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12	20		AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ENTERPRISE ZONE IN THE TOWN OF
13	21		PLYMOUTH.
14	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
15	23		Assembly convened:
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17	25		Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 32-70 of the general statutes is 1
18	26		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
19	27		2021): 3
20	28		(c) (1) On or before September 30, 1993, the Commissioner of 4
21	29		Economic and Community Development shall approve the designation 5
22	30		of ten areas as enterprise zones, not more than four of which shall be in 6
23	31		municipalities with a population greater than eighty thousand and not 7
24	32		more than six of which shall be in municipalities with a population of 8
25	33		less than eighty thousand. 9
26	34		(2) (A) On or after October 1, 1993, the commissioner shall approve 10
27	35		the designation of two areas as enterprise zones. Each such area shall be 11
28	36		in a municipality with a population of less than eighty thousand, in 12
29	37		which there are one or more base or plant closures. Such municipalities 13
30	38		shall be in different counties. If the commissioner approves the 14
31	39		designation of an area of a municipality as an enterprise zone because 15
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32	45		of a plant closure in the municipality and there is a closure of another 16
33	46		plant in any other municipality in the state by the same business, the 17
34		-	commissioner shall also designate an area in such other municipality as 18 Substitute Bill No. 626
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	47	+	commissioner shall also designate an area in such other municipality as 18
41	48		an enterprise zone. If any such designated area includes a portion of a 19
42	49		census tract in which any such base or plant is located, the census tracts 20
43	50		in such area shall not be required to meet the eligibility criteria set forth 21
44	51		under subsection (a) of this section for enterprise zone designation. If 22
45	52		any such area is located elsewhere in the municipality, the census tracts 23
46	53		in such area shall meet such eligibility criteria. As used in this 24
47	54		subparagraph, (i) "base" means any United States or state of Connecticut 25
48	55		military base or facility located in whole or in part within the state; (ii) 26
49	56		"plant" means any manufacturing business or economic base business, 27
50	57		as defined in section 32-222; and (iii) "closure" means any reduction or 28
51	58		transfer in military personnel or civilian employment at one or more 29
52	59		bases or plants in a municipality, which occurred between July 1, 1989, 30
53	60		and July 1, 1993, or is scheduled to occur between July 1, 1993, and July 31
54	61		1, 1996, and exceeds two thousand persons. Such employment figures 32
55	62		shall be certified by the Labor Department. (B) On or after October 1, 33
56	63		1993, the commissioner shall approve the designation of three other 34
57	64		areas as enterprise zones, one of which shall be in a municipality with a 35
58	65		population greater than eighty thousand and two of which shall be in 36
59	66		municipalities with a population of less than eighty thousand. The 37
60	67		census tracts in such areas shall meet the eligibility criteria set forth 38
61	68		under subsection (a) of this section for enterprise zone designation. The 39
62	69		commissioner shall approve the designation of enterprise zones under 40
63	70		this subparagraph for those municipalities which he or she determines 41
64	71		to have experienced the largest increases in poverty from October 1, 42
65	72		1989, to October 1, 1993, inclusive, based on a weighted average of the 43
66	73		unemployment rate, caseload under the temporary family assistance 44
67	74		program and per capita income of less than ninety per cent of the state 45
68	75		average between 1985 and 1989. In making his determination, the 46
69	76		commissioner may also consider the vacancy rates for commercial and 47
70	77		industrial facilities in a municipality and a municipality's program for 48
71	78		the implementation of an effective enterprise zone program. To the 49
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72	84		extent appropriate, the commissioner shall use the Regional Economic 50
73	85		Models, Inc. (REMI) system in making the calculations for such 51
74	86		determination. (C) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of 52
75		-	this section, municipalities that were not distressed municipalities 53 Substitute Bill No. 626
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	87	+	this section, municipalities that were not distressed municipalities 53
82	88		under the provisions of subsection (b) of section 32-9p on February 1, 54
83	89		1986, shall be eligible to designate areas as enterprise zones under 55
84	90		subparagraph (A) or (B) of this subdivision. 56
85	91		(3) On or after July 1, 2014, the commissioner shall approve the 57
86	92		designation of two areas as enterprise zones as follows: (A) One area 58
87	93		shall be in a municipality with a population of not more than fifty 59
88	94		thousand, as enumerated in the 2010 federal decennial census, and in 60
89	95		which is located a United States Postal Service processing center that at 61
90	96		any point in time employed one thousand or more persons, except that 62
91	97		such area shall only be designated as an enterprise zone for a term of 63
92	98		five years from the date any portion of the area is transferred, provided 64
93	99		such transfer occurs on or after July 1, 2014, and (B) one area shall be in 65
