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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 475
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 2230
Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND
BONDING
Introduced by:
SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.
AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR CERTAIN
PROJECTS ON TRIBAL LANDS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the State Bond Commission be empowered to authorize the 1
issuance of bonds of the state in accordance with section 3-20 of the 2
general statutes, in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate 3
one million two hundred fifty thousand dollars, the proceeds of which 4
shall be used by the Department of Energy and Environmental 5
Protection, with one million dollars of said proceeds used for the 6
purpose of construction of a community well, a septic system and a road 7
allowing access to and use of sacred sites on the Eastern Pequot 8
reservation, and two hundred fifty thousand dollars of said proceeds 9
used for construction of a retaining wall to remove overflow waters 10
from a hydro plant near the historical burial grounds of the 11
Schaghticoke Tribal Nation. 12
Statement of Purpose:
To provide funding for upkeep as required on tribal lands.