Connecticut Senate Bill SB00980 Introduced / Bill

                       
 
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General Assembly  Governor's Bill No. 980  
January Session, 2023 
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Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND 
BONDING  
 
 
Introduced by:  
Request of the Governor Pursuant 
to Joint Rule 9 
  
 
 
 
 
AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND ADJUSTING BONDS OF THE STATE. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2023) The State Bond Commission shall 1 
have power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and 2 
sections 2 to 7, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the 3 
issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal 4 
amounts in the aggregate not exceeding $513,335,000. 5 
Sec. 2. (Effective July 1, 2023) The proceeds of the sale of bonds 6 
described in sections 1 to 7, inclusive, of this act, to the extent hereinafter 7 
stated, shall be used for the purpose of acquiring, by purchase or 8 
condemnation, undertaking, constructing, reconstructing, improving or 9 
equipping, or purchasing land or buildings or improving sites for the 10 
projects hereinafter described, including payment of architectural, 11 
engineering, demolition or related costs in connection therewith, or of 12 
payment of the cost of long-range capital programming and space 13 
utilization studies as hereinafter stated: 14  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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(a) For the Office of Policy and Management: For an information 15 
technology capital investment program, not exceeding $65,000,000. 16 
(b) For the Department of Administrative Services: 17 
(1) Removal or encapsulation of asbestos and hazardous materials in 18 
state-owned buildings, not exceeding $5,000,000; 19 
(2) Infrastructure repairs and improvements, including fire, safety 20 
and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act 21 
improvements, improvements to state-owned buildings and grounds, 22 
including energy-conservation and off-site improvements, and 23 
preservation of unoccupied buildings and grounds, including office 24 
development, acquisition, renovations for additional parking and 25 
security improvements at state-occupied buildings, not exceeding 26 
$25,000,000; 27 
(3) Upgrades and modernization of the Capital Area System, not 28 
exceeding $19,000,000; 29 
(4) Purchase of electric vehicles and the construction and installation 30 
of electric vehicle charging infrastructure at state facilities, not 31 
exceeding $35,000,000. 32 
(c) For the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection: 33 
(1) Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and 34 
grounds, including utilities, mechanical systems and energy 35 
conservation projects, not exceeding $3,500,000; 36 
(2) Alterations, renovations, improvements and repairs for an 37 
Emergency Vehicle Operations Course, not exceeding $5,000,000. 38 
(d) For the Department of Motor Vehicles: Alterations, renovations 39 
and improvements to buildings and grounds, not exceeding $2,000,000. 40 
(e) For the Military Department: 41 
(1) State matching funds for anticipated federal reimbursable 42  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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projects, not exceeding $300,000; 43 
(2) Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and 44 
grounds, including utilities, mechanical systems and energy 45 
conservation, not exceeding $5,000,000. 46 
(f) For the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection: 47 
(1) Recreation and Natural Heritage Trust Program for recreation, 48 
open space, resource protection and resource management, not 49 
exceeding $3,000,000; 50 
(2) Alterations, renovations and new construction at state parks and 51 
other recreation facilities, including Americans with Disabilities Act 52 
improvements, not exceeding $20,000,000; 53 
(3) Water pollution control projects at state facilities and for 54 
engineering reports for regional planning agencies, not exceeding 55 
$600,000; 56 
(4) For the purpose of funding projects in state buildings and assets 57 
that result in decreased environmental impacts, including projects: That 58 
improve energy efficiency pursuant to section 16a-38l of the general 59 
statutes; that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from building heating 60 
and cooling, including installation of renewable thermal heating 61 
systems; that expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support 62 
charging on state property; that reduce water use; that reduce waste 63 
generation and disposal; or for any renewable energy, or combined heat 64 
and power project in state buildings, not exceeding $20,000,000; 65 
(5) Various flood control improvements, flood repair, erosion 66 
damage repairs and municipal dam repairs, not exceeding $2,500,000. 67 
(g) For the Capital Region Development Authority: 68 
(1) Alterations, renovations and improvements at the Connecticut 69 
Convention Center and Rentschler Field, not exceeding $17,000,000; 70  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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(2) Alterations, renovations and improvements to parking garages in 71 
Hartford, not exceeding $5,000,000. 72 
(h) For the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner: For alterations, 73 
renovations and additions to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner 74 
facility in Farmington, not exceeding $21,045,000. 75 
(i) For the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services: 76 
(1) Fire, safety and environmental improvements to regional facilities 77 
for client and staff needs, including improvements in compliance with 78 
current codes, including intermediate care facilities and site 79 
improvements, handicapped access improvements, utilities, repair or 80 
replacement of roofs, air conditioning and other interior and exterior 81 
building renovations and additions at all state-owned facilities, not 82 
exceeding $36,090,000; 83 
(2) Design and installation of sprinkler systems, including related fire 84 
safety improvements, in direct patient care buildings, not exceeding 85 
$12,450,000. 86 
(j) For the State Library: Renovation of Middletown Library Service 87 
Center, not exceeding $400,000. 88 
(k) For The University of Connecticut Health Center: 89 
(1) Deferred maintenance, code compliance and infrastructure 90 
improvements, not exceeding $30,000,000; 91 
(2) System telecommunications infrastructure upgrades, 92 
improvements and expansions, not exceeding $3,000,000. 93 
(l) For the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities: 94 
(1) System telecommunications infrastructure upgrades, 95 
improvements and expansions, not exceeding $16,450,000; 96 
(2) Advanced manufacturing and emerging technology programs, 97 
not exceeding $4,000,000; 98  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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(3) All State Colleges and Universities: Security Improvements, not 99 
exceeding $3,000,000; 100 
(4) All universities: Deferred maintenance, code compliance and 101 
infrastructure improvements, not exceeding $30,000,000; 102 
(5) All universities: New and replacement instruction, research or 103 
laboratory equipment, not exceeding $16,000,000; 104 
(6) All community colleges: Deferred maintenance, code compliance 105 
and infrastructure improvements, not exceeding $44,000,000; 106 
(7) All community colleges: New and replacement instruction, 107 
research or laboratory equipment, not exceeding $14,000,000. 108 
(m) For the Department of Correction: Alterations, renovations and 109 
improvements to existing state-owned buildings for inmate housing, 110 
programming and staff training space and additional inmate capacity, 111 
and for support facilities and off-site improvements, not exceeding 112 
$35,000,000. 113 
(n) For the Judicial Department: 114 
(1) Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and 115 
grounds at state-owned and maintained facilities, not exceeding 116 
$10,000,000; 117 
(2) Security improvements at various state-owned and maintained 118 
facilities, not exceeding $2,000,000; 119 
(3) Alterations and improvements in compliance with the Americans 120 
with Disabilities Act, not exceeding $1,000,000; 121 
(4) Implementation of the Technology Strategic Plan Project, not 122 
exceeding $2,000,000. 123 
Sec. 3. (Effective July 1, 2023) All provisions of section 3-20 of the 124 
general statutes or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby 125 
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 1 to 7, 126  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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inclusive, of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds 127 
authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to sections 1 to 7, 128 
inclusive, of this act and temporary notes issued in anticipation of the 129 
money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may 130 
be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time 131 
renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding 132 
twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or 133 
pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission 134 
authorizing such bonds. 135 
Sec. 4. (Effective July 1, 2023) None of the bonds described in sections 136 
1 to 7, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding by 137 
the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for 138 
such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of 139 
Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, 140 
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said 141 
commission, in its discretion, may require. 142 
Sec. 5. (Effective July 1, 2023) For the purposes of sections 1 to 7, 143 
inclusive, of this act, "state moneys" means the proceeds of the sale of 144 
bonds authorized pursuant to said sections 1 to 7, inclusive, or of 145 
temporary notes issued in anticipation of the moneys to be derived from 146 
the sale of such bonds. Each request filed as provided in section 4 of this 147 
act for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which the 148 
proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, in 149 
addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said section 150 
4, shall include the recommendation of the person signing such request 151 
as to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then available 152 
or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with any such 153 
project should be added to the state moneys available or becoming 154 
available hereunder for such project. If the request includes a 155 
recommendation that some amount of such federal, private or other 156 
