154
Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority shall be to: (1) 155
Stimulate economic and transit-oriented development, as defined in 156
section 13b-79kk of the general statutes, within Connecticut Municipal 157
Redevelopment Authority development districts; (2) encourage 158
residential housing development within development districts; (3) 159
manage facilities through contractual agreement or other legal 160
instrument; (4) stimulate new investment within development districts 161
and provide support for the creation of vibrant, multidimensional 162
downtowns; (5) upon request of the legislative body of a member 163
municipality in which a development district is located, work with 164
such municipality to assist in development and redevelopment efforts 165
to stimulate the economy of such municipality; (6) upon request of the 166
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and with the 167
approval of the chief executive officer of a member municipality in 168
which a development district is located, enter into an agreement to 169
facilitate development or redevelopment within such development 170
district; (7) encourage development and redevelopment of property 171
within development districts; (8) engage residents of member 172
municipalities and other stakeholders in development and 173
redevelopment efforts; and (9) market and develop development 174
districts as vibrant and multidimensional. 175
(b) For the purposes enumerated in subsection (a) of this section, the 176
authority is authorized and empowered to: 177 Substitute Bill No. 7209
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(1) Have perpetual succession as a body politic and corporate and to 178
adopt procedures for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its 179
business, as provided in section 4 of this act; 180
(2) Adopt a corporate seal and alter the same at pleasure; 181
(3) Maintain an office at such place or places as it may designate; 182
(4) Sue and be sued in its own name, plead and be impleaded; 183
(5) Contract and be contracted with; 184
(6) (A) Employ such assistants, agents and other employees as may 185
be necessary or desirable to carry out its purposes, which employees 186
shall be exempt from the classified service and shall not be employees, 187
as defined in subsection (b) of section 5-270 of the general statutes; (B) 188
establish all necessary or appropriate personnel practices and policies, 189
including those relating to hiring, promotion, compensation, 190
retirement and collective bargaining, which need not be in accordance 191
with chapter 68 of the general statutes. For the purposes of this 192
subdivision, the authority shall not be an employer, as defined in 193
subsection (a) of section 5-270 of the general statutes, and for the 194
purposes of group welfare benefits and retirement, including, but not 195
limited to, those provided under chapter 66 of the general statutes and 196
sections 5-257 and 5-259 of the general statutes, the officers and all 197
other employees of the authority shall be state employees; and (C) 198
engage consultants, attorneys and appraisers as may be necessary or 199
desirable to carry out its purposes in accordance with sections 2 to 12, 200
inclusive, of this act; 201
(7) Acquire, lease, purchase, own, manage, hold and dispose of 202
personal property, and lease, convey or deal in or enter into 203
agreements with respect to such property on any terms necessary or 204
incidental to carrying out the purposes set forth in this section; 205
(8) Procure insurance against any liability or loss in connection with 206
its property and other assets, in such amounts and from such insurers 207 Substitute Bill No. 7209
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as it deems desirable and procure insurance for employees; 208
(9) Invest any funds not needed for immediate use or disbursement 209
in obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States or the state, 210
including the Short Term Investment Fund and the Tax-Exempt 211
Proceeds Fund, and in other obligations that are legal investments for 212
savings banks in this state, and in-time deposits or certificates of 213
deposit or other similar banking arrangements secured in such manner 214
as the authority determines; 215
(10) Enter into such memoranda of agreement as the authority 216
deems appropriate to carry out its responsibilities under this section; 217
and 218
(11) Do all acts and things necessary or convenient to carry out the 219
purposes of, and the powers expressly granted by, this section. 220
(c) In addition to the powers enumerated in subsection (b) of this 221
section, the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority shall 222
have the following powers with respect to authority development 223
projects: 224
(1) (A) To acquire by gift, purchase, lease or transfer, lands or rights-225
in-land and to sell and lease or sublease, as lessor or lessee or sublessor 226
or sublessee, any portion of its real property rights, including air space 227
above, and enter into related common area maintenance, easement, 228
access, support and similar agreements, and own and operate facilities 229
associated with authority development projects, provided such activity 230
is consistent with all applicable federal tax covenants of the authority; 231
(B) to transfer or dispose of any property or interest therein acquired 232
by the authority at any time; and (C) to receive and accept aid or 233
contributions from any source of money, labor, property or other thing 234
of value, to be held, used and applied to carry out the purposes of this 235
section, subject to the conditions upon which such grants and 236
contributions are made, including, but not limited to, gifts or grants 237
from any department, agency or instrumentality of the United States or 238 Substitute Bill No. 7209
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this state for any purpose consistent with this section, provided (i) the 239
authority shall provide opportunity for public comment prior to any 240
acquisition, transfer or disposal in accordance with this subdivision, 241
and (ii) any land or right-in-land, aid or contribution received by the 242
authority under this subdivision shall be subject to the provisions of 243
chapter 10 of the general statutes; 244
(2) In consultation with the chief executive officer of the 245
municipality in which an authority development project is located, and 246
after the authority has provided an opportunity for public comment, to 247
condemn properties that may be necessary or desirable to effectuate 248
