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General Assembly Governor's Bill No. 12
February Session, 2020
LCO No. 458
Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND
BONDING
Introduced by:
SEN. LOONEY, 11
th
Dist.
SEN. DUFF, 25
th
Dist.
REP. ARESIMOWICZ, 30
th
Dist.
REP. RITTER M., 1
st
Dist.
AN ACT AUTHORIZING A ND ADJUSTING BONDS O F THE STATE
FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEM ENTS, TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER
PURPOSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) The State Bond Commission shall 1
have power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and 2
sections 2 to 7, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the 3
issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal 4
amounts in the aggregate not exceeding $323,450,000. 5
Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) The proceeds of the sale of bonds 6
described in sections 1 to 7, inclusive, of this act, to the extent hereinafter 7
stated, shall be used for the purpose of acquiring, by purchase or 8
condemnation, undertaking, constructing, reconstructing, improving or 9
equipping, or purchasing land or buildings or improving sites for the 10
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projects hereinafter described, including payment of architectural, 11
engineering, demolition or related costs in connection therewith, or of 12
payment of the cost of long-range capital programming and space 13
utilization studies as hereinafter stated: 14
(a) For the Office of Legislative Management: 15
(1) Replacement, repair and repaving of the roads and sidewalks at 16
the State Capitol Complex, not exceeding $1,800,000; 17
(2) Alterations, renovations and restoration to the State Capitol, 18
including interior and exterior restoration and compliance with the 19
Americans with Disabilities Act, not exceeding $15,000,000; 20
(3) Exterior masonry repairs and window replacement at the Old 21
State House in Hartford, not exceeding $1,700,000. 22
(b) For the Office of Policy and Management: For an information 23
technology capital investment program, not exceeding $95,000,000, 24
provided up to $25,000,000 may be used for information technology 25
capital investments required by the Paid Family and Medical Leave 26
Insurance Authority. 27
(c) For the Department of Administrative Services: Removal or 28
encapsulation of asbestos and hazardous materials in state-owned 29
buildings, not exceeding $10,000,000. 30
(d) For the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection: 31
Design and implementation of the Criminal Justice Information Sharing 32
System, not exceeding $8,900,000. 33
(e) For the Military Department: State matching funds for anticipated 34
federal reimbursable projects, not exceeding $1,000,000. 35
(f) For the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection: 36
Recreation and Natural Heritage Trust Program for recreation, open 37
space, resource protection and resource management, not exceeding 38
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$1,000,000. 39
(g) For the Capital Region Development Authority: Alterations, 40
renovations and improvements at the XL Center in Hartford, not 41
exceeding $27,500,000. 42
(h) For the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services: 43
Fire, safety and environmental improvements including improvements 44
in compliance with current codes, site improvements, repair and 45
replacement of roofs and other exterior and interior building 46
renovations and demolition, not exceeding $3,000,000. 47
(i) For the Department of Transportation: For construction, repair or 48
maintenance of highways, roads, bridge or bus and rail facilities and 49
equipment, not exceeding $100,000,000. 50
(j) For the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities: 51
(1) All colleges and universities: 52
(A) New and replacement instruction, research or laboratory 53
equipment, not exceeding $6,000,000; 54
(B) System telecommunications infrastructure upgrades, 55
improvements and expansions, not exceeding $2,000,000; 56
(C) Advanced manufacturing and emerging technology programs, 57
not exceeding $3,000,000; 58
(2) All community colleges: Deferred maintenance, code compliance 59
and infrastructure improvements, not exceeding $14,000,000; 60
(3) All universities: Deferred maintenance, code compliance and 61
infrastructure improvements, not exceeding $7,000,000; 62
(4) Naugatuck Valley Community College: Design for the renovation 63
of Kinney Hall, not exceeding $6,000,000. 64
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(k) For the Judicial Department: 65
(1) Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and 66
grounds at state-owned and maintained facilities, not exceeding 67
$11,000,000; 68
(2) Implementation of the Technology Strategic Plan Project, not 69
exceeding $2,000,000; 70
(3) Mechanical system improvements at the superior courthouse in 71
Stamford, not exceeding $2,250,000; 72
(4) Alterations and improvements in compliance with the Americans 73
with Disabilities Act, not exceeding $2,000,000; 74
(5) Security improvements at various state-owned and maintained 75
facilities, not exceeding $2,000,000; 76
(6) Upgrades to and installation of sound amplification equipment in 77
court and hearing rooms, not exceeding $1,300,000. 78
Sec. 3. (Effective from passage) All provisions of section 3-20 of the 79
general statutes or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby 80
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 1 to 7, 81
inclusive, of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds 82
authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to sections 1 to 7, 83
inclusive, of this act, and temporary notes issued in anticipation of the 84
money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may 85
be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time 86
renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding 87
twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or 88
pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission 89
authorizing such bonds. 90
Sec. 4. (Effective from passage) None of the bonds described in sections 91
1 to 7, inclusive, of this act, shall be authorized except upon a finding by 92
the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for 93
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such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of 94
Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, 95
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said 96
commission, in its discretion, may require. 97
Sec. 5. (Effective from passage) For the purposes of sections 1 to 7, 98
inclusive, of this act, "state moneys" means the proceeds of the sale of 99
bonds authorized pursuant to said sections 1 to 7, inclusive, or of 100
temporary notes issued in anticipation of the moneys to be derived from 101
the sale of such bonds. Each request filed as provided in section 4 of this 102
act for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which the 103
proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, in 104
addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said section 105
4, shall include the recommendation of the person signing such request 106
as to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then available 107
or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with any such 108
project should be added to the state moneys available or becoming 109
available hereunder for such project. If the request includes a 110
recommendation that some amount of such federal, private or other 111
moneys should be added to such state moneys, then, if and to the extent 112
directed by the State Bond Commission at the time of authorization of 113
such bonds, such amount of such federal, private or other moneys then 114
available, or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with 115
such project, may be added to any state moneys available or becoming 116
available hereunder for such project and shall be used for such project. 117
Any other federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter 118
to be made available for costs in connection with such project shall, 119
upon receipt, be used by the State Treasurer, in conformity with 120
applicable federal and state law, to meet the principal of outstanding 121
bonds issued pursuant to sections 1 to 7, inclusive, of this act, or to meet 122
the principal of temporary notes issued in anticipation of the money to 123
be derived from the sale of bonds theretofore authorized pursuant to 124
said sections 1 to 7, inclusive, for the purpose of financing such costs, 125
either by purchase or redemption and cancellation of such bonds or 126
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notes or by payment thereof at maturity. Whenever any of the federal, 127
private or other moneys so received with respect to such project are used 128
to meet the principal of such temporary notes or whenever principal of 129
any such temporary notes is retired by application of revenue receipts 130
of the state, the amount of bonds theretofore authorized in anticipation 131
of which such temporary notes were issued, and the aggregate amount 132
of bonds which may be authorized pursuant to section 1 of this act, shall 133
each be reduced by the amount of the principal so met or retired. 134
Pending use of the federal, private or other moneys so received to meet 135
principal as hereinabove directed, the amount thereof may be invested 136
by the State Treasurer in bonds or obligations of, or guaranteed by, the 137
state or the United States or agencies or instrumentalities of the United 138
States, shall be deemed to be part of the debt retirement funds of the 139
state, and net earnings on such investments shall be used in the same 140
manner as the moneys so invested. 141
Sec. 6. (Effective from passage) Any balance of proceeds of the sale of 142
said bonds authorized for any project described in section 2 of this act 143
in excess of the cost of such project may be used to complete any other 144
project described in said section 2, if the State Bond Commission shall 145
so determine and direct. Any balance of proceeds of the sale of said 146
bonds in excess of the costs of all the projects described in said section 2 147
shall be deposited to the credit of the General Fund. 148
Sec. 7. (Effective from passage) The bonds issued pursuant to this 149
section and sections 1 to 6, inclusive, of this act, shall be general 150
obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of 151
Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest 152
on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of 153
the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of 154
all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and 155
interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal 156
and interest as the same become due. 157
Sec. 8. (Effective from passage) The State Bond Commission shall have 158
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power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 9 159
and 10 of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds 160
of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in the 161
aggregate, not exceeding $100,000,000. 162
Sec. 9. (Effective from passage) The proceeds of the sale of bonds 163
described in sections 8 to 11, inclusive, of this act shall be used by the 164
Department of Housing for the purposes hereinafter stated: Housing 165
development and rehabilitation, including moderate cost housing, 166
moderate rental, congregate and elderly housing, urban homesteading, 167
community housing development corporations, housing purchase and 168
rehabilitation, housing for the homeless, housing for low-income 169
persons, limited equity cooperatives and mutual housing projects, 170
abatement of hazardous material including asbestos and lead-based 171
paint in residential structures, emergency repair assistance for senior 172
citizens, housing land bank and land trust, housing and community 173
development, predevelopment grants and loans, reimbursement for 174
state and federal surplus property, private rental investment mortgage 175
and equity program, housing infrastructure, demolition, renovation or 176
redevelopment of vacant buildings or related infrastructure, septic 177
system repair loan program, acquisition and related rehabilitation 178
including loan guarantees for private developers of rental housing for 179
the elderly, projects under the program established in section 8-37pp of 180
the general statutes, and participation in federal programs, including 181
administrative expenses associated with those programs eligible under 182
the general statutes, not exceeding $100,000,000, provided in using such 183
proceeds, the department shall prioritize areas of the state with low 184
homeownership rates, and provided not more than $30,000,000 shall be 185
used for revitalization of state moderate rental housing units on the 186
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority's State Housing Portfolio. 187
Sec. 10. (Effective from passage) None of the bonds described in sections 188
8 to 11, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding 189
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request 190
for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of 191
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Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, 192
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said 193
commission, in its discretion, may require. 194
Sec. 11. (Effective from passage) All provisions of section 3-20 of the 195
general statutes, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby 196
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section and 197
sections 8 to 10, inclusive, of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply 198
to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this 199
section and sections 8 to 10, inclusive, of this act and temporary notes in 200
anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds 201
so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and 202
from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or 203
times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be 204
provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State 205
Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. Such bonds issued pursuant 206
to section 8 of this act shall be general obligations of the state and the 207
full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the 208
payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same 209
become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with 210
the holders of such bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for 211
punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and 212
the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same 213
become due. 214
Sec. 12. (Effective from passage) The State Bond Commission shall have 215
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 13 216
to 19, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance 217
of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in 218
the aggregate, not exceeding $234,500,000. 219
Sec. 13. (Effective from passage) The proceeds of the sale of the bonds 220
described in sections 12 to 19, inclusive, of this act shall be used for the 221
purpose of providing grants-in-aid and other financing for the projects, 222
programs and purposes hereinafter stated: 223
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(a) For the Office of Policy and Management: 224
(1) Grants-in-aid to private, nonprofit health and human service 225
organizations that are exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 226
Revenue Code of 1986, and that receive funds from the state to provide 227
direct health or human services to state agency clients, for alterations, 228
renovations, improvements, additions and new construction, including 229
health, safety, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and 230
energy conservation improvements, information technology systems, 231
technology for independence, purchase of vehicles and acquisition of 232
property, not exceeding $25,000,000; 233
(2) Grants-in-aid to distressed municipalities eligible pursuant to 234
section 32-9s of the general statutes for capital purposes, not exceeding 235
$7,000,000. 236
(b) For the Department of Administrative Services: Grants-in-aid to 237
priority school districts for projects, including reimbursements of 238
expenditures, that are not eligible under section 10-287d of the general 239
statutes, as amended by this act, not exceeding $30,000,000. 240
(c) For the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection: 241
Grants-in-aid to nonprofit organizations for security improvements, not 242
exceeding $5,000,000. 243
(d) For the Labor Department: For the Workforce Training Authority 244
Fund, not exceeding $20,000,000. 245
(e) For the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection: For 246
the purposes of testing for pollution from Perfluoroalkyl and 247
Polyfluoroalkyl substances, providing potable water to persons affected 248
by such pollution and for buyback of Aqueous film-forming firefighting 249
foam containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl substances, not 250
exceeding $2,000,000. 251
(f) For the Department of Economic and Community Development: 252
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(1) For the Brownfield Remediation and Revitalization program, 253
provided notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of section 32-254
763 of the general statutes, the commissioner may provide a grant of up 255
to $4,000,000 to the town of Preston for remediation, not exceeding 256
$30,000,000; 257
(2) For the Small Business Express program established by section 32-258
7g of the general statutes, not exceeding $5,000,000. 259
(g) For the Department of Housing: Grant-in-aid to the Connecticut 260