moneys should be added to such state moneys, then, if and to the extent 157 
directed by the State Bond Commission at the time of authorization of 158 
such bonds, such amount of such federal, private or other moneys then 159 
available, or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with 160  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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such project, may be added to any state moneys available or becoming 161 
available hereunder for such project and shall be used for such project. 162 
Any other federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter 163 
to be made available for costs in connection with such project shall, 164 
upon receipt, be used by the State Treasurer, in conformity with 165 
applicable federal and state law, to meet the principal of outstanding 166 
bonds issued pursuant to sections 1 to 7, inclusive, of this act, or to meet 167 
the principal of temporary notes issued in anticipation of the money to 168 
be derived from the sale of bonds theretofore authorized pursuant to 169 
said sections 1 to 7, inclusive, for the purpose of financing such costs, 170 
either by purchase or redemption and cancellation of such bonds or 171 
notes or by payment thereof at maturity. Whenever any of the federal, 172 
private or other moneys so received with respect to such project are used 173 
to meet the principal of such temporary notes or whenever principal of 174 
any such temporary notes is retired by application of revenue receipts 175 
of the state, the amount of bonds theretofore authorized in anticipation 176 
of which such temporary notes were issued, and the aggregate amount 177 
of bonds which may be authorized pursuant to section 1 of this act, shall 178 
each be reduced by the amount of the principal so met or retired. 179 
Pending use of the federal, private or other moneys so received to meet 180 
principal as hereinabove directed, the amount thereof may be invested 181 
by the State Treasurer in bonds or obligations of, or guaranteed by, the 182 
state or the United States or agencies or instrumentalities of the United 183 
States, shall be deemed to be part of the debt retirement funds of the 184 
state, and net earnings on such investments shall be used in the same 185 
manner as the moneys so invested. 186 
Sec. 6. (Effective July 1, 2023) Any balance of proceeds of the sale of 187 
said bonds authorized for any project described in section 2 of this act 188 
in excess of the cost of such project may be used to complete any other 189 
project described in said section 2, if the State Bond Commission shall 190 
so determine and direct. Any balance of proceeds of the sale of said 191 
bonds in excess of the costs of all the projects described in said section 2 192 
shall be deposited to the credit of the General Fund. 193 
Sec. 7. (Effective July 1, 2023) The bonds issued pursuant to this section 194  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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and sections 1 to 6, inclusive, of this act shall be general obligations of 195 
the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are 196 
pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds 197 
as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of 198 
the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts 199 
necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby 200 
made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as 201 
the same become due. 202 
Sec. 8. (Effective July 1, 2023) The State Bond Commission shall have 203 
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 9 204 
and 10 of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds 205 
of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in the 206 
aggregate, not exceeding $100,000,000. 207 
Sec. 9. (Effective July 1, 2023) The proceeds of the sale of bonds 208 
described in sections 8 to 11, inclusive, of this act shall be used by the 209 
Department of Housing for the purposes hereinafter stated: Housing 210 
development and rehabilitation, including moderate cost housing, 211 
moderate rental, congregate and elderly housing, urban homesteading, 212 
community housing development corporations, housing purchase and 213 
rehabilitation, housing for the homeless, housing for low-income 214 
persons, limited equity cooperatives and mutual housing projects, 215 
abatement of hazardous material, including asbestos and lead-based 216 
paint in residential structures, emergency repair assistance for senior 217 
citizens, housing land bank and land trust, housing and community 218 
development, predevelopment grants and loans, reimbursement for 219 
state and federal surplus property, private rental investment mortgage 220 
and equity program, housing infrastructure, demolition, renovation or 221 
redevelopment of vacant buildings or related infrastructure, septic 222 
system repair loan program, acquisition and related rehabilitation, 223 
including loan guarantees for private developers of rental housing for 224 
the elderly, projects under the program established in section 8-37pp of 225 
the general statutes and participation in federal programs, including 226 
administrative expenses associated with those programs eligible under 227 
the general statutes, not exceeding $100,000,000. 228  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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Sec. 10. (Effective July 1, 2023) None of the bonds described in sections 229 
8 to 11, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding 230 
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request 231 
for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of 232 
Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, 233 
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said 234 
commission, in its discretion, may require. 235 
Sec. 11. (Effective July 1, 2023) All provisions of section 3-20 of the 236 
general statutes, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby 237 
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section and 238 
sections 8 to 10, inclusive, of this act, are hereby adopted and shall apply 239 
to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this 240 
section and sections 8 to 10, inclusive, of this act and temporary notes in 241 
anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds 242 
so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and 243 
from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or 244 
times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be 245 
provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State 246 
Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. Such bonds issued pursuant 247 
to section 8 of this act shall be general obligations of the state and the 248 
full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the 249 
payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same 250 
become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with 251 
the holders of such bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for 252 
punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and 253 
the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same 254 
become due. 255 
Sec. 12. (Effective July 1, 2023) The State Bond Commission shall have 256 
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 13 257 
to 19, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance 258 
of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in 259 
the aggregate, not exceeding $175,000,000. 260 
Sec. 13. (Effective July 1, 2023) The proceeds of the sale of the bonds 261  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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described in sections 12 to 19, inclusive, of this act shall be used for the 262 
purpose of providing grants-in-aid and other financing for the projects, 263 
programs and purposes hereinafter stated: 264 
(a) For the Office of Policy and Management: 265 
(1) Grants-in-aid to distressed municipalities eligible under section 266 
32-9s of the general statutes for capital purposes, not exceeding 267 
$7,000,000; 268 
(2) Grants-in-aid to private, nonprofit health and human service 269 
organizations that are exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 270 
Revenue Code of 1986, and that receive funds from the state to provide 271 
direct health or human services to state agency clients, for alterations, 272 
renovations, improvements, additions and new construction, including 273 
health, safety, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and 274 
energy conservation improvements, information technology systems, 275 
technology for independence, purchase of vehicles and acquisition of 276 
property, not exceeding $25,000,000. 277 
(b) For the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection: 278 
(1) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for open space land acquisition 279 
and development for conservation or recreational purposes, not 280 
exceeding $10,000,000; 281 
(2) Grants-in-aid for containment, removal or mitigation of identified 282 
hazardous waste disposal sites, not exceeding $19,000,000; 283 
(3) Grants-in-aid for identification, investigation, containment, 284 
removal or mitigation of contaminated industrial sites in urban areas, 285 
not exceeding $5,000,000; 286 
(4) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for the purpose of providing 287 
potable water and for assessment and remedial action to address 288 
pollution from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl containing 289 
substances, not exceeding $2,000,000; 290  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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(5) Grants-in-aid to provide matching funds necessary for 291 
municipalities, school districts and school bus operators to submit 292 
federal grant applications in order to maximize federal funding for the 293 
purchase or lease of zero-emission school buses and electric vehicle 294 
charging or fueling infrastructure, not exceeding $10,000,000; 295 
(6) Microgrid and resilience grant and loan pilot program, not 296 
exceeding $5,000,000. 297 
(c) For the Department of Economic and Community Development: 298 
(1) For the Brownfield Remediation and Revitalization program, not 299 
exceeding $25,000,000; 300 
(2) For the Small Business Express program established by section 32-301 
7g of the general statutes, not exceeding $25,000,000; 302 
(3) For the Connecticut Manufacturing Innovation Fund established 303 
by section 32-7o of the general statutes, not exceeding $12,000,000. 304 
(d) For the Department of Public Health: For grants-in-aid to public 305 
water systems for drinking water projects, not exceeding $25,000,000. 306 
(e) For the Department of Education: Grants-in-aid to assist targeted 307 
local and regional school districts for alterations, repairs, improvements, 308 
