House Bill No. 6690
Public Act No. 21-111
AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND ADJUSTING BONDS OF THE STATE
FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER
PURPOSES, ESTABLISHING THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
FUND 2030 BOARD, AUTHORIZING STATE GRANT
COMMITMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS AND
MAKING REVISIONS TO THE SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECT
STATUTES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2021) The State Bond Commission shall
have power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and
sections 2 to 7, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the
issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal
amounts in the aggregate not exceeding $334,558,500.
Sec. 2. (Effective July 1, 2021) The proceeds of the sale of bonds
described in sections 1 to 7, inclusive, of this act, to the extent hereinafter
stated, shall be used for the purpose of acquiring, by purchase or
condemnation, undertaking, constructing, reconstructing, improving or
equipping, or purchasing land or buildings or improving sites for the
projects hereinafter described, including payment of architectural,
engineering, demolition or related costs in connection therewith, or of
payment of the cost of long-range capital programming and space
utilization studies as hereinafter stated: House Bill No. 6690
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(a) For the Office of Legislative Management:
(1) Replacement of the legislative drafting and information system,
not exceeding $2,000,000;
(2) Alterations, renovations, improvements and technology upgrades
at the State Capitol Complex, not exceeding $4,780,000.
(b) For the Office of Policy and Management: For an information
technology capital investment program, not exceeding $65,000,000.
(c) For the Department of Administrative Services:
(1) Removal or encapsulation of asbestos and hazardous materials in
state-owned buildings, not exceeding $10,000,000;
(2) Alterations, renovations and improvements to the Connecticut
Building at the Eastern States Exposition in Springfield, Massachusetts,
not exceeding $1,000,000.
(d) For the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection:
(1) Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and
grounds, including utilities, mechanical systems, and energy
conservation projects, not exceeding $10,700,000;
(2) Upgrade and replacement of the Connecticut Land Mobile Radio
Network, not exceeding $39,000,000;
(3) Alterations, renovations, improvements, and repairs to
Connecticut Police Officer Standards Training Council buildings and
grounds, not exceeding $1,000,000.
(e) For the Department of Motor Vehicles: Development of a master
plan for department facilities, not exceeding $500,000.
(f) For the Military Department: House Bill No. 6690
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(1) State matching funds for anticipated federal reimbursable
projects, not exceeding $1,810,000;
(2) Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and
grounds, including utilities, mechanical systems, and energy
conservation, not exceeding $200,000.
(g) For the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection: For
the purpose of funding projects in state buildings and assets that result
in decreased environmental impacts, including projects that improve
energy efficiency pursuant to section 16a-38l of the general statutes; that
reduce greenhouse gas emissions from building heating and cooling,
including installation of renewable thermal heating systems; that
expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support charging
state-owned or leased electric vehicles; that reduce water use; that
reduce waste generation and disposal; or for any renewable energy, or
combined heat and power project in state buildings, not exceeding
$20,000,000.
(h) For the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station:
Construction and equipment for additions and renovation to the Valley
Laboratory in Windsor, not exceeding $6,300,000.
(i) For the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner: Design of alteration,
renovation, and additions to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
in Farmington, not exceeding $2,500,000.
(j) For the Department of Developmental Services: Fire, safety and
environmental improvements to regional facilities and intermediate
care facilities for client and staff needs, including improvements in
compliance with current codes, site improvements, handicapped access
improvements, utilities, repair or replacement of roofs, air conditioning
and other interior and exterior building renovations and additions at all
state-owned facilities, not exceeding $2,000,000. House Bill No. 6690
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(k) For the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services:
(1) Fire, safety and environmental improvements to regional facilities
for client and staff needs, including improvements in compliance with
current codes, including intermediate care facilities and site
improvements, handicapped access improvements, utilities, repair or
replacement of roofs, air conditioning and other interior and exterior
building renovations and additions at all state-owned facilities, not
exceeding $9,600,000;
(2) Design and installation of sprinkler systems, including related fire
safety improvements, in direct patient care buildings, not exceeding
$904,500;
(3) Planning and design for replacement of Whiting Forensic Hospital
at Connecticut Valley Hospital in Middletown, not exceeding
$3,000,000.
(l) For the Department of Education: For the Technical Education and
Career System, alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings
and grounds, including new and replacement equipment, tools and
supplies necessary to update curricula, vehicles, and technology, not
exceeding $15,100,000.
(m) For the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities:
(1) New and replacement instruction, research or laboratory
equipment, not exceeding $22,000,000;
(2) System telecommunications infrastructure upgrades,
improvements and expansions, not exceeding $15,000,000;
(3) Advanced manufacturing and emerging technology programs,
not exceeding $3,000,000;
(4) All community colleges: Deferred maintenance, code compliance House Bill No. 6690
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and infrastructure improvements, not exceeding $19,000,000;
(5) All universities: Deferred maintenance, code compliance and
infrastructure improvements, not exceeding $20,000,000;
(6) All State Colleges and Universities: Security Improvements, not
exceeding $2,500,000;
(7) Alterations, renovations, and improvements to 185 Main Street in
New Britain for the One College Office, not exceeding $2,900,000;
(8) For the purposes described in section 10a-80f of the general
statutes relating to the pilot program for the expansion of advanced
manufacturing certificate programs to public high schools in the state,
not exceeding $2,500,000;
(9) For health and mental health capital and information technology
resources, not exceeding $1,000,000.
(n) For the Department of Correction: Alterations, renovations, and
improvements to existing state-owned buildings for inmate housing,
programming and staff training space and additional inmate capacity,
and for support facilities and off-site improvements, not exceeding
$30,000,000.
(o) For the Judicial Department:
(1) Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and
grounds at state-owned and maintained facilities, not exceeding
$5,000,000;
(2) Implementation of the Technology Strategic Plan Project, not
exceeding $2,000,000;
(3) Alterations and improvements in compliance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act, not exceeding $2,000,000; House Bill No. 6690
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(4) Security improvements at various state-owned and maintained
facilities, not exceeding $2,000,000;
(p) For the State Library: Development of a new shared library
preservation facility, not exceeding $10,264,000.
Sec. 3. (Effective July 1, 2021) All provisions of section 3-20 of the
general statutes or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 1 to 7,
inclusive, of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds
authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to sections 1 to 7,
inclusive, of this act, and temporary notes issued in anticipation of the
money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may
be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time
renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding
twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or
pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission
authorizing such bonds.
Sec. 4. (Effective July 1, 2021) None of the bonds described in sections
1 to 7, inclusive, of this act, shall be authorized except upon a finding by
the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for
such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of
Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer,
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said
commission, in its discretion, may require.
Sec. 5. (Effective July 1, 2021) For the purposes of sections 1 to 7,
inclusive, of this act, "state moneys" means the proceeds of the sale of
bonds authorized pursuant to said sections 1 to 7, inclusive, or of
temporary notes issued in anticipation of the moneys to be derived from
the sale of such bonds. Each request filed as provided in section 4 of this
act for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which the
proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, in House Bill No. 6690
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addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said section
4, shall include the recommendation of the person signing such request
as to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then available
or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with any such
project should be added to the state moneys available or becoming
available hereunder for such project. If the request includes a
recommendation that some amount of such federal, private or other
moneys should be added to such state moneys, then, if and to the extent
directed by the State Bond Commission at the time of authorization of
such bonds, such amount of such federal, private or other moneys then
available, or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with
such project, may be added to any state moneys available or becoming
available hereunder for such project and shall be used for such project.
Any other federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter
to be made available for costs in connection with such project shall,
upon receipt, be used by the State Treasurer, in conformity with
applicable federal and state law, to meet the principal of outstanding
bonds issued pursuant to sections 1 to 7, inclusive, of this act, or to meet
the principal of temporary notes issued in anticipation of the money to
be derived from the sale of bonds theretofore authorized pursuant to
said sections 1 to 7, inclusive, for the purpose of financing such costs,
either by purchase or redemption and cancellation of such bonds or
notes or by payment thereof at maturity. Whenever any of the federal,
private or other moneys so received with respect to such project are used
to meet the principal of such temporary notes or whenever principal of
any such temporary notes is retired by application of revenue receipts
of the state, the amount of bonds theretofore authorized in anticipation
of which such temporary notes were issued, and the aggregate amount
of bonds which may be authorized pursuant to section 1 of this act, shall
each be reduced by the amount of the principal so met or retired.
Pending use of the federal, private or other moneys so received to meet
principal as hereinabove directed, the amount thereof may be invested
by the State Treasurer in bonds or obligations of, or guaranteed by, the House Bill No. 6690
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state or the United States or agencies or instrumentalities of the United
States, shall be deemed to be part of the debt retirement funds of the
state, and net earnings on such investments shall be used in the same
manner as the moneys so invested.
Sec. 6. (Effective July 1, 2021) Any balance of proceeds of the sale of
said bonds authorized for any project described in section 2 of this act
in excess of the cost of such project may be used to complete any other
project described in said section 2, if the State Bond Commission shall
so determine and direct. Any balance of proceeds of the sale of said
bonds in excess of the costs of all the projects described in said section 2
shall be deposited to the credit of the General Fund.
Sec. 7. (Effective July 1, 2021) The bonds issued pursuant to this section
and sections 1 to 6, inclusive, of this act, shall be general obligations of
the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are
pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds
as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of
the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts
necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby
made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as
the same become due.
Sec. 8. (Effective July 1, 2021) The State Bond Commission shall have
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 9
and 10 of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds
of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in the
aggregate, not exceeding $100,000,000.
Sec. 9. (Effective July 1, 2021) The proceeds of the sale of bonds
described in sections 8 to 11, inclusive, of this act shall be used by the
Department of Housing for the purposes hereinafter stated: Housing
development and rehabilitation, including moderate cost housing,
moderate rental, congregate and elderly housing, urban homesteading, House Bill No. 6690
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community housing development corporations, housing purchase and
rehabilitation, housing for the homeless, housing for low-income
persons, limited equity cooperatives and mutual housing projects,
abatement of hazardous material including asbestos and lead-based
paint in residential structures, emergency repair assistance for senior
citizens, housing land bank and land trust, housing and community
development, predevelopment grants and loans, reimbursement for
state and federal surplus property, private rental investment mortgage
and equity program, housing infrastructure, demolition, renovation or
redevelopment of vacant buildings or related infrastructure, septic
system repair loan program, acquisition and related rehabilitation
including loan guarantees for private developers of rental housing for
the elderly, projects under the program established in section 8-37pp of
the general statutes, and participation in federal programs, including
administrative expenses associated with those programs eligible under
the general statutes, not exceeding $100,000,000, provided not more
than $30,000,000 shall be used for revitalization of state moderate rental
housing units on the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority's State
Housing Portfolio.
Sec. 10. (Effective July 1, 2021) None of the bonds described in sections
8 to 11, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request
for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of
Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer,
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said
commission, in its discretion, may require.
Sec. 11. (Effective July 1, 2021) All provisions of section 3-20 of the
general statutes, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section and
sections 8 to 10, inclusive, of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply
to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this House Bill No. 6690
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section and sections 8 to 10, inclusive, of this act and temporary notes in
anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds
so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and
from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or
times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be
provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State
Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. Such bonds issued pursuant
to section 8 of this act shall be general obligations of the state and the
full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the
payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same
become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with
the holders of such bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for
punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and
the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same
become due.
Sec. 12. (Effective July 1, 2021) The State Bond Commission shall have
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 13
to 19, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance
of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in
the aggregate, not exceeding $304,150,000.
Sec. 13. (Effective July 1, 2021) The proceeds of the sale of the bonds
described in sections 12 to 19, inclusive, of this act shall be used for the
purpose of providing grants-in-aid and other financing for the projects,
programs and purposes hereinafter stated:
(a) For the Office of Policy and Management:
(1) Grants-in-aid to distressed municipalities eligible under section
32-9s of the general statutes for capital purposes, not exceeding
$7,000,000;
(2) Grants-in-aid to (A) municipalities for the costs associated with House Bill No. 6690
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the purchase of body-worn recording equipment, digital data storage
devices and dashboard cameras in accordance with the provisions of
section 7-277c of the general statutes, and (B) institutions of higher
education for the costs associated with the purchase of body-worn
recording equipment, digital data storage devices and dashboard
cameras in accordance with the provisions of section 7-277c of the
general statutes, not exceeding $2,500,000, provided not more than
$500,000 shall be used to conduct a study of centralized data storage for
recordings from body-worn recording equipment and dashboard
cameras;
(3) For the provision of community engagement training to law
enforcement units in (A) towns with a population of over one hundred
thousand, and (B) towns adjacent to towns with a population of over
one hundred thousand, not exceeding $500,000;
(4) Grants-in-aid to private, nonprofit health and human service
organizations that are exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, and that receive funds from the state to provide
direct health or human services to state agency clients, for alterations,
renovations, improvements, additions and new construction, including
health, safety, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and
energy conservation improvements, information technology systems,
technology for independence, purchase of vehicles and acquisition of
property, not exceeding $10,000,000;
(5) Grant-in-aid for a Sandy Hook memorial, not exceeding
$2,600,000;
(6) Grants-in-aid for regional and local improvements and
development, including, but not limited to, Bristol Health emergency
backup power generation replacement and upgrade, Crestbrook Park
facility upgrades, Thomaston Opera House, Squantz Engine Company
elevator, Tolland Fire Department capital improvements, Plymouth House Bill No. 6690
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Police Department, new facility for Operation Hope of Fairfield, Shelton
Constitution Boulevard extension and Commerce Park, track at
Portland High School and Portland Middle School, Trumbull Veterans
& First Responder Center, Stanley T. Williams Senior Center roof repair,
YMCA of Wallingford, East Haven pool renovation, Fox Hill Memorial
Tower rehabilitation, connection and expansion of sewer line Bozrah,
Fairfield landfill cleanup, Shakespeare Theater construction, Sterling
House Community Center renovations, regional public safety complex
in Enfield, Bristol Hospital backup generator, Woodridge Lake sewer
treatment plant renovations, Groton sidewalks, Griswold Senior Center,
not exceeding $35,000,000.
(b) For the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection:
(1) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for open space land acquisition
and development for conservation or recreational purposes, not
exceeding $10,000,000;
(2) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for improvements to incinerators
and landfills, including, but not limited to, bulky waste landfills, not
exceeding $2,900,000;
(3) Microgrid and resilience grant and loan pilot program, not
exceeding $5,000,000;
(4) Grants-in-aid for identification, investigation, containment,
removal, or mitigation of contaminated industrial sites in urban areas,
not exceeding $10,500,000;
(5) Grants-in-aid for containment, removal, or mitigation of identified
hazardous waste disposal sites, not exceeding $5,000,000;
(6) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for the purpose of providing
potable water and for assessment and remedial action to address
pollution from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl containing House Bill No. 6690
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substances, not exceeding $1,150,000;
(c) For the Department of Economic and Community Development:
(1) For the Brownfield Remediation and Revitalization program, not
exceeding $25,000,000;
(2) For the Small Business Express program established by section 32-
7g of the general statutes, not exceeding $25,000,000;
(3) For the Connecticut Manufacturing Innovation Fund established
by section 32-7o of the general statutes, not exceeding $10,000,000;
(4) For the CareerConneCT workforce training programs, not
exceeding $20,000,000.
(d) For the Connecticut Port Authority: Grants -in-aid for
improvements to deep water ports, including dredging, not exceeding
$50,000,000, provided not less than $20,000,000 shall be used for deep
water ports outside of New London.
(e) For the Department of Transportation: Grants-in-aid to
municipalities for use in the manner set forth in, and in accordance with
the provisions of, sections 13a-175a to 13a-175k, inclusive, of the general
statutes, not exceeding $30,000,000.
(f) For the Department of Education: Grants-in-aid to assist targeted
local and regional school districts for alterations, repairs, improvements,
technology, and equipment in low-performing schools, not exceeding
$5,000,000.
(g) For the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan
Authority: For the Alliance District Teacher Loan Subsidy Program, not
exceeding $7,000,000.
(h) For the Department of Public Health: For the Health Disparities House Bill No. 6690
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and Prevention Grant Program, not exceeding $40,000,000, provided (1)
not more than $25,000,000 shall be used for federally qualified health
centers, and not more than $300,000 of such amount may be used to
conduct a health disparities study, and (2) not more than $15,000,000
shall be used for mental health and substance abuse treatment
providers.
Sec. 14. (Effective July 1, 2021) All provisions of section 3-20 of the
general statutes or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 12 to 19,
inclusive, of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds
authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to sections 12 to 19,
inclusive, of this act, and temporary notes issued in anticipation of the
money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may
be issued in accordance with said sections 12 to 19, inclusive, and from
time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not
exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided
in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond
Commission authorizing such bonds.
Sec. 15. (Effective July 1, 2021) None of the bonds described in sections
12 to 19, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request
for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of
Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer,
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said
commission, in its discretion, may require.
Sec. 16. (Effective July 1, 2021) For the purposes of sections 12 to 19,
inclusive, of this act, "state moneys" means the proceeds of the sale of
bonds authorized pursuant to said sections 12 to 19, inclusive, or of
temporary notes issued in anticipation of the moneys to be derived from
the sale of such bonds. Each request filed as provided in section 15 of
this act for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which House Bill No. 6690
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the proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and,
in addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said
section 15, include the recommendation of the person signing such
request as to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then
available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with
any such project should be added to the state moneys available or
becoming available under said sections 12 to 19, inclusive, for such
project. If the request includes a recommendation that some amount of
such federal, private or other moneys should be added to such state
moneys, then, if and to the extent directed by the State Bond
Commission at the time of authorization of such bonds, such amount of
such federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be
made available for costs in connection with such project may be added
to any state moneys available or becoming available hereunder for such
project and be used for such project. Any other federal, private or other
moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs in
connection with such project upon receipt shall, in conformity with
applicable federal and state law, be used by the State Treasurer to meet
the principal of outstanding bonds issued pursuant to said sections 12
to 19, inclusive, or to meet the principal of temporary notes issued in
anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of bonds
theretofore authorized pursuant to said sections 12 to 19, inclusive, for
the purpose of financing such costs, either by purchase or redemption
and cancellation of such bonds or notes or by payment thereof at
maturity. Whenever any of the federal, private or other moneys so
received with respect to such project are used to meet the principal of
such temporary notes or whenever the principal of any such temporary
notes is retired by application of revenue receipts of the state, the
amount of bonds theretofore authorized in anticipation of which such
temporary notes were issued, and the aggregate amount of bonds which
may be authorized pursuant to section 12 of this act shall each be
reduced by the amount of the principal so met or retired. Pending use
of the federal, private or other moneys so received to meet the principal House Bill No. 6690
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as directed in this section, the amount thereof may be invested by the
State Treasurer in bonds or obligations of, or guaranteed by, the state or
the United States or agencies or instrumentalities of the United States,
shall be deemed to be part of the debt retirement funds of the state, and
net earnings on such investments shall be used in the same manner as
the moneys so invested.
