Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06102 Compare Versions

Version 1 (Old)

Version 2 (New)

Old	New		Differences
	1	+
	2	+
	3	+	LCO \\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06102-R01-
	4	+	HB.docx
	5	+	1 of 17
	6	+
	7	+	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6102
	8	+	January Session, 2021
1	9
2	10
3	11
4		-	Substitute House Bill No. 6102
5		-
6		-	Special Act No. 21-38
7	12
8	13
9	14		AN ACT CONCERNING A SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT WITHIN THE
10	15		CITY OF WEST HAVEN.
11	16		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
12	17		Assembly convened:
13	18
14		-	Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) For the purposes of this section:
15		-	(1) "District" means that certain real property, situated in the City of
16		-	West Haven, County of New Haven and the State of Connecticut, the
17		-	West Haven Special Improvement District, a body politic and corporate,
18		-	consisting of the area bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a
19		-	point located on the southerly side of Elm Street and at the northeasterly
20		-	corner of lands now or formerly of SZS Enterprises, LLC, said point
21		-	being the northwesterly corner of the parcel described in this section;
22		-	thence running N64°23'05"E a distance of 752.16 feet along the southerly
23		-	street line of Elm Street to the mean high water line of New Haven
24		-	Harbor; thence running in a southerly direction a distance of 1,951.3 feet
25		-	along the mean high water line of New Haven Harbor to the
26		-	northeasterly corner of lands now or formerly of Bayview
27		-	Condominiums; thence running S66°27'52"W a distance of 263.4 feet
28		-	along the northerly line of lands now or formerly of Bayview
29		-	Condominiums to the easterly street line of Bayview Place; thence
30		-	running S66°27'52"W a distance of 50 feet crossing Bayview Place to the
31		-	westerly street line of Bayview Place; thence running S23°32'08"E a Substitute ~~House~~ Bill No. 6102
	19	+	Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) For the purposes of this section: 1
	20	+	(1) "District" means that certain real property, situated in the City of 2
	21	+	West Haven, County of New Haven and the State of Connecticut, the 3
	22	+	West Haven Special Improvement District, a body politic and corporate, 4
	23	+	consisting of the area bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a 5
	24	+	point located on the southerly side of Elm Street and at the northeasterly 6
	25	+	corner of lands now or formerly of SZS Enterprises, LLC, said point 7
	26	+	being the northwesterly corner of the parcel described in this section; 8
	27	+	thence running N64°23'05"E a distance of 752.16 feet along the southerly 9
	28	+	street line of Elm Street to the mean high water line of New Haven 10
	29	+	Harbor; thence running in a southerly direction a distance of 1,951.3 feet 11
	30	+	along the mean high water line of New Haven Harbor to the 12
	31	+	northeasterly corner of lands now or formerly of Bayview 13
	32	+	Condominiums; thence running S66°27'52"W a distance of 263.4 feet 14
	33	+	along the northerly line of lands now or formerly of Bayview 15
	34	+	Condominiums to the easterly street line of Bayview Place; thence 16
	35	+	running S66°27'52"W a distance of 50 feet crossing Bayview Place to the 17
	36	+	westerly street line of Bayview Place; thence running S23°32'08"E a 18 Substitute Bill No. 6102
32	37
33		-	Special Act No. 21-38 2 of 19
34	38
35		-	distance of 104.6 feet along the westerly street line of Bayview Place to
36		-	lands now or formerly of Christopher W. and Bonnie A. Jones; thence
37		-	running S67°06'19"W a distance of 143 feet along the northerly line of
38		-	lands now or formerly of Christopher W. and Bonnie A. Jones to a point;
39		-	thence running S23°32'08"E a distance of 5.32 feet to lands now or
40		-	formerly of Brittany M. Shaw; thence running S66°05'44"W a distance of
41		-	144.19 feet to the easterly street line of First Avenue; thence running
42		-	N24°14'02"W a distance of 280.93 feet along the easterly street line of
43		-	First Avenue to a point; thence running N34°18'02"W a distance of
44		-	1,293.57 feet along the easterly street line of First Avenue to the
45		-	southerly line of lands now or formerly of SZS Enterprises, LLC; thence
46		-	running N36°06'22"W a distance of 100 feet along lands now or formerly
47		-	of SZS Enterprises, LLC, to the point and place of the beginning. The
48		-	parcel described in this section contains 1,142,714 square feet or 26.233
49		-	acres of land. The project boundaries shall also include any off-site
50		-	locations mandated by any permitting agency for improvements
51		-	associated with the project's traffic management requirements.
52		-	(2) "Voter" means (A) any person who is an elector of the district, (B)
53		-	any citizen of the United States of the age of eighteen years or more who,
54		-	jointly or severally, is liable to the district for taxes assessed against such
55		-	citizen on an assessment of not less than one thousand dollars on the
56		-	last-completed grand list of such district, as the case may be, or who
57		-	would be so liable if not entitled to an exemption under subdivision (17),
58		-	(19), (22), (23) or (26) of section 12-81 of the general statutes, or (C) any
59		-	holder of record of an interest in real property within the district.
60		-	(3) "Holder of record of an interest in real property" means an owner
61		-	of a fee simple interest in such property.
62		-	(b) (1) Upon the petition of fifteen or more persons eligible to vote in
63		-	the city of West Haven, specifying the district for any or all of the
64		-	purposes set forth in this section, the mayor of such city shall call a
65		-	meeting of the voters to act upon such petition, which meeting shall be Substitute House Bill No. 6102
	39	+	LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06102-
	40	+	R01-HB.docx }
	41	+	2 of 17
66	42
67		-	Special Act No. 21-38 3 of 19
	43	+	distance of 104.6 feet along the westerly street line of Bayview Place to 19
	44	+	lands now or formerly of Christopher W. and Bonnie A. Jones; thence 20
	45	+	running S67°06'19"W a distance of 143 feet along the northerly line of 21
	46	+	lands now or formerly of Christopher W. and Bonnie A. Jones to a point; 22
	47	+	thence running S23°32'08"E a distance of 5.32 feet to lands now or 23
	48	+	formerly of Brittany M. Shaw; thence running S66°05'44"W a distance of 24
	49	+	144.19 feet to the easterly street line of First Avenue; thence running 25
	50	+	N24°14'02"W a distance of 280.93 feet along the easterly street line of 26
	51	+	First Avenue to a point; thence running N34°18'02"W a distance of 27
	52	+	1,293.57 feet along the easterly street line of First Avenue to the 28
	53	+	southerly line of lands now or formerly of SZS Enterprises, LLC; thence 29
	54	+	running N36°06'22"W a distance of 100 feet along lands now or formerly 30
	55	+	of SZS Enterprises, LLC, to the point and place of the beginning. The 31
	56	+	parcel described in this section contains 1,142,714 square feet or 26.233 32
	57	+	acres of land. The project boundaries shall also include any off-site 33
	58	+	locations mandated by any permitting agency for improvements 34
	59	+	associated with the project's traffic management requirements. 35
	60	+	(2) "Voter" means (A) any person who is an elector of the district, (B) 36
	61	+	any citizen of the United States of the age of eighteen years or more who, 37
	62	+	jointly or severally, is liable to the district for taxes assessed against such 38
	63	+	citizen on an assessment of not less than one thousand dollars on the 39
	64	+	last-completed grand list of such district, as the case may be, or who 40
	65	+	would be so liable if not entitled to an exemption under subdivision (17), 41
	66	+	(19), (22), (23) or (26) of section 12-81 of the general statutes, or (C) any 42
	67	+	holder of record of an interest in real property within the district. 43
	68	+	(3) "Holder of record of an interest in real property" means an owner 44
	69	+	of a fee simple interest in such property. 45
	70	+	(b) (1) Upon the petition of fifteen or more persons eligible to vote in 46
	71	+	the city of West Haven, specifying the district for any or all of the 47
	72	+	purposes set forth in this section, the mayor of such city shall call a 48
	73	+	meeting of the voters to act upon such petition, which meeting shall be 49
	74	+	held at such place within such city and such hour as the mayor 50
	75	+	designates, not later than thirty days after such petition has been 51 Substitute Bill No. 6102
68	76
69		-	held at such place within such city and such hour as the mayor
70		-	designates, not later than thirty days after such petition has been
71		-	received by the mayor. Such meeting shall be called by publication of a
72		-	written notice of the same, signed by the mayor, at least fourteen days
73		-	before the time fixed for such meeting in two successive issues of a
74		-	newspaper published or circulated in such city. Not later than twenty-
75		-	four hours before such meeting, (A) two hundred or more voters or ten
76		-	per cent of the total number of voters of such proposed district,
77		-	whichever is less, may petition the mayor, in writing, for a referendum
78		-	of the voters of such proposed district, or (B) the mayor in his or her
79		-	discretion may order a referendum of the voters of such proposed
80		-	district, on the sole question of whether the proposed district should be
81		-	established. Any such referendum shall be held not less than seven or
82		-	more than fourteen days after the receipt of such petition or the date of
83		-	such order, on a day to be set by the mayor for a vote by paper ballots
84		-	or by a "yes" or "no" vote on the voting machines, during the hours
85		-	between twelve o'clock noon and eight o'clock p.m.; except that such
86		-	city may, by vote of its city council, provide for an earlier hour for
87		-	opening the polls but not earlier than six o'clock a.m., notwithstanding
88		-	the provisions of any special act. If voters representing at least two-
89		-	thirds of the assessments of holders of record within the proposed
90		-	district cast votes in such referendum in favor of establishing the
91		-	proposed district, the mayor shall reconvene such meeting not later than
92		-	seven days after the day on which the referendum is held. Upon
93		-	approval of the petition for the proposed district by voters representing
94		-	at least two-thirds of the assessments of holders of record within the
95		-	proposed district present at such meeting, or if a referendum is held,
96		-	upon the reconvening of such meeting after the referendum, the voters
97		-	may name the district and, upon the vote of voters representing a
98		-	majority of assessments of holders of record within the proposed
99		-	district, choose necessary officers therefor to hold office until the first
100		-	annual meeting thereof; and the district shall, upon the filing of the first
101		-	report filed in the manner provided in subsection (c) of section 7-325 of Substitute House Bill No. 6102
102	77
103		-	Special Act No. 21-38 4 of 19
	78	+	LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06102-
	79	+	R01-HB.docx }
	80	+	3 of 17
104	81
105		-	the general statutes, thereupon be a body corporate and politic and have
106		-	the powers provided in sections 7-324 to 7-329, inclusive, of the general
107		-	statutes, not inconsistent with the general statutes or this section, in
108		-	relation to the objects for which it was established, that are necessary for
109		-	the accomplishment of such objects, including the power to lay and
110		-	collect taxes. The clerk of such district shall cause its name and a
111		-	description of its territorial limits and of any additions that may be made
112		-	thereto to be recorded in, and a caveat be placed upon, the land records
113		-	of the city of West Haven.