technology and equipment in low-performing schools, not exceeding 309 
$5,000,000. 310 
Sec. 14. (Effective July 1, 2023) All provisions of section 3-20 of the 311 
general statutes or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby 312 
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 12 to 19, 313 
inclusive, of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds 314 
authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to sections 12 to 19, 315 
inclusive, of this act and temporary notes issued in anticipation of the 316 
money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may 317 
be issued in accordance with said sections 12 to 19, inclusive, and from 318 
time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not 319 
exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided 320  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond 321 
Commission authorizing such bonds. 322 
Sec. 15. (Effective July 1, 2023) None of the bonds described in sections 323 
12 to 19, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding 324 
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request 325 
for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of 326 
Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, 327 
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said 328 
commission, in its discretion, may require. 329 
Sec. 16. (Effective July 1, 2023) For the purposes of sections 12 to 19, 330 
inclusive, of this act, "state moneys" means the proceeds of the sale of 331 
bonds authorized pursuant to said sections 12 to 19, inclusive, or of 332 
temporary notes issued in anticipation of the moneys to be derived from 333 
the sale of such bonds. Each request filed as provided in section 15 of 334 
this act for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which 335 
the proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, 336 
in addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said 337 
section 15, include the recommendation of the person signing such 338 
request as to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then 339 
available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with 340 
any such project should be added to the state moneys available or 341 
becoming available under said sections 12 to 19, inclusive, for such 342 
project. If the request includes a recommendation that some amount of 343 
such federal, private or other moneys should be added to such state 344 
moneys, then, if and to the extent directed by the State Bond 345 
Commission at the time of authorization of such bonds, such amount of 346 
such federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be 347 
made available for costs in connection with such project may be added 348 
to any state moneys available or becoming available hereunder for such 349 
project and be used for such project. Any other federal, private or other 350 
moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs in 351 
connection with such project upon receipt shall, in conformity with 352 
applicable federal and state law, be used by the State Treasurer to meet 353 
the principal of outstanding bonds issued pursuant to said sections 12 354  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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to 19, inclusive, or to meet the principal of temporary notes issued in 355 
anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of bonds 356 
theretofore authorized pursuant to said sections 12 to 19, inclusive, for 357 
the purpose of financing such costs, either by purchase or redemption 358 
and cancellation of such bonds or notes or by payment thereof at 359 
maturity. Whenever any of the federal, private or other moneys so 360 
received with respect to such project are used to meet the principal of 361 
such temporary notes or whenever the principal of any such temporary 362 
notes is retired by application of revenue receipts of the state, the 363 
amount of bonds theretofore authorized in anticipation of which such 364 
temporary notes were issued, and the aggregate amount of bonds which 365 
may be authorized pursuant to section 12 of this act shall each be 366 
reduced by the amount of the principal so met or retired. Pending use 367 
of the federal, private or other moneys so received to meet the principal 368 
as directed in this section, the amount thereof may be invested by the 369 
State Treasurer in bonds or obligations of, or guaranteed by, the state or 370 
the United States or agencies or instrumentalities of the United States, 371 
shall be deemed to be part of the debt retirement funds of the state, and 372 
net earnings on such investments shall be used in the same manner as 373 
the moneys so invested. 374 
Sec. 17. (Effective July 1, 2023) The bonds issued pursuant to sections 375 
12 to 19, inclusive, of this act shall be general obligations of the state and 376 
the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the 377 
payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same 378 
become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with 379 
the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for 380 
punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and 381 
the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same 382 
become due. 383 
Sec. 18. (Effective July 1, 2023) In accordance with section 13 of this act, 384 
the state, through the state agencies specified in said section 13, may 385 
provide grants-in-aid and other financings to or for the agencies for the 386 
purposes and projects as described in said section 13. All financing shall 387 
be made in accordance with the terms of a contract at such time or times 388  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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as shall be determined within authorization of funds by the State Bond 389 
Commission. 390 
Sec. 19. (Effective July 1, 2023) In the case of any grant-in-aid made 391 
pursuant to subsection (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of section 13 of this act that 392 
is made to any entity which is not a political subdivision of the state, the 393 
contract entered into pursuant to section 13 of this act shall provide that 394 
if the premises for which such grant-in-aid was made ceases, within ten 395 
years of the date of such grant, to be used as a facility for which such 396 
grant was made, an amount equal to the amount of such grant, minus 397 
ten per cent per year for each full year which has elapsed since the date 398 
of such grant, shall be repaid to the state and that a lien shall be placed 399 
on such land in favor of the state to ensure that such amount shall be 400 
repaid in the event of such change in use, provided if the premises for 401 
which such grant-in-aid was made are owned by the state, a 402 
municipality or a housing authority, no lien need be placed. 403 
Sec. 20. (Effective July 1, 2024) The State Bond Commission shall have 404 
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 21 405 
to 26, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance 406 
of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in 407 
the aggregate not exceeding $442,845,000. 408 
Sec. 21. (Effective July 1, 2024) The proceeds of the sale of bonds 409 
described in sections 20 to 26, inclusive, of this act, to the extent 410 
hereinafter stated, shall be used for the purpose of acquiring, by 411 
purchase or condemnation, undertaking, constructing, reconstructing, 412 
improving or equipping, or purchasing land or buildings or improving 413 
sites for the projects hereinafter described, including payment of 414 
architectural, engineering, demolition or related costs in connection 415 
therewith, or of payment of the cost of long-range capital programming 416 
and space utilization studies as hereinafter stated: 417 
(a) For the Office of Policy and Management: For an information 418 
technology capital investment program, not exceeding $65,000,000. 419 
(b) For the Department of Administrative Services: 420  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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(1) Removal or encapsulation of asbestos and hazardous materials in 421 
state-owned buildings, not exceeding $5,000,000; 422 
(2) Infrastructure repairs and improvements, including fire, safety 423 
and compliance with the Americans with Disab ilities Act 424 
improvements, improvements to state-owned buildings and grounds, 425 
including energy-conservation and off-site improvements, and 426 
preservation of unoccupied buildings and grounds, including office 427 
development, acquisition, renovations for additional parking and 428 
security improvements at state-occupied buildings, not exceeding 429 
$25,000,000. 430 
(c) For the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection: 431 
Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and grounds, 432 
including utilities, mechanical systems and energy conservation 433 
projects, not exceeding $31,500,000. 434 
(d) For the Department of Motor Vehicles: Alterations, renovations 435 
and improvements to buildings and grounds, not exceeding $2,000,000. 436 
(e) For the Military Department: 437 
(1) State matching funds for anticipated federal reimbursable 438 
projects, not exceeding $200,000; 439 
(2) Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and 440 
grounds, including utilities, mechanical systems and energy 441 
conservation, not exceeding $3,000,000. 442 
(f) For the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection: 443 
(1) Recreation and Natural Heritage Trust Program for recreation, 444 
open space, resource protection and resource management, not 445 
exceeding $3,000,000; 446 
(2) Alterations, renovations and new construction at state parks and 447 
other recreation facilities, including Americans with Disabilities Act 448 
improvements, not exceeding $20,000,000; 449  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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(3) Water pollution control projects at state facilities and for 450 
engineering reports for regional planning agencies, not exceeding 451 
$1,000,000; 452 
(4) For the purpose of funding projects in state buildings and assets 453 
that result in decreased environmental impacts, including projects: That 454 
improve energy efficiency pursuant to section 16a-38l of the general 455 
statutes; that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from building heating 456 
and cooling, including installation of renewable thermal heating 457 
systems; that expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support 458 
charging on state property; that reduce water use; that reduce waste 459 
generation and disposal; or for any renewable energy, or combined heat 460 
and power project in state buildings, not exceeding $20,000,000; 461 