Sec. 17. (Effective July 1, 2021) The bonds issued pursuant to sections
12 to 19, inclusive, of this act shall be general obligations of the state and
the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the
payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same
become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with
the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for
punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and
the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same
become due.
Sec. 18. (Effective July 1, 2021) In accordance with section 13 of this act,
the state, through the state agencies specified in said section 13, may
provide grants-in-aid and other financings to or for the agencies for the
purposes and projects as described in said section 13. All financing shall
be made in accordance with the terms of a contract at such time or times
as shall be determined within authorization of funds by the State Bond
Commission.
Sec. 19. (Effective July 1, 2021) In the case of any grant-in-aid made
pursuant to subsection (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h) of section 13 of this
act that is made to any entity which is not a political subdivision of the
state, the contract entered into pursuant to section 13 of this act shall
provide that if the premises for which such grant-in-aid was made
ceases, within ten years of the date of such grant, to be used as a facility
for which such grant was made, an amount equal to the amount of such
grant, minus ten per cent per year for each full year which has elapsed
since the date of such grant, shall be repaid to the state and that a lien House Bill No. 6690
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shall be placed on such land in favor of the state to ensure that such
amount shall be repaid in the event of such change in use, provided if
the premises for which such grant-in-aid was made are owned by the
state, a municipality or a housing authority, no lien need be placed.
Sec. 20. (Effective July 1, 2022) The State Bond Commission shall have
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 21
to 26, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance
of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in
the aggregate not exceeding $216,565,000.
Sec. 21. (Effective July 1, 2022) The proceeds of the sale of bonds
described in sections 20 to 26, inclusive, of this act, to the extent
hereinafter stated, shall be used for the purpose of acquiring, by
purchase or condemnation, undertaking, constructing, reconstructing,
improving or equipping, or purchasing land or buildings or improving
sites for the projects hereinafter described, including payment of
architectural, engineering, demolition or related costs in connection
therewith, or of payment of the cost of long-range capital programming
and space utilization studies as hereinafter stated:
(a) For the Office of Policy and Management: For an information
technology capital investment program, not exceeding $15,000,000.
(b) For the Department of Administrative Services:
(1) Infrastructure repairs and improvements, including fire, safety
and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act
improvements, improvements to state-owned buildings and grounds,
including energy conservation and off-site improvements, and
preservation of unoccupied buildings and grounds, including office
development, acquisition, renovations for additional parking and
security improvements at state-occupied buildings, not exceeding
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(2) Removal or encapsulation of asbestos and hazardous materials in
state-owned buildings, not exceeding $10,000,000;
(3) Capital construction, improvements, repairs, renovations and
land acquisition at Fire Training Schools, not exceeding $5,000,000.
(c) For the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection:
Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and grounds,
including utilities, not exceeding $28,200,000.
(d) For the Military Department:
(1) State matching funds for anticipated federal reimbursable
projects, not exceeding $3,250,000;
(2) Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and
grounds, including utilities, mechanical systems, and energy
conservation, not exceeding $200,000.
(e) For the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection:
(1) Alterations, renovations and new construction at state parks and
other recreation facilities, including Americans with Disabilities Act
improvements, not exceeding $15,000,000;
(2) For the purpose of funding projects in state buildings and assets
that result in decreased environmental impacts, including projects: That
improve energy efficiency pursuant to section 16a-38l of the general
statutes; that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from building heating
and cooling, including installation of renewable thermal heating
systems; that expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support
charging state owned or leased electric vehicles; that reduce water use;
reduce waste generation and disposal; or for any renewable energy, or
combined heat and power project in state buildings, not exceeding
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(f) For the Department of Developmental Services: Fire, safety and
environmental improvements to regional facilities and intermediate
care facilities for client and staff needs, including improvements in
compliance with current codes, site improvements, handicapped access
improvements, utilities, repair or replacement of roofs, air conditioning
and other interior and exterior building renovations and additions at all
state-owned facilities, not exceeding $2,000,000.
(g) For the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services:
(1) Fire, safety and environmental improvements to regional facilities
for client and staff needs, including improvements in compliance with
current codes, including intermediate care facilities and site
improvements, handicapped access improvements, utilities, repair or
replacement of roofs, air conditioning and other interior and exterior
building renovations and additions at all state-owned facilities, not
exceeding $5,000,000;
(2) Design and installation of sprinkler systems, including related fire
safety improvements, in direct patient care buildings, not exceeding
$3,740,000.
(h) For the Department of Education: For the Technical Education
and Career System: Alterations and improvements to buildings and
grounds, including new and replacement equipment, tools and supplies
necessary to update curricula, vehicles and technology at all regional
vocational-technical schools, not exceeding $14,100,000.
(i) For the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities:
(1) New and replacement instruction, research or laboratory
equipment, not exceeding $22,000,000;
(2) System telecommunications infrastructur e upgrades,
improvements and expansions, not exceeding $9,000,000; House Bill No. 6690
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(3) Advanced manufacturing and emerging technology programs,
not exceeding $3,075,000;
(4) All community colleges: Deferred maintenance, code compliance
and infrastructure improvements, not exceeding $20,000,000;
(5) All universities: Deferred maintenance, code compliance and
infrastructure improvements, not exceeding $20,000,000;
(6) All State Colleges and Universities: Security Improvements, not
exceeding $2,500,000;
(7) For the purposes described in section 10a-80f of the general
statutes relating to the pilot program for the expansion of advanced
manufacturing certificate programs to public high schools in the state,
not exceeding $2,500,000.
(j) For the Department of Correction: Alterations, renovations, and
improvements to existing state-owned buildings for inmate housing,
programming and staff training space and additional inmate capacity,
and for support facilities and off-site improvements, not exceeding
$10,000,000.
(k) For the Judicial Department:
(1) Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and
grounds at state-owned and maintained facilities, not exceeding
$5,000,000;
(2) Implementation of the Technology Strategic Plan Project, not
exceeding $2,000,000;
(3) Alterations and improvements in compliance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act, not exceeding $2,000,000;
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facilities, not exceeding $2,000,000.
Sec. 22. (Effective July 1, 2022) All provisions of section 3-20 of the
general statutes or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 20 to 26,
inclusive, of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds
authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to sections 20 to 26,
inclusive, of this act, and temporary notes issued in anticipation of the
money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may
be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time
renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding
twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or
pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission
authorizing such bonds.
Sec. 23. (Effective July 1, 2022) None of the bonds described in sections
20 to 26, inclusive, of this act, shall be authorized except upon a finding
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request
for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of
Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer,
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said
commission, in its discretion, may require.
Sec. 24. (Effective July 1, 2022) For the purposes of sections 20 to 26,
inclusive, of this act, "state moneys" means the proceeds of the sale of
bonds authorized pursuant to said sections 20 to 26, inclusive, or of
temporary notes issued in anticipation of the moneys to be derived from
the sale of such bonds. Each request filed as provided in section 23 of
this act for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which
the proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and,
in addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said
section 23, shall include the recommendation of the person signing such
request as to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then
available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with House Bill No. 6690
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any such project should be added to the state moneys available or
becoming available hereunder for such project. If the request includes a
recommendation that some amount of such federal, private or other
moneys should be added to such state moneys, then, if and to the extent
directed by the State Bond Commission at the time of authorization of
such bonds, such amount of such federal, private or other moneys then
available, or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with
such project, may be added to any state moneys available or becoming
available hereunder for such project and shall be used for such project.
Any other federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter
to be made available for costs in connection with such project shall,
upon receipt, be used by the State Treasurer, in conformity with
applicable federal and state law, to meet the principal of outstanding
bonds issued pursuant to sections 20 to 26, inclusive, of this act, or to
meet the principal of temporary notes issued in anticipation of the
money to be derived from the sale of bonds theretofore authorized
pursuant to said sections 20 to 26, inclusive, for the purpose of financing
such costs, either by purchase or redemption and cancellation of such
bonds or notes or by payment thereof at maturity. Whenever any of the
federal, private or other moneys so received with respect to such project
are used to meet the principal of such temporary notes or whenever
principal of any such temporary notes is retired by application of
revenue receipts of the state, the amount of bonds theretofore
authorized in anticipation of which such temporary notes were issued,
and the aggregate amount of bonds which may be authorized pursuant
to section 20 of this act, shall each be reduced by the amount of the
principal so met or retired. Pending use of the federal, private or other
moneys so received to meet principal as hereinabove directed, the
amount thereof may be invested by the State Treasurer in bonds or
obligations of, or guaranteed by, the state or the United States or
agencies or instrumentalities of the United States, shall be deemed to be
part of the debt retirement funds of the state, and net earnings on such
investments shall be used in the same manner as the moneys so House Bill No. 6690
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invested.
Sec. 25. (Effective July 1, 2022) Any balance of proceeds of the sale of
said bonds authorized for any project described in section 21 of this act
in excess of the cost of such project may be used to complete any other
project described in said section 21, if the State Bond Commission shall
so determine and direct. Any balance of proceeds of the sale of said
bonds in excess of the costs of all the projects described in said section
21 shall be deposited to the credit of the General Fund.
Sec. 26. (Effective July 1, 2022) The bonds issued pursuant to this
section and sections 20 to 25, inclusive, of this act, shall be general
obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of
Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest
on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of
the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of
all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and
interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal
and interest as the same become due.
Sec. 27. (Effective July 1, 2022) The State Bond Commission shall have
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 28
and 29 of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds
of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in the
aggregate, not exceeding $100,000,000.
Sec. 28. (Effective July 1, 2022) The proceeds of the sale of bonds
described in sections 27 to 30, inclusive, of this act shall be used by the
Department of Housing for the purposes hereinafter stated: Housing
development and rehabilitation, including moderate cost housing,
moderate rental, congregate and elderly housing, urban homesteading,
community housing development corporations, housing purchase and
rehabilitation, housing for the homeless, housing for low-income
persons, limited equity cooperatives and mutual housing projects, House Bill No. 6690
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abatement of hazardous material including asbestos and lead-based
paint in residential structures, emergency repair assistance for senior
citizens, housing land bank and land trust, housing and community
development, predevelopment grants and loans, reimbursement for
state and federal surplus property, private rental investment mortgage
and equity program, housing infrastructure, demolition, renovation or
redevelopment of vacant buildings or related infrastructure, septic
system repair loan program, acquisition and related rehabilitation
including loan guarantees for private developers of rental housing for
the elderly, projects under the program established in section 8-37pp of
the general statutes, and participation in federal programs, including
administrative expenses associated with those programs eligible under
the general statutes, not exceeding $100,000,000, provided not more
than $30,000,000 shall be used for revitalization of state moderate rental
housing units on the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority's State
Housing Portfolio.
Sec. 29. (Effective July 1, 2022) None of the bonds described in sections
27 to 30, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request
for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of
Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer,
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said
commission, in its discretion, may require.
Sec. 30. (Effective July 1, 2022) All provisions of section 3-20 of the
general statutes, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section and
sections 27 to 29, inclusive, of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply
to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this
section and sections 27 to 29, inclusive, of this act and temporary notes
in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such
bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 House Bill No. 6690
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and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time
or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may
be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State
Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. Such bonds issued pursuant
to section 27 of this act shall be general obligations of the state and the
full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the
payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same
become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with
the holders of such bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for
punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and
the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same
become due.
Sec. 31. (Effective July 1, 2022) The State Bond Commission shall have
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 32
to 38, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance
of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in
the aggregate, not exceeding $263,550,000.
Sec. 32. (Effective July 1, 2022) The proceeds of the sale of the bonds
described in sections 31 to 38, inclusive, of this act shall be used for the
purpose of providing grants-in-aid and other financing for the projects,
programs and purposes hereinafter stated:
(a) For the Office of Policy and Management:
(1) Grants-in-aid to distressed municipalities eligible under section
32-9s of the general statutes for capital purposes, not exceeding
$7,000,000;
(2) Grants-in-aid to (A) municipalities for the costs associated with
the purchase of body-worn recording equipment, digital data storage
devices and dashboard cameras in accordance with the provisions of
section 7-277c of the general statutes, and (B) and institutions of higher House Bill No. 6690
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education for the costs associated with the purchase of body-worn
recording equipment, digital data storage devices and dashboard
cameras in accordance with the provisions of section 7-277c of the
general statutes, not exceeding $2,000,000;
(3) Grants-in-aid to private, nonprofit health and human service
organizations that are exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, and that receive funds from the state to provide
direct health or human services to state agency clients, for alterations,
renovations, improvements, additions and new construction, including
health, safety, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and
energy conservation improvements, information technology systems,
technology for independence, purchase of vehicles and acquisition of
property, not exceeding $25,000,000;
(4) Grants-in-aid for regional and local improvements and
development, including, but not limited to, Bristol Health emergency
backup power generation replacement and upgrade, Crestbrook Park
facility upgrades, Thomaston Opera House, Squantz Engine Company
elevator, Tolland Fire Department capital improvements, Plymouth
Police Department, new facility for Operation Hope of Fairfield, Shelton
Constitution Boulevard extension and Commerce Park, track at
Portland High School and Portland Middle School, Trumbull Veterans
& First Responder Center, Stanley T. Williams Senior Center roof repair,
YMCA of Wallingford, East Haven pool renovation, Fox Hill Memorial
Tower rehabilitation, connection and expansion of sewer line Bozrah,
Fairfield landfill cleanup, Shakespeare Theater construction, Sterling
House Community Center renovations, regional public safety complex
in Enfield, Bristol Hospital backup generator, Woodridge Lake sewer
treatment plant renovations, Groton sidewalks, Griswold Senior Center,
not exceeding $35,000,000.
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(1) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for open space land acquisition
and development for conservation or recreational purposes, not
exceeding $10,000,000;
(2) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for improvements to incinerators
and landfills, including, but not limited to, bulky waste landfills, not
exceeding $2,900,000;
(3) Microgrid and resilience grant and loan pilot program, not
exceeding $5,000,000;
(4) Grants-in-aid for identification, investigation, containment,
removal, or mitigation of contaminated industrial sites in urban areas,
not exceeding $10,500,000;
(5) Grants-in-aid for containment, removal, or mitigation of identified
hazardous waste disposal sites, not exceeding $5,000,000;
(6) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for the purpose of providing
potable water and for assessment and remedial action to address
pollution from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl containing
substances, not exceeding $1,150,000.
(c) For the Department of Economic and Community Development:
(1) For the Brownfield Remediation and Revitalization program, not
exceeding $25,000,000;
(2) For the Small Business Express program established by section 32-
7g of the general statutes, not exceeding $25,000,000;
(3) For the Connecticut Manufacturing Innovation Fund established
by section 32-7o of the general statutes, not exceeding $10,000,000;
(4) For the CareerConneCT workforce training programs, not
exceeding $20,000,000; House Bill No. 6690
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(5) Grants-in-aid to nonprofit organizations operating cultural and
historical sites, not exceeding $5,000,000.
(d) For the Department of Transportation: Grants-in-aid to
municipalities for use in the manner set forth in, and in accordance with
the provisions of, sections 13a-175a to 13a-175k, inclusive, of the general
statutes, not exceeding $30,000,000.
(e) For the Department of Education: Grants-in-aid to assist targeted
local and regional school districts for alterations, repairs, improvements,
technology, and equipment in low-performing schools, not exceeding
$5,000,000.
(f) For the Department of Public Health: For the Health Disparities
and Prevention Grant Program, not exceeding $40,000,000, provided (1)
not more than $25,000,000 shall be used for federally qualified health
centers, and (2) not more than $15,000,000 shall be used for mental
health and substance abuse treatment providers.
Sec. 33. (Effective July 1, 2022) All provisions of section 3-20 of the
general statutes or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 31 to 38,
inclusive, of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds
authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to sections 31 to 38,
inclusive, of this act, and temporary notes issued in anticipation of the
money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may
be issued in accordance with said sections 31 to 38, inclusive, and from
time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not
exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided
in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond
Commission authorizing such bonds.
Sec. 34. (Effective July 1, 2022) None of the bonds described in sections
31 to 38, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding House Bill No. 6690
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by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request
for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of
Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer,
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said
commission, in its discretion, may require.
Sec. 35. (Effective July 1, 2022) For the purposes of sections 31 to 38,
inclusive, of this act, "state moneys" means the proceeds of the sale of
bonds authorized pursuant to said sections 31 to 38, inclusive, or of
temporary notes issued in anticipation of the moneys to be derived from
the sale of such bonds. Each request filed as provided in section 34 of
this act for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which
the proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and,
in addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said
section 34, include the recommendation of the person signing such
request as to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then
available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with
any such project should be added to the state moneys available or
becoming available under said sections 31 to 38, inclusive, for such
project. If the request includes a recommendation that some amount of
such federal, private or other moneys should be added to such state
moneys, then, if and to the extent directed by the State Bond
Commission at the time of authorization of such bonds, such amount of
such federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be
made available for costs in connection with such project may be added
to any state moneys available or becoming available hereunder for such
project and be used for such project. Any other federal, private or other
moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs in
connection with such project upon receipt shall, in conformity with
applicable federal and state law, be used by the State Treasurer to meet
the principal of outstanding bonds issued pursuant to said sections 31
to 38, inclusive, or to meet the principal of temporary notes issued in
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theretofore authorized pursuant to said sections 31 to 38, inclusive, for
the purpose of financing such costs, either by purchase or redemption
and cancellation of such bonds or notes or by payment thereof at
maturity. Whenever any of the federal, private or other moneys so
received with respect to such project are used to meet the principal of
such temporary notes or whenever the principal of any such temporary
notes is retired by application of revenue receipts of the state, the
amount of bonds theretofore authorized in anticipation of which such
temporary notes were issued, and the aggregate amount of bonds which
may be authorized pursuant to section 31 of this act shall each be
reduced by the amount of the principal so met or retired. Pending use
of the federal, private or other moneys so received to meet the principal
as directed in this section, the amount thereof may be invested by the
State Treasurer in bonds or obligations of, or guaranteed by, the state or
the United States or agencies or instrumentalities of the United States,
shall be deemed to be part of the debt retirement funds of the state, and
net earnings on such investments shall be used in the same manner as
the moneys so invested.
Sec. 36. (Effective July 1, 2022) The bonds issued pursuant to sections
31 to 38, inclusive, of this act shall be general obligations of the state and
the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the
payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same
become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with
the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for
punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and
the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same
become due.
Sec. 37. (Effective July 1, 2022) In accordance with section 32 of this act,
the state, through the state agencies specified in said section 32, may
provide grants-in-aid and other financings to or for the agencies for the
purposes and projects as described in said section 32. All financing shall House Bill No. 6690
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be made in accordance with the terms of a contract at such time or times
as shall be determined within authorization of funds by the State Bond
Commission.