114		-	(2) At the meeting called for the purpose of establishing the district
115		-	as provided in subdivision (1) of this subsection, the voters may
116		-	establish the district for any or all of the following purposes: To
117		-	extinguish fires, to light streets, to plant and care for shade and
118		-	ornamental trees, to plan, lay out, acquire, construct, maintain and
119		-	finance roads, sidewalks, crosswalks, drains, sewer infrastructure,
120		-	parking facilities, open space, bulkhead repairs, environmental
121		-	remediation and other public and private infrastructure improvements,
122		-	including related site preparation and demolition costs, to acquire,
123		-	construct, maintain and regulate the use of recreational facilities, parks,
124		-	playgrounds and public artwork, to plan, lay out, acquire, construct,
125		-	reconstruct, repair, maintain, supervise and manage a flood or erosion
126		-	control system, to plan, lay out, acquire, construct, maintain, operate,
127		-	finance and regulate the use of a community water system, all as
128		-	referred to in this section as the "improvements". The district may
129		-	acquire, operate, maintain, repair and replace the improvements and
130		-	may contract with a town, city, borough or other district for carrying out
131		-	any of the purposes or the purchase or sale of any of the improvements
132		-	for which such district was established. Any transfer to the district of
133		-	real property and the improvements related to such real property shall
134		-	be deemed development for municipal purposes and shall be expressly
135		-	excluded from the purposes for which a subdivision, as defined in
136		-	section 8-18 of the general statutes, may be made. Substitute House Bill No. 6102
	82	+	received by the mayor. Such meeting shall be called by publication of a 52
	83	+	written notice of the same, signed by the mayor, at least fourteen days 53
	84	+	before the time fixed for such meeting in two successive issues of a 54
	85	+	newspaper published or circulated in such city. Not later than twenty-55
	86	+	four hours before such meeting, (A) two hundred or more voters or ten 56
	87	+	per cent of the total number of voters of such proposed district, 57
	88	+	whichever is less, may petition the mayor, in writing, for a referendum 58
	89	+	of the voters of such proposed district, or (B) the mayor in his or her 59
	90	+	discretion may order a referendum of the voters of such proposed 60
	91	+	district, on the sole question of whether the proposed district should be 61
	92	+	established. Any such referendum shall be held not less than seven or 62
	93	+	more than fourteen days after the receipt of such petition or the date of 63
	94	+	such order, on a day to be set by the mayor for a vote by paper ballots 64
	95	+	or by a "yes" or "no" vote on the voting machines, during the hours 65
	96	+	between twelve o'clock noon and eight o'clock p.m.; except that such 66
	97	+	city may, by vote of its city council, provide for an earlier hour for 67
	98	+	opening the polls but not earlier than six o'clock a.m., notwithstanding 68
	99	+	the provisions of any special act. If voters representing at least two-69
	100	+	thirds of the assessments of holders of record within the proposed 70
	101	+	district cast votes in such referendum in favor of establishing the 71
	102	+	proposed district, the mayor shall reconvene such meeting not later than 72
	103	+	seven days after the day on which the referendum is held. Upon 73
	104	+	approval of the petition for the proposed district by voters representing 74
	105	+	at least two-thirds of the assessments of holders of record within the 75
	106	+	proposed district present at such meeting, or if a referendum is held, 76
	107	+	upon the reconvening of such meeting after the referendum, the voters 77
	108	+	may name the district and, upon the vote of voters representing a 78
	109	+	majority of assessments of holders of record within the proposed 79
	110	+	district, choose necessary officers therefor to hold office until the first 80
	111	+	annual meeting thereof; and the district shall, upon the filing of the first 81
	112	+	report filed in the manner provided in subsection (c) of section 7-325 of 82
	113	+	the general statutes, thereupon be a body corporate and politic and have 83
	114	+	the powers provided in sections 7-324 to 7-329, inclusive, of the general 84
	115	+	statutes, not inconsistent with the general statutes or this section, in 85
	116	+	relation to the objects for which it was established, that are necessary for 86 Substitute Bill No. 6102
137	117
138		-	Special Act No. 21-38 5 of 19
139	118
140		-	(3) At the meeting called for the purpose of establishing the district
141		-	as provided in subdivision (1) of this subsection, the voters shall fix the
142		-	date of the annual meeting of the voters for the election of district
143		-	officers and the transaction of such other business as may properly come
144		-	before such annual meeting. At such organizational meeting of the
145		-	district, the voters shall elect five directors and four officers as follows:
146		-	A president, a vice-president, a clerk and a treasurer; provided, upon its
147		-	organization and at all times thereafter, one director may be appointed
148		-	by the mayor of the city of West Haven. The directors not appointed by
149		-	the mayor shall be elected to serve for terms of one, two, three and four
150		-	years, respectively, and thereafter at the annual meeting such directors,
151		-	as each term ends, shall be elected to serve for a term of four years. Not
152		-	less than three members of the board of directors shall be residents of
153		-	the state of Connecticut. Subject to the provisions of subdivision (4) of
154		-	this subsection, not fewer than fifteen voters of the district shall
155		-	constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at such
156		-	organizational meeting of the district; and if fifteen voters are not
157		-	present at such meeting, the mayor may adjourn such meeting from
158		-	time to time, until at least fifteen voters are present. Special meetings of
159		-	the district may be called on the application of ten per cent of the total
160		-	number of voters of such district or twenty of the voters of such district,
161		-	whichever is less, or by the president or any three directors upon giving
162		-	notice as provided in this section. Any special meeting called on the
163		-	application of the voters shall be held not later than twenty-one days
164		-	after receiving such application. Notice of the holding of the annual
165		-	meeting and all special meetings shall be given by publication of a notice
166		-	of such meetings in a newspaper having a general circulation in such
167		-	district at least ten days before the day of such meetings, signed by the
168		-	president or any three directors, which notice shall designate the time
169		-	and place of such meetings and the business to be transacted at such
170		-	meetings. Two hundred or more persons or ten per cent of the total
171		-	number of voters of such district, whichever is less, may petition the
172		-	clerk of such district, in writing, at least twenty-four hours prior to any Substitute House Bill No. 6102
	119	+	LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06102-
	120	+	R01-HB.docx }
	121	+	4 of 17
173	122
174		-	Special Act No. 21-38 6 of 19
	123	+	the accomplishment of such objects, including the power to lay and 87
	124	+	collect taxes. The clerk of such district shall cause its name and a 88
	125	+	description of its territorial limits and of any additions that may be made 89
	126	+	thereto to be recorded in, and a caveat be placed upon, the land records 90
	127	+	of the city of West Haven. 91
	128	+	(2) At the meeting called for the purpose of establishing the district 92
	129	+	as provided in subdivision (1) of this subsection, the voters may 93
	130	+	establish the district for any or all of the following purposes: To 94
	131	+	extinguish fires, to light streets, to plant and care for shade and 95
	132	+	ornamental trees, to plan, lay out, acquire, construct, maintain and 96
	133	+	finance roads, sidewalks, crosswalks, drains, sewer infrastructure, 97
	134	+	parking facilities, open space, bulkhead repairs, environmental 98
	135	+	remediation and other public and private infrastructure improvements, 99
	136	+	including related site preparation and demolition costs, to acquire, 100
	137	+	construct, maintain and regulate the use of recreational facilities, parks, 101
	138	+	playgrounds and public artwork, to plan, lay out, acquire, construct, 102
	139	+	reconstruct, repair, maintain, supervise and manage a flood or erosion 103
	140	+	control system, to plan, lay out, acquire, construct, maintain, operate, 104
	141	+	finance and regulate the use of a community water system, all as 105
	142	+	referred to in this section as the "improvements". The district may 106
	143	+	acquire, operate, maintain, repair and replace the improvements and 107
	144	+	may contract with a town, city, borough or other district for carrying out 108
	145	+	any of the purposes or the purchase or sale of any of the improvements 109
	146	+	for which such district was established. Any transfer to the district of 110
	147	+	real property and the improvements related to such real property shall 111
	148	+	be deemed development for municipal purposes and shall be expressly 112
	149	+	excluded from the purposes for which a subdivision, as defined in 113
	150	+	section 8-18 of the general statutes, may be made. 114
	151	+	(3) At the meeting called for the purpose of establishing the district 115
	152	+	as provided in subdivision (1) of this subsection, the voters shall fix the 116
	153	+	date of the annual meeting of the voters for the election of district 117
	154	+	officers and the transaction of such other business as may properly come 118
	155	+	before such annual meeting. At such organizational meeting of the 119 Substitute Bill No. 6102
175	156
176		-	such meeting, requesting that any item or items on the call of such
177		-	meeting be submitted to the voters not less than seven or more than
178		-	fourteen days thereafter, on a day to be set by the district meeting or, if
179		-	the district meeting does not set a date, by the board of directors, or a
180		-	vote by paper ballots or by a "yes" or "no" vote on the voting machines,
181		-	during the hours between twelve o'clock noon and eight o'clock p.m.,
182		-	except that any district may, by vote of its board of directors, provide
183		-	for an earlier hour for opening the polls but not earlier than six o'clock
184		-	a.m. The paper ballots or voting machine ballot labels, as the case may
185		-	be, shall be provided by the clerk. When such a petition has been filed
186		-	with the clerk, the president, after completion of other business and after
187		-	reasonable discussion, shall adjourn such meeting and order such vote
188		-	on such item or items in accordance with the petition; and any item so
189		-	voted may be rescinded in the same manner. The clerk shall phrase such
190		-	item or items in a form suitable for printing on such paper ballots or
191		-	ballot labels. Subject to the provisions of subdivision (4) of this
192		-	subsection, not fewer than fifteen voters of the district shall constitute a
193		-	quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the district;
194		-	and if fifteen voters are not present at such meeting, the president of the
195		-	district or, in such president's absence, the vice-president, may adjourn
196		-	such meeting from time to time, until at least fifteen voters are present;
197		-	and all meetings of the district where a quorum is present may be
198		-	adjourned from time to time by a vote of a majority of the voters voting
199		-	on the question. At any annual or special meeting, the voters may, by a
200		-	majority vote of those present, discontinue any purposes for which the
201		-	district is established or undertake any additional purpose or purposes
202		-	enumerated in subdivision (2) of this subsection.