(5) Dam repairs, including state-owned dams, not exceeding 462 
$2,500,000; 463 
(6) Various flood control improvements, flood repair, erosion 464 
damage repairs and municipal dam repairs, not exceeding $2,500,000. 465 
(g) For the Capital Region Development Authority: 466 
(1) Alterations, renovations and improvements at the Connecticut 467 
Convention Center and Rentschler Field, not exceeding $17,000,000; 468 
(2) Alterations, renovations and improvements to parking garages in 469 
Hartford, not exceeding $5,000,000. 470 
(h) For the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services: 471 
Fire, safety and environmental improvements to regional facilities for 472 
client and staff needs, including improvements in compliance with 473 
current codes, including intermediate care facilities and site 474 
improvements, handicapped access improvements, utilities, repair or 475 
replacement of roofs, air conditioning and other interior and exterior 476 
building renovations and additions at all state-owned facilities, not 477 
exceeding $30,990,000. 478 
(i) For the State Library: Renovation of the Middletown Library 479  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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Service Center, not exceeding $355,000. 480 
(j) For The University of Connecticut Health Center: 481 
(1) Deferred maintenance, code compliance and infrastructure 482 
improvements, not exceeding $30,000,000; 483 
(2) System telecommunications infrastructure upgrades, 484 
improvements and expansions, not exceeding $3,000,000. 485 
(k) For the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities: 486 
(1) System telecommunications infrastructure upgrades, 487 
improvements and expansions, not exceeding $9,000,000; 488 
(2) Advanced manufacturing and emerging technology programs, 489 
not exceeding $3,000,000; 490 
(3) All State Colleges and Universities: Security Improvements, not 491 
exceeding $3,000,000; 492 
(4) All universities: Deferred maintenance, code compliance and 493 
infrastructure improvements, not exceeding $60,200,000; 494 
(5) All universities: New and replacement instruction, research or 495 
laboratory equipment, not exceeding $15,000,000; 496 
(6) All community colleges: Deferred maintenance, code compliance 497 
and infrastructure improvements, not exceeding $22,600,000; 498 
(7) All community colleges: New and replacement instruction, 499 
research or laboratory equipment, not exceeding $13,000,000. 500 
(l) For the Department of Correction: Alterations, renovations and 501 
improvements to existing state-owned buildings for inmate housing, 502 
programming and staff training space and additional inmate capacity, 503 
and for support facilities and off-site improvements, not exceeding 504 
$35,000,000. 505  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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(m) For the Judicial Department: 506 
(1) Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and 507 
grounds at state-owned and maintained facilities, not exceeding 508 
$10,000,000; 509 
(2) Security improvements at various state-owned and maintained 510 
facilities, not exceeding $2,000,000; 511 
(3) Alterations and improvements in compliance with the Americans 512 
with Disabilities Act, not exceeding $1,000,000; 513 
(4) Implementation of the Technology Strategic Plan Project, not 514 
exceeding $2,000,000. 515 
Sec. 22. (Effective July 1, 2024) All provisions of section 3-20 of the 516 
general statutes or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby 517 
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 20 to 26, 518 
inclusive, of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds 519 
authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to sections 20 to 26, 520 
inclusive, of this act and temporary notes issued in anticipation of the 521 
money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may 522 
be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time 523 
renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding 524 
twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or 525 
pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission 526 
authorizing such bonds. 527 
Sec. 23. (Effective July 1, 2024) None of the bonds described in sections 528 
20 to 26, inclusive, of this act, shall be authorized except upon a finding 529 
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request 530 
for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of 531 
Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, 532 
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said 533 
commission, in its discretion, may require. 534 
Sec. 24. (Effective July 1, 2024) For the purposes of sections 20 to 26, 535  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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inclusive, of this act, "state moneys" means the proceeds of the sale of 536 
bonds authorized pursuant to said sections 20 to 26, inclusive, or of 537 
temporary notes issued in anticipation of the moneys to be derived from 538 
the sale of such bonds. Each request filed as provided in section 23 of 539 
this act for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which 540 
the proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, 541 
in addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said 542 
section 23, shall include the recommendation of the person signing such 543 
request as to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then 544 
available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with 545 
any such project should be added to the state moneys available or 546 
becoming available hereunder for such project. If the request includes a 547 
recommendation that some amount of such federal, private or other 548 
moneys should be added to such state moneys, then, if and to the extent 549 
directed by the State Bond Commission at the time of authorization of 550 
such bonds, such amount of such federal, private or other moneys then 551 
available, or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with 552 
such project, may be added to any state moneys available or becoming 553 
available hereunder for such project and shall be used for such project. 554 
Any other federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter 555 
to be made available for costs in connection with such project shall, 556 
upon receipt, be used by the State Treasurer, in conformity with 557 
applicable federal and state law, to meet the principal of outstanding 558 
bonds issued pursuant to sections 20 to 26, inclusive, of this act, or to 559 
meet the principal of temporary notes issued in anticipation of the 560 
money to be derived from the sale of bonds theretofore authorized 561 
pursuant to said sections 20 to 26, inclusive, for the purpose of financing 562 
such costs, either by purchase or redemption and cancellation of such 563 
bonds or notes or by payment thereof at maturity. Whenever any of the 564 
federal, private or other moneys so received with respect to such project 565 
are used to meet the principal of such temporary notes or whenever 566 
principal of any such temporary notes is retired by application of 567 
revenue receipts of the state, the amount of bonds theretofore 568 
authorized in anticipation of which such temporary notes were issued, 569 
and the aggregate amount of bonds which may be authorized pursuant 570  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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to section 20 of this act, shall each be reduced by the amount of the 571 
principal so met or retired. Pending use of the federal, private or other 572 
moneys so received to meet principal as hereinabove directed, the 573 
amount thereof may be invested by the State Treasurer in bonds or 574 
obligations of, or guaranteed by, the state or the United States or 575 
agencies or instrumentalities of the United States, shall be deemed to be 576 
part of the debt retirement funds of the state, and net earnings on such 577 
investments shall be used in the same manner as the moneys so 578 
invested. 579 
Sec. 25. (Effective July 1, 2024) Any balance of proceeds of the sale of 580 
said bonds authorized for any project described in section 21 of this act 581 
in excess of the cost of such project may be used to complete any other 582 
project described in said section 21, if the State Bond Commission shall 583 
so determine and direct. Any balance of proceeds of the sale of said 584 
bonds in excess of the costs of all the projects described in said section 585 
21 shall be deposited to the credit of the General Fund. 586 
Sec. 26. (Effective July 1, 2024) The bonds issued pursuant to this 587 
section and sections 20 to 25, inclusive, of this act shall be general 588 
obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of 589 
Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest 590 
on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of 591 
the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of 592 
all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and 593 
interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal 594 
and interest as the same become due. 595 
Sec. 27. (Effective July 1, 2024) The State Bond Commission shall have 596 
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 28 597 
and 29 of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds 598 
of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in the 599 
aggregate, not exceeding $100,000,000. 600 
Sec. 28. (Effective July 1, 2024) The proceeds of the sale of bonds 601 
described in sections 27 to 30, inclusive, of this act shall be used by the 602  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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Department of Housing for the purposes hereinafter stated: Housing 603 
development and rehabilitation, including moderate cost housing, 604 
moderate rental, congregate and elderly housing, urban homesteading, 605 
community housing development corporations, housing purchase and 606 
rehabilitation, housing for the homeless, housing for low-income 607 
persons, limited equity cooperatives and mutual housing projects, 608 
abatement of hazardous material including asbestos and lead-based 609 
paint in residential structures, emergency repair assistance for senior 610 
citizens, housing land bank and land trust, housing and community 611 
development, predevelopment grants and loans, reimbursement for 612 
state and federal surplus property, private rental investment mortgage 613 
and equity program, housing infrastructure, demolition, renovation or 614 
redevelopment of vacant buildings or related infrastructure, septic 615 
system repair loan program, acquisition and related rehabilitation, 616 
including loan guarantees for private developers of rental housing for 617 
the elderly, projects under the program established in section 8-37pp of 618 