Housing Finance Authority to capitalize the Down Payment Assistance 261
Program established pursuant to sections 8-283 to 8-289, inclusive, of the 262
general statutes, including providing financial assistance under such 263
program to families and persons with incomes up to and including one 264
hundred twenty per cent of the area median income, not exceeding 265
$4,500,000, provided not more than $500,000 shall be for the Mortgage 266
Assistance Program for certain teachers established pursuant to section 267
8-265pp of the general statutes. 268
(h) For the Capital Region Development Authority: Grant-in-aid to 269
the municipality of East Hartford for the purposes of general economic 270
development activities, including the development of the infrastructure 271
and improvements to the riverfront; the creation of housing units 272
through rehabilitation and new construction; the demolition or 273
redevelopment of vacant buildings; and redevelopment, not exceeding 274
$2,000,000. 275
(i) For the Department of Public Health: 276
(1) For grants-in-aid to public water systems for drinking water 277
projects, not exceeding $4,000,000; 278
(2) For grants-in-aid for the remediation of lead in school drinking 279
water systems, not exceeding $5,000,000. 280
(j) For the Department of Transportation: Grants-in-aid to 281
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municipalities for use in the manner set forth in, and in accordance with 282
the provisions of, sections 13a-175a to 13a-175k, inclusive, of the general 283
statutes, not exceeding $30,000,000. 284
(k) For the Connecticut Port Authority: Grants -in-aid for 285
improvements to deep water ports, including dredging, not exceeding 286
$65,000,000. 287
Sec. 14. (Effective from passage) All provisions of section 3-20 of the 288
general statutes or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby 289
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 12 to 19, 290
inclusive, of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds 291
authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to sections 12 to 19, 292
inclusive, of this act, and temporary notes issued in anticipation of the 293
money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may 294
be issued in accordance with said sections 12 to 19, inclusive, and from 295
time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not 296
exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided 297
in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond 298
Commission authorizing such bonds. 299
Sec. 15. (Effective from passage) None of the bonds described in sections 300
12 to 19, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding 301
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request 302
for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of 303
Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, 304
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said 305
commission, in its discretion, may require. 306
Sec. 16. (Effective from passage) For the purposes of sections 12 to 19, 307
inclusive, of this act, "state moneys" means the proceeds of the sale of 308
bonds authorized pursuant to said sections 12 to 19, inclusive, or of 309
temporary notes issued in anticipation of the moneys to be derived from 310
the sale of such bonds. Each request filed as provided in section 15 of 311
this act for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which 312
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the proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, 313
in addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said 314
section 15, include the recommendation of the person signing such 315
request as to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then 316
available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with 317
any such project should be added to the state moneys available or 318
becoming available under said sections 12 to 19, inclusive, for such 319
project. If the request includes a recommendation that some amount of 320
such federal, private or other moneys should be added to such state 321
moneys, then, if and to the extent directed by the State Bond 322
Commission at the time of authorization of such bonds, such amount of 323
such federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be 324
made available for costs in connection with such project may be added 325
to any state moneys available or becoming available hereunder for such 326
project and be used for such project. Any other federal, private or other 327
moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs in 328
connection with such project upon receipt shall, in conformity with 329
applicable federal and state law, be used by the State Treasurer to meet 330
the principal of outstanding bonds issued pursuant to said sections 12 331
to 19, inclusive, or to meet the principal of temporary notes issued in 332
anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of bonds 333
theretofore authorized pursuant to said sections 12 to 19, inclusive, for 334
the purpose of financing such costs, either by purchase or redemption 335
and cancellation of such bonds or notes or by payment thereof at 336
maturity. Whenever any of the federal, private or other moneys so 337
received with respect to such project are used to meet the principal of 338
such temporary notes or whenever the principal of any such temporary 339
notes is retired by application of revenue receipts of the state, the 340
amount of bonds theretofore authorized in anticipation of which such 341
temporary notes were issued, and the aggregate amount of bonds which 342
may be authorized pursuant to section 12 of this act shall each be 343
reduced by the amount of the principal so met or retired. Pending use 344
of the federal, private or other moneys so received to meet the principal 345
as directed in this section, the amount thereof may be invested by the 346
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State Treasurer in bonds or obligations of, or guaranteed by, the state or 347
the United States or agencies or instrumentalities of the United States, 348
shall be deemed to be part of the debt retirement funds of the state, and 349
net earnings on such investments shall be used in the same manner as 350
the moneys so invested. 351
Sec. 17. (Effective from passage) The bonds issued pursuant to sections 352
12 to 19, inclusive, of this act shall be general obligations of the state and 353
the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the 354
payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same 355
become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with 356
the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for 357
punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and 358
the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same 359
become due. 360
Sec. 18. (Effective from passage) In accordance with section 13 of this 361
act, the state, through the state agencies specified in said section 13, may 362
provide grants-in-aid and other financings to or for the agencies for the 363
purposes and projects as described in said section 13. All financing shall 364
be made in accordance with the terms of a contract at such time or times 365
as shall be determined within authorization of funds by the State Bond 366
Commission. 367
Sec. 19. (Effective from passage) In the case of any grant-in-aid made 368
pursuant to subsection (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) or (k) of section 369
13 of this act that is made to any entity which is not a political 370
subdivision of the state, the contract entered into pursuant to section 13 371
of this act shall provide that if the premises for which such grant-in-aid 372
was made ceases, within ten years of the date of such grant, to be used 373
as a facility for which such grant was made, an amount equal to the 374
amount of such grant, minus ten per cent per year for each full year 375
which has elapsed since the date of such grant, shall be repaid to the 376
state and that a lien shall be placed on such land in favor of the state to 377
ensure that such amount shall be repaid in the event of such change in 378
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use, provided if the premises for which such grant-in-aid was made are 379
owned by the state, a municipality or a housing authority, no lien need 380
be placed. 381
Sec. 20. (Effective July 1, 2020) The State Bond Commission shall have 382
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 21 383
to 26, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance 384
of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in 385
the aggregate not exceeding $321,500,000. 386
Sec. 21. (Effective July 1, 2020) The proceeds of the sale of bonds 387
described in sections 20 to 26, inclusive, of this act, to the extent 388
hereinafter stated, shall be used for the purpose of acquiring, by 389
purchase or condemnation, undertaking, constructing, reconstructing, 390
improving or equipping, or purchasing land or buildings or improving 391
sites for the projects hereinafter described, including payment of 392
architectural, engineering, demolition or related costs in connection 393
therewith, or of payment of the cost of long-range capital programming 394
and space utilization studies as hereinafter stated: 395
(a) For the Office of Policy and Management: For an information 396
technology capital investment program, not exceeding $95,000,000, 397
provided up to $25,000,000 may be used for information technology 398
capital investments required by the Paid Family and Medical Leave 399
Insurance Authority. 400
(b) For the Department of Administrative Services: 401
(1) Alterations, renovations and improvements in compliance with 402
the Americans with Disabilities Act, or for improved accessibility to 403
state facilities, not exceeding $1,000,000; 404
(2) Removal or encapsulation of asbestos and hazardous materials in 405
state-owned buildings, not exceeding $10,000,000. 406
(c) For the Military Department: State matching funds for anticipated 407
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federal reimbursable projects, not exceeding $1,000,000. 408
(d) For the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection: 409
(1) Dam repairs, including state-owned dams, not exceeding 410
$5,500,000; 411
(2) For the purpose of funding any energy services project that results 412
in increased efficiency measures in state buildings pursuant to section 413
16a-38l of the general statutes, or for any renewable energy or combined 414
heat and power project in state buildings, not exceeding $20,000,000. 415
(e) For the Capital Region Development Authority: Alterations, 416
renovations and improvements at the XL Center in Hartford, not 417
exceeding $27,500,000. 418
(f) For the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services: 419
Design and installation of sprinkler systems in direct care patient 420
buildings, not exceeding $5,500,000. 421
(g) For the Department of Transportation: For construction, repair or 422
maintenance of highways, roads, bridge or bus and rail facilities and 423
equipment, not exceeding $100,000,000. 424
(h) For the Department of Education: For the Technical and Career 425
Education System: Alterations and improvements to buildings and 426
grounds, including new and replacement equipment, tools and supplies 427
necessary to update curricula, vehicles and technology at all regional 428
vocational-technical schools, not exceeding $5,000,000. 429
(i) For the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities: 430
(1) All colleges and universities: 431
(A) New and replacement instruction, research or laboratory 432
equipment, not exceeding $6,000,000; 433
(B) System telecommunications infrastructure upgrades, 434
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improvements and expansions, not exceeding $2,000,000; 435
(C) Advanced manufacturing and emerging technology programs, 436
not exceeding $3,000,000; 437
(2) All community colleges: Deferred maintenance, code compliance 438
and infrastructure improvements, not exceeding $14,000,000; 439
(3) All universities: Deferred maintenance, code compliance and 440
infrastructure improvements, not exceeding $7,000,000. 441
(j) For the Judicial Department: 442
(1) Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and 443
grounds at state-owned and maintained facilities, not exceeding 444
$10,000,000; 445
(2) Implementation of the Technology Strategic Plan Project, not 446
exceeding $2,000,000; 447
(3) Alterations and improvements in compliance with the Americans 448
with Disabilities Act, not exceeding $5,000,000; 449
(4) Security improvements at various state-owned and maintained 450
facilities, not exceeding $2,000,000. 451
Sec. 22. (Effective July 1, 2020) All provisions of section 3-20 of the 452
general statutes or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby 453
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 20 to 26, 454
inclusive, of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds 455
authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to sections 20 to 26, 456
inclusive, of this act, and temporary notes issued in anticipation of the 457
money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may 458
be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time 459
renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding 460
twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or 461
pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission 462
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authorizing such bonds. 463
Sec. 23. (Effective July 1, 2020) None of the bonds described in sections 464
20 to 26, inclusive, of this act, shall be authorized except upon a finding 465
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request 466
for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of 467
Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, 468
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said 469
commission, in its discretion, may require. 470
Sec. 24. (Effective July 1, 2020) For the purposes of sections 20 to 26, 471
inclusive, of this act, "state moneys" means the proceeds of the sale of 472
bonds authorized pursuant to said sections 20 to 26, inclusive, or of 473
temporary notes issued in anticipation of the moneys to be derived from 474
the sale of such bonds. Each request filed as provided in section 23 of 475
this act for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which 476
the proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, 477
in addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said 478
section 23, shall include the recommendation of the person signing such 479
request as to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then 480
available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with 481
any such project should be added to the state moneys available or 482
becoming available hereunder for such project. If the request includes a 483
recommendation that some amount of such federal, private or other 484
moneys should be added to such state moneys, then, if and to the extent 485
directed by the State Bond Commission at the time of authorization of 486
such bonds, such amount of such federal, private or other moneys then 487
available, or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with 488
such project, may be added to any state moneys available or becoming 489
available hereunder for such project and shall be used for such project. 490
Any other federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter 491
to be made available for costs in connection with such project shall, 492
upon receipt, be used by the State Treasurer, in conformity with 493
applicable federal and state law, to meet the principal of outstanding 494
bonds issued pursuant to sections 20 to 26, inclusive, of this act, or to 495
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meet the principal of temporary notes issued in anticipation of the 496
money to be derived from the sale of bonds theretofore authorized 497
pursuant to said sections 20 to 26, inclusive, for the purpose of financing 498
such costs, either by purchase or redemption and cancellation of such 499
bonds or notes or by payment thereof at maturity. Whenever any of the 500
federal, private or other moneys so received with respect to such project 501
are used to meet the principal of such temporary notes or whenever 502
principal of any such temporary notes is retired by application of 503
revenue receipts of the state, the amount of bonds theretofore 504
authorized in anticipation of which such temporary notes were issued, 505
and the aggregate amount of bonds which may be authorized pursuant 506
to section 20 of this act, shall each be reduced by the amount of the 507
principal so met or retired. Pending use of the federal, private or other 508
moneys so received to meet principal as hereinabove directed, the 509
amount thereof may be invested by the State Treasurer in bonds or 510
obligations of, or guaranteed by, the state or the United States or 511
agencies or instrumentalities of the United States, shall be deemed to be 512
part of the debt retirement funds of the state, and net earnings on such 513
investments shall be used in the same manner as the moneys so 514
invested. 515
Sec. 25. (Effective July 1, 2020) Any balance of proceeds of the sale of 516
said bonds authorized for any project described in section 21 of this act 517
in excess of the cost of such project may be used to complete any other 518
project described in said section 21, if the State Bond Commission shall 519
so determine and direct. Any balance of proceeds of the sale of said 520
bonds in excess of the costs of all the projects described in said section 521
21 shall be deposited to the credit of the General Fund. 522
Sec. 26. (Effective July 1, 2020) The bonds issued pursuant to this 523
section and sections 20 to 25, inclusive, of this act, shall be general 524
obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of 525
Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest 526
on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of 527
the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of 528
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all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and 529
interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal 530
and interest as the same become due. 531
Sec. 27. (Effective July 1, 2020) The State Bond Commission shall have 532
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 28 533
and 29 of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds 534
of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in the 535
aggregate, not exceeding $75,000,000. 536
Sec. 28. (Effective July 1, 2020) The proceeds of the sale of bonds 537
described in sections 27 to 30, inclusive, of this act shall be used by the 538
Department of Housing for the purposes hereinafter stated: Housing 539
development and rehabilitation, including moderate cost housing, 540
moderate rental, congregate and elderly housing, urban homesteading, 541
community housing development corporations, housing purchase and 542
rehabilitation, housing for the homeless, housing for low-income 543
persons, limited equity cooperatives and mutual housing projects, 544
abatement of hazardous material including asbestos and lead-based 545
paint in residential structures, emergency repair assistance for senior 546
citizens, housing land bank and land trust, housing and community 547
development, predevelopment grants and loans, reimbursement for 548
state and federal surplus property, private rental investment mortgage 549
and equity program, housing infrastructure, demolition, renovation or 550
redevelopment of vacant buildings or related infrastructure, septic 551
system repair loan program, acquisition and related rehabilitation 552
including loan guarantees for private developers of rental housing for 553
the elderly, projects under the program established in section 8-37pp of 554
the general statutes, and participation in federal programs, including 555
administrative expenses associated with those programs eligible under 556
the general statutes, not exceeding $75,000,000, provided in using such 557
proceeds, the department shall prioritize areas of the state with low 558
homeownership rates, and provided not more than $30,000,000 shall be 559
used for revitalization of state moderate rental housing units on the 560
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority's State Housing Portfolio. 561
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Sec. 29. (Effective July 1, 2020) None of the bonds described in sections 562
27 to 30, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding 563
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request 564
for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of 565
Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, 566
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said 567
commission, in its discretion, may require. 568
Sec. 30. (Effective July 1, 2020) All provisions of section 3-20 of the 569
general statutes, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby 570
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section and 571
sections 27 to 29, inclusive, of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply 572
to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this 573
section and sections 27 to 29, inclusive, of this act and temporary notes 574
in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such 575
bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 576
and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time 577
or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may 578
be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State 579
Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. Such bonds issued pursuant 580
to section 27 of this act shall be general obligations of the state and the 581
full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the 582
payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same 583
become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with 584
the holders of such bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for 585
punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and 586
the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same 587
become due. 588
Sec. 31. (Effective July 1, 2020) The State Bond Commission shall have 589
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 32 590
to 38, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance 591
of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in 592
the aggregate, not exceeding $234,000,000. 593
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Sec. 32. (Effective July 1, 2020) The proceeds of the sale of the bonds 594
described in sections 31 to 38, inclusive, of this act shall be used for the 595
purpose of providing grants-in-aid and other financing for the projects, 596
programs and purposes hereinafter stated: 597
(a) For the Office of Policy and Management: 598
(1) Grants-in-aid to private, nonprofit health and human service 599
organizations that are exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 600
Revenue Code of 1986, and that receive funds from the state to provide 601
direct health or human services to state agency clients, for alterations, 602
renovations, improvements, additions and new construction, including 603
health, safety, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and 604
energy conservation improvements, information technology systems, 605
technology for independence, purchase of vehicles and acquisition of 606
property, not exceeding $25,000,000; 607
(2) Grants-in-aid to distressed municipalities eligible pursuant to 608
section 32-9s of the general statutes for capital purposes, not exceeding 609
$7,000,000. 610
(b) For the Department of Administrative Services: 611
(1) Grants-in-aid to alliance districts to assist in paying for general 612
improvements to school buildings, not exceeding $6,000,000; 613
(2) Grants-in-aid to priority school districts for projects, including 614
reimbursements of expenditures, that are not eligible under section 10-615
287d of the general statutes, as amended by this act, not exceeding 616
$25,000,000. 617
(c) For the Labor Department: For the Workforce Training Authority 618
Fund, not exceeding $20,000,000. 619
(d) For the Department of Economic and Community Development: 620
(1) For the Brownfield Remediation and Revitalization program, not 621
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exceeding $17,000,000; 622
(2) Grants-in-aid to nonprofit organizations operating cultural and 623
historic sites, not exceeding $5,000,000. 624
(e) For the Department of Housing: Grant-in-aid to the Connecticut 625
Housing Finance Authority to capitalize the Down Payment Assistance 626
Program established pursuant to sections 8-283 to 8-289, inclusive, of the 627
general statutes, including providing financial assistance under such 628
program to families and persons with incomes up to and including one 629
hundred twenty per cent of the area median income, not exceeding 630
$4,500,000, provided not more than $500,000 shall be for the Mortgage 631
Assistance Program for certain teachers established pursuant to section 632
8-265pp of the general statutes. 633
(f) For the Capital Region Development Authority: Grant-in-aid to 634
the municipality of East Hartford for the purposes of general economic 635
development activities, including the development of the infrastructure 636
and improvements to the riverfront; the creation of housing units 637
through rehabilitation and new construction; the demolition or 638
redevelopment of vacant buildings; and redevelopment, not exceeding 639
$2,000,000. 640
(g) For the Department of Public Health: For grants-in-aid to public 641
water systems for drinking water projects, not exceeding $20,000,000. 642
(h) For the Department of Transportation: Grants-in-aid to 643
municipalities for use in the manner set forth in, and in accordance with 644
the provisions of, sections 13a-175a to 13a-175k, inclusive, of the general 645
statutes, not exceeding $30,000,000. 646
(i) For the State Library: Grants-in-aid to public libraries for 647
construction, renovations, expansions, energy conservation and 648
handicapped accessibility under the provisions of subsection (c) of 649
section 11-24 of the general statutes, not exceeding $2,500,000. 650
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(j) For the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority: To 651
capitalize the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority, not 652
exceeding $45,000,000. 653
(k) For the Connecticut Port Authority: Gran ts-in-aid for 654
improvements to deep water ports, including dredging, not exceeding 655
$25,000,000. 656
Sec. 33. (Effective July 1, 2020) All provisions of section 3-20 of the 657
general statutes or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby 658
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 31 to 38, 659
inclusive, of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds 660
authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to sections 31 to 38, 661
inclusive, of this act, and temporary notes issued in anticipation of the 662
money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may 663
be issued in accordance with said sections 31 to 38, inclusive, and from 664
time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not 665
exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided 666
in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond 667
Commission authorizing such bonds. 668
Sec. 34. (Effective July 1, 2020) None of the bonds described in sections 669
31 to 38, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding 670
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request 671
for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of 672
Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, 673
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said 674
commission, in its discretion, may require. 675
Sec. 35. (Effective July 1, 2020) For the purposes of sections 31 to 38, 676
inclusive, of this act, "state moneys" means the proceeds of the sale of 677
bonds authorized pursuant to said sections 31 to 38, inclusive, or of 678
temporary notes issued in anticipation of the moneys to be derived from 679
the sale of such bonds. Each request filed as provided in section 34 of 680
this act for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which 681
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the proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, 682
in addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said 683
section 34, include the recommendation of the person signing such 684
request as to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then 685
available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with 686
any such project should be added to the state moneys available or 687
becoming available under said sections 31 to 38, inclusive, for such 688
project. If the request includes a recommendation that some amount of 689
such federal, private or other moneys should be added to such state 690
moneys, then, if and to the extent directed by the State Bond 691
Commission at the time of authorization of such bonds, such amount of 692
such federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be 693
made available for costs in connection with such project may be added 694
to any state moneys available or becoming available hereunder for such 695
project and be used for such project. Any other federal, private or other 696
moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs in 697
connection with such project upon receipt shall, in conformity with 698
applicable federal and state law, be used by the State Treasurer to meet 699
the principal of outstanding bonds issued pursuant to said sections 31 700
to 38, inclusive, or to meet the principal of temporary notes issued in 701
anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of bonds 702
theretofore authorized pursuant to said sections 31 to 38, inclusive, for 703
the purpose of financing such costs, either by purchase or redemption 704
and cancellation of such bonds or notes or by payment thereof at 705
maturity. Whenever any of the federal, private or other moneys so 706
received with respect to such project are used to meet the principal of 707
such temporary notes or whenever the principal of any such temporary 708
notes is retired by application of revenue receipts of the state, the 709
amount of bonds theretofore authorized in anticipation of which such 710
temporary notes were issued, and the aggregate amount of bonds which 711
may be authorized pursuant to section 31 of this act shall each be 712
reduced by the amount of the principal so met or retired. Pending use 713
of the federal, private or other moneys so received to meet the principal 714
as directed in this section, the amount thereof may be invested by the 715
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State Treasurer in bonds or obligations of, or guaranteed by, the state or 716
the United States or agencies or instrumentalities of the United States, 717
shall be deemed to be part of the debt retirement funds of the state, and 718
net earnings on such investments shall be used in the same manner as 719
the moneys so invested. 720
Sec. 36. (Effective July 1, 2020) The bonds issued pursuant to sections 721
31 to 38, inclusive, of this act shall be general obligations of the state and 722
the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the 723
payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same 724
become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with 725
the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for 726
punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and 727
the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same 728
become due. 729
Sec. 37. (Effective July 1, 2020) In accordance with section 32 of this act, 730
the state, through the state agencies specified in said section 32, may 731
provide grants-in-aid and other financings to or for the agencies for the 732
purposes and projects as described in said section 32. All financing shall 733
be made in accordance with the terms of a contract at such time or times 734
as shall be determined within authorization of funds by the State Bond 735
Commission. 736
Sec. 38. (Effective July 1, 2020) In the case of any grant-in-aid made 737
pursuant to subsection (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) or (k) of section 738
32 of this act that is made to any entity which is not a political 739
subdivision of the state, the contract entered into pursuant to section 32 740
of this act shall provide that if the premises for which such grant-in-aid 741
was made ceases, within ten years of the date of such grant, to be used 742
as a facility for which such grant was made, an amount equal to the 743
amount of such grant, minus ten per cent per year for each full year 744
which has elapsed since the date of such grant, shall be repaid to the 745
state and that a lien shall be placed on such land in favor of the state to 746
ensure that such amount shall be repaid in the event of such change in 747
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use, provided if the premises for which such grant-in-aid was made are 748
owned by the state, a municipality or a housing authority, no lien need 749
be placed. 750
Sec. 39. (Effective from passage) The State Bond Commission shall have 751
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 40 752
to 44, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance 753
of special tax obligation bonds of the state in one or more series and in 754
principal amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding $776,615,000. 755
Sec. 40. (Effective from passage) The proceeds of the sale of bonds 756
described in sections 39 to 44, inclusive, of this act, to the extent 757
hereinafter stated, shall be used for the purpose of payment of the 758
transportation costs, as defined in subdivision (6) of section 13b-75 of 759
the general statutes, with respect to the projects and uses hereinafter 760
described, which projects and uses are hereby found and determined to 761
be in furtherance of one or more of the authorized purposes for the 762
issuance of special tax obligation bonds set forth in section 13b-74 of the 763
general statutes. For the Department of Transportation: 764
(a) For the Bureau of Engineering and Highway Operations: 765
(1) Interstate Highway Program, not exceeding $13,000,000; 766
(2) Urban Systems Projects, not exceeding $16,750,000; 767
(3) Intrastate Highway Program, not exceeding $44,000,000; 768
(4) Environmental compliance, soil and groundwater remediation, 769
hazardous materials abatement, demolition, salt shed construction and 770
renovation, storage tank replacement and environmental emergency 771
response at or in the vicinity of state-owned properties or related to 772
Department of Transportation operations, not exceeding $9,925,000; 773
(5) State bridge improvement, rehabilitation and replacement 774
projects, not exceeding $33,000,000; 775
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(6) Capital resurfacing and related reconstruction, not exceeding 776
$106,500,000; 777
(7) Fix-it-First program to repair the state's bridges, not exceeding 778
$110,000,000; 779
(8) Fix-it-First program to repair the state's roads, not exceeding 780
$75,000,000; 781
(9) Local Transportation Capital Program, not exceeding $67,000,000; 782
(10) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for use in the manner set forth in, 783
and in accordance with the provisions of, sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, 784
inclusive, of the general statutes, not exceeding $30,000,000; 785
(11) Local Bridge Program, not exceeding $10,000,000; 786
(12) Highway and bridge renewal equipment, not exceeding 787
$16,000,000. 788