203		-	(4) (A) A quorum for the transaction of business at the meeting called
204		-	for the purpose of establishing the district, as provided in subdivision
205		-	(1) of this subsection, shall be either fifteen voters of such district or a
206		-	majority of the holders of record of interests in real property within such
207		-	district, as long as the assessments of such holders of record constitute Substitute House Bill No. 6102
208	157
209		-	Special Act No. 21-38 7 of 19
	158	+	LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06102-
	159	+	R01-HB.docx }
	160	+	5 of 17
210	161
211		-	more than one-half of the total of assessments for all interests in real
212		-	property within such district. If fifteen voters or a majority of the holders
213		-	of record of interests in real property within such district are not present
214		-	at such meeting or the assessments of such holders of record constitute
215		-	less than one-half of the total of assessments for all interests in real
216		-	property within such district, the mayor may adjourn such meeting,
217		-	from time to time, until at least fifteen voters or a majority of the holders
218		-	of record of interests in real property within such district are present
219		-	and the assessments of such holders of record constitute more than one-
220		-	half of the total of assessments for all interests in real property within
221		-	such district.
222		-	(B) For the transaction of business at any meeting of the district other
223		-	than a meeting described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, a
224		-	quorum shall be either fifteen voters of the district or a majority of the
225		-	holders of record of interests in real property within such district, as
226		-	long as the assessments for such holders of record constitute more than
227		-	one-half of the total of assessments for all interests in real property
228		-	within such district. At any meeting of the district other than a meeting
229		-	described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, each holder of record
230		-	of an interest in real property shall be entitled to cast one vote for each
231		-	interest in real property that it owns within the district, except as
232		-	provided in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of this
233		-	section. All actions, resolutions and proceedings at such meeting at
234		-	which a quorum is present shall require a majority vote, each, of (i) the
235		-	voters of the district present and voting, and (ii) the holders of record of
236		-	interests in real property within the district representing at least one-
237		-	half of the assessments of all holders of record of interests in real
238		-	property within the district, present and voting; provided, the
239		-	provisions of this sentence may be amended at an annual or special
240		-	meeting of the district at which a quorum is present only upon a
241		-	majority vote, each, of (I) all of the voters of the district, and (II) all of
242		-	the holders of record of interests in real property within the district Substitute House Bill No. 6102
	162	+	district, the voters shall elect five directors and four officers as follows: 120
	163	+	A president, a vice-president, a clerk and a treasurer; provided, upon its 121
	164	+	organization and at all times thereafter, one director may be appointed 122
	165	+	by the mayor of the city of West Haven. The directors not appointed by 123
	166	+	the mayor shall be elected to serve for terms of one, two, three and four 124
	167	+	years, respectively, and thereafter at the annual meeting such directors, 125
	168	+	as each term ends, shall be elected to serve for a term of four years. Not 126
	169	+	less than three members of the board of directors shall be residents of 127
	170	+	the state of Connecticut. Subject to the provisions of subdivision (4) of 128
	171	+	this subsection, not fewer than fifteen voters of the district shall 129
	172	+	constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at such 130
	173	+	organizational meeting of the district; and if fifteen voters are not 131
	174	+	present at such meeting, the mayor may adjourn such meeting from 132
	175	+	time to time, until at least fifteen voters are present. Special meetings of 133
	176	+	the district may be called on the application of ten per cent of the total 134
	177	+	number of voters of such district or twenty of the voters of such district, 135
	178	+	whichever is less, or by the president or any three directors upon giving 136
	179	+	notice as provided in this section. Any special meeting called on the 137
	180	+	application of the voters shall be held not later than twenty-one days 138
	181	+	after receiving such application. Notice of the holding of the annual 139
	182	+	meeting and all special meetings shall be given by publication of a notice 140
	183	+	of such meetings in a newspaper having a general circulation in such 141
	184	+	district at least ten days before the day of such meetings, signed by the 142
	185	+	president or any three directors, which notice shall designate the time 143
	186	+	and place of such meetings and the business to be transacted at such 144
	187	+	meetings. Two hundred or more persons or ten per cent of the total 145
	188	+	number of voters of such district, whichever is less, may petition the 146
	189	+	clerk of such district, in writing, at least twenty-four hours prior to any 147
	190	+	such meeting, requesting that any item or items on the call of such 148
	191	+	meeting be submitted to the voters not less than seven or more than 149
	192	+	fourteen days thereafter, on a day to be set by the district meeting or, if 150
	193	+	the district meeting does not set a date, by the board of directors, or a 151
	194	+	vote by paper ballots or by a "yes" or "no" vote on the voting machines, 152
	195	+	during the hours between twelve o'clock noon and eight o'clock p.m., 153
	196	+	except that any district may, by vote of its board of directors, provide 154 Substitute Bill No. 6102
243	197
244		-	Special Act No. 21-38 8 of 19
245	198
246		-	representing at least two-thirds of the assessments of all holders of
247		-	record of interests in real property within the district. For the purpose
248		-	of determining a holder of record of an interest in real property within
249		-	the district as used in this subdivision, such term shall mean an owner
250		-	of a fee simple interest in such real property. If fifteen voters or a
251		-	majority of the holders of record of interests in real property within such
252		-	district are not present at such meeting or the assessments of such
253		-	holders of record constitute less than one-half of the total assessments
254		-	for all interests in real property within such district, the president of the
255		-	district, or in such president's absence, the vice-president, may adjourn
256		-	such meeting, from time to time, until at least fifteen voters or a majority
257		-	of the holders of record of interests in real property within such district
258		-	are present and the assessments of such holders of record constitute
259		-	more than one-half of the total of assessments for all interests in real
260		-	property within such district.
261		-	(5) In any case in which an action for a vote by the voters of the district
262		-	is to be initiated by the petition of such voters, in addition to such other
263		-	requirements as the general statutes or any special act may impose, such
264		-	petition shall be on a form prescribed or approved by the clerk of such
265		-	district, and each page of such petition shall contain a statement, signed
266		-	under penalty of false statement, by the person who circulated such
267		-	page, setting forth such circulator's name and address, and stating that
268		-	each person whose name appears on such page signed such page in
269		-	person in the presence of such circulator, that the circulator either knows
270		-	each such signer or that the signer satisfactorily identified himself to the
271		-	circulator and that all the signatures on such page were obtained not
272		-	earlier than six months prior to the filing of such petition. Any page of
273		-	a petition that does not contain such a statement by the circulator shall
274		-	be invalid. Any circulator who makes a false statement in the statement
275		-	required to be contained on each page of such petition shall be subject
276		-	to the penalty provided for false statement. No petition shall be valid
277		-	for any action for a vote by the voters at any regular or special district Substitute House Bill No. 6102
	199	+	LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06102-
	200	+	R01-HB.docx }
	201	+	6 of 17
278	202
279		-	Special Act No. 21-38 9 of 19
	203	+	for an earlier hour for opening the polls but not earlier than six o'clock 155
	204	+	a.m. The paper ballots or voting machine ballot labels, as the case may 156
	205	+	be, shall be provided by the clerk. When such a petition has been filed 157
	206	+	with the clerk, the president, after completion of other business and after 158
	207	+	reasonable discussion, shall adjourn such meeting and order such vote 159
	208	+	on such item or items in accordance with the petition; and any item so 160
	209	+	voted may be rescinded in the same manner. The clerk shall phrase such 161
	210	+	item or items in a form suitable for printing on such paper ballots or 162
	211	+	ballot labels. Subject to the provisions of subdivision (4) of this 163
	212	+	subsection, not fewer than fifteen voters of the district shall constitute a 164
	213	+	quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the district; 165
	214	+	and if fifteen voters are not present at such meeting, the president of the 166
	215	+	district or, in such president's absence, the vice-president, may adjourn 167
	216	+	such meeting from time to time, until at least fifteen voters are present; 168
	217	+	and all meetings of the district where a quorum is present may be 169
	218	+	adjourned from time to time by a vote of a majority of the voters voting 170
	219	+	on the question. At any annual or special meeting, the voters may, by a 171
	220	+	majority vote of those present, discontinue any purposes for which the 172
	221	+	district is established or undertake any additional purpose or purposes 173
	222	+	enumerated in subdivision (2) of this subsection. 174
	223	+	(4) (A) A quorum for the transaction of business at the meeting called 175
	224	+	for the purpose of establishing the district, as provided in subdivision 176
	225	+	(1) of this subsection, shall be either fifteen voters of such district or a 177
	226	+	majority of the holders of record of interests in real property within such 178
	227	+	district, as long as the assessments of such holders of record constitute 179
	228	+	more than one-half of the total of assessments for all interests in real 180
	229	+	property within such district. If fifteen voters or a majority of the holders 181
	230	+	of record of interests in real property within such district are not present 182
	231	+	at such meeting or the assessments of such holders of record constitute 183
	232	+	less than one-half of the total of assessments for all interests in real 184
	233	+	property within such district, the mayor may adjourn such meeting, 185
	234	+	from time to time, until at least fifteen voters or a majority of the holders 186
	235	+	of record of interests in real property within such district are present 187
	236	+	and the assessments of such holders of record constitute more than one-188 Substitute Bill No. 6102
280	237
281		-	meeting unless such petition was circulated by a voter eligible to vote in
282		-	such district.