Sec. 38. (Effective July 1, 2022) In the case of any grant-in-aid made
pursuant to subsection (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) of section 32 of this act
that is made to any entity which is not a political subdivision of the state,
the contract entered into pursuant to section 32 of this act shall provide
that if the premises for which such grant-in-aid was made ceases, within
ten years of the date of such grant, to be used as a facility for which such
grant was made, an amount equal to the amount of such grant, minus
ten per cent per year for each full year which has elapsed since the date
of such grant, shall be repaid to the state and that a lien shall be placed
on such land in favor of the state to ensure that such amount shall be
repaid in the event of such change in use, provided if the premises for
which such grant-in-aid was made are owned by the state, a
municipality or a housing authority, no lien need be placed.
Sec. 39. (Effective July 1, 2021) The State Bond Commission shall have
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 40
to 44, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance
of special tax obligation bonds of the state in one or more series and in
principal amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding $836,910,000.
Sec. 40. (Effective July 1, 2021) The proceeds of the sale of bonds
described in sections 39 to 44, inclusive, of this act, to the extent
hereinafter stated, shall be used for the purpose of payment of the
transportation costs, as defined in subdivision (6) of section 13b-75 of
the general statutes, with respect to the projects and uses hereinafter
described, which projects and uses are hereby found and determined to
be in furtherance of one or more of the authorized purposes for the
issuance of special tax obligation bonds set forth in section 13b-74 of the
general statutes. For the Department of Transportation: House Bill No. 6690
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(a) For the Bureau of Engineering and Highway Operations:
(1) Interstate Highway Program, not exceeding $13,000,000;
(2) Urban Systems Projects, not exceeding $16,750,000;
(3) Intrastate Highway Program, not exceeding $63,000,000;
(4) Environmental compliance, soil and groundwater remediation,
hazardous materials abatement, demolition, salt shed construction and
renovation, storage tank replacement and environmental emergency
response at or in the vicinity of state-owned properties or related to
Department of Transportation operations, not exceeding $8,810,000;
(5) State bridge improvement, rehabilitation and replacement
projects, not exceeding $33,000,000;
(6) Capital resurfacing and related reconstruction, not exceeding
$107,500,000;
(7) Fix-it-First program to repair the state's bridges, not exceeding
$74,000,000;
(8) Fix-it-First program to repair the state's roads, not exceeding
$65,785,000;
(9) Local Transportation Capital Improvement Program, not
exceeding $67,000,000;
(10) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for use in the manner set forth in,
and in accordance with the provisions of, sections 13b-74 to 13b-77,
inclusive, of the general statutes, not exceeding $30,000,000;
(11) Local Bridge Program, not exceeding $10,000,000;
(12) Highway and bridge renewal equipment, not exceeding
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(13) Community connectivity and alternative mobility program, not
exceeding $12,000,000.
(b) For the Bureau of Public Transportation: Bus and rail facilities and
equipment, including rights-of-way, other property acquisition and
related projects, not exceeding $248,120,000.
(c) For the Bureau of Administration: Department facilities, not
exceeding $68,945,000.
Sec. 41. (Effective July 1, 2021) None of the bonds described in sections
39 to 44, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it (1) a
request for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the
Office of Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer,
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said
commission, in its discretion, may require, and (2) any capital
development impact statement and any human services facility
colocation statement required to be filed with the Secretary of the Office
of Policy and Management pursuant to section 4b-31 of the general
statutes, any advisory report regarding the state conservation and
development policies plan required pursuant to section 16a-31 of the
general statutes and any statement regarding farmland required
pursuant to subsection (g) of section 3-20 of the general statutes and
section 22-6 of the general statutes, provided the State Bond
Commission may authorize said bonds without a finding that the
reports and statements required by subdivision (2) of this section have
been filed with it if said commission authorizes the secretary of said
commission to accept such reports and statements on its behalf. No
funds derived from the sale of bonds authorized by said commission
without a finding that the reports and statements required by
subdivision (2) of this section have been filed with it shall be allotted by
the Governor for any project until the reports and statements required
by subdivision (2) of this section, with respect to such project, have been House Bill No. 6690
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filed with the secretary of said commission.
Sec. 42. (Effective July 1, 2021) For the purposes of sections 39 to 44,
inclusive, of this act, each request filed, as provided in section 41 of this
act, for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which the
proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, in
addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said section
41, include the recommendation of the person signing such request as
to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then available or
thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with any such
project should be added to the state moneys available or becoming
available from the proceeds of bonds and temporary notes issued in
anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds of bonds. If the request
includes a recommendation that some amount of such federal, private
or other moneys should be added to such state moneys, then, if and to
the extent directed by the State Bond Commission at the time of
authorization of such bonds, such amount of such federal, private or
other moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs
in connection with such project shall be added to such state moneys.
Sec. 43. (Effective July 1, 2021) Any balance of proceeds of the sale of
bonds authorized for the projects or purposes of section 40 of this act, in
excess of the aggregate costs of all the projects so authorized, shall be
used in the manner set forth in sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, of
the general statutes, and in the proceedings of the State Bond
Commission respecting the issuance and sale of said bonds.
Sec. 44. (Effective July 1, 2021) Bonds issued pursuant to this section
and sections 39 to 43, inclusive, of this act shall be special obligations of
the state and shall not be payable from or charged upon any funds other
than revenues of the state pledged therefor in subsection (b) of section
13b-61 of the general statutes and section 13b-61a of the general statutes,
or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may be pledged therefor. Said
bonds shall not be payable from or charged upon any funds other than House Bill No. 6690
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such pledged revenues or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may
be pledged therefor, nor shall the state or any political subdivision
thereof be subject to any liability thereon, except to the extent of such
pledged revenues or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may be
pledged therefor. Said bonds shall be issued under and in accordance
with the provisions of sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, of the general
statutes.
Sec. 45. (Effective July 1, 2022) The State Bond Commission shall have
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 46
to 50, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance
of special tax obligation bonds of the state in one or more series and in
principal amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding $929,558,000.
Sec. 46. (Effective July 1, 2022) The proceeds of the sale of bonds
described in sections 45 to 50, inclusive, of this act, to the extent
hereinafter stated, shall be used for the purpose of payment of the
transportation costs, as defined in subdivision (6) of section 13b-75 of
the general statutes, with respect to the projects and uses hereinafter
described, which projects and uses are hereby found and determined to
be in furtherance of one or more of the authorized purposes for the
issuance of special tax obligation bonds set forth in section 13b-74 of the
general statutes. For the Department of Transportation:
(a) For the Bureau of Engineering and Highway Operations:
(1) Interstate Highway Program, not exceeding $13,000,000;
(2) Urban Systems Projects, not exceeding $16,750,000;
(3) Intrastate Highway Program, not exceeding $72,000,000;
(4) Environmental compliance, soil and groundwater remediation,
hazardous materials abatement, demolition, salt shed construction and
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response at or in the vicinity of state-owned properties or related to
Department of Transportation operations, not exceeding $15,300,000;
(5) State bridge improvement, rehabilitation and replacement
projects, not exceeding $33,000,000;
(6) Capital resurfacing and related reconstruction, not exceeding
$107,500,000;
(7) Fix-it-First program to repair the state's bridges, not exceeding
$155,000,000;
(8) Fix-it-First program to repair the state's roads, not exceeding
$64,783,000;
(9) Local Transportation Capital Improvement Program, not
exceeding $67,000,000;
(10) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for use in the manner set forth in,
and in accordance with the provisions of, sections 13b-74 to 13b-77,
inclusive, of the general statutes, not exceeding $30,000,000;
(11) Local Bridge Program, not exceeding $10,000,000;
(12) Highway and bridge renewal equipment, not exceeding
$19,000,000;
(13) Community connectivity and alternative mobility program, not
exceeding $12,000,000.
(b) For the Bureau of Public Transportation: Bus and rail facilities and
equipment, including rights-of-way, other property acquisition and
related projects, not exceeding $270,800,000.
(c) For the Bureau of Administration: Department facilities, not
exceeding $43,425,000. House Bill No. 6690
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Sec. 47. (Effective July 1, 2022) None of the bonds described in sections
45 to 50, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it (1) a
request for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the
Office of Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer,
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said
commission, in its discretion, may require, and (2) any capital
development impact statement and any human services facility
colocation statement required to be filed with the Secretary of the Office
of Policy and Management pursuant to section 4b-31 of the general
statutes, any advisory report regarding the state conservation and
development policies plan required pursuant to section 16a-31 of the
general statutes and any statement regarding farmland required
pursuant to subsection (g) of section 3-20 of the general statutes and
section 22-6 of the general statutes, provided the State Bond
Commission may authorize said bonds without a finding that the
reports and statements required by subdivision (2) of this section have
been filed with it if said commission authorizes the secretary of said
commission to accept such reports and statements on its behalf. No
funds derived from the sale of bonds authorized by said commission
without a finding that the reports and statements required by
subdivision (2) of this section have been filed with it shall be allotted by
the Governor for any project until the reports and statements required
by subdivision (2) of this section, with respect to such project, have been
filed with the secretary of said commission.
Sec. 48. (Effective July 1, 2022) For the purposes of sections 45 to 50,
inclusive, of this act, each request filed, as provided in section 47 of this
act, for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which the
proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, in
addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said section
47, include the recommendation of the person signing such request as
to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then available or House Bill No. 6690
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thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with any such
project should be added to the state moneys available or becoming
available from the proceeds of bonds and temporary notes issued in
anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds of bonds. If the request
includes a recommendation that some amount of such federal, private
or other moneys should be added to such state moneys, then, if and to
the extent directed by the State Bond Commission at the time of
authorization of such bonds, such amount of such federal, private or
other moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs
in connection with such project shall be added to such state moneys.
Sec. 49. (Effective July 1, 2022) Any balance of proceeds of the sale of
the bonds authorized for the projects or purposes of section 46 of this
act, in excess of the aggregate costs of all the projects so authorized, shall
be used in the manner set forth in sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, of
the general statutes, and in the proceedings of the State Bond
Commission respecting the issuance and sale of said bonds.
Sec. 50. (Effective July 1, 2022) Bonds issued pursuant to this section
and sections 45 to 49, inclusive, of this act, shall be special obligations of
the state and shall not be payable from or charged upon any funds other
than revenues of the state pledged therefor in subsection (b) of section
13b-61 of the general statutes and section 13b-61a of the general statutes,
or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may be pledged therefor. Said
bonds shall not be payable from or charged upon any funds other than
such pledged revenues or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may
be pledged therefor, nor shall the state or any political subdivision
thereof be subject to any liability thereon, except to the extent of such
pledged revenues or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may be
pledged therefor. Said bonds shall be issued under and in accordance
with the provisions of sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, of the general
statutes.
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are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July
1, 2021):
(a) For the purposes of subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond
Commission shall have power, from time to time to authorize the
issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal
amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [one billion nine hundred
eighty-four million four hundred eighty-seven thousand five hundred
forty-four] two billion two hundred twenty-four million four hundred
eighty-seven thousand five hundred forty-four dollars, provided [one
hundred] forty million dollars of said authorization shall be effective
July 1, [2020] 2022. All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any
right or power granted thereby, which are not inconsistent with the
provisions of this section, are hereby adopted and shall apply to all
bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this
section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived
from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in
accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such
bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years
from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the
resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing
such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a
finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it
a request for such authorization, which is signed by or on behalf of the
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms
and conditions as said commission in its discretion may require. Said
bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the
state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged
for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the
same become due, and accordingly as part of the contract of the state
with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary
for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and
the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become House Bill No. 6690
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due.
(b) (1) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent hereinafter
stated, shall be used, subject to the provisions of subsections (c) and (d)
of this section, for the purpose of redirecting, improving and expanding
state activities which promote community conservation and
development and improve the quality of life for urban residents of the
state as hereinafter stated: (A) For the Department of Economic and
Community Development: Economic and community development
projects, including administrative costs incurred by the Department of
Economic and Community Development, not exceeding sixty-seven
million five hundred ninety-one thousand six hundred forty-two
dollars, one million dollars of which shall be used for a grant to the
development center program and the nonprofit business consortium
deployment center approved pursuant to section 32-411; (B) for the
Department of Transportation: Urban mass transit, not exceeding two
million dollars; (C) for the Department of Energy and Environmental
Protection: Recreation development and solid waste disposal projects,
not exceeding one million nine hundred ninety-five thousand nine
hundred two dollars; (D) for the Department of Social Services: Child
day care projects, elderly centers, shelter facilities for victims of
domestic violence, emergency shelters and related facilities for the
homeless, multipurpose human resource centers and food distribution
facilities, not exceeding thirty-nine million one hundred thousand
dollars, provided four million dollars of said authorization shall be
effective July 1, 1994; (E) for the Department of Economic and
Community Development: Housing projects, not exceeding three
million dollars; (F) for the Office of Policy and Management: (i) Grants-
in-aid to municipalities for a pilot demonstration program to leverage
private contributions for redevelopment of designated historic
preservation areas, not exceeding one million dollars; (ii) grants-in-aid
for urban development projects including economic and community
development, transportation, environmental protection, public safety, House Bill No. 6690
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children and families and social services projects and programs,
including, in the case of economic and community development projects
administered on behalf of the Office of Policy and Management by the
Department of Economic and Community Development, administrative
costs incurred by the Department of Economic and Community
Development, not exceeding [one billion eight hundred sixty-nine
million eight hundred thousand] two billion one hundred nine million
eight hundred thousand dollars, provided [one hundred] forty million
dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, [2020] 2022.
(2) (A) Five million dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in
subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection may be made
available to private nonprofit organizations for the purposes described
in said subparagraph (F)(ii). (B) Twelve million dollars of the grants-in-
aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this
subsection may be made available for necessary renovations and
improvements of libraries. (C) Five million dollars of the grants-in-aid
authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection
shall be made available for small business gap financing. (D) Ten million
dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of
subdivision (1) of this subsection may be made available for regional
economic development revolving loan funds. (E) One million four
hundred thousand dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in
subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be made
available for rehabilitation and renovation of the Black Rock Library in
Bridgeport. (F) Two million five hundred thousand dollars of the grants-
in-aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this
subsection shall be made available for site acquisition, renovation and
rehabilitation for the Institute for the Hispanic Family in Hartford. (G)
Three million dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph
(F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be made available for
the acquisition of land and the development of commercial or retail
property in New Haven. (H) Seven hundred fifty thousand dollars of House Bill No. 6690
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the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of
this subsection shall be made available for repairs and replacement of
the fishing pier at Cummings Park in Stamford. (I) Ten million dollars
of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1)
of this subsection shall be made available for development of an
intermodal transportation facility in northeastern Connecticut.
Sec. 52. Subsection (a) of section 4-66g of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2022):
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the
State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time to
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [three hundred one
million] three hundred sixteen million dollars.
Sec. 53. Subsection (a) of section 4a-10 of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2021):
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the
State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time to
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [five hundred twenty-
six million one hundred thousand dollars] five hundred forty-six
million one hundred thousand dollars, provided ten million dollars of
said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2022.
Sec. 54. Subsection (a) of section 7-538 of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2021):
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the
State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time, to House Bill No. 6690
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authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [one billion ten
million] one billion seventy million dollars, provided thirty million
dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, [2020] 2022.
Sec. 55. (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) For the purposes described in
subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the
power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state
in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the
aggregate one hundred eighty-two million dollars, provided ninety-one
million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2022.