the purposes of the authority, in accordance with the provisions of part 249
I of chapter 835 of the general statutes; 250
(3) To formulate plans for, acquire, finance and develop, lease, 251
purchase, construct, reconstruct, repair, improve, expand, extend, 252
operate, maintain and market facilities associated with authority 253
development projects, provided such activities are consistent with all 254
applicable federal tax covenants of the authority; 255
(4) To contract and be contracted with, provided if management, 256
operating or promotional contracts or agreements or other contracts or 257
agreements are entered into with nongovernmental parties with 258
respect to property financed with the proceeds of obligations, the 259
interest on which is excluded from gross income for federal income 260
taxation, the board of directors shall ensure that such contracts or 261
agreements are in compliance with the covenants of the authority 262
upon which such tax exclusion is conditioned; 263
(5) To fix and revise, from time to time, and to charge and collect 264
fees, rents and other charges for the use, occupancy or operation of 265
authority development projects, and to establish and revise from time 266
to time procedures concerning the use, operation and occupancy of 267
facilities associated with such projects, including parking rates, rules 268
and procedures, provided such arrangements are consistent with all 269
applicable federal tax covenants of the authority, and to utilize net 270 Substitute Bill No. 7209
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revenues received by the authority from the operation of such 271
facilities, after allowance for operating expenses and other charges 272
related to the ownership, operation or financing thereof, for other 273
proper purposes of the authority, including, but not limited to, 274
funding of operating deficiencies or operating or capital replacement 275
reserves for such facilities and related parking facilities, as determined 276
to be appropriate by the authority; 277
(6) To engage architects, engineers, attorneys, accountants, 278
consultants and such other independent professionals as may be 279
necessary or desirable to carry out authority development projects; 280
(7) To contract for construction, development, concessions and the 281
procurement of goods and services, and to establish and modify 282
procurement procedures from time to time in accordance with the 283
provisions of section 4 of this act to implement the foregoing; 284
(8) To borrow money and to issue bonds, notes and other 285
obligations of the authority to the extent permitted under section 8 of 286
this act, to fund and refund the same and to provide for the rights of 287
the holders thereof and to secure the same by pledge of assets, 288
revenues and notes; 289
(9) To do anything necessary and desirable, including executing 290
reimbursement agreements or similar agreements in connection with 291
credit facilities, including, but not limited to, letters of credit or policies 292
of bond insurance, remarketing agreements and agreements for the 293
purpose of moderating interest rate fluctuations, to render any bonds 294
to be issued pursuant to section 8 of this act more marketable; and 295
(10) To engage in and contract for marketing and promotional 296
activities for authority development projects under the operation or 297
jurisdiction of the authority. 298
(d) The Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority and the 299
Capital Region Development Authority, established pursuant to 300
chapter 588x of the general statutes, may enter into a memorandum of 301 Substitute Bill No. 7209
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agreement pursuant to which: (1) Administrative support and services, 302
including all staff support necessary for the operations of the 303
Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority may be provided by 304
the Capital Region Development Authority, and (2) provision is made 305
for the coordination of management and operational activities that 306
may include: (A) Joint procurement and contracting; (B) the sharing of 307
services and resources; (C) the coordination of promotional activities; 308
and (D) other arrangements designed to enhance revenues, reduce 309
operating costs or achieve operating efficiencies. The terms and 310
conditions of such memorandum of agreement, including provisions 311
with respect to the reimbursement by the Connecticut Municipal 312
Redevelopment Authority to the Capital Region Development 313
Authority of the costs of such administrative support and services, 314
shall be as the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority and 315
the Capital Region Development Authority determine to be 316
appropriate. 317
(e) The authority shall have the power to negotiate, and, with the 318
approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, to 319
enter into an agreement with any private developer, owner or lessee of 320
any building or improvement located on land in a development 321
district providing for payments to the authority in lieu of real property 322
taxes. Such an agreement shall be made a condition of any private 323
right of development within the development district, and shall 324
include a requirement that such private developer, owner or lessee 325
make good faith efforts to hire, or cause to be hired, available and 326
qualified minority business enterprises, as defined in section 4a-60g of 327
the general statutes, to provide construction services and materials for 328
improvements to be constructed within the development district in an 329
effort to achieve a minority business enterprise utilization goal of ten 330
per cent of the total costs of construction services and materials for 331
such improvements. Such payments to the authority in lieu of real 332
property taxes shall have the same lien and priority, and may be 333
enforced by the authority in the same manner, as provided for 334
municipal real property taxes. Such payments as received by the 335 Substitute Bill No. 7209
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authority shall be used to carry out the purposes of the authority set 336
forth in subsection (a) of this section. 337
(f) Nothing in sections 2 to 12, inclusive, of this act shall be 338
construed as limiting the authority of the Connecticut Municipal 339
Redevelopment Authority to enter into agreements to facilitate 340
development or redevelopment of municipal property or facilities. 341
Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) The board of directors of the 342
Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority shall adopt written 343
procedures, in accordance with the provisions of section 1-121 of the 344
general statutes, for: (1) Adopting an annual budget and plan of 345
operations, which shall include a requirement of board approval 346
before the budget or plan may take effect; (2) hiring, dismissing, 347
promoting and compensating employees of the authority, which shall 348
include an affirmative action policy and a requirement of board 349
approval before a position may be created or a vacancy may be filled; 350
(3) acquiring real and personal property and personal services, which 351
shall include a requirement of board approval for any nonbudgeted 352
expenditure in excess of ten thousand dollars; (4) contracting for 353
financial, legal, bond underwriting and other professional services, 354
including a requirement that the authority solicit proposals at least 355
once every three years for each such service that it uses; (5) issuing and 356
retiring bonds, notes and other obligations of the authority; (6) 357
providing loans, grants and other financial assistance, which shall 358
include eligibility criteria, the application process and the role played 359
by the authority's staff and board of directors; and (7) the use of 360
surplus funds. 361
Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) (a) Any municipality with a 362
population of seventy thousand or more as determined by the most 363
recent decennial census, except the city of Hartford or any 364
municipality that is considered part of the capital region, as defined in 365
section 32-600 of the general statutes, may, by certified resolution of 366
the legislative body of the municipality, opt to join the Connecticut 367
Municipal Redevelopment Authority as a member municipality, 368 Substitute Bill No. 7209
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provided such municipality holds a public hearing prior to any vote on 369
such certified resolution. Any designated tier III or tier IV 370
municipality, except the city of Hartford or any municipality that is 371
considered part of the capital region as defined in section 32-600 of the 372
general statutes, shall be deemed a member municipality. 373
(b) The legislative body of each member municipality shall appoint 374
an advisory board to serve as liaison to the authority. Such advisory 375
board (1) shall include three individuals representing the municipality 376
and the chief executive officer of such municipality, who shall serve as 377
chairperson of the board, and (2) may include, but need not be limited 378
to, representatives from local health or human services organizations, 379
local housing organizations, a local school district or education 380
organization, and a local business organization. Such advisory board 381
shall also include one member of the board of directors of the 382
authority, chosen by the chairperson of the board of directors of the 383
authority. Each legislative body shall make a good faith effort to 384
appoint representatives of minority-owned businesses, advocates for 385
walkable communities and members who are geographically, racially, 386
socioeconomically and gender diverse. 387
(c) Any municipality that opts to join the authority as a member 388
municipality or that is deemed a member municipality pursuant to 389
subsection (a) of this section shall enter into a memorandum of 390
agreement with the authority for the establishment of one or more 391
development districts. 392
Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) (a) In lieu of the report 393
required under section 1-123 of the general statutes, within the first 394
ninety days of each fiscal year of the Connecticut Municipal 395
Redevelopment Authority, the board of directors of the authority shall 396
submit a report to the Governor, the Auditors of Public Accounts and 397
the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 398
cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding. Such 399
report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) A list of all 400
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issue, the financial advisor and underwriters, whether the issue was 402
competitive, negotiated or privately placed, and the issue's face value 403
and net proceeds; (2) a description of each authority development 404
project in which the authority is involved, its location and the amount 405
of funds, if any, provided by the authority with respect to the 406
construction of such project; (3) a list of all outside individuals and 407
firms, including principal and other major stockholders, receiving in 408
excess of five thousand dollars as payments for services; (4) a 409
comprehensive annual financial report prepared in accordance with 410
generally accepted accounting principles for governmental enterprises; 411
(5) the cumulative value of all bonds issued, the value of outstanding 412
bonds and the amount of the state's contingent liability; (6) the 413
affirmative action policy adopted pursuant to section 4 of this act, a 414
description of the composition of the workforce of the Connecticut 415
Municipal Redevelopment Authority by race, sex and occupation and 416
a description of the affirmative action efforts of the authority; and (7) a 417
description of planned activities for the current fiscal year. 418
(b) The board of directors of the authority shall annually contract 419
with a person, firm or corporation for a compliance audit of the 420
authority's activities during the preceding authority fiscal year. The 421
audit shall determine whether the authority has complied with the 422
authority's policies and procedures concerning affirmative action, 423
personnel practices, the purchase of goods and services and the use of 424
surplus funds. The board shall submit the audit report to the 425
Governor, the Auditors of Public Accounts and the joint standing 426
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 427
relating to finance, revenue and bonding. 428
(c) The board of directors of the authority shall annually contract 429
with a firm of certified public accountants to undertake an 430
independent financial audit of the Connecticut Municipal 431
Redevelopment Authority in accordance with generally accepted 432
auditing standards. The board shall submit the audit report to the 433
Governor, the Auditors of Public Accounts and the joint standing 434 Substitute Bill No. 7209
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committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 435