(b) For the Bureau of Public Transportation: Bus and rail facilities and 789
equipment, including rights-of-way, other property acquisition and 790
related projects, not exceeding $236,000,000. 791
(c) For the Bureau of Administration: Department facilities, not 792
exceeding $9,440,000. 793
Sec. 41. (Effective from passage) None of the bonds described in sections 794
39 to 44, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding 795
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it (1) a 796
request for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the 797
Office of Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, 798
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said 799
commission, in its discretion, may require, and (2) any capital 800
development impact statement and any human services facility 801
colocation statement required to be filed with the Secretary of the Office 802
of Policy and Management pursuant to section 4b-31 of the general 803
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statutes, any advisory report regarding the state conservation and 804
development policies plan required pursuant to section 16a-31 of the 805
general statutes and any statement regarding farmland required 806
pursuant to subsection (g) of section 3-20 of the general statutes and 807
section 22-6 of the general statutes, provided the State Bond 808
Commission may authorize said bonds without a finding that the 809
reports and statements required by subdivision (2) of this section have 810
been filed with it if said commission authorizes the secretary of said 811
commission to accept such reports and statements on its behalf. No 812
funds derived from the sale of bonds authorized by said commission 813
without a finding that the reports and statements required by 814
subdivision (2) of this section have been filed with it shall be allotted by 815
the Governor for any project until the reports and statements required 816
by subdivision (2) of this section, with respect to such project, have been 817
filed with the secretary of said commission. 818
Sec. 42. (Effective from passage) For the purposes of sections 39 to 44, 819
inclusive, of this act, each request filed, as provided in section 41 of this 820
act, for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which the 821
proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, in 822
addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said section 823
41, include the recommendation of the person signing such request as 824
to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then available or 825
thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with any such 826
project should be added to the state moneys available or becoming 827
available from the proceeds of bonds and temporary notes issued in 828
anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds of bonds. If the request 829
includes a recommendation that some amount of such federal, private 830
or other moneys should be added to such state moneys, then, if and to 831
the extent directed by the State Bond Commission at the time of 832
authorization of such bonds, such amount of such federal, private or 833
other moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs 834
in connection with such project shall be added to such state moneys. 835
Sec. 43. (Effective from passage) Any balance of proceeds of the sale of 836
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bonds authorized for the projects or purposes of section 40 of this act, in 837
excess of the aggregate costs of all the projects so authorized, shall be 838
used in the manner set forth in sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, of 839
the general statutes, and in the proceedings of the State Bond 840
Commission respecting the issuance and sale of said bonds. 841
Sec. 44. (Effective from passage) Bonds issued pursuant to this section 842
and sections 39 to 43, inclusive, of this act shall be special obligations of 843
the state and shall not be payable from or charged upon any funds other 844
than revenues of the state pledged therefor in subsection (b) of section 845
13b-61 of the general statutes and section 13b-61a of the general statutes, 846
or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may be pledged therefor. Said 847
bonds shall not be payable from or charged upon any funds other than 848
such pledged revenues or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may 849
be pledged therefor, nor shall the state or any political subdivision 850
thereof be subject to any liability thereon, except to the extent of such 851
pledged revenues or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may be 852
pledged therefor. Said bonds shall be issued under and in accordance 853
with the provisions of sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, of the general 854
statutes. 855
Sec. 45. (Effective July 1, 2020) The State Bond Commission shall have 856
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 46 857
to 50, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance 858
of special tax obligation bonds of the state in one or more series and in 859
principal amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding $782,375,000. 860
Sec. 46. (Effective July 1, 2020) The proceeds of the sale of bonds 861
described in sections 45 to 50, inclusive, of this act, to the extent 862
hereinafter stated, shall be used for the purpose of payment of the 863
transportation costs, as defined in subdivision (6) of section 13b-75 of 864
the general statutes, with respect to the projects and uses hereinafter 865
described, which projects and uses are hereby found and determined to 866
be in furtherance of one or more of the authorized purposes for the 867
issuance of special tax obligation bonds set forth in section 13b-74 of the 868
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general statutes. For the Department of Transportation: 869
(a) For the Bureau of Engineering and Highway Operations: 870
(1) Interstate Highway Program, not exceeding $13,000,000; 871
(2) Urban Systems Projects, not exceeding $16,750,000; 872
(3) Intrastate Highway Program, not exceeding $44,000,000; 873
(4) Environmental compliance, soil and groundwater remediation, 874
hazardous materials abatement, demolition, salt shed construction and 875
renovation, storage tank replacement and environmental emergency 876
response at or in the vicinity of state-owned properties or related to 877
Department of Transportation operations, not exceeding $9,925,000; 878
(5) State bridge improvement, rehabilitation and replacement 879
projects, not exceeding $33,000,000; 880
(6) Capital resurfacing and related reconstruction, not exceeding 881
$106,500,000; 882
(7) Fix-it-First program to repair the state's bridges, not exceeding 883
$110,000,000; 884
(8) Fix-it-First program to repair the state's roads, not exceeding 885
$75,000,000; 886
(9) Local Transportation Capital Program, not exceeding $67,000,000; 887
(10) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for use in the manner set forth in, 888
and in accordance with the provisions of, sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, 889
inclusive, of the general statutes, not exceeding $30,000,000; 890
(11) Local Bridge Program, not exceeding $10,000,000; 891
(12) Highway and bridge renewal equipment, not exceeding 892
$16,000,000. 893
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(b) For the Bureau of Public Transportation: Bus and rail facilities and 894
equipment, including rights-of-way, other property acquisition and 895
related projects, not exceeding $236,000,000. 896
(c) For the Bureau of Administration: Department facilities, not 897
exceeding $15,200,000. 898
Sec. 47. (Effective July 1, 2020) None of the bonds described in sections 899
45 to 50, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding 900
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it (1) a 901
request for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the 902
Office of Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, 903
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said 904
commission, in its discretion, may require, and (2) any capital 905
development impact statement and any human services facility 906
colocation statement required to be filed with the Secretary of the Office 907
of Policy and Management pursuant to section 4b-31 of the general 908
statutes, any advisory report regarding the state conservation and 909
development policies plan required pursuant to section 16a-31 of the 910
general statutes and any statement regarding farmland required 911
pursuant to subsection (g) of section 3-20 of the general statutes, and 912
section 22-6 of the general statutes, provided the State Bond 913
Commission may authorize said bonds without a finding that the 914
reports and statements required by subdivision (2) of this section have 915
been filed with it if said commission authorizes the secretary of said 916
commission to accept such reports and statements on its behalf. No 917
funds derived from the sale of bonds authorized by said commission 918
without a finding that the reports and statements required by 919
subdivision (2) of this section have been filed with it shall be allotted by 920
the Governor for any project until the reports and statements required 921
by subdivision (2) of this section, with respect to such project, have been 922
filed with the secretary of said commission. 923
Sec. 48. (Effective July 1, 2020) For the purposes of sections 45 to 50, 924
inclusive, of this act, each request filed, as provided in section 47 of this 925
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act, for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which the 926
proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, in 927
addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said section 928
47, include the recommendation of the person signing such request as 929
to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then available or 930
thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with any such 931
project should be added to the state moneys available or becoming 932
available from the proceeds of bonds and temporary notes issued in 933
anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds of bonds. If the request 934
includes a recommendation that some amount of such federal, private 935
or other moneys should be added to such state moneys, then, if and to 936
the extent directed by the State Bond Commission at the time of 937
authorization of such bonds, such amount of such federal, private or 938
other moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs 939
in connection with such project shall be added to such state moneys. 940
Sec. 49. (Effective July 1, 2020) Any balance of proceeds of the sale of 941
the bonds authorized for the projects or purposes of section 46 of this 942
act, in excess of the aggregate costs of all the projects so authorized, shall 943
be used in the manner set forth in sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, of 944
the general statutes, and in the proceedings of the State Bond 945
Commission respecting the issuance and sale of said bonds. 946
Sec. 50. (Effective July 1, 2020) Bonds issued pursuant to this section 947
and sections 45 to 49, inclusive, of this act, shall be special obligations of 948
the state and shall not be payable from or charged upon any funds other 949
than revenues of the state pledged therefor in subsection (b) of section 950
13b-61 of the general statutes and section 13b-61a of the general statutes, 951
or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may be pledged therefor. Said 952
bonds shall not be payable from or charged upon any funds other than 953
such pledged revenues or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may 954
be pledged therefor, nor shall the state or any political subdivision 955
thereof be subject to any liability thereon, except to the extent of such 956
pledged revenues or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may be 957
pledged therefor. Said bonds shall be issued under and in accordance 958
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with the provisions of sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, of the general 959
statutes. 960
Sec. 51. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 4-66c of the general statutes 961
are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 962
from passage): 963
(a) For the purposes of subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond 964
Commission shall have power, from time to time to authorize the 965
issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal 966
amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [one billion seven hundred 967
eighty-four million four hundred eighty-seven thousand five hundred 968
forty-four] one billion nine hundred thirty-four million four hundred 969
eighty-seven thousand five hundred forty-four dollars, provided [one 970
hundred million] seventy-five million dollars of said authorization shall 971
be effective July 1, [2018] 2020. All provisions of section 3-20, or the 972
exercise of any right or power granted thereby, which are not 973
inconsistent with the provisions of this section, are hereby adopted and 974
shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission 975
pursuant to this section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the 976
money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may 977
be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time 978
renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding 979
twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or 980
pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission 981
authorizing such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except 982
upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed 983
with it a request for such authorization, which is signed by or on behalf 984
of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such 985
terms and conditions as said commission in its discretion may require. 986
Said bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations 987
of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are 988
pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds 989
as the same become due, and accordingly as part of the contract of the 990
state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts 991
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necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby 992
made, and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the 993
same become due. 994
(b) (1) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent hereinafter 995
stated, shall be used, subject to the provisions of subsections (c) and (d) 996
of this section, for the purpose of redirecting, improving and expanding 997
state activities which promote community conservation and 998
development and improve the quality of life for urban residents of the 999
state as hereinafter stated: (A) For the Department of Economic and 1000
Community Development: Economic and community development 1001
projects, including administrative costs incurred by the Department of 1002
Economic and Community Development, not exceeding sixty-seven 1003
million five hundred ninety-one thousand six hundred forty-two 1004
dollars, one million dollars of which shall be used for a grant to the 1005
development center program and the nonprofit business consortium 1006
deployment center approved pursuant to section 32-411; (B) for the 1007
Department of Transportation: Urban mass transit, not exceeding two 1008
million dollars; (C) for the Department of Energy and Environmental 1009
Protection: Recreation development and solid waste disposal projects, 1010
not exceeding one million nine hundred ninety-five thousand nine 1011
hundred two dollars; (D) for the Department of Social Services: Child 1012
day care projects, elderly centers, shelter facilities for victims of 1013
domestic violence, emergency shelters and related facilities for the 1014
homeless, multipurpose human resource centers and food distribution 1015
facilities, not exceeding thirty-nine million one hundred thousand 1016
dollars, provided four million dollars of said authorization shall be 1017
effective July 1, 1994; (E) for the Department of Economic and 1018
Community Development: Housing projects, not exceeding three 1019
million dollars; (F) for the Office of Policy and Management: (i) Grants-1020
in-aid to municipalities for a pilot demonstration program to leverage 1021
private contributions for redevelopment of designated historic 1022
preservation areas, not exceeding one million dollars; (ii) grants-in-aid 1023
for urban development projects including economic and community 1024
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development, transportation, environmental protection, public safety, 1025
children and families and social services projects and programs, 1026
including, in the case of economic and community development projects 1027
administered on behalf of the Office of Policy and Management by the 1028
Department of Economic and Community Development, administrative 1029
costs incurred by the Department of Economic and Community 1030
Development, not exceeding [one billion six hundred sixty-nine million 1031
eight hundred thousand] one billion eight hundred nineteen million 1032
eight hundred thousand dollars, provided [one hundred million] 1033
seventy-five million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1034
1, [2018] 2020. 1035
(2) (A) Five million dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in 1036
subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection may be made 1037
available to private nonprofit organizations for the purposes described 1038
in said subparagraph (F)(ii). (B) Twelve million dollars of the grants-in-1039
aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this 1040
subsection may be made available for necessary renovations and 1041