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Office of
Policy and Management for grants-in-aid to municipalities for the
purposes set forth in subsection (a) of section 13a-175a of the general
statutes, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023. Such
grant payments shall be made annually as follows:
Municipalities FY 2022 FY 2023
Andover 2,620 2,620
Ansonia 85,419 85,419
Ashford 3,582 3,582
Avon 261,442 261,442
Barkhamsted 41,462 41,462
Beacon Falls 43,809 43,809
Berlin 1,593,642 1,593,642
Bethany 67,229 67,229
Bethel 282,660 282,660
Bethlehem 7,945 7,945
Bloomfield 3,201,688 3,201,688
Bolton 24,859 24,859
Bozrah 138,521 138,521
Branford 374,850 374,850
Bridgeport 1,031,564 1,031,564 House Bill No. 6690
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Bridgewater 587 587
Bristol 4,856,625 4,856,625
Brookfield 118,281 118,281
Brooklyn 10,379 10,379
Burlington 15,300 15,300
Canaan 20,712 20,712
Canterbury 2,022 2,022
Canton 7,994 7,994
Chaplin 601 601
Cheshire 736,700 736,700
Chester 89,264 89,264
Clinton 191,674 191,674
Colchester 39,009 39,009
Colebrook 550 550
Columbia 26,763 26,763
Cornwall - -
Coventry 10,533 10,533
Cromwell 31,099 31,099
Danbury 3,027,544 3,027,544
Darien - -
Deep River 104,136 104,136
Derby 14,728 14,728
Durham 153,897 153,897
East Granby 1,096,577 1,096,577
East Haddam 1,696 1,696
East Hampton 18,943 18,943
East Hartford 8,052,927 8,052,927
East Haven 43,500 43,500
East Lyme 22,442 22,442
East Windsor 295,024 295,024
Eastford 54,564 54,564
Easton 2,660 2,660
Ellington 223,527 223,527
Enfield 256,875 256,875
Essex 74,547 74,547
Fairfield 96,747 96,747
Farmington 545,804 545,804
Franklin 23,080 23,080
Glastonbury 240,799 240,799 House Bill No. 6690
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Goshen 2,648 2,648
Granby 35,332 35,332
Greenwich 89,022 89,022
Griswold 31,895 31,895
Groton (Town of) 2,362,532 2,362,532
Guilford 64,848 64,848
Haddam 3,554 3,554
Hamden 286,689 286,689
Hampton - -
Hartford 1,419,161 1,419,161
Hartland 955 955
Harwinton 21,506 21,506
Hebron 2,216 2,216
Kent - -
Killingly 1,228,578 1,228,578
Killingworth 5,148 5,148
Lebanon 30,427 30,427
Ledyard 421,085 421,085
Lisbon 3,683 3,683
Litchfield 3,432 3,432
Lyme - -
Madison 6,795 6,795
Manchester 1,912,643 1,912,643
Mansfield 6,841 6,841
Marlborough 7,313 7,313
Meriden 1,663,015 1,663,015
Middlebury 84,264 84,264
Middlefield 248,652 248,652
Middletown 3,966,296 3,966,296
Milford 2,257,853 2,257,853
Monroe 179,106 179,106
Montville 528,644 528,644
Morris 3,528 3,528
Naugatuck 341,656 341,656
New Britain 2,864,920 2,864,920
New Canaan 200 200
New Fairfield 1,149 1,149
New Hartford 139,174 139,174
New Haven 2,214,643 2,214,643 House Bill No. 6690
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New London 33,169 33,169
New Milford 1,298,881 1,298,881
Newington 1,785,740 1,785,740
Newtown 235,371 235,371
Norfolk 7,207 7,207
North Branford 301,074 301,074
North Canaan 359,719 359,719
North Haven 2,249,113 2,249,113
North Stonington - -
Norwalk 402,915 402,915
Norwich 187,132 187,132
Old Lyme 1,888 1,888
Old Saybrook 46,717 46,717
Orange 104,962 104,962
Oxford 84,313 84,313
Plainfield 144,803 144,803
Plainville 541,936 541,936
Plymouth 152,434 152,434
Pomfret 27,820 27,820
Portland 90,840 90,840
Preston - -
Prospect 70,942 70,942
Putnam 171,800 171,800
Redding 1,329 1,329
Ridgefield 561,986 561,986
Rocky Hill 221,199 221,199
Roxbury 602 602
Salem 4,699 4,699
Salisbury 83 83
Scotland 7,681 7,681
Seymour 281,186 281,186
Sharon - -
Shelton 584,121 584,121
Sherman - -
Simsbury 77,648 77,648
Somers 82,324 82,324
South Windsor 2,187,387 2,187,387
Southbury 20,981 20,981
Southington 1,427,348 1,427,348 House Bill No. 6690
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Sprague 386,528 386,528
Stafford 437,917 437,917
Stamford 1,154,179 1,154,179
Sterling 24,398 24,398
Stonington 100,332 100,332
Stratford 5,784,709 5,784,709
Suffield 180,663 180,663
Thomaston 395,346 395,346
Thompson 76,733 76,733
Tolland 85,064 85,064
Torrington 605,345 605,345
Trumbull 189,309 189,309
Union - -
Vernon 151,598 151,598
Voluntown 2,002 2,002
Wallingford 3,481,873 3,481,873
Warren 288 288
Washington 158 158
Waterbury 4,435,498 4,435,498
Waterford 34,255 34,255
Watertown 642,281 642,281
West Hartford 805,784 805,784
West Haven 147,516 147,516
Westbrook 267,405 267,405
Weston 453 453
Westport - -
Wethersfield 21,785 21,785
Willington 20,018 20,018
Wilton 842,618 842,618
Winchester 306,204 306,204
Windham 454,575 454,575
Windsor 2,075,052 2,075,052
Windsor Locks 2,784,595 2,784,595
Wolcott 234,916 234,916
Woodbridge 29,920 29,920
Woodbury 56,908 56,908
Woodstock 68,767 68,767
Jewett City(Bor.) 4,195 4,195
Barkhamsted FD 2,500 2,500 House Bill No. 6690
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Berlin - Kensington FD 11,389 11,389
Berlin - Worthington FD 941 941
Bloomfield: Center FD 4,173 4,173
Bloomfield Blue Hills FD 103,086 103,086
Cromwell FD 1,832 1,832
Enfield FD 1 14,636 14,636
Enfield: Thompsonville FD 2 3,160 3,160
Enfield: Hazardville Fire #3 1,373 1,373
Enfield: N Thompsonville FD 4 69 69
Enfield: Shaker Pines FD 5 6,403 6,403
Groton City 164,635 164,635
Groton Sewer 1,688 1,688
Groton Old Mystic FD 5 1,695 1,695
Groton: Poq. Bridge FD 22,300 22,300
Killingly Attawaugan F.D. 1,836 1,836
Killingly Dayville F.D. 42,086 42,086
Killingly Dyer Manor 1,428 1,428
E. Killingly F.D. 95 95
So. Killingly F.D. 189 189
Killingly Williamsville F.D. 6,710 6,710
Manchester Eighth Util. 68,425 68,425
Middletown: South FD 207,080 207,080
Middletown Westfield F.D. 10,801 10,801
Middletown City Fire 33,838 33,838
New Htfd. Village F.D. #1 7,128 7,128
New Htfd Pine Meadow #3 131 131
New Htfd South End F.D. 10 10
Plainfield Central Village FD 1,466 1,466
Plainfield - Moosup FD 2,174 2,174
Plainfield: Plainfield FD 1,959 1,959
Plainfield Wauregan FD 5,136 5,136
Pomfret FD 1,032 1,032
Putnam: E. Putnam FD 10,109 10,109
Simsbury F.D. 2,638 2,638
Stafford Springs Service Dist. 15,246 15,246
Sterling F.D. 1,293 1,293
Stonington Mystic FD 600 600
Stonington Old Mystic FD 2,519 2,519
Stonington Pawcatuck F.D. 5,500 5,500 House Bill No. 6690
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Stonington Quiambaug F.D. 72 72
Stonington Wequetequock FD 73 73
Trumbull Center 555 555
Trumbull Long Hill F.D. 1,105 1,105
Trumbull Nichols F.D. 3,435 3,435
W. Haven: West Shore FD 34,708 34,708
W. Haven: Allingtown FD 21,515 21,515
West Haven First Ctr FD 1 4,736 4,736
Windsor Wilson FD 214 214
Windsor FD 14 14
Windham First 8,929 8,929
Total 91,000,000 91,000,000
(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise
of any right or power granted thereby, which are not inconsistent with
the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all
bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this
section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived
from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in
accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such
bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years
from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the
resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing
such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a
finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it
a request for such authorization which is signed by or on behalf of the
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms
and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said
bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the
state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged
for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the
same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the
state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts
necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby House Bill No. 6690
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made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as
the same become due.
Sec. 56. Subsection (a) of section 8-336n of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2021):
(a) For the purpose of capitalizing the Housing Trust Fund created by
section 8-336o, the State Bond Commission shall have power, in
accordance with the provisions of this section, from time to time to
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in
principal amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding [three hundred forty-
five million] four hundred fifty million dollars, provided (1) twenty
million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2005, (2) twenty million dollars
shall be effective July 1, 2006, (3) twenty million dollars shall be effective
July 1, 2007, (4) thirty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2008, (5)
twenty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2009, (6) twenty-five
million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2011, (7) twenty-five million
dollars shall be effective July 1, 2012, (8) thirty million dollars shall be
effective July 1, 2013, (9) thirty million dollars shall be effective July 1,
2014, (10) forty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2015, (11) twenty-
five million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2016, [and] (12) thirty million
dollars shall be effective July 1, 2018, and (13) fifty million dollars shall
be effective July 1, 2022. The proceeds of the sale of bonds pursuant to
this section shall be deposited in the Housing Trust Fund.
Sec. 57. Section 10-287d of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021):
For the purposes of funding (1) grants to projects that have received
approval of the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to
sections 10-287 and 10-287a, subsection (a) of section 10-65 and section
10-76e, (2) grants to assist school building projects to remedy safety and
health violations and damage from fire and catastrophe, and (3) House Bill No. 6690
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technical education and career school projects pursuant to section 10-
283b, the State Treasurer is authorized and directed, subject to and in
accordance with the provisions of section 3-20, to issue bonds of the state
from time to time in one or more series in an aggregate amount not
exceeding [twelve billion six hundred twelve million one hundred sixty]
thirteen billion six hundred twelve million one hundred sixty thousand
dollars, provided [four hundred nineteen million] four hundred fifty
million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, [2020] 2022.
Bonds of each series shall bear such date or dates and mature at such
time or times not exceeding thirty years from their respective dates and
be subject to such redemption privileges, with or without premium, as
may be fixed by the State Bond Commission. They shall be sold at not
less than par and accrued interest and the full faith and credit of the state
is pledged for the payment of the interest thereon and the principal
thereof as the same shall become due, and accordingly and as part of the
contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all
amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest
is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and
interest as the same become due. The State Treasurer is authorized to
invest temporarily in direct obligations of the United States, United
States agency obligations, certificates of deposit, commercial paper or
bank acceptances such portion of the proceeds of such bonds or of any
notes issued in anticipation thereof as may be deemed available for such
purpose.
Sec. 58. Section 10-508 of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021):
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the
State Bond Commission shall have the power from time to time to
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [sixty-three million
five hundred nineteen thousand one hundred forty-nine] forty-eight House Bill No. 6690
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million five hundred nineteen thousand one hundred forty-nine dollars,
provided three million five hundred nineteen thousand one hundred
forty-nine dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2015,
[ten million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2019,
ten] five million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1,
2020, ten million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1,
2021, ten million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1,
2022, and ten million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July
1, 2023.
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Office of Early
Childhood for the purposes of early care and education facility
improvements in the Smart Start competitive grant program established
pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10-501, section 10-506 and section 3
of public act 14-41, the school readiness program, as defined in section
10-16p, state-funded day care centers pursuant to section 8-210, Even
Start program pursuant to section 10-265n, programs administered by
local and regional boards of education, and to expand the delivery of
child care services to infants and toddlers where a demonstrated need
exists, as determined by the Office of Early Childhood. Grants awarded
pursuant to this subsection shall be used for facility improvements and
minor capital repairs. Applicants eligible pursuant to this subsection
may submit an application to the Office of Early Childhood and may
receive a grant for capital expenses in an amount not to exceed seventy-
five thousand dollars per classroom for costs related to the renovation
of a facility.
(c) All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power
granted thereby, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this
section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by
the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and temporary
notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any House Bill No. 6690
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such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section
3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such
time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as
may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the
State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of said bonds
shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond
Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such
authorization which is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of the
Office of Policy and Management and states such terms and conditions
as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said bonds issued
pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the
full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the
payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same
become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with
the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for
punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and
the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same
become due.
Sec. 59. Subsection (a) of section 22a-483 of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2021):
(a) For the purposes of sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive, the State
Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time to authorize
the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal
amounts, not exceeding in the aggregate [one billion eight hundred
sixty-five million one hundred twenty-five thousand nine hundred
seventy-six] two billion sixty-five million one hundred twenty-five
thousand nine hundred seventy-six dollars, provided [seventy-five] one
hundred million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1,
[2020] 2022.
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repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2021):
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall preclude the
State Bond Commission from authorizing the issuance of revenue
bonds, in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [three
billion nine hundred sixty-eight million eighty thousand] four billion
four hundred eighty-six million eighty thousand dollars, provided
[three hundred fifty million three hundred thousand] two hundred
thirty-seven million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July
1, [2018] 2022, that are not general obligations of the state of Connecticut
to which the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged
for the payment of the principal and interest. Such revenue bonds shall
mature at such time or times not exceeding thirty years from their
respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or
resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such revenue
bonds. The revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes and
revenue state grant anticipation notes authorized to be issued under
sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive, shall be special obligations of the
state and shall not be payable from nor charged upon any funds other
than the revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged therefor
as provided in said sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive, including the
repayment of municipal loan obligations; nor shall the state or any
political subdivision thereof be subject to any liability thereon except to
the extent of such pledged revenues or the receipts, funds or moneys
pledged therefor as provided in said sections 22a-475 to 22a-483,
inclusive. The issuance of revenue bonds, revenue state bond
anticipation notes and revenue state grant anticipation notes under the
provisions of said sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive, shall not
directly or indirectly or contingently obligate the state or any political
subdivision thereof to levy or to pledge any form of taxation whatever
therefor or to make any appropriation for their payment. The revenue
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anticipation notes shall not constitute a charge, lien or encumbrance,
legal or equitable, upon any property of the state or of any political
subdivision thereof, except the property mortgaged or otherwise
encumbered under the provisions and for the purposes of said sections
22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive. The substance of such limitation shall be
plainly stated on the face of each revenue bond, revenue state bond
anticipation note and revenue state grant anticipation note issued
pursuant to said sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive, shall not be
subject to any statutory limitation on the indebtedness of the state and
such revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes and revenue
state grant anticipation notes, when issued, shall not be included in
computing the aggregate indebtedness of the state in respect to and to
the extent of any such limitation. As part of the contract of the state with
the owners of such revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation
notes and revenue state grant anticipation notes, all amounts necessary
for the punctual payment of the debt service requirements with respect
to such revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes and
revenue state grant anticipation notes shall be deemed appropriated,
but only from the sources pledged pursuant to said sections 22a-475 to
22a-483, inclusive. The proceeds of such revenue bonds or notes may be
deposited in the Clean Water Fund for use in accordance with the
permitted uses of such fund. Any expense incurred in connection with
the carrying out of the provisions of this section, including the costs of
issuance of revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes and
revenue state grant anticipation notes may be paid from the accrued
interest and premiums or from any other proceeds of the sale of such
revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes or revenue state
grant anticipation notes and in the same manner as other obligations of
the state. All provisions of subsections (g), (k), (l), (s) and (u) of section
3-20 or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby which are not
inconsistent with the provisions of said sections 22a-475 to 22a-483,
inclusive, are hereby adopted and shall apply to all revenue bonds, state
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notes authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to said
sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive. For the purposes of subsection (o)
of section 3-20, "bond act" shall be construed to include said sections
22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive.
Sec. 61. Subsection (a) of section 23-103 of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2021):
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the
State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time to
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [thirteen million
dollars] nineteen million dollars, provided three million dollars of said
authorization shall be effective July 1, 2022.
Sec. 62. Section 85 of public act 13-3, as amended by section 74 of
public act 14-98, section 67 of public act 15-1 of the June special session,
section 26 of public act 18-178 and section 74 of public act 20-1, is
amended to read as follows (Effective July 1, 2021):
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the
State Bond Commission shall have the power from time to time to
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [seventy-two] eighty-
seven million dollars, provided ten million dollars of said authorization
shall be effective July 1, 2022.
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department
of Education for the purpose of the school security infrastructure
competitive grant program, established pursuant to section 84 of public
act 13-3, as amended by section 15 of public act 13-122, section 191 of
public act 13-247, section 73 of public act 14-98, section 1 of public act House Bill No. 6690
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15-5, section 1 of public act 16-171, section 1 of public act 17-68, section
490 of public act 17-2 of the June special session and section 73 of [this
act] public act 20-1, provided not less than five million dollars shall be
used by the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection
for school security projects that involve multimedia interoperable
communications systems.
(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise
of any right or power granted thereby, which are not inconsistent with
the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all
bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this
section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived
from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in
accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such
bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years
from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the
resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing
such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a
finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it
a request for such authorization which is signed by or on behalf of the
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms
and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said
bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the
state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged
for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the
same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the
state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts
necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby
made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as
the same become due.
Sec. 63. Section 1 of public act 07-7 of the June special session, as
amended by section 211 of public act 10-44, section 86 of public act 11- House Bill No. 6690
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57, section 18 of public act 12-189, section 115 of public act 13-239, section
62 of public act 14-98, section 133 of public act 15-1 of the June special
session and section 55 of public act 16-4 of the May special session, is
amended to read as follows (Effective July 1, 2021):
The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the
provisions of sections 1 to 7, inclusive, of public act 07-7 of the June
special session, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of
the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in the aggregate,
not exceeding [$307,444,304] $306,944,304.
Sec. 64. Subdivision (4) of subsection (w) of section 2 of public act 07-
7 of the June special session, as amended by section 59 of public act 16-
4 of the May special session, is amended to read as follows (Effective July
1, 2021):
(4) Development of a courthouse facility in Torrington, including
land acquisition and parking, not exceeding [$25,288,700] $24,788,700.
Sec. 65. Section 12 of public act 07-7 of the June special session, as
amended by section 233 of public act 10-44, section 143 of public act 10-
179, section 98 of public act 13-3, section 119 of public act 13-239, section
139 of public act 15-1 of the June special session, section 62 of public act
16-4 of the May special session and section 467 of public act 17-2 of the
June special session, is amended to read as follows (Effective July 1, 2021):
The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the
provisions of sections 12 to 19, inclusive, of public act 07-7 of the June
special session, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of
the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in the aggregate,
not exceeding [$112,420,005] $111,620,005.
Sec. 66. Subdivision (22) of subsection (f) of section 13 of public act
07-7 of the June special session, as amended by section 277 of public act
10-44 and section 227 of public act 15-1 of the June special session, is House Bill No. 6690
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amended to read as follows (Effective July 1, 2021):
(22) Grant-in-aid to the city of Meriden for the West Main Street
streetscape project from Cook Avenue to Amtrak railroad tracks, not
exceeding [$2,000,000] $1,200,000.
Sec. 67. Subdivision (4) of subsection (c) of section 13 of public act 13-
239 is amended to read as follows (Effective July 1, 2021):
(4) For [a program to establish energy microgrids to support critical
municipal infrastructure] the microgrid and resilience grant and loan
pilot program, not exceeding $15,000,000.
Sec. 68. Section 8 of public act 14-98, as amended by section 189 of
public act 16-4 of the May special session, section 517 of public act 17-2
of the June special session and section 28 of public act 18-178, is
amended to read as follows (Effective July 1, 2021):
The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the
provisions of this section and sections 9 to 15, inclusive, of public act 14-
98, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in
one or more series and in principal amounts in the aggregate, not
exceeding [$162,765,800] $172,765,800.
Sec. 69. Subdivision (4) of subsection (e) of section 9 of public act 14-
98 is amended to read as follows (Effective July 1, 2021):
(4) Grants-in-aid to nonprofit organizations sponsoring children's
museums, aquariums and science-related programs, not exceeding
$27,100,000, provided not more than $10,500,000 shall be used as a
grant-in-aid to the Connecticut Science Center, [and] not more than
$6,600,000 shall be used as a grant-in-aid to the Maritime Aquarium in
Norwalk and not more than $10,000,000 shall be used as a grant-in-aid
to the Children's Museum in West Hartford; House Bill No. 6690
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Sec. 70. Section 12 of public act 15-1 of the June special session, as
amended by section 201 of public act 16-4 of the May special session and
section 527 of public act 17-2 of the June special session, is amended to
read as follows (Effective July 1, 2021):
The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the
provisions of this section and sections 13 to 19, inclusive, of public act
15-1 of the June special session, from time to time to authorize the
issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal
amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding [$353,092,050] $352,768,464.
Sec. 71. Subdivision (1) of subsection (i) of section 13 of public act 15-
1 of the June special session, as amended by section 532 of public act 17-
2 of the June special session, is amended to read as follows (Effective July
1, 2021):
(1) Grants-in-aid for the purpose of capital start-up costs related to
the development of new interdistrict magnet school programs to assist
the state in meeting the goals of the current stipulation and order for
Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., for the purpose of
purchasing a building or portable classrooms, subject to the reversion
provisions in subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 10-264h of the
general statutes, leasing space and purchasing equipment, including,
but not limited to, computers and classroom furniture, not exceeding
[$15,000,000] $14,676,414.