relating to finance, revenue and bonding. 436
(d) The authority shall designate a contract compliance officer from 437
its staff to monitor compliance of the operations of facilities and 438
parking facilities associated with authority development projects that 439
are under the management or control of the authority, with (1) the 440
provisions of state law applicable to such operations, and (2) 441
applicable requirements of contracts entered into by the authority 442
relating to set-asides for small contractors and minority business 443
enterprises and required efforts to hire available and qualified 444
members of minorities, as defined in section 32-9n of the general 445
statutes. Each year during the period of operations of facilities 446
associated with authority development projects, such officer shall file a 447
written report with the authority as to findings and recommendations 448
regarding such compliance. 449
Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) (a) Any person, including, 450
but not limited to, a state or municipal agency, requesting funds from 451
the state, including, but not limited to, any authority created by the 452
general statutes or any public or special act, with respect to any 453
authority development project shall, at the time it makes such request 454
for funds from the state, present a full and complete copy of its 455
application or request along with any supporting documents or 456
exhibits to the authority for its recommendation and to the Secretary of 457
the Office of Policy and Management. The Connecticut Municipal 458
Redevelopment Authority shall, not later than ninety days after receipt 459
of such application or request, prepare and adopt an economic 460
development statement summarizing its recommendations with 461
respect to such application or request and deliver such statement to the 462
state officer, official, employee or agent of the state or authority to 463
whom such application or request was made. The recommendations in 464
such statement shall include contract provisions regarding 465
performance standards, including, but not limited to, project timelines. 466
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special acts, any regulation or procedure or any other law, no officer, 468
official, employee or agent of the state or any authority created by the 469
general statutes or any public or special act shall expend any funds on 470
any authority development project, unless such officer, official, 471
employee or agent has received an economic development statement 472
prepared by the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority 473
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, except that if no such 474
statement is received by the ninetieth day after the date of the initial 475
application or request for such funds, such funds may be expended. If 476
funds are expended pursuant to this subsection in a manner not 477
consistent with the recommendations contained in an economic 478
development statement for such expenditure, the officer, official, 479
employee or agent of the state expending such funds shall respond in 480
writing to the authority, providing an explanation of the decision with 481
respect to such expenditure. 482
(c) The Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority shall 483
coordinate the use of all state, municipal and quasi-public agency 484
planning and financial resources that are made available for any 485
authority development project in which the authority is involved, 486
including any resources available from any quasi-public agency. 487
(d) All state agencies, departments, boards, commissions and 488
councils and all quasi-public agencies shall cooperate with the 489
Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority in carrying out the 490
purposes enumerated in section 3 of this act. 491
Sec. 8. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) (a) The board of directors of 492
the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority is authorized 493
from time to time to issue its bonds, notes and other obligations in 494
such principal amounts as in the opinion of the board shall be 495
necessary to provide sufficient funds for carrying out the purposes set 496
forth in section 3 of this act, including the payment, funding or 497
refunding of the principal of, or interest or redemption premiums on, 498
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have not become due, the establishment of reserves to secure such 501
bonds, notes and other obligations, loans made by the authority and all 502
other expenditures of the authority incident to and necessary or 503
convenient to carry out the purposes set forth in section 3 of this act. 504
(b) Every issue of bonds, notes or other obligations shall be a 505
general obligation of the authority payable out of any moneys or 506
revenues of the authority and subject only to any agreements with the 507
holders of particular bonds, notes or other obligations pledging any 508
particular moneys or revenues. Any such bonds, notes or other 509
obligations may be additionally secured by any grant or contributions 510
from any department, agency or instrumentality of the United States or 511
person or a pledge of any moneys, income or revenues of the authority 512
from any source whatsoever. 513
(c) Notwithstanding any provision of law, any bonds, notes or other 514
obligations issued by the authority pursuant to this section shall be 515
fully negotiable within the meaning and for all purposes of title 42a of 516
the general statutes. Any such bonds, notes or other obligations shall 517
be legal investments for all trust companies, banks, investment 518
companies, savings banks, building and loan associations, executors, 519
administrators, guardians, conservators, trustees and other fiduciaries 520
and pension, profit-sharing and retirement funds. 521
(d) Bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority shall be 522
authorized by resolution of the board of directors of the authority and 523
may be issued in one or more series and shall bear such date or dates, 524
mature at such time or times, in the case of any such note, or any 525
renewal thereof, not exceeding the term of years as the board shall 526
determine from the date of the original issue of such notes, and, in the 527
case of bonds, not exceeding thirty years from the date thereof, bear 528
interest at such rate or rates, be in such denomination or 529
denominations, be in such form, either coupon or registered, carry 530
such conversion or registration privileges, have such rank or priority, 531