283		-	(c) Whenever the officers of such district vote to terminate its
284		-	corporate existence and whenever a petition signed by ten per cent of
285		-	the total voters of such district or twenty of the voters of such district,
286		-	whichever is less, applying for a special meeting to vote on the
287		-	termination of the district is received by the clerk, the clerk shall call a
288		-	special meeting of the voters of such district, the notice of which shall
289		-	be signed by the officers thereof, by advertising such notice in the same
290		-	manner as provided in section 7-325 of the general statutes. Not later
291		-	than twenty-four hours before any such meeting, two hundred or more
292		-	voters or ten per cent of the total number of voters, whichever is less,
293		-	may petition the clerk of the district, in writing, that a referendum on
294		-	the question of whether the district should be terminated be held in the
295		-	manner provided in section 7-327 of the general statutes. If, at such
296		-	meeting, a two-thirds majority of the voters present vote to terminate
297		-	the corporate existence of the district, or, if a referendum is held, two-
298		-	thirds of the voters casting votes in such referendum vote to terminate
299		-	the corporate existence of the district, the officers shall proceed to
300		-	terminate the affairs of such district. The district shall pay all
301		-	outstanding indebtedness and turn over the balance of the assets of such
302		-	district to the city in which the district is located, if the legislative body
303		-	of the city authorizes such action. No district shall be terminated under
304		-	this section until all of its outstanding indebtedness is paid unless the
305		-	legislative body of the city in which the district is located agrees in
306		-	writing to assume such indebtedness. On completion of the duties of the
307		-	officers of such district, the clerk shall cause a certificate of the vote of
308		-	such meeting to be recorded in the land records of the city in which the
309		-	district is located and the clerk shall notify the Secretary of the Office of
310		-	Policy and Management.
311		-	(d) (1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, Substitute House Bill No. 6102
312	238
313		-	Special Act No. 21-38 10 of 19
	239	+	LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06102-
	240	+	R01-HB.docx }
	241	+	7 of 17
314	242
315		-	for the purposes of voting at meetings held by such district, any tenant
316		-	in common of any interest in real property shall have a vote equal to the
317		-	fraction of such tenant in common's ownership of such interest. Any
318		-	joint tenant of any interest in real property shall vote as if each such
319		-	tenant owned an equal fractional share of such real property. A
320		-	corporation shall have its vote cast by the chief executive officer of such
321		-	corporation, or such officer's designee. Any entity that is not a
322		-	corporation shall have its vote cast by a person authorized by such entity
323		-	to cast its vote.
324		-	(B) The district shall not have a vote for any interest in real property
325		-	within the district owned by such district.
326		-	(2) No holder of record of an interest in real property within the
327		-	district shall be precluded from participating in any district meeting or
328		-	referendum because of the form of entity that holds such interest,
329		-	whether such holder of record is (A) a corporation, partnership,
330		-	unincorporated association, trustee, fiduciary, guardian, conservator or
331		-	other form of entity, or any combination thereof, or (B) an individual
332		-	who holds interests jointly or in common with another individual or
333		-	individuals, or with any one or more of the entities listed in
334		-	subparagraph (A) of this subdivision.
335		-	(e) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the district
336		-	shall have the power to assess, levy and collect benefit assessments upon
337		-	the land and buildings in the district that, in the judgment of such
338		-	district, are benefited by the improvements.
339		-	(f) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the
340		-	district shall have the power to fix, revise, charge, collect, abate and
341		-	forgive reasonable taxes, fees, rents and benefit assessments, and other
342		-	charges for the cost of the improvements, financing costs, operating
343		-	expenses and other services and commodities furnished or supplied to
344		-	the real property in the district in accordance with the applicable Substitute House Bill No. 6102
	243	+	half of the total of assessments for all interests in real property within 189
	244	+	such district. 190
	245	+	(B) For the transaction of business at any meeting of the district other 191
	246	+	than a meeting described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, a 192
	247	+	quorum shall be either fifteen voters of the district or a majority of the 193
	248	+	holders of record of interests in real property within such district, as 194
	249	+	long as the assessments for such holders of record constitute more than 195
	250	+	one-half of the total of assessments for all interests in real property 196
	251	+	within such district. At any meeting of the district other than a meeting 197
	252	+	described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, each holder of record 198
	253	+	of an interest in real property shall be entitled to cast one vote for each 199
	254	+	interest in real property that it owns within the district, except as 200
	255	+	provided in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of this 201
	256	+	section. All actions, resolutions and proceedings at such meeting at 202
	257	+	which a quorum is present shall require a majority vote, each, of (i) the 203
	258	+	voters of the district present and voting, and (ii) the holders of record of 204
	259	+	interests in real property within the district representing at least one-205
	260	+	half of the assessments of all holders of record of interests in real 206
	261	+	property within the district, present and voting; provided, the 207
	262	+	provisions of this sentence may be amended at an annual or special 208
	263	+	meeting of the district at which a quorum is present only upon a 209
	264	+	majority vote, each, of (I) all of the voters of the district, and (II) all of 210
	265	+	the holders of record of interests in real property within the district 211
	266	+	representing at least two-thirds of the assessments of all holders of 212
	267	+	record of interests in real property within the district. For the purpose 213
	268	+	of determining a holder of record of an interest in real property within 214
	269	+	the district as used in this subdivision, such term shall mean an owner 215
	270	+	of a fee simple interest in such real property. If fifteen voters or a 216
	271	+	majority of the holders of record of interests in real property within such 217
	272	+	district are not present at such meeting or the assessments of such 218
	273	+	holders of record constitute less than one-half of the total assessments 219
	274	+	for all interests in real property within such district, the president of the 220
	275	+	district, or in such president's absence, the vice-president, may adjourn 221
	276	+	such meeting, from time to time, until at least fifteen voters or a majority 222 Substitute Bill No. 6102
345	277
346		-	Special Act No. 21-38 11 of 19
347	278
348		-	provisions of the general statutes that apply to districts established
349		-	under section 7-325 of the general statutes, and this section and in the
350		-	manner prescribed by the district. Notwithstanding any provision of the
351		-	general statutes, the district may pay the entire cost of any
352		-	improvements, including the costs of financing such improvements,
353		-	capitalized interest and the funding of any reserve funds necessary to
354		-	secure such financing or the debt service of bonds or notes issued to
355		-	finance such costs, from taxes, fees, rents, benefit assessments or other
356		-	revenues and may assess, levy and collect said taxes, fees, rents or
357		-	benefit assessments concurrently with the issuance of bonds, notes or
358		-	other obligations to finance such improvements based on the estimated
359		-	cost of the improvements prior to the acquisition or construction of the
360		-	improvements or upon the completion or acquisition of the
361		-	improvements.
362		-	(2) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, whenever
363		-	the district constructs, improves, extends, equips, rehabilitates, repairs,
364		-	acquires or provides a grant for any improvements or finances the cost
365		-	of such improvements, such proportion of the cost or estimated cost of
366		-	the improvements and financing thereof as determined by the district,
367		-	may be assessed by the district, referred to in this section as "benefit
368		-	assessments", in the manner prescribed by such district, upon the
369		-	property benefited by such improvements and the balance of such costs
370		-	shall be paid from the general funds of the district. The district may
371		-	provide for the payment of such benefit assessments in annual
372		-	installments, not exceeding twenty, and may forgive such benefit
373		-	assessments in any single year without causing the remainder of
374		-	installments of benefit assessments to be forgiven. Benefit assessments
375		-	to buildings or structures constructed or expanded after the initial
376		-	benefit assessment may be assessed as if the new or expanded buildings
377		-	or structures had existed at the time of the original benefit assessment.