Sec. 72. Section 233 of public act 15-1 of the June special session, as
amended by section 78 of public act 20-1, is amended to read as follows
(Effective from passage):
The proceeds of the sale of bonds described in sections 232 to 237,
inclusive, of public act 15-1 of the June special session, to the extent
hereinafter stated, shall be used for the purpose of payment of the
transportation costs, as defined in subdivision (6) of section 13b-75 of House Bill No. 6690
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the general statutes, with respect to the projects and uses hereinafter
described, which projects and uses are hereby found and determined to
be in furtherance of one or more of the authorized purposes for the
issuance of special tax obligation bonds set forth in section 13b-74 of the
general statutes. For the Department of Transportation:
(a) For the Bureau of Engineering and Highway Operations:
(1) Interstate 84 widening between exits 3 and 8;
(2) Interstate 84 safety and operational improvements in Hartford;
(3) Operational lanes for Interstate 84 interchanges 40 to 42 in West
Hartford;
(4) Interstate 84 and Route 8 interchange improvements in
Waterbury;
(5) Interstate 91, Interstate 691 and Route 15 interchange
improvements;
(6) Interstate 95 improvements to reduce congestion between New
Haven and the New York state line;
(7) Interstate 95 improvements to reduce congestion between New
Haven and the Rhode Island state line;
(8) Relocation and reconfiguration for the Interstate 91 interchange 29
in Hartford;
(9) Rehabilitation and repair for the Interstate 95 Gold Star Bridge;
(10) Reconfiguration for Route 7 and Route 15 interchange in
Norwalk;
(11) Route 9 improvements in Middletown; House Bill No. 6690
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(12) Urban bikeway, pedestrian connectivity, trails and alternative
mobility programs;
(13) Rehabilitation for Route 15 West Rock Tunnel and interchange
59; and
(14) Implementation of Innovative Bridge Delivery and Construction
Program.
(b) For the Bureau of Public Transportation:
(1) Bus rolling stock;
(2) State-wide rail rolling stock replacement program, including café
cars on the New Haven Line;
(3) Continued expansion, rolling stock and development of stations
on the Hartford Line;
(4) Extension of the CTfastrak bus rapid transit corridor east to
Manchester;
(5) Implementation of a bus rapid transit corridor for Route 1 between
Norwalk and Stamford;
(6) New signal system on the Waterbury branch line;
(7) Interim repairs to the SAGA moveable and Cos Cob bridges on
the New Haven Line;
(8) Replacement of the WALK Moveable Bridge, including a New
Universal Interlocking at CP243, and improvement to the dock yard on
the Danbury branch line;
(9) Station improvements on the New Haven Line and Danbury
branch line; House Bill No. 6690
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(10) Development of a Madison station and parking garage on
Shoreline East;
(11) Study for an East Lyme (Niantic) station on Shoreline East;
(12) A parking structure, [and] pedestrian bridge and improvements
to Union Station and the surrounding roadways in New Haven on the
New Haven Line;
(13) A parking structure and pedestrian bridge in Stamford on the
New Haven Line;
(14) Implementation of a real-time location and bus information
system state wide;
(15) Implementation of a real-time audio and video system on the
New Haven Line;
(16) Development of a plan to upgrade capacity and speed on the
New Haven Line;
(17) Study for centralized paratransit service coordination state wide;
and
(18) Improvements on New Canaan branch line.
Sec. 73. Section 8 of public act 16-4 of the May special session, as
amended by section 545 of public act 17-2 of the June special session, is
amended to read as follows (Effective July 1, 2021):
The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the
provisions of this section and sections 9 to 15, inclusive, of public act 16-
4 of the May special session, from time to time to authorize the issuance
of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in
the aggregate, not exceeding [$37,000,000] $30,000,000. House Bill No. 6690
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Sec. 74. Subsection (b) of section 9 of public act 16-4 of the May special
session is amended to read as follows (Effective July 1, 2021):
For the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection: Grants-
in-aid to the town of Glastonbury for acquisition or reimbursement of
open space for conservation or municipal purposes, not exceeding
[$10,000,000] $3,000,000.
Sec. 75. Section 377 of public act 17-2 of the June special session is
amended to read as follows (Effective July 1, 2021):
The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the
provisions of this section and sections 378 to 383, inclusive, of [this act]
public act 17-2 of the June special session, from time to time to authorize
the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal
amounts in the aggregate not exceeding [$240,836,905] $235,836,905.
Sec. 76. Subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of section 378 of public act
17-2 of the June special session is amended to read as follows (Effective
July 1, 2021):
(2) Planning and design for a new Forensic Science Laboratory, not
exceeding [$6,000,000] $1,000,000.
Sec. 77. Section 388 of public act 17-2 of the June special session is
amended to read as follows (Effective July 1, 2021):
The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the
provisions of this section and sections 389 to 395, inclusive, of [this act]
public act 17-2 of the June special session, from time to time to authorize
the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal
amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding [$250,950,000] $240,950,000.
Sec. 78. Subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 389 of public act
17-2 of the June special session is amended to read as follows (Effective House Bill No. 6690
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July 1, 2021):
(1) For [a program to establish energy microgrids to support critical
municipal infrastructure] the microgrid and resilience grant and loan
pilot program, not exceeding $5,000,000.
Sec. 79. Subsection (j) of section 389 of public act 17-2 of the June
special session is repealed. (Effective July 1, 2021)
Sec. 80. Subsection (k) of section 389 of public act 17-2 of the June
special session, as amended by section 1 of public act 18-52, is amended
to read as follows (Effective July 1, 2021):
(k) For the Department of Housing: Funding for the Department of
Housing [and Connecticut Children's Medical Center's] for the Healthy
Homes Program, not exceeding $10,000,000, provided (1) not more than
$7,000,000 shall be used for the abatement of lead in homes in the state
and made available to residents in any municipality in the state, and (2)
not more than $3,000,000 shall be used to address environmental health
and safety concerns, including, but not limited to, mold, allergens,
asthma, carbon monoxide, home safety, pesticides and radon.
Sec. 81. Section 407 of public act 17-2 of the June special session, as
amended by section 35 of public act 18-178, is amended to read as
follows (Effective July 1, 2021):
The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the
provisions of this section and sections 408 to 414, inclusive, of public act
17-2 of the June special session, from time to time to authorize the
issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal
amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding [$216,000,000] $196,000,000.
Sec. 82. Subsection (i) of section 408 of public act 17-2 of the June
special session is repealed. (Effective July 1, 2021) House Bill No. 6690
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Sec. 83. Subsection (j) of section 408 of public act 17-2 of the June
special session, as amended by section 37 of public act 18-178, is
amended to read as follows (Effective July 1, 2021):
(j) For the Department of Housing: Funding for the Department of
Housing [and Connecticut Children's Medical Center's] for the Healthy
Homes Program, for the abatement of lead in homes in the state, not
exceeding $10,000,000, provided (1) not more than $7,000,000 shall be
made available to residents in any municipality in the state for the
abatement of lead in such residents' homes, and (2) not more than
$3,000,000 shall be made available to first-time homebuyers in the state
in an amount not to exceed $40,000 per residential home to remediate
conditions that constitute housing blight under a municipal ordinance
or regulation of the municipality in which such residential home is
located, and provided a person may only be eligible to receive one grant
in an amount not to exceed $40,000.
Sec. 84. Section 12 of public act 20-1 is amended to read as follows
(Effective July 1, 2021):
The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the
provisions of this section and sections 13 to 19, inclusive, of [this act]
public act 20-1, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of
the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in the aggregate,
not exceeding [$267,500,000] $247,500,000.
Sec. 85. Subsection (c) of section 13 of public act 20-1 is repealed.
(Effective July 1, 2021)
Sec. 86. Section 31 of public act 20-1 is amended to read as follows
(Effective July 1, 2021):
The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the
provisions of this section and sections 32 to 38, inclusive, of [this act]
public act 20-1, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of House Bill No. 6690
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the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in the aggregate,
not exceeding [$235,000,000] $215,000,000.
Sec. 87. Subsection (c) of section 32 of public act 20-1 is repealed.
(Effective July 1, 2021)
Sec. 88. Section 82 of public act 20-1 is repealed. (Effective July 1, 2021)
Sec. 89. (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) For the purposes described in
subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the
power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state
in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the
aggregate twelve million dollars, provided seven million dollars of said
authorization shall be effective July 1, 2022.
(b) The proceeds of the sale of such bonds, to the extent of the amount
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Office of
Policy and Management for the purpose of providing a grant-in-aid to
the Commission on Gun Violence Prevention and Intervention.
(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise
of any right or power granted thereby, that are not inconsistent with the
provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all
bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this
section. Temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived
from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in
accordance with section 3-20 of the general statutes and from time to
time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not
exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided
in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond
Commission authorizing such bonds. None of such bonds shall be
authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that
there has been filed with it a request for such authorization that is signed
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and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its
discretion, may require. Such bonds issued pursuant to this section shall
be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state
of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and
interest on such bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as
part of the contract of the state with the holders of such bonds,
appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such
principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay
such principal and interest as the same become due.
Sec. 90. Subsection (d) of section 29-1bb of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2021):
(d) [(1)] On and after May 1, 2020, [and before July 31, 2020,] any
eligible nonprofit organization applicant that owns an eligible nonprofit
organization applicant building may apply, in such manner as the
commissioner prescribes, to the department for a grant for eligible
expenses for eligible nonprofit organization buildings incurred on or
after July 1, 2019, for the purposes described in subsection (c) of this
section. The commissioner shall require all eligible nonprofit
organization applicants to submit information to the department to
demonstrate that such eligible nonprofit organization applicant is at a
heightened risk of being the target of a terrorist attack, hate crime or
violent act. The commissioner shall evaluate such information based on
neutral criteria applied equally to all eligible nonprofit organization
applicants. The commissioner shall determine which expenses are
eligible under the program and whether to approve or deny an
application in accordance with the eligible nonprofit organization
building security infrastructure criteria developed pursuant to
subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section and upon a
determination that the eligible nonprofit organization applicant is at a
heightened risk of being the target of a terrorist attack, hate crime or House Bill No. 6690
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violent act.
[(2) If the aggregate dollar amount for the grants approved by the
commissioner pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection is less than
five million dollars, any eligible nonprofit organization applicant that
owns an eligible nonprofit organization applicant building may apply,
at such time and in such manner as the commissioner prescribes, to the
department for a grant for eligible expenses for eligible nonprofit
organization buildings incurred on or after February 1, 2021, for the
purposes described in subsection (c) of this section. The commissioner
shall require all eligible nonprofit organization applicants to submit
information to the department to demonstrate that such eligible
nonprofit organization applicant is at a heightened risk of being the
target of a terrorist attack, hate crime or violent act. The commissioner
shall evaluate such information based on neutral criteria applied equally
to all eligible nonprofit organization applicants. The commissioner shall
determine which expenses are eligible under the program and whether
to approve or deny an application in accordance with the eligible
nonprofit organization building security infrastructure criteria
developed pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section
and upon a determination that the eligible nonprofit organization
applicant is at a heightened risk of being the target of a terrorist attack,
hate crime or violent act.]
Sec. 91. Subsection (a) of section 29-1cc of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2021):
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the
State Bond Commission shall have the power from time to time to
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [five] twenty million
dollars, provided five million dollars of said authorization shall be
effective July 1, 2022. House Bill No. 6690
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Sec. 92. (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) For the purposes described in
subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the
power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state
in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the
aggregate sixty-four million two hundred thousand dollars, provided
(1) two hundred thousand dollars of such authorization shall be
effective July 1, 2021, (2) thirteen million five hundred thousand dollars
of such authorization shall be effective July 1, 2022, (3) twenty-three
million five hundred thousand dollars of such authorization shall be
effective July 1, 2023, (4) thirteen million five hundred thousand dollars
of such authorization shall be effective July 1, 2024, and (5) thirteen
million five hundred thousand dollars of such authorization shall be
effective July 1, 2025.
(b) The proceeds of the sale of such bonds, to the extent of the amount
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by CTNext for the
purpose of recapitalizing the innovation place program established
under section 32-39k of the general statutes for existing and new
innovation places, provided (1) two hundred thousand dollars shall be
used for an economic feasibility study of certain lands in Trumbull in
the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2021, and (2) ten million dollars shall
be deposited in the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2023, in the CTNext
Fund established under section 32-39i of the general statutes for general
operational purposes.
(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise
of any right or power granted thereby, that are not inconsistent with the
provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all
bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this
section. Temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived
from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in
accordance with section 3-20 of the general statutes and from time to
time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not House Bill No. 6690
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exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided
in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond
Commission authorizing such bonds. None of such bonds shall be
authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that
there has been filed with it a request for such authorization that is signed
by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management
and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its
discretion, may require. Such bonds issued pursuant to this section shall
be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state
of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and
interest on such bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as
part of the contract of the state with the holders of such bonds,
appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such
principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay
such principal and interest as the same become due.
Sec. 93. Subsection (a) of section 32-39l of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2022):
(a) [On or before July 1, 2016,] Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated
shall post on its Internet web site an application form, prescribed by
Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, for planning grants-in-aid
awarded pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Such application
form shall state that applications for planning grants-in-aid shall be
submitted to the CTNext board.
Sec. 94. Subparagraph (E) of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of
section 32-39m of the general statutes is repealed and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021):
(E) The CTNext board shall report, in accordance with the provisions
of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General
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finance, revenue and bonding on or before September [30, 2017, and on
or before July first annually thereafter until September 30, 2020] thirtieth
annually, regarding the grants-in-aid distributed pursuant to this
section and concerning the operation and effectiveness of the innovation
place program.
Sec. 95. Subsection (a) of section 8-445 of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2021):
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the
State Bond Commission shall have the power from time to time to
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [one] two hundred
million dollars, provided (1) twenty million dollars shall be effective
from October 31, 2017, (2) twenty million dollars shall be effective July
1, 2018, (3) twenty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2019, (4)
twenty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2020, [and] (5) twenty
million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2021, (6) twenty-five million
dollars shall be effective July 1, 2022, (7) twenty-five million dollars shall
be effective July 1, 2023, (8) twenty-five million dollars shall be effective
July 1, 2024, and (9) twenty-five million dollars shall be effective July 1,
2025.