the general statutes and participation in federal programs, including 619 
administrative expenses associated with those programs eligible under 620 
the general statutes, not exceeding $100,000,000. 621 
Sec. 29. (Effective July 1, 2024) None of the bonds described in sections 622 
27 to 30, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding 623 
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request 624 
for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of 625 
Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, 626 
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said 627 
commission, in its discretion, may require. 628 
Sec. 30. (Effective July 1, 2024) All provisions of section 3-20 of the 629 
general statutes, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby 630 
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section and 631 
sections 27 to 29, inclusive, of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply 632 
to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this 633 
section and sections 27 to 29, inclusive, of this act and temporary notes 634 
in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such 635 
bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 636  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time 637 
or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may 638 
be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State 639 
Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. Such bonds issued pursuant 640 
to section 27 of this act shall be general obligations of the state and the 641 
full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the 642 
payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same 643 
become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with 644 
the holders of such bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for 645 
punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and 646 
the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same 647 
become due. 648 
Sec. 31. (Effective July 1, 2024) The State Bond Commission shall have 649 
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 32 650 
to 38, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance 651 
of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in 652 
the aggregate, not exceeding $193,000,000. 653 
Sec. 32. (Effective July 1, 2024) The proceeds of the sale of the bonds 654 
described in sections 31 to 38, inclusive, of this act shall be used for the 655 
purpose of providing grants-in-aid and other financing for the projects, 656 
programs and purposes hereinafter stated: 657 
(a) For the Office of Policy and Management: 658 
(1) Grants-in-aid to distressed municipalities eligible under section 659 
32-9s of the general statutes for capital purposes, not exceeding 660 
$7,000,000; 661 
(2) Grants-in-aid to private, nonprofit health and human service 662 
organizations that are exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 663 
Revenue Code of 1986, and that receive funds from the state to provide 664 
direct health or human services to state agency clients, for alterations, 665 
renovations, improvements, additions and new construction, including 666 
health, safety, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and 667 
energy conservation improvements, information technology systems, 668  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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technology for independence, purchase of vehicles and acquisition of 669 
property, not exceeding $25,000,000. 670 
(b) For the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection: 671 
(1) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for open space land acquisition 672 
and development for conservation or recreational purposes, not 673 
exceeding $10,000,000; 674 
(2) Grants-in-aid for containment, removal or mitigation of identified 675 
hazardous waste disposal sites, not exceeding $17,000,000; 676 
(3) Grants-in-aid for identification, investigation, containment, 677 
removal or mitigation of contaminated industrial sites in urban areas, 678 
not exceeding $5,000,000; 679 
(4) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for the purpose of providing 680 
potable water and for assessment and remedial action to address 681 
pollution from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl containing 682 
substances, not exceeding $2,000,000; 683 
(5) Grants-in-aid to provide matching funds necessary for 684 
municipalities, school districts and school bus operators to submit 685 
federal grant applications in order to maximize federal funding for the 686 
purchase or lease of zero-emission school buses and electric vehicle 687 
charging or fueling infrastructure, not exceeding $10,000,000; 688 
(6) Microgrid and resilience grant and loan pilot program, not 689 
exceeding $25,000,000. 690 
(c) For the Department of Economic and Community Development: 691 
(1) For the Brownfield Remediation and Revitalization program, not 692 
exceeding $25,000,000; 693 
(2) For the Small Business Express program established by section 32-694 
7g of the general statutes, not exceeding $25,000,000; 695 
(3) For the Connecticut Manufacturing Innovation Fund established 696  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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by section 32-7o of the general statutes, not exceeding $12,000,000. 697 
(d) For the Department of Public Health: For grants-in-aid to public 698 
water systems for drinking water projects, not exceeding $25,000,000. 699 
(e) For the Department of Education: Grants-in-aid to assist targeted 700 
local and regional school districts for alterations, repairs, improvements, 701 
technology and equipment in low-performing schools, not exceeding 702 
$5,000,000. 703 
Sec. 33. (Effective July 1, 2024) All provisions of section 3-20 of the 704 
general statutes or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby 705 
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 31 to 38, 706 
inclusive, of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds 707 
authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to sections 31 to 38, 708 
inclusive, of this act and temporary notes issued in anticipation of the 709 
money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may 710 
be issued in accordance with said sections 31 to 38, inclusive, and from 711 
time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not 712 
exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided 713 
in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond 714 
Commission authorizing such bonds. 715 
Sec. 34. (Effective July 1, 2024) None of the bonds described in sections 716 
31 to 38, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding 717 
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request 718 
for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of 719 
Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, 720 
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said 721 
commission, in its discretion, may require. 722 
Sec. 35. (Effective July 1, 2024) For the purposes of sections 31 to 38, 723 
inclusive, of this act, "state moneys" means the proceeds of the sale of 724 
bonds authorized pursuant to said sections 31 to 38, inclusive, or of 725 
temporary notes issued in anticipation of the moneys to be derived from 726 
the sale of such bonds. Each request filed as provided in section 34 of 727 
this act for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which 728  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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the proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, 729 
in addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said 730 
section 34, include the recommendation of the person signing such 731 
request as to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then 732 
available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with 733 
any such project should be added to the state moneys available or 734 
becoming available under said sections 31 to 38, inclusive, for such 735 
project. If the request includes a recommendation that some amount of 736 
such federal, private or other moneys should be added to such state 737 
moneys, then, if and to the extent directed by the State Bond 738 
Commission at the time of authorization of such bonds, such amount of 739 
such federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be 740 
made available for costs in connection with such project may be added 741 
to any state moneys available or becoming available hereunder for such 742 
project and be used for such project. Any other federal, private or other 743 
moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs in 744 
connection with such project upon receipt shall, in conformity with 745 
applicable federal and state law, be used by the State Treasurer to meet 746 
the principal of outstanding bonds issued pursuant to said sections 31 747 
to 38, inclusive, or to meet the principal of temporary notes issued in 748 
anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of bonds 749 
theretofore authorized pursuant to said sections 31 to 38, inclusive, for 750 
the purpose of financing such costs, either by purchase or redemption 751 
and cancellation of such bonds or notes or by payment thereof at 752 
maturity. Whenever any of the federal, private or other moneys so 753 
received with respect to such project are used to meet the principal of 754 
such temporary notes or whenever the principal of any such temporary 755 
notes is retired by application of revenue receipts of the state, the 756 
amount of bonds theretofore authorized in anticipation of which such 757 
temporary notes were issued, and the aggregate amount of bonds which 758 
may be authorized pursuant to section 31 of this act shall each be 759 
reduced by the amount of the principal so met or retired. Pending use 760 
of the federal, private or other moneys so received to meet the principal 761 
as directed in this section, the amount thereof may be invested by the 762 
State Treasurer in bonds or obligations of, or guaranteed by, the state or 763  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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the United States or agencies or instrumentalities of the United States, 764 
shall be deemed to be part of the debt retirement funds of the state, and 765 
net earnings on such investments shall be used in the same manner as 766 
the moneys so invested. 767 
Sec. 36. (Effective July 1, 2024) The bonds issued pursuant to sections 768 
31 to 38, inclusive, of this act shall be general obligations of the state and 769 
the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the 770 
payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same 771 