378		-	For the purposes of this section, the provision of open space, whether
379		-	within the district or in the city of West Haven, shall be deemed a benefit Substitute House Bill No. 6102
	279	+	LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06102-
	280	+	R01-HB.docx }
	281	+	8 of 17
380	282
381		-	Special Act No. 21-38 12 of 19
	283	+	of the holders of record of interests in real property within such district 223
	284	+	are present and the assessments of such holders of record constitute 224
	285	+	more than one-half of the total of assessments for all interests in real 225
	286	+	property within such district. 226
	287	+	(5) In any case in which an action for a vote by the voters of the district 227
	288	+	is to be initiated by the petition of such voters, in addition to such other 228
	289	+	requirements as the general statutes or any special act may impose, such 229
	290	+	petition shall be on a form prescribed or approved by the clerk of such 230
	291	+	district, and each page of such petition shall contain a statement, signed 231
	292	+	under penalty of false statement, by the person who circulated such 232
	293	+	page, setting forth such circulator's name and address, and stating that 233
	294	+	each person whose name appears on such page signed such page in 234
	295	+	person in the presence of such circulator, that the circulator either knows 235
	296	+	each such signer or that the signer satisfactorily identified himself to the 236
	297	+	circulator and that all the signatures on such page were obtained not 237
	298	+	earlier than six months prior to the filing of such petition. Any page of 238
	299	+	a petition that does not contain such a statement by the circulator shall 239
	300	+	be invalid. Any circulator who makes a false statement in the statement 240
	301	+	required to be contained on each page of such petition shall be subject 241
	302	+	to the penalty provided for false statement. No petition shall be valid 242
	303	+	for any action for a vote by the voters at any regular or special district 243
	304	+	meeting unless such petition was circulated by a voter eligible to vote in 244
	305	+	such district. 245
	306	+	(c) Whenever the officers of such district vote to terminate its 246
	307	+	corporate existence and whenever a petition signed by ten per cent of 247
	308	+	the total voters of such district or twenty of the voters of such district, 248
	309	+	whichever is less, applying for a special meeting to vote on the 249
	310	+	termination of the district is received by the clerk, the clerk shall call a 250
	311	+	special meeting of the voters of such district, the notice of which shall 251
	312	+	be signed by the officers thereof, by advertising such notice in the same 252
	313	+	manner as provided in section 7-325 of the general statutes. Not later 253
	314	+	than twenty-four hours before any such meeting, two hundred or more 254
	315	+	voters or ten per cent of the total number of voters, whichever is less, 255 Substitute Bill No. 6102
382	316
383		-	to all the property in the district.
384		-	(3) In order to provide for the collection and enforcement of its taxes,
385		-	fees, rents, benefit assessments and other charges, the district is hereby
386		-	granted all the powers and privileges with respect thereto as districts
387		-	organized pursuant to section 7-325 of the general statutes, and as held
388		-	by the city of West Haven or as otherwise provided in this section. Such
389		-	taxes, fees, rents or benefit assessments, if not paid when due, shall
390		-	constitute a lien upon the premises served and a charge against the
391		-	owners thereof, which lien and charge shall bear interest at the same
392		-	rate as delinquent property taxes. Each such lien may be continued,
393		-	recorded and released in the manner provided for property tax liens and
394		-	shall take precedence over all other liens or encumbrances, except that
395		-	any such lien of the district shall be subordinate to any lien for taxes,
396		-	blight, sewer user fees or any other amounts due and owing to the city
397		-	of West Haven or any political subdivision of said city and any fire
398		-	district operating within the limits of said city as a collector of such
399		-	taxes, user fees or amounts. Each such lien may be continued, recorded
400		-	and released in the manner provided for property tax liens.
401		-	(4) The budget, taxes, fees, rents, benefit assessments and any other
402		-	charges of the district of general application shall be adopted and
403		-	revised by the board at least annually no more than thirty days before
404		-	the beginning of the fiscal year in accordance with the procedures to be
405		-	established by the board at a meeting called by the board, assuring that
406		-	interested persons are afforded notice and an opportunity to be heard.
407		-	The board shall hold at least two public hearings on its schedule of fees,
408		-	rates, rents, benefit assessments and other charges or any revision
409		-	thereof before adoption, notice of which shall be delivered to the mayor
410		-	and city council of the city of West Haven and be published in at least
411		-	two newspapers of general circulation in the city of West Haven at least
412		-	ten days in advance of the hearing. Not later than the date of the
413		-	publication, the board shall make available to the public and deliver to Substitute House Bill No. 6102
414	317
415		-	Special Act No. 21-38 13 of 19
	318	+	LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06102-
	319	+	R01-HB.docx }
	320	+	9 of 17
416	321
417		-	the mayor and the city council of the city of West Haven the proposed
418		-	schedule of fees, rates, rents, benefit assessments and other charges. The
419		-	procedures regarding public hearing and appeal provided by section 7-
420		-	250 of the general statutes shall apply for all benefit assessments made
421		-	by the district except that the board shall be substituted for the water
422		-	pollution control authority. If the benefit assessments are assessed and
423		-	levied prior to the acquisition or construction of the improvements, the
424		-	amount of the benefit assessments shall be adjusted to reflect the actual
425		-	cost of the improvements, including all financing costs, once the
426		-	improvements have been completed, provided the actual cost is greater
427		-	than or less than the estimated costs. If the benefit assessments are
428		-	assessed and levied after the acquisition or construction of the
429		-	improvements, the amount of the benefit assessments shall reflect the
430		-	actual cost of the improvements, including all financing costs, and such
431		-	costs may be included in the bonds or budget of the district, as
432		-	determined by the board. Benefit assessments shall be due and payable
433		-	at such times as are fixed by the board, provided the district shall give
434		-	notice of such due date not less than thirty days prior to such due date
435		-	by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the city of West
436		-	Haven and by mailing such notice to the owners of the property
437		-	assessed at their last-known address.
438		-	(g) (1) (A) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes,
439		-	whenever the district has authorized the acquisition or construction of
440		-	the improvements or has made an appropriation therefor, the district
441		-	may authorize the issuance of up to forty million dollars of bonds, notes
442		-	or other obligations to finance the cost of the improvements, the creation
443		-	and maintenance of reserves required to sell the bonds, notes or
444		-	obligations and the cost of issuance of the bonds, notes or obligations,
445		-	except that, until such time the district enters into an interlocal
446		-	agreement with the city of West Haven to share said city's revenue from
447		-	incremental increase in real property taxes on property within the
448		-	district, in accordance with the procedures provided by section 7-339c Substitute House Bill No. 6102
	322	+	may petition the clerk of the district, in writing, that a referendum on 256
	323	+	the question of whether the district should be terminated be held in the 257
	324	+	manner provided in section 7-327 of the general statutes. If, at such 258
	325	+	meeting, a two-thirds majority of the voters present vote to terminate 259
	326	+	the corporate existence of the district, or, if a referendum is held, two-260
	327	+	thirds of the voters casting votes in such referendum vote to terminate 261
	328	+	the corporate existence of the district, the officers shall proceed to 262
	329	+	terminate the affairs of such district. The district shall pay all 263
	330	+	outstanding indebtedness and turn over the balance of the assets of such 264
	331	+	district to the city in which the district is located, if the legislative body 265
	332	+	of the city authorizes such action. No district shall be terminated under 266
	333	+	this section until all of its outstanding indebtedness is paid unless the 267
	334	+	legislative body of the city in which the district is located agrees in 268
	335	+	writing to assume such indebtedness. On completion of the duties of the 269
	336	+	officers of such district, the clerk shall cause a certificate of the vote of 270
	337	+	such meeting to be recorded in the land records of the city in which the 271
	338	+	district is located and the clerk shall notify the Secretary of the Office of 272
	339	+	Policy and Management. 273
	340	+	(d) (1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, 274
	341	+	for the purposes of voting at meetings held by such district, any tenant 275
	342	+	in common of any interest in real property shall have a vote equal to the 276
	343	+	fraction of such tenant in common's ownership of such interest. Any 277
	344	+	joint tenant of any interest in real property shall vote as if each such 278
	345	+	tenant owned an equal fractional share of such real property. A 279
	346	+	corporation shall have its vote cast by the chief executive officer of such 280
	347	+	corporation, or such officer's designee. Any entity that is not a 281
	348	+	corporation shall have its vote cast by a person authorized by such entity 282
	349	+	to cast its vote. 283
	350	+	(B) The district shall not have a vote for any interest in real property 284
	351	+	within the district owned by such district. 285
	352	+	(2) No holder of record of an interest in real property within the 286
	353	+	district shall be precluded from participating in any district meeting or 287
	354	+	referendum because of the form of entity that holds such interest, 288 Substitute Bill No. 6102
449	355
450		-	Special Act No. 21-38 14 of 19
451	356
452		-	of the general statutes, including at least one public hearing on the
453		-	proposed agreement and ratification by the city council of said city, no
454		-	bonds secured by a pledge of revenues derived from the interlocal
455		-	agreement shall be issued. The bonds, notes or other obligations may be
456		-	secured as to both principal or interest by (i) the full faith and credit of
457		-	the district, (ii) fees, revenues or benefit assessments, or (iii) a
458		-	combination of subparagraphs (A)(i) and (A)(ii) of this subdivision.
459		-	Such bonds, notes or obligations shall be authorized by resolution of the
460		-	board.