Sec. 96. Subdivision (10) of subsection (a) of section 10a-109d of the
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
thereof (Effective July 1, 2021):
(10) To borrow money and issue securities to finance the acquisition,
construction, reconstruction, improvement or equipping of any one
project, or more than one, or any combination of projects, or to refund
securities issued after June 7, 1995, or to refund any such refunding
securities or for any one, or more than one, or all of those purposes, or
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payment of those securities and for the rights of the holders of them,
except that the amount of any such borrowing, the special debt service
requirements for which are secured by the state debt service
commitment, exclusive of the amount of borrowing to refund securities,
or to fund issuance costs or necessary reserves, may not exceed the
aggregate principal amount of (A) for the fiscal years ending June 30,
1996, to June 30, 2005, inclusive, one billion thirty million dollars, (B) for
the fiscal years ending June 30, 2006, to June 30, 2027, inclusive, [three
billion two hundred seventy million nine hundred thousand dollars]
three billion three hundred fifty-one million dollars, and (C) such
additional amount or amounts: (i) Required from time to time to fund
any special capital reserve fund or other debt service reserve fund in
accordance with the financing transaction proceedings, and (ii) to pay
or provide for the costs of issuance and capitalized interest, if any; the
aggregate amounts of subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C) of this subdivision
are established as the authorized funding amount, and no borrowing
within the authorized funding amount for a project or projects may be
effected unless the project or projects are included in accordance with
subsection (a) of section 10a-109e;
Sec. 97. Subsection (a) of section 10a-109e of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2021):
(a) The university may administer, manage, schedule, finance,
further design and construct UConn 2000, to operate and maintain the
components thereof in a prudent and economical manner and to reserve
for and make renewals and replacements thereof when appropriate, it
being hereby determined and found to be in the best interest of the state
and the university to provide this independent authority to the
university along with providing assured revenues therefor as the
efficient and cost effective course to achieve the objective of avoiding
further decline in the physical infrastructure of the university and to House Bill No. 6690
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renew, modernize, enhance and maintain such infrastructure, the
particular project or projects, each being hereby approved as a project of
UConn 2000, and the presently estimated cost thereof being as follows:
UConn 2000 Project Phase I Phase II Phase III
Fiscal Years Fiscal Years Fiscal Years
1996-1999 2000-2005 2005-2027
Academic and Research
Facilities 450,000,000
Agricultural Biotechnology
Facility 9,400,000
Agricultural Biotechnology
Facility Completion 10,000,000
Alumni Quadrant
Renovations 14,338,000
Arjona and Monteith
(new classroom buildings) 66,100,000
Avery Point Campus
Undergraduate and
Library Building 35,000,000
Avery Point Marine
Science Research Center –
Phase I 34,000,000
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Avery Point Marine
Science Research Center –
Phase II 16,682,000
Avery Point Renovation 5,600,000 15,000,000
Babbidge Library 0
Balancing Contingency 5,506,834
Beach Hall Renovations 10,000,000
Benton State Art Museum
Addition 1,400,000 3,000,000
Biobehavioral Complex
Replacement 4,000,000
Bishop Renovation 8,000,000
Budds Building
Renovation 2,805,000
Business School
Renovation 4,803,000
Chemistry Building 53,700,000
Commissary Warehouse 1,000,000
Deferred Maintenance/
Code Compliance/ House Bill No. 6690
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ADA Compliance/
Infrastructure
Improvements &
Renovation Lump Sum and
Utility, Administrative and
Support Facilities
39,332,000
805,000,000
Deferred Maintenance &
Renovation Lump Sum
Balance 104,668,000
East Campus North
Renovations 11,820,000
Engineering Building
(with Environmental
Research Institute) 36,700,000
Equine Center 1,000,000
Equipment, Library
Collections &
Telecommunications 60,500,000 470,000,000
Equipment, Library
Collections &
Telecommunications
Completion 182,118,146
Family Studies (DRM)
Renovation 6,500,000
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Farm Buildings Repairs/
Replacement 6,000,000
Fine Arts Phase II 20,000,000
Floriculture Greenhouse 3,000,000
Gant Building Renovations 34,000,000
Gant Plaza Deck 0
Gentry Completion 10,000,000
Gentry Renovation 9,299,000
Grad Dorm Renovations 7,548,000
Gulley Hall Renovation 1,416,000
Hartford Relocation
Acquisition/Renovation 56,762,020 70,000,000
Hartford Relocation Design 1,500,000
Hartford Relocation
Feasibility Study 500,000
Heating Plant Upgrade 10,000,000
Hilltop Dormitory New 30,000,000
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Renovations 3,141,000
Ice Rink Enclosure 2,616,000
Incubator Facilities 10,000,000
International House
Conversion 800,000
Intramural, Recreational
and Intercollegiate
Facilities 31,000,000
Jorgensen Renovation 7,200,000
Koons Hall Renovation/
Addition 7,000,000
Lakeside Renovation 3,800,000
Law School Renovations/
Improvements 15,000,000
Library Storage Facility 5,000,000
Litchfield Agricultural
Center – Phase I 1,000,000
Litchfield Agricultural
Center – Phase II 700,000
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Renovation 6,000,000
Mansfield Apartments
Renovation 2,612,000
Mansfield Training School
Improvements 27,614,000 29,000,000
Natural History Museum
Completion 4,900,000
North Campus Renovation 2,654,000
North Campus Renovation
Completion 21,049,000
North Hillside Road
Completion 11,500,000
North Superblock Site
and Utilities 8,000,000
Northwest Quadrant
Renovation 2,001,000
Northwest Quadrant
Renovation 15,874,000
Observatory 1,000,000
Old Central Warehouse 18,000,000
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Parking Garage #3 78,000,000
Parking Garage – North 10,000,000
Parking Garage – South 15,000,000
Pedestrian Spinepath 2,556,000
Pedestrian Walkways 3,233,000
Psychology Building
Renovation/Addition 20,000,000
Residential Life Facilities 162,000,000
Roadways 10,000,000
School of Business 20,000,000
School of Pharmacy/
Biology 3,856,000
School of Pharmacy/
Biology Completion 61,058,000
Shippee/Buckley
Renovations 6,156,000
Social Science K Building 20,964,000
South Campus Complex 13,127,000
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Stamford Campus
Improvements/Housing 13,000,000
Stamford Downtown
Relocation – Phase I 45,659,000
Stamford Downtown
Relocation – Phase II 17,392,000
Storrs Hall Addition 4,300,000
Student Health Services 12,000,000
Student Union Addition 23,000,000
Support Facility
(Architectural and
Engineering Services) 2,000,000
Technology Quadrant –
Phase IA 38,000,000
Technology Quadrant –
Phase IB 16,611,000
Technology Quadrant –
Phase II 72,000,000
Technology Quadrant –
Phase III 15,000,000
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Renovation 17,000,000
Torrey Renovation
Completion and Biology
Expansion 42,000,000
Torrington Campus
Improvements 1,000,000
Towers Renovation 17,794,000
UConn Products Store 1,000,000
Undergraduate Education
Center 650,000
Undergraduate Education
Center 7,450,000
Underground Steam &
Water Upgrade 3,500,000
Underground Steam &
Water Upgrade
Completion 9,000,000
University Programs
Building – Phase I 8,750,000
University Programs
Building – Phase II
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Waring Building
Conversion 7,888,000
Waterbury Downtown
Campus 3,000,000
Waterbury Property
Purchase 325,000
West Campus Renovations 14,897,000
West Hartford Campus
Renovations/
Improvements 25,000,000
White Building Renovation 2,430,000
Wilbur Cross Building
Renovation 3,645,000
Young Building
Renovation/Addition 17,000,000
HEALTH CENTER
CLAC Renovation
Biosafety Level 3 Lab 14,000,000
Deferred Maintenance/
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& Improvements
Renovation Lump Sum
and Utility, Administrative
and Support Facilities
– Health Center
[61,000,000]
110,100,000
Dental School Renovation 5,000,000
Equipment, Library
Collections and
Telecommunications –
Health Center
[75,000,000]
106,000,000
Library/Student Computer
Center Renovation 5,000,000
Main Building Renovation 125,000,000
Medical School Academic
Building Renovation 9,000,000
Parking Garage – Health
Center 8,400,000
Research Tower 60,000,000
Support Building
Addition/Renovation 4,000,000
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Health Center
New Construction and
Renovation 394,900,000
Planning and Design Costs 25,000,000
Total – Storrs and Regional
Campus Project List 2,583,000,000
Total – Health Center
Project List 786,300,000
TOTAL 382,000,000 868,000,000 [3,369,300,000]
3,449,400,000
Sec. 98. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10a-109g of the
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
thereof (Effective July 1, 2021):
(a) (1) The university is authorized to provide by resolution, at one
time or from time to time, for the issuance and sale of securities, in its
own name on behalf of the state, pursuant to section 10a-109f. The board
of trustees of the university is hereby authorized by such resolution to
delegate to its finance committee such matters as it may determine
appropriate other than the authorization and maximum amount of the
securities to be issued, the nature of the obligation of the securities as
established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section and the projects for
which the proceeds are to be used. The finance committee may act on
such matters unless and until the board of trustees elects to reassume
the same. The amount of securities the special debt service requirements
of which are secured by the state debt service commitment that the
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accordance with this subsection shall be capped in each fiscal year in the
following amounts, provided, to the extent the board of trustees does
not provide for the issuance of all or a portion of such amount in a fiscal
year, all or such portion, as the case may be, may be carried forward to
any succeeding fiscal year and provided further, the actual amount for
funding, paying or providing for the items described in subparagraph
(C) of subdivision (10) of subsection (a) of section 10a-109d may be
added to the capped amount in each fiscal year:
Fiscal Year Amount
1996 $112,542,000
1997 112,001,000
1998 93,146,000
1999 64,311,000
2000 130,000,000
2001 100,000,000
2002 100,000,000
2003 100,000,000
2004 100,000,000
2005 100,000,000
2006 79,000,000
2007 89,000,000
2008 115,000,000
2009 140,000,000
2010 0
2011 138,800,000
2012 157,200,000
2013 143,000,000
2014 204,400,000
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2016 312,100,000
2017 240,400,000
2018 200,000,000
2019 200,000,000
2020 197,200,000
2021 260,000,000
2022 [190,500,000] 247,600,000
2023 [125,100,000] 148,100,000
2024 84,700,000
2025 56,000,000
2026 14,000,000
2027 9,000,000
Sec. 99. Section 10a-104c of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021):
(a) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall
develop, continuously maintain and revise from time to time a program
to facilitate the recruitment of eminent faculty and their research staffs
to the university. Such program shall support economic development in
the state through faculty research and promote core sectors of the state
economy by accelerating the pace of applied research and development.
Such program shall supplement the compensation of such faculty and
related costs of personnel and materials needed to secure such faculty
for the university. Eligibility shall be limited to individuals who have
demonstrated excellence in their field of research and have an interest
in working collaboratively on research that meets societal needs or
commercialization of discoveries, innovations or technologies.
(b) Not later than April 1, 2020, and biennially thereafter, said board
shall develop a plan for the recruitment and hiring of research faculty,
including those whose research is focused on societal needs or can be
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associated with the plan and include recruitment and hiring goals.
(c) (1) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall
commence a research faculty recruitment and hiring program in
accordance with the plan submitted pursuant to subsection (b) of this
section. Such program shall be used (A) to hire faculty who meet the
qualifications specified in subsection (a) of this section and who will
assist the university in achieving the goals and requirements set forth in
said subsection, and (B) to support the compensation of such faculty and
related construction, renovation and equipment costs.
(2) Under such program, the university shall encourage and facilitate
the creation of new business ventures in the state that fuel economic
growth and shall provide resources for proof of concept, technology
maturation, early-stage and later-stage venture capital funding and
other measures that encourage expansion of the university's
entrepreneurial ecosystem.
(d) The president of The University of Connecticut shall submit an
annual report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, on the
university's progress in meeting [such] hiring goals under this section
and the implementation of the program under subsection (c) of this
section to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having
cognizance of matters relating to higher education and finance, revenue
and bonding.
Sec. 100. (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) For the purposes described in
subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the
power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state
in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the
aggregate forty-six million one hundred thousand dollars, provided (1)
six million four hundred sixty thousand dollars of such authorization
shall be effective July 1, 2021, (2) eleven million seven hundred twenty-
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effective July 1, 2022, (3) fourteen million four hundred eighty-nine
thousand two hundred dollars of such authorization shall be effective
July 1, 2023, (4) nine million two hundred twenty thousand dollars of
such authorization shall be effective July 1, 2024, and (5) four million
two hundred one thousand six hundred dollars shall be effective July 1,
2025.
(b) The proceeds of the sale of such bonds, to the extent of the amount
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Board of
Trustees of The University of Connecticut for the purposes of subsection
(c) of section 10a-104c of the general statutes.
(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise
of any right or power granted thereby, that are not inconsistent with the
provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all
bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this
section. Temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived
from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in
accordance with section 3-20 of the general statutes and from time to
time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not
exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided
in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond
Commission authorizing such bonds. None of such bonds shall be
authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that
there has been filed with it a request for such authorization that is signed
by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management
and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its
discretion, may require. Such bonds issued pursuant to this section shall
be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state
of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and
interest on such bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as
part of the contract of the state with the holders of such bonds,
appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such House Bill No. 6690
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principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay
such principal and interest as the same become due.
Sec. 101. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Energy and
Environmental Protection shall pay from the grants-in-aid authorized in
section 4-66c of the general statutes the amount of one hundred fifty
thousand dollars to the town of Brooklyn for the purpose of reimbursing
the town for improvements at Riverside Park.
Sec. 102. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The State Bond
Commission shall authorize the issuance of bonds of the state, in
accordance with the provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, in
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate twenty-five million
dollars for the Connecticut Port Authority established pursuant to
section 15-31a of the general statutes. The amount authorized for the
issuance and sale of such bonds in each of the following fiscal years shall
not exceed the following corresponding amount for each such fiscal
year, provided, to the extent the authority does not provide for the use
of all or a portion of such amount in any such fiscal year, such amount
not provided for shall be carried forward and added to the authorized
amount for the next succeeding fiscal year, and, provided further, the
costs of issuance and capitalized interest, if any, may be added to the
capped amount in each fiscal year, and each of the authorized amounts
shall be effective on July first of the fiscal year indicated as follows:
Fiscal Year Ending Amount
June Thirtieth
2022 $5,000,000
2023 5,000,000
2024 5,000,000
2025
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2026 5,000,000
Total $25,000,000
(b) The State Bond Commission shall approve a memorandum of
understanding between the Connecticut Port Authority and the state,
acting by and through the Secretary of the Office of Policy and
Management and the Treasurer, providing for the issuance of said
bonds for the purposes of projects undertaken by the Connecticut Port
Authority regarding ports not located in the towns of New Haven, New
London or Bridgeport, including provisions regarding the extent to
which federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be
made available for costs should be added to the proceeds of the bonds
authorized pursuant to this section for such projects. The memorandum
of understanding shall be deemed to satisfy the provisions of section 3-
20 of the general statutes and the exercise of any right or power granted
thereby that is not inconsistent with the provisions of this section.
(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise
of any right or power granted thereby, that are not inconsistent with the
provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all
bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this
section. Temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived
from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in
accordance with said section, and from time to time renewed. All bonds
issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state
and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for
the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same
become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with
the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for
punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and
the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become
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(d) Subject to the amount of limitations of the capping provisions in
subsection (a) of this section, the principal amount of the bonds
authorized under this section shall be deemed to be an appropriation
and allocation of such amount, and such approval of such request shall
be deemed the allotment by the Governor of such capital outlays within
the meaning of section 4-85 of the general statutes.
Sec. 103. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) As used in this section and
sections 104 to 110, inclusive, of this act:
(1) "Designated beneficiary" means an individual born on or after July
1, 2021, whose birth was subject to medical coverage provided under
HUSKY Health, as defined in section 17b-290 of the general statutes;
(2) "Eligible expenditure" means an expenditure associated with any
of the following, each as prescribed by the Treasurer: (A) Education of a
designated beneficiary; (B) purchase of a home in Connecticut by a
designated beneficiary; (C) investment in a business in Connecticut by
a designated beneficiary; or (D) any investment in financial assets or
personal capital that provides long-term gains to wages or wealth; and
(3) "Trust" means the Connecticut Baby Bond Trust.
Sec. 104. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) There is established the
Connecticut Baby Bond Trust. The trust shall constitute an
instrumentality of the state and shall perform essential governmental
functions as provided in sections 103 to 110, inclusive, of this act. The
trust shall receive and hold all payments and deposits or contributions
intended for the trust, as well as gifts, bequests, endowments or federal,
state or local grants and any other funds from any public or private
source and all earnings until disbursed in accordance with section 109
of this act.
(b) The amounts on deposit in the trust shall not constitute property
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institution or agency of the state. Amounts on deposit in the trust shall
not be commingled with state funds and the state shall have no claim to
or against, or interest in, such funds. Any contract entered into by or any
obligation of the trust shall not constitute a debt or obligation of the state
and the state shall have no obligation to any designated beneficiary or
any other person on account of the trust and all amounts obligated to be
paid from the trust shall be limited to amounts available for such
obligation on deposit in the trust. The amounts on deposit in the trust
may only be disbursed in accordance with the provisions of section 109
of this act. The trust shall continue in existence as long as it holds any
deposits or has any obligations and until its existence is terminated by
law and upon termination any unclaimed assets shall return to the state.
Property of the trust shall be governed by section 3-61a of the general
statutes.
(c) The Treasurer shall be responsible for the receipt, maintenance,
administration, investing and disbursements of amounts from the trust.
The trust shall not receive deposits in any form other than cash.
Sec. 105. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) The Treasurer, on behalf of the
trust and for purposes of the trust, may:
(1) Receive and invest moneys in the trust in any instruments,
obligations, securities or property in accordance with section 106 of this
act;
(2) Enter into one or more contractual agreements, including
contracts for legal, actuarial, accounting, custodial, advisory,
management, administrative, advertising, marketing and consulting
services for the trust and pay for such services from the assets of the
trust;
(3) Procure insurance in connection with the trust's property, assets,
activities or deposits to the trust; House Bill No. 6690
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(4) Apply for, accept and expend gifts, grants or donations from
public or private sources to enable the trust to carry out its objectives;
(5) Adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 of the general
statutes for purposes of this act;
(6) Sue and be sued;
(7) Establish one or more funds within the trust; and
(8) Take any other action necessary to carry out the purposes of this
act, and incidental to the duties imposed on the Treasurer pursuant to
this act.
Sec. 106. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) Notwithstanding the
provisions of sections 3-13 to 3-13h, inclusive, of the general statutes, the
Treasurer shall invest the amounts on deposit in the trust in a manner
reasonable and appropriate to achieve the objectives of the trust,
exercising the discretion and care of a prudent person in similar
circumstances with similar objectives. The Treasurer shall give due
consideration to rate of return, risk, term or maturity, diversification of
the total portfolio within the trust, liquidity, the projected
disbursements and expenditures and the expected payments, deposits,
contributions and gifts to be received. The Treasurer shall not require
the trust to invest directly in obligations of the state or any political
subdivision of the state or in any investment or other fund administered
by the Treasurer. The assets of the trust shall be continuously invested
and reinvested in a manner consistent with the objectives of the trust
until disbursed for eligible expenditures or expended on expenses
incurred by the operations of the trust.
Sec. 107. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) The property of the trust and
the earnings on the trust shall be exempt from all taxation by the state
and all political subdivisions of the state. House Bill No. 6690
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Sec. 108. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) Notwithstanding any
provision of the general statutes, to the extent permitted by federal law
no moneys invested in the Connecticut Baby Bond Trust shall be
considered to be an asset or income for purposes of determining an
individual's eligibility for assistance under any program administered
by the Department of Social Services.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no moneys
invested in the trust shall be considered to be an asset for purposes of
determining an individual's eligibility for need-based, institutional aid
grants offered to an individual at the public eligible educational
institutions in the state.
Sec. 109. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) The Treasurer shall establish
in the Connecticut Baby Bond Trust an accounting for each designated
beneficiary. Each such accounting shall include the amount transferred
to the trust pursuant to section 110 of this act, plus the designated
beneficiary's pro rata share of total net earnings from investments of
sums held in the trust.
(b) Upon a designated beneficiary's eighteenth birthday and
completion of a financial literacy requirement as prescribed by the
Treasurer, such beneficiary shall become eligible to receive the total sum
of the accounting under subsection (a) of this section to be used for an
eligible expenditure. The Treasurer may adopt regulations, in
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to
carry out the purposes of this section.
(c) A designated beneficiary may submit a claim for such accounting
until his or her thirtieth birthday, as prescribed by the Treasurer,
provided such designated beneficiary is a resident of the state at the time
of such claim. If a designated beneficiary (1) is deceased before
submitting a valid claim, or (2) fails to submit a valid claim, as
determined by the Treasurer, before his or her thirtieth birthday, such House Bill No. 6690
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accounting shall be credited back to the assets of the trust.
(d) Subject to obtaining adequate consent authorizing the disclosure
of confidential information related to designated beneficiaries in
accordance with all applicable state or federal laws, the Treasurer and
the Department of Social Services shall enter into a memorandum of
understanding to establish information sharing practices in order to
carry out the purposes of this act.
Sec. 110. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) Upon the birth of a designated
beneficiary, the Treasurer shall transfer three thousand two hundred
dollars from the General Fund to the trust to be credited toward the
accounting of such designated beneficiary as described in section 109 of
this act.
Sec. 111. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) The Treasurer is authorized
to issue bonds, notes or other obligations of the state from time to time
in one or more series in an aggregate principal amount of not more than
six hundred million dollars, and to apply the net proceeds of such
issuance to deposit to the trust as provided in subsection (b) below. The
Treasurer is authorized to issue bonds, notes or other obligations in an
amount sufficient to refund such bonds, notes or other obligations
previously issued pursuant to this section. In addition to the bonds,
notes or other obligations authorized by this section to for deposit to the
trust, the Treasurer is authorized to issue bonds, notes or other
obligations in such additional amounts as the Treasurer shall determine
to pay the costs of issuance of such bonds, notes or other obligations
issued pursuant to this section. The amount authorized for the issuance
and sale of bonds in accordance with this section shall be capped in each
fiscal year in the following amounts, provided, if the amount required
for deposit to the trust as provided for in subsection (b) of this section is
less than such capped amount or, to the extent the Governor
disapproves the request for issuance of all or a portion of the amount of
the bonds as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the amount so House Bill No. 6690
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disapproved, shall be carried forward and added to the capped amount
for a subsequent fiscal year, but not later than the fiscal year ending June
30, 2033, and provided further, the costs of issuance may be added to
the capped amount in each fiscal year, and each of the authorized
amounts shall be effective on July first of the fiscal year indicated as
follows:
Fiscal Year Ending Amount
June Thirtieth
2023 $50,000,000
2024 $50,000,000
2025 $50,000,000
2026
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$50,000,000
2027 $50,000,000
2028 $50,000,000
2029 $50,000,000
2030 $50,000,000
2031 $50,000,000
2032 $50,000,000
2033 $50,000,000
2034 $50,000,000
(b) (1) On or before the first day of September in each year,
commencing September 1, 2022, the Department of Social Services shall
inform the Treasurer of the number of designated beneficiaries born in
the prior fiscal year. Promptly thereafter, the Treasurer shall submit to
the Governor and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management,
a report of and a calculation of the total amount required to deposit to
the trust for crediting three thousand two hundred dollars for the
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as described in section 109 of this act. The Governor may, not later than
thirty days after such submission, approve or disapprove all or a portion
of such amount by notifying the Treasurer, in writing, of such decision
and the reasons for it. If the Governor does not act within such thirty-
day period, the issuance of bonds for the deposit into the trust for the
fiscal year beginning on July first of that year is deemed approved. The
Treasurer after submitting such report may issue bonds in such amount,
subject to the capped amount for such fiscal year, plus such additional
amount as may be required for costs of issuance and capitalized interest,
if any.
