LCO No. 2206 1 of 2
General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 638
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 2206
Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND
BONDING
Introduced by:
SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.
AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR CAPITAL
PROJECTS AT CERTAIN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
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 nine hundred thousand dollars, the proceeds of which shall 4
be used by the Department of Administrative Services for the purpose 5
of providing (1) a grant-in-aid in the amount of five hundred thousand 6
dollars to the Baltic Fire Engine Company in the town of Sprague to 7
repair a retaining wall, parking lot and fence; (2) a grant-in-aid in the 8
amount of five hundred thousand dollars to the Marlborough Fire 9
Department to expand the department fire house by one bay; (3) a grant-10
in-aid in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars to the Occum Fire 11
Department in the town of Norwich to improve the infrastructure of the 12
department fire house; and (4) a grant-in-aid in the amount of eight 13
hundred thousand dollars to the Yantic Fire Company in Norwich to 14
expand the department fire house by one bay. 15 Proposed Bill No. 638
LCO No. 2206 2 of 2
Statement of Purpose:
To provide funding for capital projects at certain volunteer fire
departments.