become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with 772 
the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for 773 
punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and 774 
the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same 775 
become due. 776 
Sec. 37. (Effective July 1, 2024) In accordance with section 32 of this act, 777 
the state, through the state agencies specified in said section 32, may 778 
provide grants-in-aid and other financings to or for the agencies for the 779 
purposes and projects as described in said section 32. All financing shall 780 
be made in accordance with the terms of a contract at such time or times 781 
as shall be determined within authorization of funds by the State Bond 782 
Commission. 783 
Sec. 38. (Effective July 1, 2024) In the case of any grant-in-aid made 784 
pursuant to subsection (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of section 32 of this act that 785 
is made to any entity which is not a political subdivision of the state, the 786 
contract entered into pursuant to section 32 of this act shall provide that 787 
if the premises for which such grant-in-aid was made ceases, within ten 788 
years of the date of such grant, to be used as a facility for which such 789 
grant was made, an amount equal to the amount of such grant, minus 790 
ten per cent per year for each full year which has elapsed since the date 791 
of such grant, shall be repaid to the state and that a lien shall be placed 792 
on such land in favor of the state to ensure that such amount shall be 793 
repaid in the event of such change in use, provided if the premises for 794 
which such grant-in-aid was made are owned by t he state, a 795 
municipality or a housing authority, no lien need be placed. 796  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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Sec. 39. (Effective July 1, 2023) The State Bond Commission shall have 797 
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 40 798 
to 44, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance 799 
of special tax obligation bonds of the state in one or more series and in 800 
principal amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding $1,510,699,000. 801 
Sec. 40. (Effective July 1, 2023) The proceeds of the sale of bonds 802 
described in sections 39 to 44, inclusive, of this act, to the extent 803 
hereinafter stated, shall be used for the purpose of payment of the 804 
transportation costs, as defined in subdivision (6) of section 13b-75 of 805 
the general statutes, with respect to the projects and uses hereinafter 806 
described, which projects and uses are hereby found and determined to 807 
be in furtherance of one or more of the authorized purposes for the 808 
issuance of special tax obligation bonds set forth in section 13b-74 of the 809 
general statutes. For the Department of Transportation: 810 
(a) For the Bureau of Engineering and Highway Operations: 811 
(1) Interstate Highway Program, not exceeding $50,346,000; 812 
(2) Urban Systems Projects, not exceeding $22,000,000; 813 
(3) Intrastate Highway Program, not exceeding $86,000,000; 814 
(4) Environmental compliance, soil and groundwater remediation, 815 
hazardous materials abatement, demolition, salt shed construction and 816 
renovation, storage tank replacement and environmental emergency 817 
response at or in the vicinity of state-owned properties or related to 818 
Department of Transportation operations, not exceeding $15,350,000; 819 
(5) State bridge improvement, rehabilitation and replacement 820 
projects, not exceeding $57,500,000; 821 
(6) Capital resurfacing and related reconstruction, not exceeding 822 
$125,000,000; 823 
(7) Fix-it-First program to repair the state's bridges, not exceeding 824 
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(8) Fix-it-First program to repair the state's roads, not exceeding 826 
$152,115,000; 827 
(9) Local Transportation Capital Improvement Program, not 828 
exceeding $76,000,000; 829 
(10) Local Bridge Program, not exceeding $10,000,000; 830 
(11) Highway and bridge renewal equipment, not exceeding 831 
$22,513,000; 832 
(12) Community connectivity and alternative mobility program, not 833 
exceeding $13,000,000; 834 
(13) Transportation Rural Improvement Program, not exceeding 835 
$5,000,000. 836 
(b) For the Bureau of Public Transportation: 837 
(1) Bus and rail facilities and equipment, including rights-of-way, 838 
other property acquisition and related projects, not exceeding 839 
$264,250,000; 840 
(2) Northeast Corridor Modernization Match Program, not exceeding 841 
$398,165,000. 842 
(c) For the Bureau of Administration: Department facilities, not 843 
exceeding $161,960,000. 844 
Sec. 41. (Effective July 1, 2023) None of the bonds described in sections 845 
39 to 44, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding 846 
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it (1) a 847 
request for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the 848 
Office of Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, 849 
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said 850 
commission, in its discretion, may require, and (2) any capital 851 
development impact statement and any human services facility 852 
colocation statement required to be filed with the Secretary of the Office 853  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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of Policy and Management pursuant to section 4b-31 of the general 854 
statutes, any advisory report regarding the state conservation and 855 
development policies plan required pursuant to section 16a-31 of the 856 
general statutes and any statement regarding farmland required 857 
pursuant to subsection (g) of section 3-20 of the general statutes and 858 
section 22-6 of the general statutes, provided the State Bond 859 
Commission may authorize said bonds without a finding that the 860 
reports and statements required by this subdivision have been filed with 861 
it if said commission authorizes the secretary of said commission to 862 
accept such reports and statements on its behalf. No funds derived from 863 
the sale of bonds authorized by said commission without a finding that 864 
the reports and statements required by subdivision (2) of this section 865 
have been filed with it shall be allotted by the Governor for any project 866 
until the reports and statements required by subdivision (2) of this 867 
section, with respect to such project, have been filed with the secretary 868 
of said commission. 869 
Sec. 42. (Effective July 1, 2023) For the purposes of sections 39 to 44, 870 
inclusive, of this act, each request filed, as provided in section 41 of this 871 
act, for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which the 872 
proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, in 873 
addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said section 874 
41, include the recommendation of the person signing such request as 875 
to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then available or 876 
thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with any such 877 
project should be added to the state moneys available or becoming 878 
available from the proceeds of bonds and temporary notes issued in 879 
anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds of bonds. If the request 880 
includes a recommendation that some amount of such federal, private 881 
or other moneys should be added to such state moneys, then, if and to 882 
the extent directed by the State Bond Commission at the time of 883 
authorization of such bonds, such amount of such federal, private or 884 
other moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs 885 
in connection with such project shall be added to such state moneys. 886 
Sec. 43. (Effective July 1, 2023) Any balance of proceeds of the sale of 887  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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bonds authorized for the projects or purposes of section 40 of this act, in 888 
excess of the aggregate costs of all the projects so authorized, shall be 889 
used in the manner set forth in sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, of 890 
the general statutes and in the proceedings of the State Bond 891 
Commission respecting the issuance and sale of said bonds. 892 
Sec. 44. (Effective July 1, 2023) Bonds issued pursuant to this section 893 
and sections 39 to 43, inclusive, of this act shall be special obligations of 894 
the state and shall not be payable from or charged upon any funds other 895 
than revenues of the state pledged therefor in subsection (b) of section 896 
13b-61 of the general statutes and section 13b-61a of the general statutes, 897 
or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may be pledged therefor. Said 898 
bonds shall not be payable from or charged upon any funds other than 899 
such pledged revenues or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may 900 
be pledged therefor, nor shall the state or any political subdivision 901 
thereof be subject to any liability thereon, except to the extent of such 902 
pledged revenues or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may be 903 
pledged therefor. Said bonds shall be issued under and in accordance 904 
with the provisions of sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, of the general 905 
statutes. 906 
Sec. 45. (Effective July 1, 2024) The State Bond Commission shall have 907 
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 46 908 
to 50, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance 909 
of special tax obligation bonds of the state in one or more series and in 910 
principal amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding $1,493,772,000. 911 
Sec. 46. (Effective July 1, 2024) The proceeds of the sale of bonds 912 
described in sections 45 to 50, inclusive, of this act, to the extent 913 
hereinafter stated, shall be used for the purpose of payment of the 914 
transportation costs, as defined in subdivision (6) of section 13b-75 of 915 
the general statutes, with respect to the projects and uses hereinafter 916 
described, which projects and uses are hereby found and determined to 917 
be in furtherance of one or more of the authorized purposes for the 918 
issuance of special tax obligation bonds set forth in section 13b-74 of the 919 
general statutes. For the Department of Transportation: 920  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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(a) For the Bureau of Engineering and Highway Operations: 921 
(1) Interstate Highway Program, not exceeding $15,400,000; 922 
(2) Urban Systems Projects, not exceeding $22,000,000; 923 
(3) Intrastate Highway Program, not exceeding $88,000,000; 924 
(4) Environmental compliance, soil and groundwater remediation, 925 
