LCO No. 2004 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5967 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 2004 Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: REP. SMITH, 48th Dist. SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist. REP. NOLAN, 39th Dist. REP. CONLEY, 40th Dist. REP. RYAN, 139th Dist. SEN. FLEXER, 29th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING INTEREST RATES CHARGED ON CERTAIN PROPERTY TAX UNDERPAYMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to reduce the interest rate 1 charged by municipalities for property tax underpayments to one-2 fourth of one per cent per month or a fraction thereof, and to apply such 3 interest rate to sewer system installation and connection assessments, 4 benefit assessments charged to property owners in tax increment 5 financing districts to finance public improvements, special assessments 6 on blighted housing and taxes and assessments set by special taxing 7 districts. 8 Statement of Purpose: To reduce interest rates charged by municipalities for certain property tax underpayments and assessments.