(2) In the event that the Governor shall approve only a portion of the
total amount set forth in the report of the Treasurer described in
subdivision (1) of this subsection, or the total amount set forth in the
report of the Treasurer described in subdivision (1) of this subsection
exceeds the capped amount set forth in such fiscal year, the amount to
be credited for the account of each designated beneficiary born in the
prior fiscal year shall be reduced ratably.
(3) Subject to the amount of limitations of such capping provisions in
subsection (a) of this section and following the approval or deemed
approval of the request to issue bonds as provided in subdivision (1) of
this subsection, the principal amount of the bonds authorized under this
section shall be deemed to be an appropriation and allocation of such
amount, and such approval of such request shall be deemed the
allotment by the Governor of such deposits within the meaning of
section 4-85 of the general statutes. The Treasurer is authorized to
deposit such amount from available funds to the trust whether or not
the bonds so authorized have then been issued, and shall maintain a
separate nonlapsing account to record the proceeds of bonds so
authorized and deposits made to the trust.
(c) All such bonds, notes or other obligations shall be general
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Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest
on such bonds, notes or other obligations as the same shall become due,
and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders
of such bonds, notes or other obligations, appropriation of all amounts
necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby
made, and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the
same become due. All such bonds, notes or other obligations shall be
sold at not less than par and accrued interest in such manner and on
such terms as the Treasurer may determine is in the best interest of the
state, and shall be signed in the name of the state and on its behalf by
the Treasurer. All such bonds, notes or other obligations shall mature at
such time or times not later than twenty years after their respective
issuance, in such principal amounts and at such times, bear such date or
dates, be payable at such place or places, bear interest at such rate or
different or varying rates, payable at such time or times, be in such
denominations, be in such form with or without interest coupons
attached, carry such registration and transfer privileges, be payable in
such medium of payment, be subject to such terms of redemption with
or without premium and have such additional security, covenant or
contract provisions, as appropriate or necessary to improve their
marketability, as the Treasurer shall determine prior to their issuance.
In connection with such bonds, notes or other obligations, the Treasurer
may enter into such paying agent agreements, indentures of trust,
escrow agreements or other agreements, with such parties and with
such provisions as the Treasurer determines are appropriate or
necessary.
(d) The Treasurer may obtain from a commercial bank or insurance
company authorized to do business within or without this state a letter
of credit, line of credit or other liquidity facility or credit facility for the
purpose of providing funds for the payments in respect of bonds, notes
or other obligations required by the holder thereof to be redeemed or
repurchased prior to maturity or for providing additional security for House Bill No. 6690
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such bonds, notes or other obligations. In connection with any such
liquidity facility or credit facility, the Treasurer may enter into any
reimbursement agreements, remarketing agreements, standby purchase
agreements or any other necessary or appropriate agreements on behalf
of the state in connection with securing, insuring or remarketing such
bonds, notes or other obligations, on such terms and conditions as the
Treasurer determines to be in the best interest of the state. The Treasurer
is authorized to pledge the full faith and credit of the state to the state's
payment obligations under any such agreement and the Treasurer is
authorized to include such pledge in any such agreement as part of the
contract with the provider of such liquidity facility or credit facility. The
Treasurer shall apply any appropriation for the payment of such bonds,
notes or other obligations to such reimbursement repayment if such
liquidity facility or credit facility is drawn upon. As part of the contract
of the state with the other parties to any agreement entered into
pursuant to this subsection for which the full faith and credit of the state
is pledged to the state's payment obligations under such agreement,
appropriation of all amounts necessary for the punctual payment of the
obligations of the state under any such agreement is hereby made and
the Treasurer shall pay such amounts as the same become due.
(e) In connection with or incidental to the carrying of such bonds,
notes or other obligations, or in connection with or incidental to the sale
and issuance of such bonds, notes or other obligations, the Treasurer
may enter into such contracts as the Treasurer may determine to be
necessary or appropriate to place the obligation of the state, as
represented by the bonds, notes or other obligations, in whole or in part,
on such interest rate or cash flow basis as the Treasurer may determine,
including without limitation, interest rate swap agreements, insurance
agreements, forward payment conversion agreements, futures
contracts, contracts providing for payments based on levels of, or
changes in, interest rates or market indices, contracts to manage interest
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options, puts, calls and similar arrangements. Such contracts shall
contain such payment, security, default, remedy and other terms and
conditions as the Treasurer may deem appropriate and shall be entered
into with such party or parties as the Treasurer may select, after giving
due consideration, where applicable, for the creditworthiness of the
counter party or counter parties, including any rating by a nationally
recognized rating agency, the impact on any rating on outstanding
bonds, notes or other obligations or any other criteria as the Treasurer
may deem appropriate, provided the unsecured long-term obligations
of the counter party or counter parties are rated the same or higher than
the underlying rating of the state on the applicable bonds, notes or other
obligations by at least one nationally recognized rating agency. The
Treasurer is authorized to pledge the full faith and credit of the state to
the state's payment obligations under any contract entered into
pursuant to this subsection. As part of the contract of the state with the
other parties to any agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection
for which the full faith and credit of the state is pledged to the state's
payment obligations under such agreement, appropriation of all
amounts necessary for the punctual payment of the obligations of the
state under any such agreement is hereby made and the Treasurer shall
pay such amounts as the same become due.
(f) The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to enter judgment
against the state founded (1) upon any express contract between the
state and the purchasers and subsequent owners and transferees of any
bonds, notes or other obligations issued or contracted to be issued by
the state pursuant to this section, and (2) upon any agreement entered
into pursuant to subsection (c) or (d) of this section. Any action brought
under this subsection shall be brought in the superior court for the
judicial district of Hartford. The jurisdiction conferred upon the
Superior Court by this subsection includes any set-off, claim or demand
on the part of the state against any plaintiff commencing an action under
this subsection. Such action shall be tried to the court without a jury. All House Bill No. 6690
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legal defenses, except governmental immunity, shall be reserved to the
state. Any action brought under this subsection shall be privileged in
respect to assignment for trial upon motion of either party.
(g) Any expense incurred in connection with the issuance or renewal
of the bonds, notes or other obligations issued pursuant to this section
shall be paid from the accrued interest and premiums on such bonds,
notes or other obligations, from the proceeds of the sale of such bonds,
notes or other obligations or otherwise from the General Fund. The
Treasurer is authorized to issue such bonds, notes or other obligations
in such form and manner that the interest on such bonds, notes or other
obligations may be includable or excludable under the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code
of the United States, as amended from time to time, in the gross income
of the holders or owners of such bonds, notes or other obligations. The
Treasurer may make representations and agreements for the benefit of
the holders or owners of any such bonds, notes or other obligations
which are necessary or appropriate to ensure the inclusion or exclusion
of interest on such bonds, notes or other obligations of the state from
taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any subsequent
corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended
from time to time, including agreements to pay rebates to the federal
government of investment earnings derived from the investment of the
proceeds of bonds, notes or other obligations. The Treasurer may make
representations and agreements for the benefit of the holders or owners
of such bonds, notes or other obligations on behalf of the state to provide
secondary market disclosure information. Any such agreement may
include: (1) Covenants to provide secondary market disclosure
information, (2) arrangements for such information to be provided with
the assistance of a paying agent, trustee or other agent, and (3) remedies
for breach of such agreement, which remedies may be limited to specific
performance. The state shall protect and save harmless any official or
former official of the state from financial loss and expense, including House Bill No. 6690
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legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand, suit or
judgment by reason of alleged negligence on the part of such official,
while acting in the discharge of his or her official duties, in providing
secondary market disclosure information or performing any other
duties set forth in any agreement to provide secondary market
disclosure information. Nothing in this section shall be construed to
preclude the defense of governmental immunity to any such claim,
demand or suit. For purposes of this subsection "official" means any
person elected or appointed to office or any state employee. This
indemnity provision shall not apply to cases of wilful and wanton fraud.
(h) All such bonds, notes or other obligations, their transfer and the
income therefrom, including any profit on the sale or transfer thereof,
shall at all times be exempt from all taxation by the state or under its
authority, except for estate or succession taxes, but the interest on such
bonds, notes or other obligations shall be included in the computation
of any excise or franchise tax. Such bonds, notes or other obligations are
hereby made and declared to be (1) legal investments for savings banks
and trustees unless otherwise provided in the instrument creating the
trust, (2) securities in which all public officers and bodies, all insurance
companies and associations and persons carrying on an insurance
business, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and savings
associations, including savings and loan associations, building and loan
associations, investment companies and persons carrying on a banking
or investment business, all administrators, guardians, executors,
trustees and other fiduciaries and all persons who are or may be
authorized to invest in bonds, notes or other obligations of the state,
may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control
or belonging to them, and (3) securities that may be deposited with and
shall be received by all public officers and bodies for any purpose for
which the deposit of bonds, notes or other obligations of the state is or
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Sec. 112. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section:
(1) "Administrative costs" means the costs paid or incurred by the
administrator of the Community Investment Fund 2030 Board
established under subsection (b) of this section, including, but not
limited to, allocated staff costs and other out-of-pocket costs attributable
to the administration and operation of the board;
(2) "Administrator" means the Commissioner of Economic and
Community Development, or the commissioner's designee;
(3) "Eligible project" means:
(A) (i) A project proposed by a municipality, community
development corporation or nonprofit organization, for the purpose of
promoting economic or community development in the municipality or
a municipality served by such corporation or organization, such as
brownfield remediation, affordable housing, establishment of or
improvements to water and sewer infrastructure to support smaller
scale economic development, pedestrian safety and traffic calming
improvements, establishment of or improvements to energy resiliency
or clean energy projects and land acquisition and capital projects to
construct, rehabilitate or renovate buildings and structures to facilitate
or improve home rehabilitation programs and facilities such as libraries
and senior centers; or
(ii) A grant-in-aid proposed by a municipality, community
development corporation or nonprofit organization for the purpose of
providing (I) a revolving loan program, microloans or gap financing, to
small businesses located within such municipality or a municipality
served by such corporation or organization, or (II) start-up funds to
establish a small business in any such municipality; and
(B) Such project or grant-in-aid furthers consistent and systematic
fair, just and impartial treatment of all individuals, including House Bill No. 6690
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individuals who belong to underserved and marginalized communities
that have been denied such treatment, such as Black, Latino and
indigenous and Native American persons; Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders and other persons of color; members of religious minorities;
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer persons and other persons
comprising the LGBTQ+ community; persons who live in rural areas;
and persons otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or
inequality; and
(4) "Municipality" means a municipality designated as a public
investment community pursuant to section 7-545 of the general statutes
or as an alliance district pursuant to section 10-262u of the general
statutes.
(b) (1) There is established a Community Investment Fund 2030
Board, which shall be within the Department of Economic and
Community Development. The board shall consist of the following
members:
(A) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president
pro tempore of the Senate;
(B) The majority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority
leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the House of Representatives
and the minority leader of the Senate;
(C) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives
and one appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, each of
whom shall be a member of the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus of the
General Assembly;
(D) The two chairpersons of the general bonding subcommittee of the
joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of
matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding; House Bill No. 6690
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(E) Two appointed by the Governor; and
(F) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the
Attorney General, the Treasurer, the Comptroller, the Secretary of the
State and the Commissioners of Economic and Community
Development, Administrative Services, Social Services and Housing, or
their designees.
(2) All initial appointments shall be made not later than sixty days
after the effective date of this section. The terms of the members
appointed by the Governor shall be coterminous with the term of the
Governor or until their successors are appointed, whichever is later.
Any vacancy in appointments shall be filled by the appointing
authority. Any vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall
be filled for the balance of the unexpired term.
(3) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, it shall not
constitute a conflict of interest for a trustee, director, partner, officer,
stockholder, proprietor, counsel or employee of any person to serve as
a member of the board, provided such trustee, director, partner, officer,
stockholder, proprietor, counsel or employee abstains and absents
himself or herself from any deliberation, action and vote by the board in
specific respect to such person. The members appointed by the
Governor shall be deemed public officials and shall adhere to the code
of ethics for public officials set forth in chapter 10 of the general statutes.
(4) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro
tempore of the Senate shall serve as the chairpersons of the board and
shall schedule the first meeting of the board, which shall be held not
later than January 1, 2022. The board shall meet at least quarterly.
(5) Eleven members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of any business.
(6) The members of the board shall serve without compensation, but House Bill No. 6690
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shall, within the limits of available funds, be reimbursed for expenses
necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties.
(7) The board shall have the following powers and duties: (A) Review
eligible projects to be recommended to the Governor under subsection
(c) of this section for approval; (B) establish bylaws to govern its
procedures; (C) review and provide comments to the Department of
Economic and Community Development on projects funded through
the state's Economic Action Plan as provided under subsection (d) of
this section; and (D) perform such other acts as may be necessary and
appropriate to carry out its duties described in this section.
(8) The administrator shall hire such employee or employees as may
be necessary to assist the board to carry out its duties described in this
section.
(c) (1) The Community Investment Fund 2030 Board shall establish
an application and review process with guidelines and terms for funds
provided from the bond proceeds under subsection (e) of this section for
eligible projects. Such funds shall be used for costs related to an eligible
project recommended by the board and approved by the Governor
pursuant to this subsection and to pay or to reimburse the administrator
for administrative costs under this section.
(2) The chairpersons of the board shall notify the chief elected official
of each municipality when the application and review process has been
established and shall publicize the availability of any funds available
under this section. Each such official or any community development
corporation or nonprofit organization may submit an application to the
board requesting funds for an eligible project. The board shall meet to
consider applications submitted and determine which, if any, the board
will recommend to the Governor for approval.
(3) (A) The board shall give priority to eligible projects (i) that are House Bill No. 6690
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proposed by a municipality that (I) has implemented local hiring
preferences pursuant to section 7-112 of the general statutes, or (II) has
or will leverage municipal, private, philanthropic or federal funds for
such project, and (ii) that have a project labor agreement or employ or
will employ ex-offenders or individuals with physical, intellectual or
developmental disabilities. The board shall give additional priority to
an application submitted by a municipality that includes a letter of
support for the proposed eligible project from a member or members of
the General Assembly in whose district the eligible project is or will be
located.
(B) In evaluating applications for an eligible project described in
subparagraph (A)(ii) of subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of this section,
the board shall (i) evaluate the risk of default on the repayment of a
proposed loan or financing, (ii) consider the impact of the eligible
project on job creation or retention in the municipality, (iii) consider the
impact of the eligible project on blighted properties in the municipality,
and (iv) consider the overall impact of the eligible project on the
community. The board shall not recommend any proposed loan or
financing under subparagraph (A)(ii) of subdivision (3) of subsection (a)
of this section for which the interest rate varies from the prevailing
market rate.
(4) (A) Whenever the board deems it necessary or desirable, the
chairpersons of the board shall submit to the Governor a list of the
board's recommendations of eligible projects to be funded from bond
proceeds under subsection (e) of this section. The board may
recommend state funding for eligible projects, provided the total cost of
such recommendations shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five
million dollars in any fiscal year. Such list shall include, at a minimum:
(i) For each eligible project described in subparagraph (A)(i) of
subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of this section, a description of such
project, the municipality in which such project is located, the amount of House Bill No. 6690
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funds sought for such project, any cost estimates for such project, any
schematics or plans for such project, the total estimated project costs and
the applicable fiscal year to which such disbursement will be attributed;
and
(ii) For each eligible project described in subparagraph (A)(ii) of
subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of this section, a description of and
specific terms for any proposed loans, financing or start-up funds to be
provided from such grant-in-aid, the types of small businesses located
or to be located in the municipality that may be eligible for such loan,
financing or start-up funds, the amount of the grant-in-aid sought and
the applicable fiscal year to which such disbursement will be attributed.
(B) The Governor shall review the eligible projects on the list and may
recommend changes to any eligible project on the list. The Governor
shall determine the most appropriate method of funding for each
eligible project and shall provide to the members of the board, in
writing, such determination for each eligible project on the list and the
reasons therefor. The board may reconsider at a future meeting any
eligible project for which the Governor recommends a change. Each
eligible project for which the Governor recommends the allocation of
bond funds shall be considered at a State Bond Commission meeting not
later than two months after the date such eligible project was submitted
to the Governor pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this subdivision.
(5) Funds for an eligible project approved under this section may be
administered on behalf of the board by a state agency, as determined by
the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, provided a
memorandum of understanding between the administrator of the
Community Investment Fund 2030 Board and the state, acting by and
through the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, has been
entered into with respect to such funds and project.
(6) Not later than August 31, 2023, the board shall submit a report, in House Bill No. 6690
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accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes,
to the General Assembly, the Black and Puerto Rican caucus of the
General Assembly, the Auditors of Public Accounts and the Governor,
for the preceding fiscal year, that includes (A) a list of the eligible
projects recommended by the board and approved by the Governor
pursuant to this section, (B) the total amount of funds provided for such
eligible projects, (C) for each such eligible project, a description of the
project and the amounts and terms of the funds provided, (D) the status
of the project and any balance remaining of the allocated funds, and (E)
any other information the board deems relevant or necessary. The board
shall submit such report annually for each fiscal year in which the funds
specified in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (3) of this subsection are
disbursed for eligible projects.
(7) The Auditors of Public Accounts shall audit, on a biennial basis,
all eligible projects funded under this section and shall report their
findings to the Governor, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and
Management and the General Assembly.
(d) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year
thereafter, one hundred twenty-five million dollars of the funds
available for the purposes of the state's Economic Action Plan shall be
reserved for (A) projects that provide (i) a revolving loan program,
microloans or gap financing, to women or minority-owned small
businesses, (ii) start-up funds to establish women or minority-owned
small businesses, (iii) brownfield remediation or broadband expansion,
(iv) human services, workforce development, mental health services,
educational programming, preapprenticeship and apprenticeship
training, youth services programming or physical, intellectual and
developmental disability services; (B) projects that provide the potential
to directly impact community enrichment programs for, or related to,
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veterans' services and arts and culture; or (C) projects that provide the
potential to directly impact youth and adult enrichment programs for,
or related to, "earn while you learn" programs, paid internships or
summer youth programming.
(2) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development
shall receive and consider comments from the Community Investment
Fund 2030 Board on funding for such projects. The commissioner shall
provide quarterly expenditure reports to the board for such projects and
hold public hearings for such projects before the board.