94	100		a municipality with a population of not less than seven thousand eight 66
95	101		hundred and not more than seven thousand nine hundred, as 67
96	102		enumerated in the 2010 federal decennial census, and having a total area 68
97	103		of not more than 12.2 square miles. Each such enterprise zone area shall 69
98	104		consist of two contiguous United States census tracts, contiguous 70
99	105		portions of such census tracts or all or a portion of an individual census 71
100	106		tract, as determined in accordance with the most recent federal 72
101	107		decennial census and, if such area is covered by zoning, a portion of 73
102	108		such area shall be zoned to allow commercial or industrial activity. The 74
103	109		census tracts in each such enterprise zone area shall not be required to 75
104	110		meet the eligibility criteria set forth in subsection (a) of this section. 76
105	111		Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 77
106	112		municipalities that were not distressed municipalities under the 78
107	113		provisions of subsection (b) of section 32-9p on February 1, 1986, shall 79
108	114		be eligible to designate areas as enterprise zones under this subdivision. 80
109	115		(4) On or after July 1, 2021, the commissioner shall approve the 81
110		-	designation of one area as an enterprise zone, which shall be in a 82
111		-	municipality with a population of not less than twelve thousand two 83
112		-	hundred and not more than twelve thousand three hundred, having a 84
113		-	total area of not more than 22.34 square miles and having an average 85
114		-	population density of not more than 559.3 persons per square mile of 86 Substitute Bill No. 626
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121		-	land, as enumerated in the 2010 federal decennial census. Such 87
122		-	enterprise zone area shall consist of two contiguous United States 88
123		-	census tracts, contiguous portions of such census tracts or all or a 89
124		-	portion of an individual census tract, as determined in accordance with 90
125		-	the most recent federal decennial census and, if such area is covered by 91
126		-	zoning, a portion of such area shall be zoned to allow commercial or 92
127		-	industrial activity. The census tracts in such enterprise zone area shall 93
128		-	not be required to meet the eligibility criteria set forth in subsection (a) 94
129		-	of this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this 95
130		-	section, municipalities that were not distressed municipalities under the 96
	122	+	population of not less than twelve thousand two hundred and not more 83
	123	+	than twelve thousand three hundred, having a total area of not more 84
	124	+	than 22.34 square miles and having an average population density of 85
	125	+	not more than 559.3 persons per square mile of land, as enumerated in 86
	126	+	the 2010 federal decennial census. Such enterprise zone area shall 87
	127	+	consist of two contiguous United States census tracts, contiguous 88
	128	+	portions of such census tracts or all or a portion of an individual census 89
	129	+	tract, as determined in accordance with the most recent federal 90
	130	+	decennial census and, if such area is covered by zoning, a portion of 91
	131	+	such area shall be zoned to allow commercial or industrial activity. The 92
	132	+	census tracts in such enterprise zone area shall not be required to meet 93
	133	+	the eligibility criteria set forth in subsection (a) of this section. 94
	134	+	Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 95
	135	+	municipalities that were not distressed municipalities under the 96
131	136		provisions of subsection (b) of section 32-9p on February 1, 1986, shall 97
132	137		be eligible to designate areas as enterprise zones under this subdivision. 98
133	138		[(4)] (5) The commissioner shall not approve the designation of more 99
134	139		than one enterprise zone in any municipality. The commissioner shall 100
135	140		adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 concerning such 101
136	141		additional qualifications for an area to become an enterprise zone as he 102
137	142		or she deems necessary. The commissioner may remove the designation 103
138	143		of any area he or she has approved as an enterprise zone if such area no 104
139	144		longer meets the criteria for designation as such an area set forth in this 105
140	145		section or in regulations adopted pursuant to this section, provided no 106
141	146		such designation shall be removed less than ten years from the original 107
142	147		date of approval of such zone. The commissioner may designate any 108
143	148		additional area as an enterprise zone if that area is designated as an 109
144	149		enterprise zone, empowerment zone or enterprise community pursuant 110
145	150		to any federal legislation. 111
146	151		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
147	152		sections:
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149	154		Section 1 July 1, 2021 32-70(c)
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151		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
152		-	In Section 1(c)(4), "as an enterprise zone" was added after "one area" for
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161		-	CE Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
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	161	+	Statement of Purpose:
	162	+	To require the designation of an area within the town of Plymouth as an
	163	+	enterprise zone.
	164	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	165	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	166	+	underlined.]
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	168	+	Co-Sponsors: SEN. MARTIN, 31st Dist.; REP. BETTS, 78th Dist.
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