be executed in such manner, be payable from such sources in such 532
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state, and be subject to such terms of redemption, with or without 534
premium, as such resolution or resolutions may provide. 535
(e) Bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority may be sold at 536
public or private sale at such price or prices as the board shall 537
determine. 538
(f) Bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority may be 539
refunded and renewed from time to time as may be determined by 540
resolution of the board, provided any such refunding or renewal shall 541
be in conformity with any rights of the holders of such bonds, notes or 542
other obligations. 543
(g) Bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority issued under 544
the provisions of this section shall not be deemed to constitute a debt 545
or liability of the state or of any political subdivision thereof other than 546
the authority, or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any 547
such political subdivision other than the authority, and shall not 548
constitute bonds or notes issued or guaranteed by the state within the 549
meaning of section 3-21 of the general statutes, but shall be payable 550
solely from the funds as provided in this section. All such bonds, notes 551
or other obligations shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the 552
effect that neither the state of Connecticut nor any political subdivision 553
thereof other than the authority shall be obligated to pay the same or 554
the interest thereof except from revenues or other funds of the 555
authority and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of 556
the state of Connecticut or of any political subdivision thereof other 557
than the authority is pledged to the payment of the principal of, or the 558
interest on, such bonds, notes or other obligations. 559
(h) Any resolution or resolutions authorizing the issuance of bonds, 560
notes or other obligations may contain provisions, except as limited by 561
existing agreements with the holders of bonds, notes or other 562
obligations, which shall be a part of the contract with the holders 563
thereof, as to the following: (1) The pledging of all or any part of the 564
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principal of and interest on any bonds, notes or other obligations or of 566
any issue thereof; (2) the pledging of all or part of the assets of the 567
authority to secure the payment of the principal and interest on any 568
bonds, notes or other obligations or of any issue thereof; (3) the 569
establishment of reserves or sinking funds, the making of charges and 570
fees to provide for the same, and the regulation and disposition 571
thereof; (4) limitations on the purpose to which the proceeds of sale of 572
bonds, notes or other obligations may be applied and pledging such 573
proceeds to secure the payment of the bonds, notes or other 574
obligations, or of any issues thereof; (5) limitations on the issuance of 575
additional bonds, notes or other obligations, the terms upon which 576
additional bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations may be 577
issued and secured, the refunding or purchase of outstanding bonds, 578
notes or other obligations of the authority; (6) the procedure, if any, by 579
which the terms of any contract with the holders of any bonds, notes or 580
other obligations of the authority may be amended or abrogated, the 581
amount of bonds, notes or other obligations the holders of which must 582
consent thereto and the manner in which such consent may be given; 583
(7) limitations on the amount of moneys to be expended by the 584
authority for operating, administrative or other expenses of the 585
authority; (8) the vesting in a trustee or trustees of such property, 586
rights, powers and duties in trust as the authority may determine, 587
which may include any or all of the rights, powers and duties of any 588
trustee appointed by the holders of any bonds, notes or other 589
obligations and limiting or abrogating the right of the holders of any 590
bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority to appoint a trustee 591
or limiting the rights, powers and duties of such trustee; (9) provision 592
for a trust agreement by and between the authority and a corporate 593
trustee which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of 594
a trust company within or without the state, which agreement may 595
provide for the pledging or assigning of any assets or income from 596
assets to which or in which the authority has any right or interest, and 597
may further provide for such other rights and remedies exercisable by 598
the trustee as may be proper for the protection of the holders of any 599
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violation of law. Such agreement may provide for the restriction of the 601
rights of any individual holder of bonds, notes or other obligations of 602
the authority. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of 603
such trust agreement may be treated as a part of the cost of operation 604
of the authority. The trust agreement may contain any further 605
provisions which are reasonable to delineate further the respective 606
rights, duties, safeguards, responsibilities and liabilities of the 607
authority, individual and collective holders of bonds, notes and other 608
obligations of the authority and the trustees; (10) covenants to do or 609
refrain from doing such acts and things as may be necessary or 610
convenient or desirable in order to better secure any bonds, notes or 611
other obligations of the authority, or which, in the discretion of the 612
authority, will tend to make any bonds, notes or other obligations to be 613
issued more marketable, notwithstanding that such covenants, acts or 614
things may not be enumerated herein; and (11) any other matters of 615
like or different character, which in any way affect the security or 616
protection of the bonds, notes or other obligations. 617
(i) Any pledge made by the authority of income, revenues or other 618
property shall be valid and binding from the time the pledge is made. 619
The income, revenue, such state taxes as the authority shall be entitled 620
to receive or other property so pledged and thereafter received by the 621
authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge 622
without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any 623
such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having 624
claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the authority, 625
irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof. 626
(j) The board of directors of the authority is authorized and 627
empowered to obtain from any department, agency or instrumentality 628
of the United States any insurance or guarantee as to, or of or for the 629
payment or repayment of, interest or principal or both, or any part 630
thereof, on any bonds, notes or other obligations issued by the 631
authority pursuant to the provisions of this section and, 632
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this act, to enter into any agreement, contract or any other instrument 634
whatsoever with respect to any such insurance or guarantee except to 635
the extent that such action would in any way impair or interfere with 636
the authority's ability to perform and fulfill the terms of any agreement 637
made with the holders of the bonds, bond anticipation notes or other 638
obligations of the authority. 639
(k) Neither the members of the board of directors of the authority 640
nor any person executing bonds, notes or other obligations of the 641
authority issued pursuant to this section shall be liable personally on 642
such bonds, notes or other obligations or be subject to any personal 643
liability or accountability by reason of the issuance thereof, nor shall 644
any director, officer or employee of the authority be personally liable 645
for damage or injury caused in the performance of such director, 646
officer or employee's duties and within the scope of employment or 647
appointment as such director, officer or employee, provided the 648
conduct of such director, officer or employee was found not to have 649
been wanton, reckless, wilful or malicious. The authority shall protect, 650
save harmless and indemnify its directors, officers or employees from 651
financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising 652
out of any claim, demand, suit or judgment by reason of alleged 653
negligence or alleged deprivation of any person's civil rights or any 654
other act or omission resulting in damage or injury, if the director, 655
officer or employee is found to have been acting in the discharge of his 656
or her duties or within the scope of his or her employment and such 657
act or omission is found not to have been wanton, reckless, wilful or 658
malicious. 659
(l) The board of directors of the authority shall have power to 660
purchase bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority out of any 661
funds available for such purpose. The authority may hold, cancel or 662
resell such bonds, notes or other obligations subject to and in 663
accordance with agreements with holders of its bonds, notes and other 664
obligations. 665
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whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues, shall be 667
deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in 668
this section. Any officer with whom, or any bank or trust company 669
with which, such moneys shall be deposited shall act as trustee of such 670
moneys and shall hold and apply the same for the purposes of section 671
3 of this act, and the resolution authorizing the bonds of any issue or 672
the trust agreement securing such bonds may provide. 673
(n) Any holder of bonds, notes or other obligations issued under the 674
provisions of this section, and the trustee or trustees under any trust 675
agreement, except to the extent the rights herein given may be 676
restricted by any resolution authorizing the issuance of or any such 677
trust agreement securing such bonds, may, either at law or in equity, 678
by suit, action, mandamus or other proceeding, protect and enforce 679
any and all rights under the laws of the state or granted under this 680
section or under such resolution or trust agreement and may enforce 681
and compel the performance of all duties required by this section or by 682
such resolution or trust agreement to be performed by the authority or 683
by any officer, employee or agent of the authority, including the fixing, 684
charging and collecting of the rates, rents, fees and charges herein 685
authorized and required by the provisions of such resolution or trust 686
agreement to be fixed, established and collected. 687
(o) The authority may make representations and agreements for the 688
benefit of the holders of any bonds, notes or other obligations of the 689
state which are necessary or appropriate to ensure the exclusion from 690
gross income for federal income tax purposes of interest on bonds, 691
notes or other obligations of the state from taxation under the Internal 692
Revenue Code of 1986 or any subsequent corresponding internal 693
revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to time, 694
including agreement to pay rebates to the federal government of 695
investment earnings derived from the investment of the proceeds of 696
the bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority. Any such 697
agreement may include: (1) A covenant to pay rebates to the federal 698
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proceeds of the bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority; (2) a 700
covenant that the authority will not limit or alter its rebate obligations 701
until its obligations to the holders or owners of such bonds, notes or 702
other obligations are finally met and discharged; and (3) provisions to 703
(A) establish trust and other accounts which may be appropriate to 704
carry out such representations and agreements, (B) retain fiscal agents 705
as depositories for such funds and accounts, and (C) provide that such 706
fiscal agents may act as trustee of such funds and accounts. 707
Sec. 9. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) The state of Connecticut 708
does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any bonds, notes 709
and other obligations issued under section 8 of this act and with those 710
parties who may enter into contracts with the Connecticut Municipal 711
Redevelopment Authority or its successor agency, that the state will 712
not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the authority or in the 713
holders of any bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority to 714
which contract assistance is pledged pursuant to this section until such 715
bonds, notes or obligations, together with the interest thereon, are fully 716
met and discharged and such contracts are fully performed on the part 717
of the authority, provided nothing contained herein shall preclude 718
such limitation or alteration if and when adequate provision shall be 719