461		-	(B) Not less than sixty days prior to the issuance of any bonds, the
462		-	district shall notify the mayor of the city of West Haven, the Secretary
463		-	of the Office of Policy and Management and the State Treasurer of the
464		-	district's intent to issue such bonds and shall include with such notice
465		-	(i) an analysis of the method by which the district proposes to fund such
466		-	bonds, including, but not limited to, providing for taxes, fees, rents,
467		-	revenue sources and assessments and other charges of the district; (ii)
468		-	an explanation of the district's investment strategic plan for such bonds;
469		-	(iii) a three-year district budget and financial plan, including the major
470		-	assumptions and plan of finance for such bonds; (iv) documentation of
471		-	the district's authorization of the issuance of such bonds, including, but
472		-	not limited to, a certified copy of the resolution authorizing the issuance
473		-	of such bonds, the vote on such resolution, the minutes of the meeting
474		-	at which such vote was taken and an opinion of nationally recognized
475		-	bond counsel as to the due authorization of the issuance of such bonds;
476		-	(v) documentation that the district has complied with the provisions of
477		-	this subsection and subsections (b) and (f) of this section; (vi) the
478		-	methodology used and assumptions that will be utilized to calculate the
479		-	necessary assessment for the defeasance of such bonds; (vii) a draft
480		-	official statement with respect to the issuance of such bonds; (viii) a copy
481		-	of the interlocal agreement between the district and the city of West
482		-	Haven; (ix) a copy of the district's audited financial information and
483		-	balance sheet and of the auditor's report and full findings; and (x) such Substitute House Bill No. 6102
	357	+	LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06102-
	358	+	R01-HB.docx }
	359	+	10 of 17
484	360
485		-	Special Act No. 21-38 15 of 19
	361	+	whether such holder of record is (A) a corporation, partnership, 289
	362	+	unincorporated association, trustee, fiduciary, guardian, conservator or 290
	363	+	other form of entity, or any combination thereof, or (B) an individual 291
	364	+	who holds interests jointly or in common with another individual or 292
	365	+	individuals, or with any one or more of the entities listed in 293
	366	+	subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. 294
	367	+	(e) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, including 295
	368	+	sections 7-324 to 7-329, inclusive, of the general statutes, the district shall 296
	369	+	have the power to assess, levy and collect benefit assessments upon the 297
	370	+	land and buildings in the district that, in the judgment of such district, 298
	371	+	are benefited by the improvements. 299
	372	+	(f) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, 300
	373	+	including sections 7-324 to 7-329, inclusive, of the general statutes, the 301
	374	+	district shall have the power to fix, revise, charge, collect, abate and 302
	375	+	forgive reasonable taxes, fees, rents and benefit assessments, and other 303
	376	+	charges for the cost of the improvements, financing costs, operating 304
	377	+	expenses and other services and commodities furnished or supplied to 305
	378	+	the real property in the district in accordance with the applicable 306
	379	+	provisions of the general statutes that apply to districts established 307
	380	+	under section 7-325 of the general statutes, and this section and in the 308
	381	+	manner prescribed by the district. Notwithstanding any provision of the 309
	382	+	general statutes, the district may pay the entire cost of any 310
	383	+	improvements, including the costs of financing such improvements, 311
	384	+	capitalized interest and the funding of any reserve funds necessary to 312
	385	+	secure such financing or the debt service of bonds or notes issued to 313
	386	+	finance such costs, from taxes, fees, rents, benefit assessments or other 314
	387	+	revenues and may assess, levy and collect said taxes, fees, rents or 315
	388	+	benefit assessments concurrently with the issuance of bonds, notes or 316
	389	+	other obligations to finance such improvements based on the estimated 317
	390	+	cost of the improvements prior to the acquisition or construction of the 318
	391	+	improvements or upon the completion or acquisition of the 319
	392	+	improvements. 320
	393	+	(2) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, whenever 321 Substitute Bill No. 6102
486	394
487		-	other information and documentation as reasonably required and
488		-	requested by the mayor, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and
489		-	Management or the State Treasurer to carry out the provisions of this
490		-	section, provided (I) the mayor, the secretary or the State Treasurer
491		-	requests such other information and documentation not later than sixty
492		-	days after the district's provision of the notice described in this
493		-	subparagraph, and (II) such other information and documentation is
494		-	submitted not later than two days after such request. After the
495		-	conclusion of the sixty days set forth in this subparagraph, the district
496		-	shall issue bonds in accordance with the provisions of this section.
497		-	(C) The district is authorized to secure such bonds by the full faith
498		-	and credit of the district or by a pledge of or lien on all or part of its
499		-	revenues, fees or benefit assessments. The bonds of each issue shall be
500		-	dated, shall bear interest at the rates and shall mature at the time or
501		-	times not exceeding twenty years from their date or dates, as
502		-	determined by the board, and may be redeemable before maturity, at
503		-	the option of the board, at the price or prices and under the terms and
504		-	conditions fixed by the board before the issuance of the bonds. The
505		-	board shall determine the form of the bonds, and the manner of
506		-	execution of the bonds, and shall fix the denomination of the bonds and
507		-	the place or places of payment of principal and interest, which may be
508		-	at any bank or trust company within the state of Connecticut and other
509		-	locations as designated by the board. In case any officer of the district
510		-	whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature shall appear on any
511		-	bonds or coupons shall cease to be such an officer before the delivery of
512		-	the bonds, the signature or facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and
513		-	sufficient for all purposes the same as if such officer had remained in
514		-	office until the delivery.
515		-	(2) While any bonds or notes issued by the district remain
516		-	outstanding, the powers, duties or existence of the district shall not be
517		-	diminished or impaired in any way that will affect adversely the Substitute House Bill No. 6102
518	395
519		-	Special Act No. 21-38 16 of 19
	396	+	LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06102-
	397	+	R01-HB.docx }
	398	+	11 of 17
520	399
521		-	interests and rights of the holders of the bonds or notes. Bonds or notes
522		-	issued under this section, unless otherwise authorized by law, shall not
523		-	be considered to constitute a debt of the state of Connecticut or the city
524		-	of West Haven, or a pledge of the full faith and credit of the state of
525		-	Connecticut or the city of West Haven, but the bonds or notes shall be
526		-	payable solely by the district or as special obligations payable from
527		-	particular district revenues. Any bonds or notes issued by the district
528		-	shall contain on their face a statement to the effect that neither the state
529		-	of Connecticut nor the city of West Haven shall be obliged to pay the
530		-	principal of or the interest thereon, and that neither the full faith and
531		-	credit or taxing power of the state of Connecticut or the city of West
532		-	Haven is pledged to the payment of the bonds or notes. All bonds or
533		-	notes issued under this section shall have and are hereby declared to
534		-	have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments, as
535		-	provided in title 42a of the general statutes.
536		-	(h) (1) The board may authorize that the bonds be secured by a trust
537		-	agreement by and between the district and a corporate trustee, which
538		-	may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust
539		-	company within the state of Connecticut. The trust agreement may
540		-	pledge or assign the revenues. Either the resolution providing for the
541		-	issuance of bonds or the trust agreement may contain covenants or
542		-	provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the
543		-	bondholders as may be necessary, reasonable or appropriate and not in
544		-	violation of law.
545		-	(2) All expenses incurred in carrying out the trust agreement may be
546		-	treated as a part of the cost of the operation of the district. The pledge
547		-	by any trust agreement or resolution shall be valid and binding from
548		-	time to time when the pledge is made; the revenues or other moneys so
549		-	pledged and then held or thereafter received by the board shall
550		-	immediately be subject to the lien of the pledge without any physical
551		-	delivery thereof or further act; and the lien of the pledge shall be valid Substitute House Bill No. 6102
	400	+	the district constructs, improves, extends, equips, rehabilitates, repairs, 322
	401	+	acquires or provides a grant for any improvements or finances the cost 323
	402	+	of such improvements, such proportion of the cost or estimated cost of 324
	403	+	the improvements and financing thereof as determined by the district, 325
	404	+	may be assessed by the district, referred to in this section as "benefit 326
	405	+	assessments", in the manner prescribed by such district, upon the 327
	406	+	property benefited by such improvements and the balance of such costs 328
	407	+	shall be paid from the general funds of the district. The district may 329
	408	+	provide for the payment of such benefit assessments in annual 330
	409	+	installments, not exceeding twenty, and may forgive such benefit 331
	410	+	assessments in any single year without causing the remainder of 332
	411	+	installments of benefit assessments to be forgiven. Benefit assessments 333
	412	+	to buildings or structures constructed or expanded after the initial 334
	413	+	benefit assessment may be assessed as if the new or expanded buildings 335
	414	+	or structures had existed at the time of the original benefit assessment. 336
	415	+	For the purposes of this section, the provision of open space, whether 337
	416	+	within the district or in the city of West Haven, shall be deemed a benefit 338
	417	+	to all the property in the district. 339
	418	+	(3) In order to provide for the collection and enforcement of its taxes, 340
	419	+	fees, rents, benefit assessments and other charges, the district is hereby 341
	420	+	granted all the powers and privileges with respect thereto as districts 342
	421	+	organized pursuant to section 7-325 of the general statutes, and as held 343
	422	+	by the city of West Haven or as otherwise provided in this section. Such 344
	423	+	taxes, fees, rents or benefit assessments, if not paid when due, shall 345
	424	+	constitute a lien upon the premises served and a charge against the 346
	425	+	owners thereof, which lien and charge shall bear interest at the same 347
	426	+	rate as delinquent property taxes. Each such lien may be continued, 348
	427	+	recorded and released in the manner provided for property tax liens and 349
	428	+	shall take precedence over all other liens or encumbrances, except that 350
	429	+	any such lien of the district shall be subordinate to any lien for taxes, 351
	430	+	blight, sewer user fees or any other amounts due and owing to the city 352
	431	+	of West Haven or any political subdivision of said city as a collector of 353
	432	+	such taxes, user fees or amounts. Each such lien may be continued, 354
	433	+	recorded and released in the manner provided for property tax liens. 355 Substitute Bill No. 6102
552	434
553		-	Special Act No. 21-38 17 of 19
554	435
555		-	and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort,
556		-	contract or otherwise against the board, irrespective of whether the
557		-	parties have notice thereof. Notwithstanding any provision of the
558		-	Uniform Commercial Code, neither this subsection, the resolution or
559		-	any trust agreement by which a pledge is created need be filed or
560		-	recorded except in the records of the board, and no filing need be made
561		-	under title 42a of the general statutes.
