Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

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7	6		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 986
8	7		January Session, 2019
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12	11		Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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20	20		AN ACT CONCERNING TH E CONNECTICUT PORT AUTHORITY.
21	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
22	22		Assembly convened:
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24	24		Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 15-31b of the general statutes is 1
25	25		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2
26	26		passage): 3
27	27		(a) The purposes of the Connecticut Port Authority shall be to 4
28	28		coordinate the development of Connecticut's ports and harbors, with a 5
29	29		focus on private and public investments, pursue federal and state 6
30	30		funds for dredging and other infrastructure improvements to increase 7
31	31		cargo movement through the ports and maintain navigability of all 8
32	32		ports and harbors, market the economic development of such ports 9
33	33		and harbors, work with the Department of Economic and Community 10
34	34		Development and other state, local and private entities to maximize 11
35	35		the economic potential of the ports and harbors, support and enhance 12
36	36		the overall development of the state's maritime commerce and 13
37	37		industries, coordinate the planning and funding of capital projects 14
38	38		promoting the development of the ports and harbors, develop strategic 15
39	39		entrepreneurial initiatives that may be available to the state, coordinate 16 Raised Bill No. 986
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46	45		the state's maritime policy activities, serve as the Governor's principal 17
47	46		maritime policy advisor and undertake such other responsibilities as 18
48	47		may be assigned to it. To accomplish the purposes of the authority, the 19
49	48		authority shall have the duty and power to: 20
50	49		(1) Have perpetual succession as a body politic and corporate and to 21
51	50		adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its 22
52	51		business; 23
53	52		(2) Adopt an official seal and alter the same at pleasure; 24
54	53		(3) Maintain an office at such place or places as it may designate; 25
55	54		(4) Sue and be sued in its own name, and plead and be impleaded; 26
56	55		(5) Develop an organizational and management structure that will 27
57	56		best accomplish the goals of the authority concerning Connecticut 28
58	57		ports and harbors; 29
59	58		(6) Create a code of conduct for the board of directors of the 30
60	59		authority consistent with part I of chapter 10; 31
61	60		(7) Adopt rules for the conduct of its business, which shall not be 32
62	61		considered regulations as defined in section 4-166; 33
63	62		(8) Adopt an annual budget and plan of operations, including a 34
64	63		requirement of board approval before the budget or plan may take 35
65	64		effect; 36
66	65		(9) Make and enter into all contracts and agreements that are 37
67	66		necessary, desirable or incidental to the conduct of its business; 38
68	67		(10) Enter into joint ventures and invest in, and participate with, any 39
69	68		person or entity, including, [without limitation] but not limited to, 40
70	69		governmental or private business entities, in the formation, ownership, 41
71	70		management and operation of business entities, including stock and 42
72	71		nonstock corporations, limited liability companies and general and 43
73	72		limited partnerships, that are formed to advance the purposes of the 44 Raised Bill No. 986
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80	78		authority. The officers, employees and members of the board of 45
81	79		directors of the authority may serve, without compensation, as 46
82	80		directors or officers of any such business entities formed and such 47
83	81		service shall be deemed to be within the discharge of the duties of such 48
84	82		officers, employees or directors to the authority; 49
85	83		(11) Receive and accept, from any source, aid or contributions, 50
86	84		including money, property, labor and other things of value; 51
87	85		(12) Award grants and subsidies, make loans and provide other 52
88	86		forms of financial assistance to any person or entity [under a written 53
89	87		policy,] pursuant to a procedure adopted in accordance with the 54
90	88		provisions of section 1-121, setting forth the eligibility criteria, 55
91	89		application process, and such other provisions as may be necessary or 56
92	90		desirable to carry out the purposes of [this section] sections 15-31a to 57
93	91		15-31i, inclusive; 58
94	92		(13) Charge reasonable fees for the services it performs and waive, 59
95	93		suspend, reduce or otherwise modify such fees [in accordance with 60
96	94		written criteria established by the authority, and provided, that no 61
97	95		change may be made in fees without at least thirty days prior notice, 62
98	96		published] pursuant to a procedure adopted in accordance with the 63
99	97		provisions of section 1-121; 64
100	98		(14) Employ such assistants, agents and other employees as may be 65
101	99		necessary or desirable to carry out its purposes. (A) The executive 66
102	100		director and such employees shall be exempt from the classified 67
103	101		service and, except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this 68
104	102		subdivision, shall not be employees, as defined in subsection (b) of 69
105	103		section 5-270. The authority shall fix appropriate compensation for 70
106	104		such employees and establish all necessary or appropriate personnel 71
107	105		practices and policies, including those relating to hiring, promotion, 72
108	106		compensation, retirement and collective bargaining, which need not be 73
109	107		in accordance with chapter 68, and the authority shall not be an 74
110	108		employer, as defined in subsection (a) of section 5-270, and may 75
111	109		engage consultants, attorneys and appraisers as may be necessary or 76 Raised Bill No. 986
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118	115		desirable to carry out its purposes in accordance with sections 15-31a 77
119	116		to 15-31i, inclusive. (B) For purposes of group welfare benefits and 78
120	117		retirement, including, but not limited to, those provided under chapter 79
121	118		66 and sections 5-257 and 5-259, the officers and all other employees of 80
122	119		the authority shall be state employees. The authority shall reimburse 81
123	120		the appropriate state agencies for all costs incurred by such 82
124	121		designation; 83
125	122		(15) Invest in, acquire, lease, purchase, own, manage, hold and 84
126	123		dispose of real property and lease, convey or deal in or enter into 85
127	124		agreements with respect to such property on any terms necessary or 86
128	125		incidental to carrying out the purposes of sections 15-31a to 15-31i, 87
129	126		inclusive, provided such transactions shall not be subject to approval, 88
130	127		review or regulation by any state agency pursuant to title 4b or any 89
131	128		other provision of the general statutes, except the authority shall not 90
132	129		convey fee simple ownership in any property associated with the ports 91
133	130		or harbors under its jurisdiction and control without the approval of 92
134	131		the State Properties Review Board and the Attorney General; and 93
135	132		(16) Adopt any [policies and] procedures necessary to carry out the 94
136	133		provisions of [this section] sections 15-31a to 15-31i, inclusive, in 95
137	134		accordance with the provisions of section 1-121. 96
138	135		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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141	138		Section 1 from passage 15-31b(a)
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	140	+	Statement of Purpose:
	141	+	To make minor changes to the statutes concerning the Connecticut Port
	142	+	Authority.
	143	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	144	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	145	+	not underlined.]
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