hazardous materials abatement, demolition, salt shed construction and 926 
renovation, storage tank replacement and environmental emergency 927 
response at or in the vicinity of state-owned properties or related to 928 
Department of Transportation operations, not exceeding $17,065,000; 929 
(5) State bridge improvement, rehabilitation and replacement 930 
projects, not exceeding $58,200,000; 931 
(6) Capital resurfacing and related reconstruction, not exceeding 932 
$135,000,000; 933 
(7) Fix-it-First program to repair the state's bridges, not exceeding 934 
$62,250,000; 935 
(8) Fix-it-First program to repair the state's roads, not exceeding 936 
$180,729,000; 937 
(9) Local Transportation Capital Improvement Program, not 938 
exceeding $78,000,000; 939 
(10) Local Bridge Program, not exceeding $10,000,000; 940 
(11) Highway and bridge renewal equipment, not exceeding 941 
$22,513,000; 942 
(12) Community connectivity and alternative mobility program, not 943 
exceeding $13,000,000; 944 
(13) Transportation Rural Improvement Program, not exceeding 945 
$5,000,000. 946  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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(b) For the Bureau of Public Transportation: 947 
(1) Bus and rail facilities and equipment, including rights-of-way, 948 
other property acquisition and related projects, not exceeding 949 
$273,450,000; 950 
(2) Northeast Corridor Modernization Match Program, not exceeding 951 
$438,175,000. 952 
(c) For the Bureau of Administration: Department facilities, not 953 
exceeding $74,990,000. 954 
Sec. 47. (Effective July 1, 2024) None of the bonds described in sections 955 
45 to 50, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding 956 
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it (1) a 957 
request for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the 958 
Office of Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, 959 
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said 960 
commission, in its discretion, may require, and (2) any capital 961 
development impact statement and any human services facility 962 
colocation statement required to be filed with the Secretary of the Office 963 
of Policy and Management pursuant to section 4b-31 of the general 964 
statutes, any advisory report regarding the state conservation and 965 
development policies plan required pursuant to section 16a-31 of the 966 
general statutes and any statement regarding farmland required 967 
pursuant to subsection (g) of section 3-20 of the general statutes and 968 
section 22-6 of the general statutes, provided the State Bond 969 
Commission may authorize said bonds without a finding that the 970 
reports and statements required by this subdivision have been filed with 971 
it if said commission authorizes the secretary of said commission to 972 
accept such reports and statements on its behalf. No funds derived from 973 
the sale of bonds authorized by said commission without a finding that 974 
the reports and statements required by subdivision (2) of this section 975 
have been filed with it shall be allotted by the Governor for any project 976 
until the reports and statements required by subdivision (2) of this 977 
section, with respect to such project, have been filed with the secretary 978  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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of said commission. 979 
Sec. 48. (Effective July 1, 2024) For the purposes of sections 45 to 50, 980 
inclusive, of this act, each request filed, as provided in section 47 of this 981 
act, for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which the 982 
proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, in 983 
addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said section 984 
47, include the recommendation of the person signing such request as 985 
to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then available or 986 
thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with any such 987 
project should be added to the state moneys available or becoming 988 
available from the proceeds of bonds and temporary notes issued in 989 
anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds of bonds. If the request 990 
includes a recommendation that some amount of such federal, private 991 
or other moneys should be added to such state moneys, then, if and to 992 
the extent directed by the State Bond Commission at the time of 993 
authorization of such bonds, such amount of such federal, private or 994 
other moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs 995 
in connection with such project shall be added to such state moneys. 996 
Sec. 49. (Effective July 1, 2024) Any balance of proceeds of the sale of 997 
the bonds authorized for the projects or purposes of section 46 of this 998 
act, in excess of the aggregate costs of all the projects so authorized, shall 999 
be used in the manner set forth in sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, of 1000 
the general statutes, and in the proceedings of the State Bond 1001 
Commission respecting the issuance and sale of said bonds. 1002 
Sec. 50. (Effective July 1, 2024) Bonds issued pursuant to this section 1003 
and sections 45 to 49, inclusive, of this act shall be special obligations of 1004 
the state and shall not be payable from or charged upon any funds other 1005 
than revenues of the state pledged therefor in subsection (b) of section 1006 
13b-61 of the general statutes and section 13b-61a of the general statutes, 1007 
or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may be pledged therefor. Said 1008 
bonds shall not be payable from or charged upon any funds other than 1009 
such pledged revenues or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may 1010 
be pledged therefor, nor shall the state or any political subdivision 1011  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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thereof be subject to any liability thereon, except to the extent of such 1012 
pledged revenues or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may be 1013 
pledged therefor. Said bonds shall be issued under and in accordance 1014 
with the provisions of sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, of the general 1015 
statutes. 1016 
Sec. 51. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 4-66c of the general statutes 1017 
are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1018 
1, 2023): 1019 
(a) For the purposes of subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond 1020 
Commission shall have power, from time to time to authorize the 1021 
issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal 1022 
amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [two billion three hundred 1023 
forty-four million four hundred eighty-seven thousand five hundred 1024 
forty-four dollars] two billion four hundred sixty-four million four 1025 
hundred eighty-seven thousand five hundred forty-four dollars, 1026 
provided sixty million dollars of said authorization shall be effective 1027 
July 1, 2024. All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or 1028 
power granted thereby, which are not inconsistent with the provisions 1029 
of this section, are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds 1030 
authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and 1031 
temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale 1032 
of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said 1033 
section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at 1034 
such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective 1035 
dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions 1036 
of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of said 1037 
bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond 1038 
Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such 1039 
authorization, which is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of the 1040 
Office of Policy and Management and states such terms and conditions 1041 
as said commission in its discretion may require. Said bonds issued 1042 
pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the 1043 
full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the 1044 
payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same 1045  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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become due, and accordingly as part of the contract of the state with the 1046 
holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for 1047 
punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and 1048 
the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become 1049 
due. 1050 
(b) (1) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent hereinafter 1051 
stated, shall be used, subject to the provisions of subsections (c) and (d) 1052 
of this section, for the purpose of redirecting, improving and expanding 1053 
state activities which promote community conservation and 1054 
development and improve the quality of life for urban residents of the 1055 
state as hereinafter stated: (A) For the Department of Economic and 1056 
Community Development: Economic and community development 1057 
projects, including administrative costs incurred by the Department of 1058 
Economic and Community Development, not exceeding sixty-seven 1059 
million five hundred ninety-one thousand six hundred forty-two 1060 
dollars, one million dollars of which shall be used for a grant to the 1061 
development center program and the nonprofit business consortium 1062 
deployment center approved pursuant to section 32-411; (B) for the 1063 
Department of Transportation: Urban mass transit, not exceeding two 1064 
million dollars; (C) for the Department of Energy and Environmental 1065 
Protection: Recreation development and solid waste disposal projects, 1066 
not exceeding one million nine hundred ninety-five thousand nine 1067 
hundred two dollars; (D) for the Department of Social Services: Child 1068 
day care projects, elderly centers, shelter facilities for victims of 1069 
domestic violence, emergency shelters and related facilities for the 1070 
homeless, multipurpose human resource centers and food distribution 1071 
facilities, not exceeding thirty-nine million one hundred thousand 1072 
dollars, provided four million dollars of said authorization shall be 1073 
effective July 1, 1994; (E) for the Department of Economic and 1074 
Community Development: Housing projects, not exceeding three 1075 
million dollars; (F) for the Department of Housing: Homeownership 1076 
initiative in collaboration with one or more local community 1077 
development financial institutions in qualified census tracts for the 1078 
purpose of construction or redevelopment, performed by developers or 1079  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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nonprofit organizations residing in that municipality, which leads to 1080 