made by law for the protection of the holders of such bonds, notes and 720
other obligations of the authority or those entering into contracts with 721
the authority. The authority is authorized to include this pledge and 722
undertaking for the state in such bonds, notes and other obligations or 723
contracts. 724
Sec. 10. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) The state shall protect, save 725
harmless and indemnify the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment 726
Authority and its directors, officers and employees from financial loss 727
and expenses, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any 728
claim, demand, suit or judgment based upon any alleged act or 729
omission of the authority or any such director, officer or employee in 730
connection with, or any other legal challenge to, authority 731
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Authority development district, provided any such director, officer or 733
employee is found to have been acting in the discharge of such 734
director, officer or employee's duties or within the scope of such 735
director, officer or employee's employment and any such act or 736
omission is found not to have been wanton, reckless, wilful or 737
malicious. 738
Sec. 11. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) (a) For the purposes of this 739
section, "economic development master plan" means (1) a 740
comprehensive economic development plan that is designed to 741
increase the tax base of the municipality to a level that will allow the 742
municipality to provide an adequate level of municipal services, or (2) 743
a comprehensive economic development plan developed pursuant to 744
section 7-578 of the general statutes. 745
(b) Prior to execution of a memorandum of agreement between the 746
authority and the chief executive officer of a member municipality 747
establishing a development district, the member municipality shall 748
develop an economic development master plan and submit such plan 749
for the authority's review and approval. Each member municipality 750
shall provide for community and stakeholder input and a public 751
comment process in the development of its economic development 752
master plan, and such plan shall be approved by the legislative body 753
of such municipality. 754
(c) In determining whether to approve a member municipality's 755
economic development master plan, the authority shall consider 756
whether such plan includes a clear and feasible path toward achieving 757
as many of the purposes of the authority, as set forth in subsection (a) 758
of section 3 of this act, as practical and appropriate in the context of the 759
unique characteristics of such member municipality. The authority 760
shall offer support to such member municipality in creating the 761
economic development master plan, if requested by such member 762
municipality. 763
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the authority shall be consistent with (1) the economic development 765
master plan of the member municipality in which such project is 766
located, (2) the plan of conservation and development, adopted under 767
section 8-23 of the general statutes, of the member municipality in 768
which such project is located, and (3) the Comprehensive Economic 769
Development Strategy prepared under section 32-742 of the general 770
statutes. 771
Sec. 12. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) The authority and member 772
municipalities shall encourage businesses, as appropriate, to hire local 773
employees. Any business that receives financial assistance from the 774
authority shall enter into an agreement with the Workforce Training 775
Authority established pursuant to section 31-11ii of the general statutes 776
for assistance with the training and recruitment of workers. 777
Sec. 13. Subdivision (12) of section 1-79 of the general statutes is 778
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 779
October 1, 2019): 780
(12) "Quasi-public agency" means Connecticut Innovations, 781
Incorporated, the Connecticut Health and Education Facilities 782
Authority, the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan 783
Authority, the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation, the Connecticut 784
Housing Finance Authority, the State Housing Authority, the Materials 785
Innovation and Recycling Authority, the Capital Region Development 786
Authority, the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, the Connecticut 787
Airport Authority, the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange, the 788
Connecticut Green Bank, the Connecticut Retirement Se curity 789
Authority, the Connecticut Port Authority, the Connecticut Municipal 790
Redevelopment Authority and the State Education Resource Center. 791
Sec. 14. Subdivision (1) of section 1-120 of the general statutes is 792
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 793
October 1, 2019): 794
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Incorporated, the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities 796
Authority, the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan 797
Authority, the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation, the Connecticut 798
Housing Finance Authority, the Connecticut Housing Authority, the 799
Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority, the Capital Region 800
Development Authority, the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, the 801
Connecticut Airport Authority, the Connecticut Health Insurance 802
Exchange, the Connecticut Green Bank, the Connecticut Retirement 803
Security Authority, the Connecticut Port Authority, the Connecticut 804
Municipal Redevelopment Authority and the State Education Resource 805
Center. 806
Sec. 15. Section 1-124 of the general statutes is repealed and the 807
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 808
(a) Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, the Connecticut Health 809
and Educational Facilities Authority, the Connecticut Higher 810
Education Supplemental Loan Authority, the Connecticut Student 811
Loan Foundation, the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, the 812
Connecticut Housing Authority, the Materials Innovation and 813
Recycling Authority, the Connecticut Airport Authority, the Capital 814
Region Development Authority, the Connecticut Health Insurance 815
Exchange, the Connecticut Green Bank, the Connecticut Retirement 816
Security Authority, the Connecticut Port Authority, the Connecticut 817
Municipal Redevelopment Authority and the State Education Resource 818