improvements of libraries. (C) Five million dollars of the grants-in-aid 1042
authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection 1043
shall be made available for small business gap financing. (D) Ten million 1044
dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of 1045
subdivision (1) of this subsection may be made available for regional 1046
economic development revolving loan funds. (E) One million four 1047
hundred thousand dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in 1048
subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be made 1049
available for rehabilitation and renovation of the Black Rock Library in 1050
Bridgeport. (F) Two million five hundred thousand dollars of the grants-1051
in-aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this 1052
subsection shall be made available for site acquisition, renovation and 1053
rehabilitation for the Institute for the Hispanic Family in Hartford. (G) 1054
Three million dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph 1055
(F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be made available for 1056
the acquisition of land and the development of commercial or retail 1057
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property in New Haven. (H) Seven hundred fifty thousand dollars of 1058
the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of 1059
this subsection shall be made available for repairs and replacement of 1060
the fishing pier at Cummings Park in Stamford. (I) Ten million dollars 1061
of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) 1062
of this subsection shall be made available for development of an 1063
intermodal transportation facility in northeastern Connecticut. 1064
Sec. 52. Subsection (a) of section 4-66g of the general statutes is 1065
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1066
2020): 1067
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the 1068
State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time to 1069
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in 1070
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [two hundred 1071
seventy-one million] three hundred one million dollars. 1072
Sec. 53. Subsection (a) of section 4a-10 of the general statutes is 1073
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1074
2020): 1075
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the 1076
State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time to 1077
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in 1078
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [four hundred ninety-1079
nine million one hundred thousand] five hundred twenty-six million 1080
one hundred thousand dollars. 1081
Sec. 54. Subsection (a) of section 7-536 of the general statutes is 1082
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1083
passage): 1084
(a) As used in sections 7-535 to 7-538, inclusive, as amended by this 1085
act: 1086
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(1) "Adjusted equalized net grand list per capita" means the adjusted 1087
equalized net grand list per capita determined for each town pursuant 1088
to section 10-261; 1089
(2) "Density" means the population of a municipality divided by the 1090
number of square miles of the municipality; 1091
(3) "Grant anticipation note" means a note issued in anticipation of 1092
the receipt of project grants to the municipality from moneys in the 1093
Local Capital Improvement Fund; 1094
(4) "Local capital improvement project" means a municipal capital 1095
expenditure project for any of the following purposes: (A) Road 1096
construction, renovation, repair or resurfacing, (B) sidewalk and 1097
pavement improvements, (C) construction, renovation, enlargement or 1098
repair of sewage treatment plants and sanitary or storm, water or sewer 1099
lines, including separation of lines, (D) public building construction 1100
other than schools, including renovation, repair, code compliance, 1101
energy conservation and fire safety projects, (E) construction, 1102
renovation, enlargement or repair of dams, bridges and flood control 1103
projects, (F) construction, renovation, enlargement or repair of water 1104
treatment or filtration plants and water mains, (G) construction, 1105
renovation or enlargement of solid waste facilities, (H) improvements to 1106
public parks, (I) the preparation and revision of local capital 1107
improvement plans projected for a period of not less than five years and 1108
so prepared as to show the general description, need and estimated cost 1109
of each individual capital improvement, (J) improvements to emergency 1110
communications systems and building security systems, including for 1111
schools, (K) public housing projects, including renovations and 1112
improvements and energy conservation and the development of 1113
additional housing, (L) renovations to or construction of veterans' 1114
memorial monuments, (M) thermal imaging systems, (N) bulky waste 1115
and landfill projects, (O) the preparation and revision of municipal 1116
plans of conservation and development adopted pursuant to section 8-1117
23, provided such plans are endorsed by the legislative body of the 1118
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municipality not more than one hundred eighty days after adoption by 1119
the commission, (P) acquisition of automatic external defibrillators, (Q) 1120
floodplain management and hazard mitigation activities, (R) on-board 1121
oil refining systems consisting of a filtration canister and evaporation 1122
canister that remove solid and liquid contaminants from lubricating oil, 1123
(S) activities related to the planning of a municipal broadband network, 1124
provided the speed of the network shall be not less than three hundred 1125
eighty-four thousand bits per second, (T) establishment of bikeways and 1126
greenways, (U) land acquisition, including for open space, and costs 1127
involved in making land available for public uses, (V) acquisition of 1128
technology related to implementation of the Department of Education's 1129
common core state standards, (W) technology upgrades, including for 1130
improvements to expand public access to government information 1131
through electronic portals and kiosks, [and] (X) for the fiscal years 1132
ending June 30, 2013, and June 30, 2014, acquisition of snow removal 1133
equipment, capital expenditures made to improve public safety, and 1134
capital expenditures made to facilitate regional cooperation, and (Y) for 1135
hazardous tree removal or trimming for nonutility-related hazardous 1136
branches, limbs and trees on municipal property or within a municipal 1137
right-of-way. "Local capital improvement project" means only capital 1138
expenditures and includes repairs incident to reconstruction and 1139
renovation but does not include ordinary repairs and maintenance of an 1140
ongoing nature. As used in this subdivision, "floodplain management" 1141
and "hazard mitigation" have the same meanings as provided in section 1142
25-68j; 1143
(5) "Municipality" means any town, city, borough, consolidated town 1144
and city or consolidated town and borough; 1145
(6) "Population" means the number of persons according to the most 1146
recent federal decennial census, except that, in intervening years 1147
between such censuses, "population" means the number of persons 1148
according to the most recent estimate of the Department of Public 1149
Health; and 1150
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(7) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 1151
Management. 1152
Sec. 55. Subsection (a) of section 7-538 of the general statutes is 1153
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1154
passage): 1155
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the 1156
State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time, to 1157
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in 1158
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [nine hundred fifty 1159
million] one billion ten million dollars, provided [thirty-five million] 1160
thirty million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 1161
[2018] 2020. 1162
Sec. 56. (Effective from passage) (a) For the purposes described in 1163
subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the 1164
power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state 1165
in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the 1166
aggregate one hundred fifty-two million dollars, provided seventy-six 1167
million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2020. 1168
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount 1169
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Office of 1170
Policy and Management for grants-in-aid to municipalities for the 1171
purposes set forth in subsection (a) of section 13a-175a of the general 1172
statutes, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021. Such 1173
grant payments shall be made annually as follows: 1174
T1 Municipalities FY 20 FY 21
T2
T3 Andover 2,620 2,620
T4 Ansonia 85,419 85,419
T5 Ashford 3,582 3,582
T6 Avon 261,442 261,442
T7 Barkhamsted 41,462 41,462
T8 Beacon Falls 43,809 43,809
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T9 Berlin 1,203,039 1,203,039
T10 Bethany 67,229 67,229
T11 Bethel 282,660 282,660
T12 Bethlehem 7,945 7,945
T13 Bloomfield 2,475,717 2,475,717
T14 Bolton 24,859 24,859
T15 Bozrah 138,521 138,521
T16 Branford 374,850 374,850
T17 Bridgeport 1,031,564 1,031,564
T18 Bridgewater 587 587
T19 Bristol 3,709,996 3,709,996
T20 Brookfield 118,281 118,281
T21 Brooklyn 10,379 10,379
T22 Burlington 15,300 15,300
T23 Canaan 20,712 20,712
T24 Canterbury 2,022 2,022
T25 Canton 7,994 7,994
T26 Chaplin 601 601
T27 Cheshire 736,700 736,700
T28 Chester 89,264 89,264
T29 Clinton 191,674 191,674
T30 Colchester 39,009 39,009
T31 Colebrook 550 550
T32 Columbia 26,763 26,763
T33 Cornwall - -
T34 Coventry 10,533 10,533
T35 Cromwell 31,099 31,099
T36 Danbury 2,398,201 2,398,201
T37 Darien - -
T38 Deep River 104,136 104,136
T39 Derby 14,728 14,728
T40 Durham 153,897 153,897
T41 East Granby 826,034 826,034
T42 East Haddam 1,696 1,696
T43 East Hampton 18,943 18,943
T44 East Hartford 6,308,383 6,308,383
T45 East Haven 43,500 43,500
T46 East Lyme 22,442 22,442
T47 East Windsor 295,024 295,024
T48 Eastford 54,564 54,564
T49 Easton 2,660 2,660
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T50 Ellington 223,527 223,527
T51 Enfield 256,875 256,875
T52 Essex 74,547 74,547
T53 Fairfield 96,747 96,747
T54 Farmington 545,804 545,804
T55 Franklin 23,080 23,080
T56 Glastonbury 240,799 240,799
T57 Goshen 2,648 2,648
T58 Granby 35,332 35,332
T59 Greenwich 89,022 89,022
T60 Griswold 31,895 31,895
T61 Groton (Town of) 1,819,768 1,819,768
T62 Guilford 64,848 64,848
T63 Haddam 3,554 3,554
T64 Hamden 286,689 286,689
T65 Hampton - -
T66 Hartford 1,419,161 1,419,161
T67 Hartland 955 955
T68 Harwinton 21,506 21,506
T69 Hebron 2,216 2,216
T70 Kent - -
T71 Killingly 976,064 976,064
T72 Killingworth 5,148 5,148
T73 Lebanon 30,427 30,427
T74 Ledyard 421,085 421,085
T75 Lisbon 3,683 3,683
T76 Litchfield 3,432 3,432
T77 Lyme - -
T78 Madison 6,795 6,795
T79 Manchester 1,506,098 1,506,098
T80 Mansfield 6,841 6,841
T81 Marlborough 7,313 7,313
T82 Meriden 1,290,737 1,290,737
T83 Middlebury 84,264 84,264
T84 Middlefield 248,652 248,652
T85 Middletown 3,008,642 3,008,642
T86 Milford 1,816,086 1,816,086
T87 Monroe 179,106 179,106
T88 Montville 528,644 528,644
T89 Morris 3,528 3,528
T90 Naugatuck 341,656 341,656
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T91 New Britain 2,148,288 2,148,288
T92 New Canaan 200 200
T93 New Fairfield 1,149 1,149
T94 New Hartford 139,174 139,174
T95 New Haven 1,805,520 1,805,520
T96 New London 33,169 33,169
T97 New Milford 996,617 996,617
T98 Newington 1,365,802 1,365,802
T99 Newtown 235,371 235,371
T100 Norfolk 7,207 7,207
T101 North Branford 301,074 301,074
T102 North Canaan 359,719 359,719
T103 North Haven 1,860,380 1,860,380
T104 North Stonington - -
T105 Norwalk 402,915 402,915
T106 Norwich 187,132 187,132
T107 Old Lyme 1,888 1,888
T108 Old Saybrook 46,717 46,717
T109 Orange 104,962 104,962
T110 Oxford 84,313 84,313
T111 Plainfield 144,803 144,803
T112 Plainville 541,936 541,936
T113 Plymouth 152,434 152,434
T114 Pomfret 27,820 27,820
T115 Portland 90,840 90,840
T116 Preston - -
T117 Prospect 70,942 70,942
T118 Putnam 171,800 171,800
T119 Redding 1,329 1,329
T120 Ridgefield 561,986 561,986
T121 Rocky Hill 221,199 221,199
T122 Roxbury 602 602
T123 Salem 4,699 4,699
T124 Salisbury 83 83
T125 Scotland 7,681 7,681
T126 Seymour 281,186 281,186
T127 Sharon - -
T128 Shelton 584,121 584,121
T129 Sherman - -
T130 Simsbury 77,648 77,648
T131 Somers 82,324 82,324
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T132 South Windsor 1,776,486 1,776,486
T133 Southbury 20,981 20,981
T134 Southington 1,133,854 1,133,854
T135 Sprague 386,528 386,528
T136 Stafford 437,917 437,917
T137 Stamford 797,064 797,064
T138 Sterling 24,398 24,398
T139 Stonington 100,332 100,332
T140 Stratford 4,682,925 4,682,925
T141 Suffield 180,663 180,663
T142 Thomaston 395,346 395,346
T143 Thompson 76,733 76,733
T144 Tolland 85,064 85,064
T145 Torrington 605,345 605,345
T146 Trumbull 189,309 189,309
T147 Union - -
T148 Vernon 151,598 151,598
T149 Voluntown 2,002 2,002
T150 Wallingford 2,739,896 2,739,896
T151 Warren 288 288
T152 Washington 158 158
T153 Waterbury 3,506,785 3,506,785
T154 Waterford 34,255 34,255
T155 Watertown 642,281 642,281
T156 West Hartford 805,784 805,784
T157 West Haven 147,516 147,516
T158 Westbrook 267,405 267,405
T159 Weston 453 453
T160 Westport - -
T161 Wethersfield 21,785 21,785
T162 Willington 20,018 20,018
T163 Wilton 583,476 583,476
T164 Winchester 306,204 306,204
T165 Windham 454,575 454,575
T166 Windsor 1,710,188 1,710,188
T167 Windsor Locks 2,360,422 2,360,422
T168 Wolcott 234,916 234,916
T169 Woodbridge 29,920 29,920
T170 Woodbury 56,908 56,908
T171 Woodstock 68,767 68,767
T172 Jewett City(Bor.) 4,195 4,195
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T173 Barkhamsted FD 2,500 2,500
T174 Berlin - Kensington FD 11,389 11,389
T175 Berlin - Worthington FD 941 941
T176 Bloomfield: Center FD 4,173 4,173
T177 Bloomfield Blue Hills FD 103,086 103,086
T178 Cromwell FD 1,832 1,832
T179 Enfield FD 1 14,636 14,636
T180 Enfield: Thompsonville FD 2 3,160 3,160
T181 Enfield: Hazardville Fire #3 1,373 1,373
T182 Enfield: N Thompsonville FD 4 69 69
T183 Enfield: Shaker Pines FD 5 6,403 6,403
T184 Groton City 164,635 164,635
T185 Groton Sewer 1,688 1,688
T186 Groton Old Mystic FD 5 1,695 1,695
T187 Groton: Poq. Bridge FD 22,300 22,300
T188 Killingly Attawaugan F.D. 1,836 1,836
T189 Killingly Dayville F.D. 42,086 42,086
T190 Killingly Dyer Manor 1,428 1,428
T191 E. Killingly F.D. 95 95
T192 So. Killingly F.D. 189 189
T193 Killingly Williamsville F.D. 6,710 6,710
T194 Manchester Eighth Util. 68,425 68,425
T195 Middletown: South FD 207,080 207,080
T196 Middletown Westfield F.D. 10,801 10,801
T197 Middletown City Fire 33,838 33,838
T198 New Htfd. Village F.D. #1 7,128 7,128
T199 New Htfd Pine Meadow #3 131 131
T200 New Htfd South End F.D. 10 10
T201 Plainfield Central Village FD 1,466 1,466
T202 Plainfield - Moosup FD 2,174 2,174
T203 Plainfield: Plainfield FD 1,959 1,959
T204 Plainfield Wauregan FD 5,136 5,136
T205 Pomfret FD 1,032 1,032
T206 Putnam: E. Putnam FD 10,109 10,109
T207 Simsbury F.D. 2,638 2,638
T208 Stafford Springs Service Dist. 15,246 15,246
T209 Sterling F.D. 1,293 1,293
T210 Stonington Mystic FD 600 600
T211 Stonington Old Mystic FD 2,519 2,519
T212 Stonington Pawcatuck F.D. 5,500 5,500
T213 Stonington Quiambaug F.D. 72 72
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T214 Stonington Wequetequock FD 73 73
T215 Trumbull Center 555 555
T216 Trumbull Long Hill F.D. 1,105 1,105
T217 Trumbull Nichols F.D. 3,435 3,435
T218 W. Haven: West Shore FD 34,708 34,708
T219 W. Haven: Allingtown FD 21,515 21,515
T220 West Haven First Ctr FD 1 4,736 4,736
T221 Windsor Wilson FD 214 214
T222 Windsor FD 14 14
T223 Windham First 8,929 8,929
T224 Total 76,000,000 76,000,000
(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise 1175
of any right or power granted thereby, which are not inconsistent with 1176
the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all 1177
bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this 1178
section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived 1179
from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in 1180
accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such 1181
bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years 1182
from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the 1183
resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing 1184
such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a 1185
finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it 1186
a request for such authorization which is signed by or on behalf of the 1187
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms 1188
and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said 1189
bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the 1190
state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged 1191
for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the 1192
same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the 1193
state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts 1194
necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby 1195
made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as 1196
the same become due. 1197
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Sec. 57. Subsection (a) of section 8-336n of the general statutes is 1198
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1199
passage): 1200
(a) For the purpose of capitalizing the Housing Trust Fund created by 1201
section 8-336o, the State Bond Commission shall have power, in 1202
accordance with the provisions of this section, from time to time to 1203
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in 1204
principal amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding [three hundred 1205
fifteen million] three hundred forty-five million dollars, provided (1) 1206