562		-	(i) Bonds or notes issued under this section are hereby made
563		-	securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the state of
564		-	Connecticut and its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, trust
565		-	companies, banking associations, investment companies, executors,
566		-	administrators, trustees and other fiduciaries may properly and legally
567		-	invest funds, including capital in their control and belonging to them;
568		-	and such bonds shall be securities which may properly and legally be
569		-	deposited with and received by any state or municipal officer or any
570		-	agency or political subdivision of the state of Connecticut for any
571		-	purpose for which the deposit of bonds or notes of the state of
572		-	Connecticut is now or may hereafter be authorized by law.
573		-	(j) Bonds may be issued under this section without obtaining the
574		-	consent of the state of Connecticut or the city of West Haven, and
575		-	without any proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or
576		-	things other than those proceedings, conditions or things that are
577		-	specifically required thereof by this section, and the validity of and
578		-	security for any bonds issued by the district shall not be affected by the
579		-	existence or nonexistence of the consent or other proceedings,
580		-	conditions or things.
581		-	(k) The district and all its receipts, revenues, income and real and
582		-	personal property, except when such property is used for commercial
583		-	purposes, shall be exempt from taxation and benefit assessments and
584		-	the district shall not be required to pay any tax, excise or assessment to
585		-	or from the state of Connecticut or any of its political subdivisions. The Substitute House Bill No. 6102
	436	+	LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06102-
	437	+	R01-HB.docx }
	438	+	12 of 17
586	439
587		-	Special Act No. 21-38 18 of 19
	440	+	(4) The budget, taxes, fees, rents, benefit assessments and any other 356
	441	+	charges of the district of general application shall be adopted and 357
	442	+	revised by the board at least annually no more than thirty days before 358
	443	+	the beginning of the fiscal year in accordance with the procedures to be 359
	444	+	established by the board at a meeting called by the board, assuring that 360
	445	+	interested persons are afforded notice and an opportunity to be heard. 361
	446	+	The board shall hold at least two public hearings on its schedule of fees, 362
	447	+	rates, rents, benefit assessments and other charges or any revision 363
	448	+	thereof before adoption, notice of which shall be delivered to the mayor 364
	449	+	and city council of the city of West Haven and be published in at least 365
	450	+	two newspapers of general circulation in the city of West Haven at least 366
	451	+	ten days in advance of the hearing. Not later than the date of the 367
	452	+	publication, the board shall make available to the public and deliver to 368
	453	+	the mayor and the city council of the city of West Haven the proposed 369
	454	+	schedule of fees, rates, rents, benefit assessments and other charges. The 370
	455	+	procedures regarding public hearing and appeal provided by section 7-371
	456	+	250 of the general statutes shall apply for all benefit assessments made 372
	457	+	by the district except that the board shall be substituted for the water 373
	458	+	pollution control authority. If the benefit assessments are assessed and 374
	459	+	levied prior to the acquisition or construction of the improvements, the 375
	460	+	amount of the benefit assessments shall be adjusted to reflect the actual 376
	461	+	cost of the improvements, including all financing costs, once the 377
	462	+	improvements have been completed, provided the actual cost is greater 378
	463	+	than or less than the estimated costs. If the benefit assessments are 379
	464	+	assessed and levied after the acquisition or construction of the 380
	465	+	improvements, the amount of the benefit assessments shall reflect the 381
	466	+	actual cost of the improvements, including all financing costs, and such 382
	467	+	costs may be included in the bonds or budget of the district, as 383
	468	+	determined by the board. Benefit assessments shall be due and payable 384
	469	+	at such times as are fixed by the board, provided the district shall give 385
	470	+	notice of such due date not less than thirty days prior to such due date 386
	471	+	by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the city of West 387
	472	+	Haven and by mailing such notice to the owners of the property 388
	473	+	assessed at their last-known address. 389 Substitute Bill No. 6102
588	474
589		-	principal and interest on bonds or notes issued by the district shall be
590		-	free from taxation at all times, except for estate and gift, franchise and
591		-	excise taxes, imposed by the state of Connecticut or any political
592		-	subdivision thereof, provided nothing in this section shall act to limit or
593		-	restrict the ability of the state of Connecticut or the city of West Haven
594		-	to (1) tax the individuals and companies, or their real or personal
595		-	property, or any person living or business operating within the
596		-	boundaries of the district, or (2) enforce any lien, fee, ordinance or future
597		-	lien, fee or ordinance.
598		-	(l) The board shall at all times keep accounts of its receipts,
599		-	expenditures, disbursements, assets and liabilities, which shall be open
600		-	to inspection by a duly appointed officer or duly appointed agent of the
601		-	state of Connecticut or the city of West Haven. The fiscal year of the
602		-	district shall begin on July first and end on the following June thirtieth
603		-	or as otherwise established by section 7-327 of the general statutes. The
604		-	district shall be subject to an audit of its accounts in the manner
605		-	provided in the general statutes.
606		-	(m) (1) The clerk of the district shall submit project activity reports
607		-	quarterly to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and
608		-	to the chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General
609		-	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue and
610		-	bonding. Such reports shall provide information and updates on the
611		-	projects undertaken by the district, including the status of the design,
612		-	financing, construction, sales of commercial and residential property
613		-	and such other items as the secretary or chairpersons may request.
614		-	(2) The district shall take affirmative steps to provide for the full
615		-	disclosure of information relating to the public financing and
616		-	maintenance of improvements to real property undertaken by the
617		-	district. Such information shall be provided to any existing residents
618		-	and to all prospective residents of the district. The district shall furnish
619		-	each developer of a residential development within the district with Substitute House Bill No. 6102
620	475
621		-	Special Act No. 21-38 19 of 19
	476	+	LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06102-
	477	+	R01-HB.docx }
	478	+	13 of 17
622	479
623		-	sufficient copies of such information and provide each prospective
624		-	initial purchaser of property in such district with a copy, and any
625		-	developer of a residential development within the district, when
626		-	required by law to provide a public offering statement, shall include a
627		-	copy of such information relating to the public financing and
628		-	maintenance of improvements in the public offering statement.
629		-	(n) (1) This section shall be deemed to provide an additional,
630		-	alternative and complete method of accomplishing the purposes of this
631		-	section and exercising the powers authorized hereby and shall be
632		-	deemed and construed to be supplemental and additional to, and not in
633		-	derogation of, powers conferred upon the district by law and
634		-	particularly by sections 7-324 to 7-329, inclusive, of the general statutes;
635		-	provided insofar as the proceedings of this section are inconsistent with
636		-	any general statute or special act, or any resolution or ordinance of the
637		-	city of West Haven, this section shall be controlling.
638		-	(2) Except as specifically provided in this section, all other statutes,
639		-	ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations of the state of Connecticut
640		-	and the city of West Haven shall be applicable to the property, residents
641		-	and businesses located in the district. Nothing in this section shall in any
642		-	way obligate the city of West Haven to pay any costs for the acquisition,
643		-	construction, equipping or operation and administration of the
644		-	improvements located within the district or to pledge any money or
645		-	taxes to pay debt service on bonds or notes issued by the district except
646		-	as may be agreed to in any interlocal agreements executed by the city of
647		-	West Haven and the district.
648		-	(o) This section being necessary for the welfare of the city of West
649		-	Haven and its inhabitants shall be liberally construed to affect the
650		-	purposes hereof.