(e) (1) The State Bond Commission may authorize the issuance of
bonds of the state, in accordance with the provisions of section 3-20 of
the general statutes, in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate
eight hundred seventy-five million dollars. The amount authorized for
the issuance and sale of such bonds in each of the following fiscal years
shall not exceed the following corresponding amount for each such
fiscal year, except that, to the extent the State Bond Commission does
not provide for the use of all or a portion of such amount in any such
fiscal year, such amount not provided for shall be carried forward and
added to the authorized amount for the next succeeding fiscal year, and
provided further, the costs of issuance and capitalized interest, if any,
may be added to the capped amount in each fiscal year, and each of the
authorized amounts shall be effective on July first of the fiscal year
indicated as follows:
Fiscal Year Ending June 30, Amount
2023 $175,000,000
2024 175,000,000
2025 175,000,000
2026 175,000,000
2027 175,000,000
Total $875,000,000
(2) The proceeds of the sale of bonds set forth in this subsection shall House Bill No. 6690
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be used for the purpose of funding eligible projects for which the
Governor has determined under subsection (c) of this section that bond
funding is appropriate and that no other bond authorization is available.
(f) (1) Upon the agreement of the Governor and the Community
Investment Fund 2030 Board, and subsequent to the adoption of a
resolution by the General Assembly affirming the reauthorization of the
board and the program provided for under this section, the State Bond
Commission may authorize the issuance of bonds of the state, in
accordance with the provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, in
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate one billion two
hundred fifty million dollars. The amount authorized for the issuance
and sale of such bonds in each of the following fiscal years shall not
exceed the following corresponding amount for each such fiscal year,
except that, to the extent the State Bond Commission does not provide
for the use of all or a portion of such amount in any such fiscal year,
such amount not provided for shall be carried forward and added to the
authorized amount for the next succeeding fiscal year, and provided
further, the costs of issuance and capitalized interest, if any, may be
added to the capped amount in each fiscal year, and each of the
authorized amounts shall be effective on July first of the fiscal year
indicated as follows:
Fiscal Year Ending June 30, Amount
2028 $250,000,000
2029 250,000,000
2030 250,000,000
2031 250,000,000
2032 250,000,000
Total $1,250,000,000
(2) The proceeds of the sale of bonds set forth in this subsection shall
be used for the purpose of funding eligible projects for which the
Governor has determined under subsection (c) of this section that bond
funding is appropriate and that no other bond authorization is available. House Bill No. 6690
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(g) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the
exercise of any right or power granted thereby, that are not inconsistent
with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply
to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this
section. Temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived
from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in
accordance with said section, and from time to time renewed. All bonds
issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state
and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for
the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same
become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with
the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for
punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and
the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become
due.
Sec. 113. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Administrative
Services, having reviewed applications for state grants for public school
building projects in accordance with section 10-283 of the general
statutes on the basis of priorities for such projects and standards for
school construction established by the State Board of Education, and
having prepared a listing of all such eligible projects ranked in order of
priority, as determined by said commissioner together with the amount
of the estimated grant with respect to each eligible project, and having
submitted such listing of eligible projects, prior to December 15, 2020, to
a committee of the General Assembly established under section 10-283a
of the general statutes for the purpose of reviewing such listing, is
hereby authorized to enter into grant commitments on behalf of the state
in accordance with said section with respect to the priority listing of
such projects and in such estimated amounts as approved by said
committee prior to February 1, 2021, as follows:
(1) Estimated Grant Commitments. House Bill No. 6690
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School District Estimated Estimated
School Project Costs Grant
Project Number
NORTH BRANFORD
North Branford High School
21DASY099053N0621 $66,242,390 $29,100,282
NORWALK
Cranberry Elementary School
21DASY103252N0621 $45,000,000 $10,125,000
SOUTH WINDSOR
Pleasant Valley Elementary School
21DASY132093N0621 $58,500,000 $22,148,100
TORRINGTON
Torrington Middle & High School
21DASY143076N0621 $159,575,000 $100,308,845
WEST HAVEN
Washington Elementary School
21DASY156142N0621 $38,803,926 $26,052,956
DANBURY
Ellsworth Avenue School Annex
21DASY034150EA0621 $9,600,000 $6,137,280
HARTFORD
Betances Learning Lab Magnet School
21DASY064316RNV0621 $43,709,774 $41,524,285
HARTFORD
E. B. Kennelly School
21DASY064317RNV0621 $51,416,225 $48,845,414
HARTFORD
Fred D. Wish Museum School
21DASY064318RNV0621 $49,320,000 $46,854,000 House Bill No. 6690
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KILLINGLY
Killingly Memorial School
21DASY069069RNV0621 $34,000,000 $24,981,400
NEWINGTON
Anna Reynolds Elementary School
21DASY094109RNV0621 $35,500,000 $20,792,350
NORWALK
Naramake Elementary School
21DASY103253EA0621 $3,500,000 $1,137,500
WESTPORT
Coleytown Middle School
21DASY158099RNV0621 $32,372,235 $6,820,830
REGIONAL DISTRICT 1
Housatonic Valley Regional High School
21DASY201049VE0621 $319,533 $255,626
LEARN
LEARN Ocean Avenue Academy
21DASY245089SP0621 $9,851,000 $7,880,800
(2) Previously Authorized Projects That Have Changed Substantially
in Scope or Cost which are Seeking Reauthorization.
School District Authorized Requested
School
Project Number
WINDHAM
Windham High School
163-0079 RNV
Estimated…
Total Project Costs $71,670,200 $112,329,500 House Bill No. 6690
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Total Grant $57,078,147 $89,459,214
(3) Previously Authorized Projects For the Technical Education and
Career System That Have Changed Substantially in Scope or Cost which
are Seeking Reauthorization.
School District Authorized Requested
School
Project Number
CTECS (Bridgeport)
Bullard-Havens
900-0015 VT/EA
Estimated…
Total Project Costs $60,383,000 $139,447,195
Total Grant $60,383,000 $139,447,195
Sec. 114. Subsection (b) of section 10-291 of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2021):
(b) The Department of Administrative Services shall not approve a
school building project plan or site, as applicable, if:
(1) The site is in an area of moderate or high radon potential, as
indicated in the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's
Radon Potential Map, or similar subsequent publications, except where
the school building project plan incorporates construction techniques to
mitigate radon levels in the air of the facility;
(2) The plans incorporate new roof construction or total replacement
of an existing roof and do not provide for the following: (A) A minimum
roof pitch that conforms with the requirements of the State Building
Code, (B) a minimum twenty-year unlimited manufacturer's guarantee
for water tightness covering material and workmanship on the entire House Bill No. 6690
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roofing system, (C) the inclusion of vapor retarders, insulation, bitumen,
felts, membranes, flashings, metals, decks and any other feature
required by the roof design, and (D) that all manufacturer's materials to
be used in the roofing system are specified to meet the latest standards
for individual components of the roofing systems of the American
Society for Testing and Materials;
(3) In the case of a major alteration, renovation or extension of a
building to be used for public school purposes, the plans do not
incorporate the guidelines set forth in the Sheet Metal and Air
Conditioning Contractors National Association's publication entitled
"Indoor Air Quality Guidelines for Occupied Buildings Under
Construction" or similar subsequent publications;
(4) In the case of a new construction, extension, renovation or
replacement, the plans do not provide that the building maintenance
staff responsible for such facility are trained in or are receiving training
in, or that the applicant plans to provide training in, the appropriate
areas of plant operations including, but not limited to, heating,
ventilation and air conditioning systems pursuant to section 10-231e,
with specific training relative to indoor air quality; [or]
(5) In the case of a project for new construction, extension, major
alteration, renovation or replacement involving a school entrance for
inclusion on any listing submitted to the General Assembly in
accordance with section 10-283 on or after July 1, 2008, the plans do not
provide for a security infrastructure for such entrance; [.] or
(6) In the case of a project for new construction, extension, major
alteration, renovation or replacement on any listing submitted to the
General Assembly in accordance with section 10-283 on or after July 1,
2022, the plans do not provide for the installation of at least one water
bottle filling station (A) per one hundred students of the projected
enrollment for the school building, (B) on each new floor or wing of the House Bill No. 6690
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school building, and (C) in any food service area of the school building.
Sec. 115. Section 10-283b of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021):
(a) On and after July 1, 2011, the Commissioner of Administrative
Services shall include school building projects for the Technical
Education and Career System on the list developed pursuant to section
10-283. The adoption of the list by the General Assembly and
authorization by the State Bond Commission of the issuance of bonds
pursuant to section 10-287d shall fund the full cost of the projects. On or
after July 1, 2011, the Commissioner of Administrative Services, in
consultation with the Commissioner of Education, may approve
applications for grants to assist school building projects for the
Technical Education and Career System to remedy damage from fire
and catastrophe, to correct safety, health and other code violations, to
replace roofs, to remedy a certified school indoor air quality emergency,
or to purchase and install portable classroom buildings at any time
within the limit of available grant authorization and to make payments
on such a project within the limit of appropriated funds, provided
portable classroom building projects do not create a new facility or cause
an existing facility to be modified so that the portable buildings
comprise a substantial percentage of the total facility area, as
determined by the Commissioner of Administrative Services. Such
projects shall be subject to the requirements of chapters 59 and 60.
(b) The Department of Administrative Services shall ensure that an
architect and a construction manager or construction administrator
hired to work on a project pursuant to subsection (a) of this section are
not related persons as defined in subdivision (18) of subsection (a) of
section 12-218b.
(c) Not later than January 1, 2023, and biennially thereafter, the
Department of Administrative Services shall develop a status report on House Bill No. 6690
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all current and pending school building projects for the Technical
Education and Career System. Such status report shall include, but need
not be limited to, the costs associated with each such school building
project for the Technical Education and Career System, the anticipated
date of the next project application per technical education and career
school, and the projected date of commencement of pending school
building projects and the date of completion of current school building
projects for the Technical Education and Career System. The department
shall submit such status report to the joint standing committee of the
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education,
in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.
Sec. 116. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Administrative
Services shall waive any audit deficiencies for the town of Hamden
related to costs associated with (1) the new construction project at
Spring Glen School (Project Number 062-0094 N), provided such costs
do not exceed one million seven hundred ninety-two thousand eight
hundred ninety-four dollars, (2) the interdistrict magnet facility project
at Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School (Project Number 062-0077
MAG), provided such costs do not exceed one million three hundred
fifteen thousand twelve dollars, and (3) the new construction project at
Hamden Middle School (Project Number 062-0084 N), provided such
costs do not exceed two million nine hundred forty thousand two
hundred dollars.
Sec. 117. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any regulation adopted by the
State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services
pursuant to said section requiring that the description of a project type
for a school building project be made at the time of application for a
school building project grant, the town of New Britain may change the
description and scope of the renovation project at Chamberlain
Elementary School (Project Number 20DASY089169RNV0620) to House Bill No. 6690
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include the construction of preschool facilities, provided the total project
costs for the renovation project do not exceed seventy-five million
dollars.
Sec. 118. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any regulation adopted by the
State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services
pursuant to said section requiring a completed grant application be
submitted prior to June 30, 2020, the renovation project at Holmes
Elementary School in the town of New Britain with costs not to exceed
fifty-five million dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section
113 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant
commitment from the state, provided the town of New Britain files an
application for such school building project prior to October 1, 2023, and
meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department
of Administrative Services pursuant to said chapter and is eligible for
grant assistance pursuant to said chapter.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-285a of the general
statutes, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or
the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section
concerning the reimbursement percentage that a local board of
education may be eligible to receive for a school building project, the
town of New Britain may use the reimbursement rate of ninety-five per
cent for the renovation project at Holmes Elementary School, provided
(1) the school district for the town of New Britain is an educational
reform district, as defined in section 10-262u of the general statutes, on
the effective date of this section, and (2) the school building committee
responsible for undertaking such school building project is established
in accordance with the provisions of section 120 of this act.
Sec. 119. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any regulation adopted by the House Bill No. 6690
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State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services
pursuant to said section requiring a completed grant application be
submitted prior to June 30, 2020, the renovation project at Jefferson
Elementary School in the town of New Britain with costs not to exceed
fifty-five million dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section
113 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant
commitment from the state, provided the town of New Britain files an
application for such school building project prior to October 1, 2025, and
meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department
of Administrative Services pursuant to said chapter and is eligible for
grant assistance pursuant to said chapter.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-285a of the general
statutes, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or
the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section
concerning the reimbursement percentage that a local board of
education may be eligible to receive for a school building project, the
town of New Britain may use the reimbursement rate of ninety-five per
cent for the renovation project at Jefferson Elementary School, provided
(1) the school district for the town of New Britain is an educational
reform district, as defined in section 10-262u of the general statutes, on
the effective date of this section, and (2) the school building committee
responsible for undertaking such school building project is established
in accordance with the provisions of section 120 of this act.
Sec. 120. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-292v of the general statutes, and any special act, municipal
charter, local ordinance, home rule ordinance or other ordinance, on and
after July 1, 2021, the school building committee responsible for
undertaking the school building projects at Holmes Elementary School
and Jefferson Elementary School, as described in sections 118 and 119 of
this act, for the town of New Britain shall be established as follows: (1) House Bill No. 6690
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Three members appointed by the Common Council for the town of New
Britain, one of whom shall have experience in the construction industry,
(2) two members appointed by the mayor of the town of New Britain,
and (3) two members appointed by the board of education for the town
of New Britain.
Sec. 121. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of
subsection (b) of section 10-285a of the general statutes, or any
regulations adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department
of Administrative Services pursuant to said subsection concerning the
reimbursement percentage that a board of education for a regional
school district may be eligible to receive for a school building project
that is related to the establishment or expansion of such regional school
district on or after July 1, 2016, and the limitation that such
reimbursement percentage shall not exceed eighty-five per cent, the
towns of Ansonia and Derby may use the reimbursement percentage of
the town in such regional school district with the greatest
reimbursement percentage, as determined pursuant to subsection (a) of
section 10-285a of the general statutes, plus twenty per cent for any new
construction or renovation school building project related to the
establishment of a regional school district for said towns in accordance
with the provisions of part III of chapter 164 of the general statutes,
provided (1) the towns of Ansonia and Derby file an application for any
such school building project not later than ten years after the
establishment of such regional school district, and (2) said towns meet
all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department
of Administrative Services pursuant to said chapter and is eligible for
grant assistance pursuant to said chapter.
Sec. 122. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-285a of the general statutes, or any regulation adopted by the
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pursuant to said section concerning the reimbursement percentage that
a local board of education may be eligible to receive for a school building
project, the town of Windham may use the reimbursement rate of
ninety-five per cent for the renovation project at Windham High School
(Project Number 163-0079 RNV), provided (1) the school district for the
town of Windham is an educational reform district, as defined in section
10-262u of the general statutes, on the effective date of this section, and
(2) the date of beginning of construction, as defined in section 10-282 of
the general statutes, is not later than one year after the effective date of
this section.
Sec. 123. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of
subsection (b) of section 10-287 of the general statutes, or any regulation
adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of
Administrative Services pursuant to said section, requiring that all
orders and contracts be awarded after a public invitation to bid has been
advertised in a newspaper having circulation in the town in which
construction is to take place, and the provisions of section 4b-91 of the
general statutes, or any regulation adopted by the Department of
Administrative Services pursuant to said section, requiring that every
contract for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling,
repair or demolition of any public building or any other public work by
a public agency that is paid for, in whole or in part, with state funds and
that is estimated to cost more than five hundred thousand dollars be
awarded after the public agency has invited bids by posting notice on
the State Contracting Portal, contracts let by the town of Brookfield for
the New Elementary School (Project Number 018-0056 N) may be
reimbursed, provided such project complies with all other provisions of
chapter 173 of the general statutes and regulations adopted by the State
Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services
pursuant to said chapter.
Sec. 124. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of House Bill No. 6690
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section 10-286 of the general statutes, or any regulation adopted by the
State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services
pursuant to said section concerning the calculation of grants using the
state standard space specifications, the town of West Haven shall be
exempt from the state standard space specifications for the purpose of
the calculation of the grant for the new construction project (Project
Number 21DASY156142N0621) at Washington Elementary School.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-287i of the general
statutes, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or
the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section
concerning the percentage of a school building project grant that the
Department of Administrative Services shall withhold from an
applicant pending completion of an audit pursuant to section 10-287 of
the general statutes, the department shall withhold five per cent of such
grant from the town of West Haven for the new construction project
(Project Number 21DASY156142N0621) at Washington Elementary
School pending completion of an audit pursuant to said section.
Sec. 125. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-287i of the general statutes, or any regulation adopted by the
State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services
pursuant to said section concerning the percentage of a school building
project grant that the Department of Administrative Services shall
withhold from an applicant pending completion of an audit pursuant to
section 10-287 of the general statutes, the department shall (1) withhold
five per cent of the grant from the town of West Haven for the
renovation project (Project Number 156-0138 RNV) at West Haven High
School pending completion of an audit pursuant to said section, and (2)
make a progress payment to the town of West Haven in an amount
equal to the difference between eleven per cent of such grant and five
per cent of such grant on or before September 1, 2021.
Sec. 126. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of House Bill No. 6690
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section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any regulation adopted by the
State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services
pursuant to said section requiring a completed grant application be
submitted prior to June 30, 2020, the school building project at E. C.
Goodwin Technical High School with costs not to exceed forty million
dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 113 of this act and
shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state,
provided an application for such school building project is filed prior to
October 1, 2022, and meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the
general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of
Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to
said chapter and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter.
Sec. 127. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-285a of the general statutes, or any regulation adopted by the
State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services
pursuant to said section concerning the reimbursement percentage that
a local board of education may be eligible to receive for a school building
project, the town of Torrington may use the reimbursement rate of
eighty-five per cent for the new construction project at Torrington
Middle & High School (Project Number 21DASY143076N0621),
provided the town of Torrington meets all other provisions of chapter
173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board
of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to
said chapter and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter.
Sec. 128. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Administrative
Services shall waive any audit deficiencies for the town of Hartford
related to costs associated with the projects at (1) the University High
School of Science and Engineering (Project Number 064-0287 MAG/N),
(2) Capitol Preparatory Magnet School (Project Number 064-0290
MAG/EA), (3) R. J. Kinsella Magnet School (Project Number 064-0292
MAG/E), (4) Environmental Sciences Magnet School at Mary Hooker House Bill No. 6690
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(Project Number 064-0293 MAG/EA), (5) Hartford Public High School
(Project Number 064-0246 RNV/E), (6) Fisher Magnet School (Project
Number 064-0291 MAG/EA), (7) Webster School (Project Number 064-
0270 EA), and (8) Sport and Medical Sciences Academy (Project Number
064-0279 MAG/N).