twenty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2005, (2) twenty million 1207
dollars shall be effective July 1, 2006, (3) twenty million dollars shall be 1208
effective July 1, 2007, (4) thirty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 1209
2008, (5) twenty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2009, (6) twenty-1210
five million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2011, (7) twenty-five million 1211
dollars shall be effective July 1, 2012, (8) thirty million dollars shall be 1212
effective July 1, 2013, (9) thirty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 1213
2014, (10) forty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2015, (11) twenty-1214
five million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2016, and (12) thirty million 1215
dollars shall be effective July 1, 2018. The proceeds of the sale of bonds 1216
pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Housing Trust Fund. 1217
Sec. 58. Section 10-287d of the general statutes is repealed and the 1218
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1219
For the purposes of funding (1) grants to projects that have received 1220
approval of the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to 1221
sections 10-287 and 10-287a, subsection (a) of section 10-65 and section 1222
10-76e, (2) grants to assist school building projects to remedy safety and 1223
health violations and damage from fire and catastrophe, and (3) 1224
technical education and career school projects pursuant to section 10-1225
283b, the State Treasurer is authorized and directed, subject to and in 1226
accordance with the provisions of section 3-20, to issue bonds of the state 1227
from time to time in one or more series in an aggregate amount not 1228
exceeding [eleven billion seven hundred fifty-six million one hundred 1229
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sixty thousand] twelve billion seven hundred six million one hundred 1230
sixty thousand dollars, provided [ninety million] seven hundred fifty 1231
million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, [2018, and 1232
provided not more than five million dollars shall be made available for 1233
school security projects administered by the School Safety Infrastructure 1234
Council established pursuant to section 10-292r that involve multimedia 1235
interoperable communication systems] 2020. Bonds of each series shall 1236
bear such date or dates and mature at such time or times not exceeding 1237
thirty years from their respective dates and be subject to such 1238
redemption privileges, with or without premium, as may be fixed by the 1239
State Bond Commission. They shall be sold at not less than par and 1240
accrued interest and the full faith and credit of the state is pledged for 1241
the payment of the interest thereon and the principal thereof as the same 1242
shall become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state 1243
with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary 1244
for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and 1245
the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same 1246
become due. The State Treasurer is authorized to invest temporarily in 1247
direct obligations of the United States, United States agency obligations, 1248
certificates of deposit, commercial paper or bank acceptances such 1249
portion of the proceeds of such bonds or of any notes issued in 1250
anticipation thereof as may be deemed available for such purpose. 1251
Sec. 59. Section 10-292k of the general statutes is repealed and the 1252
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1253
For purposes of funding interest subsidy grants, except for interest 1254
subsidy grants made pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-292m, the 1255
State Treasurer is authorized and directed, subject to and in accordance 1256
with the provisions of section 3-20, to issue bonds of the state from time 1257
to time in one or more series in an aggregate amount not exceeding 1258
[three hundred seventy-one million nine hundred thousand] three 1259
hundred sixty-nine million eight hundred thousand dollars, provided 1260
two million one hundred thousand dollars of said authorization shall be 1261
effective July 1, 2018. Bonds of each series shall bear such date or dates 1262
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and mature at such time or times not exceeding thirty years from their 1263
respective dates and be subject to such redemption privileges, with or 1264
without premium, as may be fixed by the State Bond Commission. They 1265
shall be sold at not less than par and accrued interest and the full faith 1266
and credit of the state is pledged for the payment of the interest thereon 1267
and the principal thereof as the same shall become due, and accordingly 1268
and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, 1269
appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such 1270
principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay 1271
such principal and interest as the same become due. The State Treasurer 1272
is authorized to invest temporarily in direct obligations of the United 1273
States, United States agency obligations, certificates of deposit, 1274
commercial paper or bank acceptances, such portion of the proceeds of 1275
such bonds or of any notes issued in anticipation thereof as may be 1276
deemed available for such purpose. 1277
Sec. 60. Subsection (b) of section 10-508 of the general statutes is 1278
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1279
passage): 1280
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount 1281
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Office of Early 1282
Childhood for the [purpose] purposes of early care and education 1283
facility improvements in the Smart Start competitive grant program 1284
established pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10-501, section 10-506 1285
and section 3 of public act 14-41, the school readiness program, as 1286
defined in section 10-16p, state-funded day care centers pursuant to 1287
section 8-210, Even Start program pursuant to section 10-265n, 1288
programs administered by local and regional boards of education, and 1289
to expand the delivery of child care services to infants and toddlers 1290
where a demonstrated need exists, as determined by the Office of Early 1291
Childhood. Grants awarded pursuant to this subsection shall be used 1292
for facility improvements and minor capital repairs. Applicants eligible 1293
pursuant to this subsection may submit an application to the Office of 1294
Early Childhood and may receive a grant for capital expenses in an 1295
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amount not to exceed seventy-five thousand dollars per classroom for 1296
costs related to the renovation of a facility. 1297
Sec. 61. Subsection (a) of section 10a-91d of the general statutes is 1298
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1299
passage): 1300
(a) It is hereby determined and found to be in the best interest of this 1301
state and the system to establish CSCU 2020 as the efficient and cost-1302
effective course to achieve the objective of renewing, modernizing, 1303
enhancing, expanding, acquiring and maintaining the infrastructure of 1304
the system, the particular project or projects, each being hereby 1305
approved as a project of CSCU 2020, and the presently estimated cost 1306
thereof being as follows: 1307
T225 Phase I Phase II Phase III
T226 Fiscal Years Fiscal Years Fiscal Years
T227 Ending Ending Ending
T228 June 30, June 30, June 30,
T229 2009-2011 2012-2014 2015-[2020]
T230 2021
T231
T232 Central Connecticut State
T233 University
T234 Code Compliance/
T235 Infrastructure Improvements 16,418,636 6,894,000
T236 Renovate/Expand Willard
T237 and DiLoreto Halls
T238 (design/construction) 57,737,000
T239 Renovate/Expand Willard and
T240 DiLoreto Halls
T241 (equipment) 3,348,000
T242 New Classroom Office Building 29,478,000
T243 Renovate Barnard Hall 3,680,000 18,320,000
T244 New Engineering Building
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T245 (design/construction and
T246 equipment) 9,900,000 52,800,000
T247 Burritt Library Renovation,
T248 (design, addition and
T249 equipment) 16,500,000
T250 New Maintenance/Salt Shed
T251 Facility 2,503,000
T252 Renovate Kaiser Hall and
T253 Annex 6,491,809 210,000 18,684,000
T254
T255 Eastern Connecticut State
T256 University
T257 Code Compliance/
T258 Infrastructure Improvements 8,938,849 5,825,000
T259 Fine Arts Instructional Center
T260 (design) 12,000,000
T261 Fine Arts Instructional Center
T262 (construction) 71,556,000
T263 Fine Arts Instructional Center
T264 (equipment) 4,115,000
T265 Goddard Hall/
T266 Communications Building
T267 Renovation
T268 (design/construction) 19,239,000 11,048,000
T269 Goddard Hall Renovation
T270 (equipment) 1,095,000
T271 Sports Center Addition and
T272 Renovation (design) 0
T273 Outdoor Track-Phase II 1,506,396
T274 Athletic Support Building 1,921,000
T275 New Warehouse 1,894,868
T276
T277 Southern Connecticut State
T278 University
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T279 Code Compliance/
T280 Infrastructure Improvements 16,955,915 8,637,000 2,356,723
T281 New Academic Laboratory
T282 Building/Parking Garage
T283 (construct garage,
T284 design academic laboratory
T285 building, demolish Seabury
T286 Hall) 8,944,000
T287 New Academic Laboratory
T288 Building/Parking Garage
T289 (construct academic
T290 laboratory building) 63,171,000
T291 New School of Business
T292 Building
T293 (design/construction) 52,476,933
T294 Health and Human Services
T295 Building 76,507,344
T296 Additions and Renovations to
T297 Buley Library 16,386,585
T298 Fine Arts Instructional Center 0
T299
T300 Western Connecticut State
T301 University
T302 Code Compliance/
T303 Infrastructure Improvements 7,658,330 4,323,000 5,054,000
T304 Fine Arts Instructional Center
T305 (construction) 80,605,000
T306 Fine Arts Instructional Center
T307 (equipment) 4,666,000
T308 Higgins Hall Renovations
T309 (design) 2,982,000
T310 Higgins Hall Renovations
T311 (construction/equipment) 31,594,000
T312 Berkshire Hall Renovations
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T313 (design) 0
T314 University Police Department
T315 Building (design) 500,000
T316 University Police Department
T317 Building (construction) 4,245,000 1,700,000
T318 Midtown Campus Mini-Chiller
T319 Plant 0
T320
T321 Board of Regents for Higher
T322 Education
T323 New and Replacement
T324 Equipment, Smart Classroom
T325 Technology and Technology
T326 Upgrades 26,895,000 14,500,000 61,844,000
T327 Alterations/Improvements:
T328 Auxiliary Service Facilities 18,672,422 15,000,000 20,000,000
T329 Telecommunications
T330 Infrastructure Upgrade 10,000,000 3,415,000 5,000,000
T331 Land and Property Acquisition 3,650,190 2,600,000 4,000,000
T332 Deferred Maintenance/Code
T333 Compliance Infrastructure
T334 Improvements 48,557,000
T335 Strategic Master Plan of
T336 Academic Programs 3,000,000
T337 Consolidation and Upgrade of
T338 System Student and Financial
T339 Information Technology
T340 Systems 20,000,000
T341 Advanced Manufacturing
T342 Center at Asnuntuck
T343 Community College 25,500,000
T344 Supplemental Project Funding 16,000,000
T345
T346 Totals 285,000,000 285,000,000 499,500,000
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Sec. 62. Subsection (a) of section 10a-91e of the general statutes is 1308
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1309
passage): 1310
(a) The State Bond Commission shall approve the CSCU 2020 1311
program and authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in principal 1312
amounts not exceeding in the aggregate one billion sixty-nine million 1313
five hundred thousand dollars. The amount provided for the issuance 1314
and sale of bonds in accordance with this section shall be capped in each 1315
fiscal year in the following amounts, provided, to the extent the board 1316
of regents does not provide for the issuance of all or a portion of such 1317
amount in a fiscal year, or the Governor disapproves the request for 1318
issuance of all or a portion of the amount of the bonds as provided in 1319
subsection (d) of this section, any amount not provided for or 1320
disapproved, as the case may be, shall be carried forward and added to 1321
the capped amount for a subsequent fiscal year, but not later than the 1322
fiscal year ending June 30, [2020] 2021, and provided further, the costs 1323
of issuance and capitalized interest, if any, may be added to the capped 1324
amount in each fiscal year, and each of the authorized amounts shall be 1325
effective on July first of the fiscal year indicated as follows: 1326
T347 Fiscal Year Ending June 30 Amount
T348
T349 2009 95,000,000
T350 2010 0
T351 2011 95,000,000
T352 2012 95,000,000
T353 2013 95,000,000
T354 2014 95,000,000
T355 2015 175,000,000
T356 2016 118,500,000
T357 2017 40,000,000
T358 2018 40,000,000
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T359 2019 95,000,000
T360 2020 [126,000,000] 80,000,000
T361 2021 46,000,000
T362 Total $1,069,500,000
Sec. 63. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10a-109g of the 1327
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1328
thereof (Effective from passage): 1329
(a) (1) The university is authorized to provide by resolution, at one 1330
time or from time to time, for the issuance and sale of securities, in its 1331
own name on behalf of the state, pursuant to section 10a-109f. The board 1332
of trustees of the university is hereby authorized by such resolution to 1333
delegate to its finance committee such matters as it may determine 1334
appropriate other than the authorization and maximum amount of the 1335
securities to be issued, the nature of the obligation of the securities as 1336
established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section and the projects for 1337
which the proceeds are to be used. The finance committee may act on 1338
such matters unless and until the board of trustees elects to reassume 1339
the same. The amount of securities the special debt service requirements 1340
of which are secured by the state debt service commitment that the 1341
board of trustees is authorized to provide for the issuance and sale in 1342
accordance with this subsection shall be capped in each fiscal year in the 1343
following amounts, provided, to the extent the board of trustees does 1344
not provide for the issuance of all or a portion of such amount in a fiscal 1345
year, all or such portion, as the case may be, may be carried forward to 1346
any succeeding fiscal year and provided further, the actual amount for 1347
funding, paying or providing for the items described in subparagraph 1348
(C) of subdivision (10) of subsection (a) of section 10a-109d may be 1349
added to the capped amount in each fiscal year: 1350
T363 Fiscal Year Amount
T364
T365 1996 $112,542,000
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T366 1997 112,001,000
T367 1998 93,146,000
T368 1999 64,311,000
T369 2000 130,000,000
T370 2001 100,000,000
T371 2002 100,000,000
T372 2003 100,000,000
T373 2004 100,000,000
T374 2005 100,000,000
T375 2006 79,000,000
T376 2007 89,000,000
T377 2008 115,000,000
T378 2009 140,000,000
T379 2010 0
T380 2011 138,800,000
T381 2012 157,200,000
T382 2013 143,000,000
T383 2014 204,400,000
T384 2015 315,500,000
T385 2016 312,100,000
T386 2017 240,400,000
T387 2018 200,000,000
T388 2019 200,000,000
T389 2020 [291,600,000] 197,200,000
T390 2021 [186,200,000] 260,000,000
T391 2022 [101,400,000] 190,500,000
T392 2023 [98,000,000] 125,100,000
T393 2024 [85,000,000] 84,700,000
T394 2025 [70,100,000] 56,000,000
T395 2026 [63,600,000] 14,000,000
T396 2027 [40,600,000] 9,000,000
Sec. 64. Subsection (a) of section 13b-236 of the general statutes is 1351
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1352
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passage): 1353
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the 1354
State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time to 1355
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in 1356
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [seven million five 1357
hundred thousand] seventeen million five hundred thousand dollars. 1358
Sec. 65. Subsection (a) of section 22a-483 of the general statutes is 1359
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1360
passage): 1361
(a) For the purposes of sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive, the State 1362
Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time to authorize 1363
the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal 1364
amounts, not exceeding in the aggregate [one billion seven hundred 1365
fifteen million one hundred twenty-five thousand nine hundred 1366
seventy-six] one billion eight hundred sixty-five million one hundred 1367
twenty-five thousand nine hundred seventy-six dollars, provided 1368
[eighty-five million] seventy-five million dollars of said authorization 1369
shall be effective July 1, [2018] 2020. 1370
Sec. 66. Subsection (d) of section 22a-483 of the general statutes is 1371
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1372
2020): 1373
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall preclude the 1374
State Bond Commission from authorizing the issuance of revenue 1375
bonds, in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [three 1376
billion eight hundred eighty-four million eighty thousand] three billion 1377
nine hundred sixty-eight million eighty thousand dollars, provided 1378
three hundred fifty million three hundred thousand dollars of said 1379
authorization shall be effective July 1, 2018, that are not general 1380
obligations of the state of Connecticut to which the full faith and credit 1381
of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal 1382
and interest. Such revenue bonds shall mature at such time or times not 1383
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exceeding thirty years from their respective dates as may be provided 1384