Center shall not borrow any money or issue any bonds or notes which 819
are guaranteed by the state of Connecticut or for which there is a 820
capital reserve fund of any kind which is in any way contributed to or 821
guaranteed by the state of Connecticut until and unless such 822
borrowing or issuance is approved by the State Treasurer or the 823
Deputy State Treasurer appointed pursuant to section 3-12. The 824
approval of the State Treasurer or said deputy shall be based on 825
documentation provided by the authority that it has sufficient 826
revenues to (1) pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and notes 827
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authority to be advisable to secure the payment of the principal of and 829
interest on such bonds and notes, (3) pay the cost of maintaining, 830
servicing and properly insuring the purpose for which the proceeds of 831
the bonds and notes have been issued, if applicable, and (4) pay such 832
other costs as may be required. 833
(b) To the extent Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, the 834
Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority, the 835
Connecticut Student Loan Foundation, the Connecticut Housing 836
Finance Authority, the Connecticut Housing Authority, the Materials 837
Innovation and Recycling Authority, the Connecticut Health and 838
Educational Facilities Authority, the Connecticut Airport Authority, 839
the Capital Region Development Authority, the Connecticut Health 840
Insurance Exchange, the Connecticut Green Bank, the Connecticut 841
Retirement Security Authority, the Connecticut Port Authority, the 842
Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority or the State 843
Education Resource Center is permitted by statute and determines to 844
exercise any power to moderate interest rate fluctuations or enter into 845
any investment or program of investment or contract respecting 846
interest rates, currency, cash flow or other similar agreement, 847
including, but not limited to, interest rate or currency swap 848
agreements, the effect of which is to subject a capital reserve fund 849
which is in any way contributed to or guaranteed by the state of 850
Connecticut, to potential liability, such determination shall not be 851
effective until and unless the State Treasurer or his or her deputy 852
appointed pursuant to section 3-12 has approved such agreement or 853
agreements. The approval of the State Treasurer or his or her deputy 854
shall be based on documentation provided by the authority that it has 855
sufficient revenues to meet the financial obligations associated with the 856
agreement or agreements. 857
Sec. 16. Section 1-125 of the general statutes is repealed and the 858
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 859
The directors, officers and employees of Connecticut Innovations, 860
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Authority, the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation, the Connecticut 862
Housing Finance Authority, the Connecticut Housing Authority, the 863
Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority, including ad hoc 864
members of the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority, the 865
Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, the Capital 866
Region Development Authority, the Connecticut Airport Authority, 867
the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, the Connecticut Health Insurance 868
Exchange, the Connecticut Green Bank, the Connecticut Retirement 869
Security Authority, the Connecticut Port Authority, the Connecticut 870
Municipal Redevelopment Authority and the State Education Resource 871
Center and any person executing the bonds or notes of the agency shall 872
not be liable personally on such bonds or notes or be subject to any 873
personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance thereof, 874
nor shall any director or employee of the agency, including ad hoc 875
members of the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority, be 876
personally liable for damage or injury, not wanton, reckless, wilful or 877
malicious, caused in the performance of his or her duties and within 878
the scope of his or her employment or appointment as such director, 879
officer or employee, including ad hoc members of the Materials 880
Innovation and Recycling Authority. The agency shall protect, save 881
harmless and indemnify its directors, officers or employees, including 882
ad hoc members of the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority, 883
from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, 884
arising out of any claim, demand, suit or judgment by reason of 885
alleged negligence or alleged deprivation of any person's civil rights or 886
any other act or omission resulting in damage or injury, if the director, 887
officer or employee, including ad hoc members of the Materials 888
Innovation and Recycling Authority, is found to have been acting in 889
the discharge of his or her duties or within the scope of his or her 890
employment and such act or omission is found not to have been 891
wanton, reckless, wilful or malicious. 892
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
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Section 1 October 1, 2019 New section
Sec. 2 October 1, 2019 New section
Sec. 3 October 1, 2019 New section
Sec. 4 October 1, 2019 New section
Sec. 5 October 1, 2019 New section
Sec. 6 October 1, 2019 New section
Sec. 7 October 1, 2019 New section
Sec. 8 October 1, 2019 New section
Sec. 9 October 1, 2019 New section
Sec. 10 October 1, 2019 New section
Sec. 11 October 1, 2019 New section
Sec. 12 October 1, 2019 New section
Sec. 13 October 1, 2019 1-79(12)
Sec. 14 October 1, 2019 1-120(1)
Sec. 15 October 1, 2019 1-124
Sec. 16 October 1, 2019 1-125
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 2(d), "article XI, section 1, of the state Constitution" was
changed to "section 1 of article eleventh of the Constitution of the state"
for consistency; in Section 3, "memorandum of understanding" was
changed to "memorandum of agreement" for consistency, and the
provisions of Subsec. (b)(6) were restructured for clarity and grammar;
in Section 7(b), "the date ninety days from" was changed to "the
ninetieth day after" for clarity; in Section 11(b), "chief executive office"
was changed to "chief executive officer" for accuracy; and in Section 12,
"in public act 17-207" was changed to "pursuant to section 31-11ii of the
general statutes" for accuracy.
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