	480	+	(g) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, 390
	481	+	including sections 7-324 to 7-329, inclusive, of the general statutes, 391
	482	+	whenever the district has authorized the acquisition or construction of 392
	483	+	the improvements or has made an appropriation therefor, the district 393
	484	+	may authorize the issuance of up to forty million dollars of bonds, notes 394
	485	+	or other obligations to finance the cost of the improvements, the creation 395
	486	+	and maintenance of reserves required to sell the bonds, notes or 396
	487	+	obligations and the cost of issuance of the bonds, notes or obligations, 397
	488	+	except that, until such time the district enters into an interlocal 398
	489	+	agreement with the city of West Haven to share said city's revenue from 399
	490	+	incremental increase in real property taxes on property within the 400
	491	+	district, in accordance with the procedures provided by section 7-339c 401
	492	+	of the general statutes, including at least one public hearing on the 402
	493	+	proposed agreement and ratification by the city council of said city, no 403
	494	+	bonds secured by a pledge of revenues derived from the interlocal 404
	495	+	agreement shall be issued. The bonds, notes or other obligations may be 405
	496	+	secured as to both principal or interest by (A) the full faith and credit of 406
	497	+	the district, (B) fees, revenues or benefit assessments, or (C) a 407
	498	+	combination of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this subdivision. Such 408
	499	+	bonds, notes or obligations shall be authorized by resolution of the 409
	500	+	board. The district is authorized to secure such bonds by the full faith 410
	501	+	and credit of the district or by a pledge of or lien on all or part of its 411
	502	+	revenues, fees or benefit assessments. The bonds of each issue shall be 412
	503	+	dated, shall bear interest at the rates and shall mature at the time or 413
	504	+	times not exceeding twenty years from their date or dates, as 414
	505	+	determined by the board, and may be redeemable before maturity, at 415
	506	+	the option of the board, at the price or prices and under the terms and 416
	507	+	conditions fixed by the board before the issuance of the bonds. The 417
	508	+	board shall determine the form of the bonds, and the manner of 418
	509	+	execution of the bonds, and shall fix the denomination of the bonds and 419
	510	+	the place or places of payment of principal and interest, which may be 420
	511	+	at any bank or trust company within the state of Connecticut and other 421
	512	+	locations as designated by the board. In case any officer whose signature 422
	513	+	or a facsimile of whose signature shall appear on any bonds or coupons 423
	514	+	shall cease to be an officer before the delivery of the bonds, the signature 424 Substitute Bill No. 6102
	515	+
	516	+
	517	+	LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06102-
	518	+	R01-HB.docx }
	519	+	14 of 17
	520	+
	521	+	or facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes 425
	522	+	the same as if the officer had remained in office until the delivery. 426
	523	+	(2) While any bonds or notes issued by the district remain 427
	524	+	outstanding, the powers, duties or existence of the district shall not be 428
	525	+	diminished or impaired in any way that will affect adversely the 429
	526	+	interests and rights of the holders of the bonds or notes. Bonds or notes 430
	527	+	issued under this section, unless otherwise authorized by law, shall not 431
	528	+	be considered to constitute a debt of the state of Connecticut or the city 432
	529	+	of West Haven, or a pledge of the full faith and credit of the state of 433
	530	+	Connecticut or the city of West Haven, but the bonds or notes shall be 434
	531	+	payable solely by the district or as special obligations payable from 435
	532	+	particular district revenues. Any bonds or notes issued by the district 436
	533	+	shall contain on their face a statement to the effect that neither the state 437
	534	+	of Connecticut nor the city of West Haven shall be obliged to pay the 438
	535	+	principal of or the interest thereon, and that neither the full faith and 439
	536	+	credit or taxing power of the state of Connecticut or the city of West 440
	537	+	Haven is pledged to the payment of the bonds or notes. All bonds or 441
	538	+	notes issued under this section shall have and are hereby declared to 442
	539	+	have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments, as 443
	540	+	provided in title 42a of the general statutes. 444
	541	+	(h) (1) The board may authorize that the bonds be secured by a trust 445
	542	+	agreement by and between the district and a corporate trustee, which 446
	543	+	may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust 447
	544	+	company within the state of Connecticut. The trust agreement may 448
	545	+	pledge or assign the revenues. Either the resolution providing for the 449
	546	+	issuance of bonds or the trust agreement may contain covenants or 450
	547	+	provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the 451
	548	+	bondholders as may be necessary, reasonable or appropriate and not in 452
	549	+	violation of law. 453
	550	+	(2) All expenses incurred in carrying out the trust agreement may be 454
	551	+	treated as a part of the cost of the operation of the district. The pledge 455
	552	+	by any trust agreement or resolution shall be valid and binding from 456
	553	+	time to time when the pledge is made; the revenues or other moneys so 457 Substitute Bill No. 6102
	554	+
	555	+
	556	+	LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06102-
	557	+	R01-HB.docx }
	558	+	15 of 17
	559	+
	560	+	pledged and then held or thereafter received by the board shall 458
	561	+	immediately be subject to the lien of the pledge without any physical 459
	562	+	delivery thereof or further act; and the lien of the pledge shall be valid 460
	563	+	and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, 461
	564	+	contract or otherwise against the board, irrespective of whether the 462
	565	+	parties have notice thereof. Notwithstanding any provision of the 463
	566	+	Uniform Commercial Code, neither this subsection, the resolution or 464
	567	+	any trust agreement by which a pledge is created need be filed or 465
	568	+	recorded except in the records of the board, and no filing need be made 466
	569	+	under title 42a of the general statutes. 467
	570	+	(i) Bonds or notes issued under this section are hereby made 468
	571	+	securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the state of 469
	572	+	Connecticut and its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, trust 470
	573	+	companies, banking associations, investment companies, executors, 471
	574	+	administrators, trustees and other fiduciaries may properly and legally 472
	575	+	invest funds, including capital in their control and belonging to them; 473
	576	+	and such bonds shall be securities which may properly and legally be 474
	577	+	deposited with and received by any state or municipal officer or any 475
	578	+	agency or political subdivision of the state of Connecticut for any 476
	579	+	purpose for which the deposit of bonds or notes of the state of 477
	580	+	Connecticut is now or may hereafter be authorized by law. 478
	581	+	(j) Bonds may be issued under this section without obtaining the 479
	582	+	consent of the state of Connecticut or the city of West Haven, and 480
	583	+	without any proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or 481
	584	+	things other than those proceedings, conditions or things that are 482
	585	+	specifically required thereof by this section, and the validity of and 483
	586	+	security for any bonds issued by the district shall not be affected by the 484
	587	+	existence or nonexistence of the consent or other proceedings, 485
	588	+	conditions or things. 486
	589	+	(k) The district and all its receipts, revenues, income and real and 487
	590	+	personal property, except when such property is used for commercial 488
	591	+	purposes, shall be exempt from taxation and benefit assessments and 489
	592	+	the district shall not be required to pay any tax, excise or assessment to 490 Substitute Bill No. 6102
	593	+
	594	+
	595	+	LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06102-
	596	+	R01-HB.docx }
	597	+	16 of 17
	598	+
	599	+	or from the state of Connecticut or any of its political subdivisions. The 491
	600	+	principal and interest on bonds or notes issued by the district shall be 492
	601	+	free from taxation at all times, except for estate and gift, franchise and 493
	602	+	excise taxes, imposed by the state of Connecticut or any political 494
	603	+	subdivision thereof, provided nothing in this section shall act to limit or 495
	604	+	restrict the ability of the state of Connecticut or the city of West Haven 496
	605	+	to (1) tax the individuals and companies, or their real or personal 497
	606	+	property, or any person living or business operating within the 498
	607	+	boundaries of the district, or (2) enforce any lien, fee, ordinance or future 499
	608	+	lien, fee or ordinance. 500
	609	+	(l) The board shall at all times keep accounts of its receipts, 501
	610	+	expenditures, disbursements, assets and liabilities, which shall be open 502
	611	+	to inspection by a duly appointed officer or duly appointed agent of the 503
	612	+	state of Connecticut or the city of West Haven. The fiscal year of the 504
	613	+	district shall begin on July first and end on the following June thirtieth 505
	614	+	or as otherwise established by section 7-327 of the general statutes. The 506
	615	+	district shall be subject to an audit of its accounts in the manner 507
	616	+	provided in the general statutes. 508
	617	+	(m) (1) The clerk of the district shall submit project activity reports 509
	618	+	quarterly to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and 510
	619	+	to the chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General 511
	620	+	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue and 512
	621	+	bonding. Such reports shall provide information and updates on the 513
	622	+	projects undertaken by the district, including the status of the design, 514
	623	+	financing, construction, sales of commercial and residential property 515
	624	+	and such other items as the secretary or chairpersons may request. 516
	625	+	(2) The district shall take affirmative steps to provide for the full 517
	626	+	disclosure of information relating to the public financing and 518
	627	+	maintenance of improvements to real property undertaken by the 519
	628	+	district. Such information shall be provided to any existing residents 520
	629	+	and to all prospective residents of the district. The district shall furnish 521
	630	+	each developer of a residential development within the district with 522
	631	+	sufficient copies of such information and provide each prospective 523 Substitute Bill No. 6102
	632	+
	633	+
	634	+	LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06102-
	635	+	R01-HB.docx }
	636	+	17 of 18
	637	+
	638	+	initial purchaser of property in such district with a copy, and any 524
	639	+	developer of a residential development within the district, when 525
	640	+	required by law to provide a public offering statement, shall include a 526
	641	+	copy of such information relating to the public financing and 527
	642	+	maintenance of improvements in the public offering statement. 528
	643	+	(n) (1) This section shall be deemed to provide an additional, 529
	644	+	alternative and complete method of accomplishing the purposes of this 530
	645	+	section and exercising the powers authorized hereby and shall be 531
	646	+	deemed and construed to be supplemental and additional to, and not in 532
	647	+	derogation of, powers conferred upon the district by law and 533
	648	+	particularly by sections 7-324 to 7-329, inclusive, of the general statutes; 534
	649	+	provided insofar as the proceedings of this section are inconsistent with 535
	650	+	any general statute or special act, or any resolution or ordinance of the 536
	651	+	city of West Haven, this section shall be controlling. 537
	652	+	(2) Except as specifically provided in this section, all other statutes, 538
	653	+	ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations of the state of Connecticut 539
	654	+	and the city of West Haven shall be applicable to the property, residents 540
	655	+	and businesses located in the district. Nothing in this section shall in any 541
	656	+	way obligate the city of West Haven to pay any costs for the acquisition, 542
	657	+	construction, equipping or operation and administration of the 543
	658	+	improvements located within the district or to pledge any money or 544
	659	+	taxes to pay debt service on bonds or notes issued by the district except 545
	660	+	as may be agreed to in any interlocal agreements executed by the city of 546
	661	+	West Haven and the district. 547
	662	+	(o) This section being necessary for the welfare of the city of West 548
	663	+	Haven and its inhabitants shall be liberally construed to affect the 549
	664	+	purposes hereof. 550
	665	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	666	+	sections:
	667	+
	668	+	Section 1 from passage New section
	669	+	Substitute Bill No. 6102
	670	+
	671	+
	672	+	LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06102-
	673	+	R01-HB.docx }
	674	+	18 of 18
	675	+
	676	+	PD Joint Favorable Subst.
651	677