in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond 1385
Commission authorizing such revenue bonds. The revenue bonds, 1386
revenue state bond anticipation notes and revenue state grant 1387
anticipation notes authorized to be issued under sections 22a-475 to 1388
22a-483, inclusive, shall be special obligations of the state and shall not 1389
be payable from nor charged upon any funds other than the revenues 1390
or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged therefor as provided in said 1391
sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive, including the repayment of 1392
municipal loan obligations; nor shall the state or any political 1393
subdivision thereof be subject to any liability thereon except to the 1394
extent of such pledged revenues or the receipts, funds or moneys 1395
pledged therefor as provided in said sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, 1396
inclusive. The issuance of revenue bonds, revenue state bond 1397
anticipation notes and revenue state grant anticipation notes under the 1398
provisions of said sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive, shall not 1399
directly or indirectly or contingently obligate the state or any political 1400
subdivision thereof to levy or to pledge any form of taxation whatever 1401
therefor or to make any appropriation for their payment. The revenue 1402
bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes and revenue state grant 1403
anticipation notes shall not constitute a charge, lien or encumbrance, 1404
legal or equitable, upon any property of the state or of any political 1405
subdivision thereof, except the property mortgaged or otherwise 1406
encumbered under the provisions and for the purposes of said sections 1407
22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive. The substance of such limitation shall be 1408
plainly stated on the face of each revenue bond, revenue state bond 1409
anticipation note and revenue state grant anticipation note issued 1410
pursuant to said sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive, shall not be 1411
subject to any statutory limitation on the indebtedness of the state and 1412
such revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes and revenue 1413
state grant anticipation notes, when issued, shall not be included in 1414
computing the aggregate indebtedness of the state in respect to and to 1415
the extent of any such limitation. As part of the contract of the state with 1416
the owners of such revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation 1417
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notes and revenue state grant anticipation notes, all amounts necessary 1418
for the punctual payment of the debt service requirements with respect 1419
to such revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes and 1420
revenue state grant anticipation notes shall be deemed appropriated, 1421
but only from the sources pledged pursuant to said sections 22a-475 to 1422
22a-483, inclusive. The proceeds of such revenue bonds or notes may be 1423
deposited in the Clean Water Fund for use in accordance with the 1424
permitted uses of such fund. Any expense incurred in connection with 1425
the carrying out of the provisions of this section, including the costs of 1426
issuance of revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes and 1427
revenue state grant anticipation notes may be paid from the accrued 1428
interest and premiums or from any other proceeds of the sale of such 1429
revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes or revenue state 1430
grant anticipation notes and in the same manner as other obligations of 1431
the state. All provisions of subsections (g), (k), (l), (s) and (u) of section 1432
3-20 or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby which are not 1433
inconsistent with the provisions of said sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, 1434
inclusive, are hereby adopted and shall apply to all revenue bonds, state 1435
revenue bond anticipation notes and state revenue grant anticipation 1436
notes authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to said 1437
sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive. For the purposes of subsection (o) 1438
of section 3-20, "bond act" shall be construed to include said sections 1439
22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive. 1440
Sec. 67. Subsection (a) of section 23-103 of the general statutes is 1441
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 1442
passage): 1443
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the 1444
State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time to 1445
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in 1446
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [ten million] thirteen 1447
million dollars. 1448
Sec. 68. Section 1 of public act 12-189, as amended by section 152 of 1449
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public act 16-4 of the May special session and section 484 of public act 1450
17-2 of the June special session, is amended to read as follows (Effective 1451
from passage): 1452
The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the 1453
provisions of sections 1 to 7, inclusive, of public act 12-189, from time to 1454
time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series 1455
and in principal amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding [$90,776,000] 1456
$89,900,000. 1457
Sec. 69. Subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of section 2 of public act 12-1458
189, as amended by section 100 of public act 13-239 and section 485 of 1459
public act 17-2 of the June special session, is amended to read as follows 1460
(Effective from passage): 1461
(2) Design and construction of a firearms training facility and vehicle 1462
operations training center, including land acquisition, not exceeding 1463
[$3,576,000] $2,700,000. 1464
Sec. 70. Section 84 of public act 13-3, as amended by section 15 of 1465
public act 13-122, section 191 of public act 13-247, section 73 of public act 1466
14-98, section 1 of public ac 15-5, section 1 of public act 16-171, section 1 1467
of public act 17-68 and section 490 of public act 17-2 of the June special 1468
session, is amended to read as follows (Effective from passage): 1469
(a) The Departments of Emergency Services and Public Protection, 1470
Administrative Services and Education shall jointly administer a school 1471
security infrastructure competitive grant program to reimburse (1) a 1472
town, (2) a regional educational service center, (3) the governing 1473
authority for a state charter school, (4) the Department of Education on 1474
behalf of the technical high school system, (5) an incorporated or 1475
endowed high school or academy approved by the State Board of 1476
Education pursuant to section 10-34 of the general statutes, [and] (6) the 1477
supervisory agent for a nonpublic school, [including] and (7) a licensed 1478
child care center or private preschool operator that has received threats, 1479
provided no family child care providers may be eligible for 1480
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reimbursement pursuant to this section, for certain expenses for schools, 1481
centers or preschools incurred on or after January 1, 2013, for: [(1)] (A) 1482
The development or improvement of the security infrastructure of 1483
schools, centers or preschools, based on the results of school building or 1484
child care center building security assessments pursuant to subsection 1485
(d) of this section, including, but not limited to, the installation of 1486
surveillance cameras, penetration resistant vestibules, ballistic glass, 1487
solid core doors, double door access, computer-controlled electronic 1488
locks, entry door buzzer systems, scan card systems, panic alarms, real 1489
time interoperable communications and multimedia sharing 1490
infrastructure or other systems; and [(2) (A)] (B) (i) the training of school 1491
personnel in the operation and maintenance of the security 1492
infrastructure of school buildings, or [(B)] (ii) the purchase of portable 1493
entrance security devices, including, but not limited to, metal detector 1494
wands and screening machines and related training. 1495
(b) (1) On and after April 4, 2013, each local and regional board of 1496
education may, on behalf of its town or its member towns, apply, at such 1497
time and in such manner as the Commissioner of Emergency Services 1498
and Public Protection prescribes, to the Department of Emergency 1499
Services and Public Protection for a grant for certain expenses for 1500
schools under the jurisdiction of such board of education incurred on or 1501
after January 1, 2013, for the purposes described in subsection (a) of this 1502
section. Prior to the date that the School Safety Infrastructure Council 1503
makes its initial submission of the school safety infrastructure 1504
standards, pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-292r of the general 1505
statutes, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 1506
Protection, in consultation with the Commissioners of Administrative 1507
Services and Education, shall determine which expenses are eligible for 1508
reimbursement under the program. On and after the date that the School 1509
Safety Infrastructure Council submits the school safety infrastructure 1510
standards, the decision to approve or deny an application and the 1511
determination of which expenses are eligible for reimbursement under 1512
the program shall be in accordance with the most recent submission of 1513
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the school safety infrastructure standards, pursuant to subsection (c) of 1514
section 10-292r of the general statutes. 1515
(2) A regional educational service center may apply, at such time and 1516
in such manner as the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 1517
Protection prescribes, to the Department of Emergency Services and 1518
Public Protection for a grant for certain expenses for schools under the 1519
jurisdiction of such regional educational service center incurred on or 1520
after January 1, 2013, for the purposes described in subsection (a) of this 1521
section. The department shall decide whether to approve or deny an 1522
application and which expenses are eligible for reimbursement under 1523
the program. Such decisions shall be in accordance with the school 1524
safety infrastructure standards developed pursuant to subsection (c) of 1525
section 10-292r of the general statutes. 1526
(3) The governing authority for a state charter school may apply, at 1527
such time and in such manner as the Commissioner of Emergency 1528
Services and Public Protection prescribes, to the Department of 1529
Emergency Services and Public Protection for a grant for certain 1530
expenses for schools under the jurisdiction of such governing authority 1531
incurred on or after January 1, 2013, for the purposes described in 1532
subsection (a) of this section. The department shall decide whether to 1533
approve or deny an application and which expenses are eligible for 1534
reimbursement under the program. Such decisions shall be in 1535
accordance with the school safety infrastructure standards developed 1536
pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-292r of the general statutes. 1537
(4) The superintendent of the technical high school system may 1538
apply, at such time and in such manner as the Commissioner of 1539
Emergency Services and Public Protection prescribes, to the Department 1540
of Emergency Services and Public Protection for a grant for certain 1541
expenses for schools in the technical high school system incurred on or 1542
after January 1, 2013, for the purposes described in subsection (a) of this 1543
section. The department shall decide whether to approve or deny an 1544
application and which expenses are eligible for reimbursement under 1545
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the program. Such decisions shall be in accordance with the school 1546
safety infrastructure standards developed pursuant to subsection (c) of 1547
section 10-292r of the general statutes. 1548
(5) An incorporated or endowed high school or academy may apply, 1549
at such time and in such manner as the Commissioner of Emergency 1550
Services and Public Protection prescribes, to the Department of 1551
Emergency Services and Public Protection for a grant for certain 1552
expenses incurred on or after January 1, 2013, for the purposes described 1553
in subsection (a) of this section. The department shall decide whether to 1554
approve or deny an application and which expenses are eligible for 1555
reimbursement under the program. Such decisions shall be in 1556
accordance with the school safety infrastructure standards developed 1557
pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-292r of the general statutes. 1558
(6) (A) The supervisory agent for a nonpublic school or a licensed 1559
child care center or private preschool operator described in subdivision 1560
(7) of subsection (a) of this section may apply, at such time and in such 1561
manner as the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 1562
Protection prescribes, to the Department of Emergency Services and 1563
Public Protection for a grant for certain expenses for schools under the 1564
jurisdiction of such supervisory agent or for such licensed child care 1565
centers or private preschools incurred on or after January 1, 2013, for the 1566
purposes described in subsection (a) of this section. The department 1567
shall decide whether to approve or deny an application and which 1568
expenses are eligible for reimbursement under the program. Such 1569
decisions shall be in accordance with the school safety infrastructure 1570
standards developed pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-292r of the 1571
general statutes. 1572
(B) Ten per cent of the funds available under the program shall be 1573
awarded to the supervisory agents of nonpublic schools and licensed 1574
child care center or private preschool operators described in subdivision 1575
(7) of subsection (a) of this section, in accordance with the provisions of 1576
subdivision (6) of subsection (c) of this section. 1577
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(c) (1) A town may receive a grant equal to a percentage of its eligible 1578
expenses. The percentage shall be determined as follows: (A) Each town 1579
shall be ranked in descending order from one to one hundred sixty-nine 1580
according to town wealth, as defined in subdivision (26) of section 10-1581
262f of the general statutes, (B) based upon such ranking, a percentage 1582
of not less than twenty or more than eighty shall be assigned to each 1583
town on a continuous scale, and (C) the town ranked first shall be 1584
assigned a percentage of twenty and the town ranked last shall be 1585
assigned a percentage of eighty. 1586
(2) A regional educational service center may receive a grant equal to 1587
a percentage of its eligible expenses. The percentage shall be determined 1588
by its ranking. Such ranking shall be determined by (A) multiplying the 1589
population of each member town in the regional educational service 1590
center by such town's ranking, as determined in subsection (a) of section 1591
10-285a of the general statutes; (B) adding together the figures for each 1592
town determined under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision; and (C) 1593
dividing the total computed under subparagraph (B) of this subdivision 1594
by the total population of all member towns in the regional educational 1595
service center. The ranking of each regional educational service center 1596
shall be rounded to the next higher whole number and each such center 1597
shall receive the same reimbursement percentage as would a town with 1598
the same rank. 1599
(3) The governing authority for a state charter school may receive a 1600
grant equal to a percentage of its eligible expenses that is the same as 1601
the town in which such state charter school is located, as calculated 1602
pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection. 1603
(4) The Department of Education, on behalf of the technical high 1604
school system, may receive a grant equal to one hundred per cent of its 1605
eligible expenses. 1606
(5) An incorporated or endowed high school or academy may receive 1607
a grant equal to a percentage of its eligible expenses. The percentage 1608
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shall be determined by its ranking. Such ranking shall be determined by 1609
(A) multiplying the total population, as defined in section 10-261 of the 1610
general statutes, of each town which at the time of application for such 1611
school security infrastructure competitive grant has designated such 1612
school as the high school for such town for a period of not less than five 1613
years from the date of such application, by such town's percentile 1614
ranking, as determined in subsection (a) of section 10-285a of the general 1615
statutes, (B) adding together the figures for each town determined under 1616
subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, and (C) dividing the total 1617
computed under subparagraph (B) of this subdivision by the total 1618
population of all towns which designate the school as their high school 1619
under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. The ranking determined 1620
pursuant to this subsection shall be rounded to the next higher whole 1621
number. Such incorporated or endowed high school or academy shall 1622
receive the reimbursement percentage of a town with the same rank. 1623
(6) The supervisory agent for a nonpublic school or a licensed child 1624
care center or private preschool operator described in subdivision (7) of 1625
subsection (a) of this section may receive a grant equal to fifty per cent 1626
of its eligible expenses, provided any such grant shall not exceed fifty 1627
