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4		-	House Bill No. 6547
	7	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6547
	8	+	January Session, 2021
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6		-	Special Act No. 21-13
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	12	+	Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND
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	16	+	Introduced by:
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9	21		AN ACT CONCERNING A WORKING GROUP REGARDING THE
10	22		PROTECTION AND PRESE RVATION OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES.
11	23		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
12	24		Assembly convened:
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14		-	Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) (1) The Commissioner of
15		-	Economic and Community Development, or the commissioner's
16		-	designee, shall convene and chair a working group to develop a plan for
17		-	supporting and facilitating efforts by municipalities, historical societies
18		-	and other nonprofit entities whose purposes include historic
19		-	preservation to preserve buildings, structures, objects, sites and
20		-	landmarks listed on the National Register of Historic Places or
21		-	designated by a municipality as historically significant.
22		-	(2) The plan described in subdivision (1) of this subsection shall
23		-	provide for a method of administering any revolving fund that may be
24		-	established as a resource in supporting efforts by municipalities,
25		-	historical societies and other nonprofit entities whose purposes include
26		-	historic preservation to facilitate the acquisition of preservation
27		-	easements and other means to preserve the buildings, structures,
28		-	objects, sites and landmarks described in said subdivision, including
29		-	purchasing, or acquiring options to purchase, such buildings,
30		-	structures, objects, sites or landmarks with the intent to resell such
31		-	buildings, structures, objects, sites or landmarks to qualified buyers that House Bill No. 6547
	26	+	Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) (1) The Commissioner of 1
	27	+	Economic and Community Development, or the commissioner's 2
	28	+	designee, shall convene and chair a working group to develop a plan for 3
	29	+	supporting and facilitating efforts by municipalities, historical societies 4
	30	+	and other nonprofit entities whose purposes include historic 5
	31	+	preservation to preserve buildings, structures, objects, sites and 6
	32	+	landmarks listed on the National Register of Historic Places or 7
	33	+	designated by a municipality as historically significant. 8
	34	+	(2) The plan described in subdivision (1) of this subsection shall 9
	35	+	provide for a method of administering any revolving fund that may be 10
	36	+	established as a resource in supporting efforts by municipalities, 11
	37	+	historical societies and other nonprofit entities whose purposes include 12
	38	+	historic preservation to facilitate the acquisition of preservation 13
	39	+	easements and other means to preserve the buildings, structures, 14 Raised Bill No. 6547
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35		-	will preserve, restore and adaptively reuse such buildings, structures,
36		-	objects, sites or landmarks.
37		-	(b) The working group shall consist of the following members:
38		-	(1) Four representatives of local historical societies appointed by the
39		-	speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be from
40		-	Litchfield County, one of whom shall be from Hartford County, one of
41		-	whom shall be from Tolland County and one of whom shall be from
42		-	Windham County;
43		-	(2) Four representatives of local historical societies appointed by the
44		-	president pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be from Fairfield
45		-	County, one of whom shall be from New Haven County, one of whom
46		-	shall be from Middlesex County and one of whom shall be from New
47		-	London County;
48		-	(3) One representative of the Connecticut Economic Resource Center
49		-	appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives;
50		-	(4) One representative of the State Historic Preservation Office
51		-	appointed by the majority leader of the Senate;
52		-	(5) One representative of Preservation Connecticut appointed by the
53		-	minority leader of the House of Representatives;
54		-	(6) One representative of the Connecticut League of History
55		-	Organizations appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; and
56		-	(7) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development,
57		-	or the commissioner's designee.
58		-	(c) All initial appointments to the working group shall be made not
59		-	later than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy
60		-	shall be filled by the appointing authority. House Bill No. 6547
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	46	+	objects, sites and landmarks described in said subdivision, including 15
	47	+	purchasing, or acquiring options to purchase, such buildings, 16
	48	+	structures, objects, sites or landmarks with the intent to resell such 17
	49	+	buildings, structures, objects, sites or landmarks to qualified buyers that 18
	50	+	will preserve, restore and adaptively reuse such buildings, structures, 19
	51	+	objects, sites or landmarks. 20
	52	+	(b) The working group shall consist of the following members: 21
	53	+	(1) Four representatives of local historical societies appointed by the 22
	54	+	speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be from 23
	55	+	Litchfield County, one of whom shall be from Hartford County, one of 24
	56	+	whom shall be from Tolland County and one of whom shall be from 25
	57	+	Windham County; 26
	58	+	(2) Four representatives of local historical societies appointed by the 27
	59	+	president pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be from Fairfield 28
	60	+	County, one of whom shall be from New Haven County, one of whom 29
	61	+	shall be from Middlesex County and one of whom shall be from New 30
	62	+	London County; 31
	63	+	(3) One representative of the Connecticut Economic Resource Center 32
	64	+	appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives; 33
	65	+	(4) One representative of the State Historic Preservation Office 34
	66	+	appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 35
	67	+	(5) One representative of Preservation Connecticut appointed by the 36
	68	+	minority leader of the House of Representatives; 37
	69	+	(6) One representative of the Connecticut League of History 38
	70	+	Organizations appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; and 39
	71	+	(7) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, 40
	72	+	or the commissioner's designee. 41
	73	+	(c) All initial appointments to the working group shall be made not 42 Raised Bill No. 6547
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64		-	(d) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development
65		-	shall schedule the first meeting of the working group, which shall be
66		-	held not later than September 1, 2021.
67		-	(e) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the
68		-	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce
69		-	shall serve as administrative staff of the working group.
70		-	(f) Not later than February 1, 2022, the working group shall submit a
71		-	report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing
72		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
73		-	relating to commerce, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a
74		-	of the general statutes. The working group shall terminate on the date
75		-	that it submits such report or February 1, 2022, whichever is later.
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	80	+	later than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy 43
	81	+	shall be filled by the appointing authority. 44
	82	+	(d) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development 45
	83	+	shall schedule the first meeting of the working group, which shall be 46
	84	+	held not later than September 1, 2021. 47
	85	+	(e) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 48
	86	+	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce 49
	87	+	shall serve as administrative staff of the working group. 50
	88	+	(f) Not later than February 1, 2022, the working group shall submit a 51
	89	+	report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 52
	90	+	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 53
	91	+	relating to commerce, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 54
	92	+	of the general statutes. The working group shall terminate on the date 55
	93	+	that it submits such report or February 1, 2022, whichever is later. 56
	94	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	95	+	sections:
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	97	+	Section 1 from passage New section
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	99	+	PD Joint Favorable
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