thousand dollars. 1628
(d) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, if there are not 1629
sufficient funds to provide grants to all towns, based on the percentage 1630
determined pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, the Commissioner 1631
of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in consultation with the 1632
Commissioners of Administrative Services and Education, shall give 1633
priority to applicants on behalf of schools with the greatest need for 1634
security infrastructure, as determined by said commissioners based on 1635
school building security assessments of the schools under the 1636
jurisdiction of the town's school district conducted pursuant to this 1637
subdivision. Of the applicants on behalf of such schools with the 1638
greatest need for security infrastructure, said commissioners shall give 1639
first priority to applicants on behalf of schools that have no security 1640
infrastructure at the time of such school building security assessment 1641
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and succeeding priority to applicants on behalf of schools located in 1642
priority school districts pursuant to section 10-266p of the general 1643
statutes. To be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to this section, an 1644
applicant board of education shall (A) demonstrate that it has developed 1645
and periodically practices an emergency plan at the schools under its 1646
jurisdiction and that such plan has been developed in concert with 1647
applicable state or local first-responders, and (B) provide for a uniform 1648
assessment of the schools under its jurisdiction, including any security 1649
infrastructure, using the National Clearinghouse for Educational 1650
Facilities' Safe Schools Facilities Checklist. The assessment shall be 1651
conducted under the supervision of the local law enforcement agency. 1652
(2) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, [to] June 30, 2018, and 1653
June 30, 2021, if there are not sufficient funds to provide grants to all 1654
applicants that are towns, regional educational service centers, 1655
governing authorities for state charter schools, the Department of 1656
Education, on behalf of the technical high school system, and 1657
incorporated or endowed high schools or academies based on the 1658
percentage determined pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, the 1659
Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in 1660
consultation with the Commissioners of Administrative Services and 1661
Education, shall give priority to applicants on behalf of schools with the 1662
greatest need for security infrastructure, as determined by said 1663
commissioners based on school building security assessments of the 1664
schools under the jurisdiction of the applicant conducted pursuant to 1665
this subdivision. Of the applicants on behalf of such schools with the 1666
greatest need for security infrastructure, said commissioners shall give 1667
first priority to applicants on behalf of schools that have no security 1668
infrastructure at the time of such school building security assessment 1669
and succeeding priority to applicants on behalf of schools located in 1670
priority school districts pursuant to section 10-266p of the general 1671
statutes. To be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to this section, an 1672
applicant shall (A) demonstrate that it has developed and periodically 1673
practices an emergency plan at the schools under its jurisdiction and 1674
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that such plan has been developed in concert with applicable state or 1675
local first-responders, and (B) provide for a uniform assessment of the 1676
schools under its jurisdiction, including any security infrastructure, 1677
using the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities' Safe 1678
Schools Facilities Checklist. The assessment shall be conducted under 1679
the supervision of the local law enforcement agency. 1680
(3) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, [to] June 30, 2018, and 1681
June 30, 2021, if there are not sufficient funds to provide grants to all 1682
applicant supervisory agents for nonpublic schools or licensed child 1683
care center or private preschool operators described in subdivision (7) 1684
of subsection (a) of this section, based on the percentages described in 1685
subsection (c) of this section, the Commissioner of Emergency Services 1686
and Public Protection, in consultation with the Commissioners of 1687
Administrative Services and Education, shall give priority to applicants 1688
on behalf of schools, centers or preschools with the greatest need for 1689
security infrastructure, as determined by said commissioners. Of the 1690
applicants on behalf of such schools, centers or preschools with the 1691
greatest need for security infrastructure, said commissioners shall give 1692
first priority to applicants on behalf of schools, centers or preschools that 1693
have no security infrastructure at the time of application. To be eligible 1694
for reimbursement pursuant to this section, an applicant supervisory 1695
agent for a nonpublic school or licensed child care center or private 1696
preschool operator described in subdivision (7) of subsection (a) of this 1697
section shall (A) demonstrate that it has developed and periodically 1698
practices an emergency plan at the school, center or preschool under its 1699
jurisdiction and that such plan has been developed in concert with 1700
applicable state or local first-responders, and (B) provide for a uniform 1701
assessment of the schools, centers or preschools under its jurisdiction, 1702
including any security infrastructure, using the National Clearinghouse 1703
for Educational Facilities' Safe Schools Facilities Checklist. The 1704
assessment shall be conducted under the supervision of the local law 1705
enforcement agency. 1706
Sec. 71. Section 85 of public act 13-3, as amended by section 74 of 1707
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public act 14-98, section 67 of public act 15-1 of the June special session 1708
and section 26 of public act 18-178, is amended to read as follows 1709
(Effective from passage): 1710
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the 1711
State Bond Commission shall have the power from time to time to 1712
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in 1713
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [fifty-seven] seventy-1714
two million dollars. 1715
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount 1716
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department 1717
of Education for the purpose of the school security infrastructure 1718
competitive grant program, established pursuant to section 84 of public 1719
act 13-3, as amended by section 15 of public act 13-122, section 191 of 1720
public act 13-247, section 73 of public act 14-98, section 1 of public act 1721
15-5, section 1 of public act 16-171, section 1 of public act 17-68, [and] 1722
section 490 of public act 17-2 of the June special session and section 70 1723
of this act. 1724
(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise 1725
of any right or power granted thereby, which are not inconsistent with 1726
the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all 1727
bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this 1728
section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived 1729
from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in 1730
accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such 1731
bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years 1732
from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the 1733
resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing 1734
such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a 1735
finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it 1736
a request for such authorization which is signed by or on behalf of the 1737
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms 1738
and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said 1739
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bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the 1740
state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged 1741
for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the 1742
same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the 1743
state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts 1744
necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby 1745
made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as 1746
the same become due. 1747
Sec. 72. Section 1 of public act 15-1 of the June special session, as 1748
amended by section 196 of public act 16-4 of the May special session and 1749
section 522 of public act 17-2 of the June special session, is amended to 1750
read as follows (Effective from passage): 1751
The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the 1752
provisions of this section and sections 2 to 7, inclusive, of public act 15-1753
1 of the June special session, from time to time to authorize the issuance 1754
of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in 1755
the aggregate not exceeding [$349,813,300] $349,413,300. 1756
Sec. 73. Subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of section 2 of public act 15-1 1757
of the June special session is repealed. (Effective from passage) 1758
Sec. 74. Subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 13 of public act 15-1759
1 of the June special session, as amended by section 202 of public act 16-1760
4 of the May special session, is amended to read as follows (Effective from 1761
passage): 1762
(3) Grants-in-aid for the purchase of body-worn recording equipment 1763
and digital data storage devices or services for law enforcement officers, 1764
not exceeding $12,000,000, provided [$2,000,000] $5,000,000 shall be 1765
made available to the Department of Emergency Services and Public 1766
Protection for members of the state police and [$10,000,000] $7,000,000 1767
shall be made available to municipalities for local law enforcement 1768
officers. 1769
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Sec. 75. Section 233 of public act 15-1 of the June special session is 1770
amended to read as follows (Effective from passage): 1771
The proceeds of the sale of bonds described in sections 232 to 237, 1772
inclusive, of [this act] public act 15-1 of the June special session, to the 1773
extent hereinafter stated, shall be used for the purpose of payment of 1774
the transportation costs, as defined in subdivision (6) of section 13b-75 1775
of the general statutes, with respect to the projects and uses hereinafter 1776
described, which projects and uses are hereby found and determined to 1777
be in furtherance of one or more of the authorized purposes for the 1778
issuance of special tax obligation bonds set forth in section 13b-74 of the 1779
general statutes. For the Department of Transportation: 1780
(a) For the Bureau of Engineering and Highway Operations: 1781
(1) [Design and engineering for] Interstate 84 widening between exits 1782
3 and 8; 1783
(2) [Design and engineering for] Interstate 84 [viaduct replacement] 1784
safety and operational improvements in Hartford; 1785
(3) Operational lanes for Interstate 84 interchanges 40 to 42 in West 1786
Hartford; 1787
(4) [Design and engineering for] Interstate 84 and Route 8 interchange 1788
improvements in Waterbury; 1789
(5) [Design and engineering for] Interstate 91, Interstate 691 and 1790
Route 15 interchange improvements; 1791
(6) [Design and engineering for] Interstate 95 [widening between 1792
Bridgeport and Stamford] improvements to reduce congestion between 1793
New Haven and the New York state line; 1794
(7) [Design and engineering, including rights-of-way for] Interstate 1795
95 [widening between the Baldwin Bridge and the Gold Star Bridge] 1796
improvements to reduce congestion between New Haven and the 1797
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Rhode Island state line; 1798
(8) Relocation and reconfiguration for the Interstate 91 interchange 29 1799
in Hartford; 1800
(9) Rehabilitation and repair for the Interstate 95 Gold Star Bridge; 1801
(10) Reconfiguration for Route 7 and Route 15 interchange in 1802
Norwalk; 1803
(11) [Design and engineering for] Route 9 improvements in 1804
Middletown; 1805
(12) Urban bikeway, pedestrian connectivity, trails and alternative 1806
mobility programs; 1807
(13) Rehabilitation for Route 15 West Rock Tunnel and interchange 1808
59; and 1809
(14) Implementation of Innovative Bridge Delivery and Construction 1810
Program. 1811
(b) For the Bureau of Public Transportation: 1812
(1) Bus rolling stock; [for service expansions;] 1813
(2) State-wide rail rolling stock replacement program, including café 1814
cars on the New Haven Line; 1815
(3) Continued expansion, rolling stock and development of stations 1816
on the Hartford Line; 1817
(4) Extension of the CTfastrak bus rapid transit corridor east to 1818
Manchester; 1819
(5) Implementation of a bus rapid transit corridor for Route 1 between 1820
Norwalk and Stamford; 1821
(6) New signal system on the Waterbury branch line; 1822
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(7) Interim repairs to the SAGA moveable and Cos Cob bridges on 1823
the New Haven Line; 1824
(8) [Design, engineering and construction of a new] Replacement of 1825
the WALK Moveable Bridge, including a New Universal Interlocking at 1826
CP243, and improvement to the dock yard on the Danbury branch line; 1827
(9) [Design and construction of the Orange, Barnum and Merritt 7 1828
stations] Station improvements on the New Haven Line and Danbury 1829
branch line; 1830
(10) Development of a Madison station and parking garage on 1831
Shoreline East; 1832
(11) Study for an East Lyme (Niantic) station on Shoreline East; 1833
(12) [Design and construction of a parking deck] A parking structure 1834
and pedestrian bridge in New Haven on the New Haven Line; 1835
(13) [Design and construction of a] A parking structure and 1836
pedestrian bridge in Stamford on the New Haven Line; 1837
(14) Implementation of a real-time location and bus information 1838
system state wide; 1839
(15) Implementation of a real-time audio and video system on the 1840
New Haven Line; 1841
(16) Development of a plan to upgrade capacity and speed on the 1842
New Haven Line; 1843
(17) Study for centralized paratransit service coordination state wide; 1844
and 1845
(18) Improvements on New Canaan branch line . [to increase 1846
frequency and enhance service to and from main line, including siding, 1847
platform and improvements to the Springdale Station.] 1848
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
Sec. 2 from passage New section
Sec. 3 from passage New section
Sec. 4 from passage New section
Sec. 5 from passage New section
Sec. 6 from passage New section
Sec. 7 from passage New section
Sec. 8 from passage New section
Sec. 9 from passage New section
Sec. 10 from passage New section
Sec. 11 from passage New section
Sec. 12 from passage New section
Sec. 13 from passage New section
Sec. 14 from passage New section
Sec. 15 from passage New section
Sec. 16 from passage New section
Sec. 17 from passage New section
Sec. 18 from passage New section
Sec. 19 from passage New section
Sec. 20 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 21 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 22 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 23 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 24 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 25 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 26 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 27 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 28 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 29 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 30 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 31 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 32 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 33 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 34 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 35 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 36 July 1, 2020 New section
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Sec. 37 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 38 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 39 from passage New section
Sec. 40 from passage New section
Sec. 41 from passage New section
Sec. 42 from passage New section
Sec. 43 from passage New section
Sec. 44 from passage New section
Sec. 45 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 46 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 47 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 48 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 49 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 50 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 51 from passage 4-66c(a) and (b)
Sec. 52 July 1, 2020 4-66g(a)
Sec. 53 July 1, 2020 4a-10(a)
Sec. 54 from passage 7-536(a)
Sec. 55 from passage 7-538(a)
Sec. 56 from passage New section
Sec. 57 from passage 8-336n(a)
Sec. 58 from passage 10-287d
Sec. 59 from passage 10-292k
Sec. 60 from passage 10-508(b)
Sec. 61 from passage 10a-91d(a)
Sec. 62 from passage 10a-91e(a)
Sec. 63 from passage 10a-109g(a)(1)
Sec. 64 from passage 13b-236(a)
Sec. 65 from passage 22a-483(a)
Sec. 66 July 1, 2020 22a-483(d)
Sec. 67 from passage 23-103(a)
Sec. 68 from passage PA 12-189, Sec. 1
Sec. 69 from passage PA 12-189, Sec. 2(c)(2)
Sec. 70 from passage PA 13-3, Sec. 84
Sec. 71 from passage PA 13-3, Sec. 85
Sec. 72 from passage PA 15-1 of the June Sp.
Sess., Sec. 1
Sec. 73 from passage Repealer section
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Sec. 74 from passage PA 15-1 of the June Sp.
Sess., Sec. 13(a)(3)
Sec. 75 from passage PA 15-1 of the June Sp.
Sess., Sec. 233
Statement of Purpose:
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]