new homeownership opportunities for residents of such qualified 1081 
census tracts, not exceeding twenty million dollars; (G) for the Office of 1082 
Policy and Management: (i) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for a pilot 1083 
demonstration program to leverage private contributions for 1084 
redevelopment of designated historic preservation areas, not exceeding 1085 
one million dollars; (ii) grants-in-aid for urban development projects 1086 
including economic and community development, transportation, 1087 
environmental protection, public safety, children and families and social 1088 
services projects and programs, including, in the case of economic and 1089 
community development projects administered on behalf of the Office 1090 
of Policy and Management by the Department of Economic and 1091 
Community Development, administrative costs incurred by the 1092 
Department of Economic and Community Development, not exceeding 1093 
[two billion two hundred twenty-nine] two billion three hundred forty-1094 
nine million eight hundred thousand dollars. For purposes of this 1095 
subdivision, "local community development financial institution" 1096 
means an entity that meets the requirements of 12 CFR 1805.201, and 1097 
"qualified census tract" means a census tract designated as a qualified 1098 
census tract by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in 1099 
accordance with 26 USC 42(d)(5)(B)(ii), as amended from time to time. 1100 
(2) (A) Five million dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in 1101 
subparagraph (G)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection may be made 1102 
available to private nonprofit organizations for the purposes described 1103 
in said subparagraph (G)(ii). (B) Twelve million dollars of the grants-in-1104 
aid authorized in subparagraph (G)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this 1105 
subsection may be made available for necessary renovations and 1106 
improvements of libraries. (C) Five million dollars of the grants-in-aid 1107 
authorized in subparagraph (G)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection 1108 
shall be made available for small business gap financing. (D) Ten million 1109 
dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (G)(ii) of 1110 
subdivision (1) of this subsection may be made available for regional 1111 
economic development revolving loan funds. (E) One million four 1112 
hundred thousand dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in 1113  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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subparagraph (G)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be made 1114 
available for rehabilitation and renovation of the Black Rock Library in 1115 
Bridgeport. (F) Two million five hundred thousand dollars of the grants-1116 
in-aid authorized in subparagraph (G)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this 1117 
subsection shall be made available for site acquisition, renovation and 1118 
rehabilitation for the Institute for the Hispanic Family in Hartford. (G) 1119 
Three million dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph 1120 
(G)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be made available for 1121 
the acquisition of land and the development of commercial or retail 1122 
property in New Haven. (H) Seven hundred fifty thousand dollars of 1123 
the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (G)(ii) of subdivision (1) 1124 
of this subsection shall be made available for repairs and replacement of 1125 
the fishing pier at Cummings Park in Stamford. (I) Ten million dollars 1126 
of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (G)(ii) of subdivision 1127 
(1) of this subsection shall be made available for development of an 1128 
intermodal transportation facility in northeastern Connecticut. 1129 
Sec. 52. Subsection (a) of section 4-66g of the general statutes is 1130 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1131 
2024): 1132 
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the 1133 
State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time to 1134 
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in 1135 
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [three hundred 1136 
sixteen] three hundred forty-six million dollars. 1137 
Sec. 53. Subsection (a) of section 4a-10 of the general statutes is 1138 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1139 
2023): 1140 
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the 1141 
State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time to 1142 
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in 1143 
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [five hundred sixty-1144 
one million one hundred thousand dollars] six hundred eleven million 1145  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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one hundred thousand dollars, provided twenty-five million dollars of 1146 
said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2024. 1147 
Sec. 54. Subsection (a) of section 7-538 of the general statutes is 1148 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1149 
2023): 1150 
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the 1151 
State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time, to 1152 
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in 1153 
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [one billion seventy] 1154 
one billion one hundred thirty million dollars, provided thirty million 1155 
dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, [2022] 2024. 1156 
Sec. 55. (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) For the purposes described in 1157 
subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the 1158 
power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state 1159 
in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the 1160 
aggregate one hundred eighty-two million dollars, provided ninety-one 1161 
million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2024. 1162 
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount 1163 
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Office of 1164 
Policy and Management for grants-in-aid to municipalities for the 1165 
purposes set forth in subsection (a) of section 13a-175a of the general 1166 
statutes, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025. Such 1167 
grant payments shall be made annually as follows: 1168 
T1  Municipalities 	FY 2024 FY 2025 
T2     
T3  Andover 	2,620 2,620 
T4  Ansonia 	85,419 85,419 
T5  Ashford 	3,582 3,582 
T6  Avon 	261,442 261,442 
T7  Barkhamsted 	41,462 41,462 
T8  Beacon Falls 	43,809 43,809 
T9  Berlin 	1,593,642 1,593,642 
T10  Bethany 	67,229 67,229  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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T11  Bethel 	282,660 282,660 
T12  Bethlehem 	7,945 7,945 
T13  Bloomfield 	3,201,687 3,201,687 
T14  Bolton 	24,859 24,859 
T15  Bozrah 	138,521 138,521 
T16  Branford 	374,850 374,850 
T17  Bridgeport 	1,031,564 1,031,564 
T18  Bridgewater 	587 587 
T19  Bristol 	4,856,624 4,856,624 
T20  Brookfield 	118,281 118,281 
T21  Brooklyn 	10,379 10,379 
T22  Burlington 	15,300 15,300 
T23  Canaan 	20,712 20,712 
T24  Canterbury 	2,022 2,022 
T25  Canton 	7,994 7,994 
T26  Chaplin 	601 601 
T27  Cheshire 	736,700 736,700 
T28  Chester 	89,264 89,264 
T29  Clinton 	191,674 191,674 
T30  Colchester 	39,009 39,009 
T31  Colebrook 	550 550 
T32  Columbia 	26,763 26,763 
T33  Cornwall 	- - 
T34  Coventry 	10,533 10,533 
T35  Cromwell 	31,099 31,099 
T36  Danbury 	3,027,544 3,027,544 
T37  Darien 	- - 
T38  Deep River 	104,136 104,136 
T39  Derby 	14,728 14,728 
T40  Durham 	153,897 153,897 
T41  East Granby 	1,096,577 1,096,577 
T42  East Haddam 	1,696 1,696 
T43  East Hampton 	18,943 18,943 
T44  East Hartford 	8,052,926 8,052,926 
T45  East Haven 	43,500 43,500 
T46  East Lyme 	22,442 22,442 
T47  East Windsor 	295,024 295,024 
T48  Eastford 	54,564 54,564 
T49  Easton 	2,660 2,660 
T50  Ellington 	223,527 223,527 
T51  Enfield 	256,875 256,875 
T52  Essex 	74,547 74,547  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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T53  Fairfield 	96,747 96,747 
T54  Farmington 	545,804 545,804 
T55  Franklin 	23,080 23,080 
T56  Glastonbury 	240,799 240,799 
T57  Goshen 	2,648 2,648 
T58  Granby 	35,332 35,332 
T59  Greenwich 	89,022 89,022 
T60  Griswold 	31,895 31,895 
T61  Groton (Town of) 	2,362,532 2,362,532 
T62  Guilford 	64,848 64,848 
T63  Haddam 	3,554 3,554 
T64  Hamden 	286,689 286,689 
T65  Hampton 	- - 
T66  Hartford 	1,419,161 1,419,161 
T67  Hartland 	955 955 
T68  Harwinton 	21,506 21,506 
T69  Hebron 	2,216 2,216 
T70  Kent 	- - 
T71  Killingly 	1,228,578 1,228,578 
T72  Killingworth 	5,148 5,148 
T73  Lebanon 	30,427 30,427 
T74  Ledyard 	421,085 421,085 
T75  Lisbon 	3,683 3,683 
T76  Litchfield 	3,432 3,432 
T77  Lyme 	- - 
T78  Madison 	6,795 6,795 
T79  Manchester 	1,912,643 1,912,643 
T80  Mansfield 	6,841 6,841 
T81  Marlborough 	7,313 7,313 
T82  Meriden 	1,663,015 1,663,015 
T83  Middlebury 	84,264 84,264 
T84  Middlefield 	248,652 248,652 
T85  Middletown 	3,966,295 3,966,295 
T86  Milford 	2,257,853 2,257,853 
T87  Monroe 	179,106 179,106 
T88  Montville 	528,644 528,644 
T89  Morris 	3,528 3,528 
T90  Naugatuck 	341,656 341,656 
T91  New Britain 	2,864,920 2,864,920 
T92  New Canaan 	200 200 
T93  New Fairfield 	1,149 1,149 
T94  New Hartford 	139,174 139,174  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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T95  New Haven 	2,214,643 2,214,643 
T96  New London 	33,169 33,169 
T97  New Milford 	1,298,881 1,298,881 
T98  Newington 	1,785,740 1,785,740 
T99  Newtown 	235,371 235,371 
T100  Norfolk 	7,207 7,207 
T101  North Branford 	301,074 301,074 
T102  North Canaan 	359,719 359,719 
T103  North Haven 	2,249,113 2,249,113 
T104  North Stonington 	- - 
T105  Norwalk 	402,915 402,915 
T106  Norwich 	187,132 187,132 
T107  Old Lyme 	1,888 1,888 
T108  Old Saybrook 	46,717 46,717 
T109  Orange 	104,962 104,962 
T110  Oxford 	84,313 84,313 
T111  Plainfield 	144,803 144,803 
T112  Plainville 	541,936 541,936 
T113  Plymouth 	152,434 152,434 
T114  Pomfret 	27,820 27,820 
T115  Portland 	90,840 90,840 
T116  Preston 	- - 
T117  Prospect 	70,942 70,942 
T118  Putnam 	171,800 171,800 
T119  Redding 	1,329 1,329 
T120  Ridgefield 	561,986 561,986 
T121  Rocky Hill 	221,199 221,199 
T122  Roxbury 	602 602 
T123  Salem 	4,699 4,699 
T124  Salisbury 	83 83 
T125  Scotland 	7,681 7,681 
T126  Seymour 	281,186 281,186 
T127  Sharon 	- - 
T128  Shelton 	584,121 584,121 
T129  Sherman 	- - 
T130  Simsbury 	77,648 77,648 
T131  Somers 	82,324 82,324 
T132  South Windsor 	2,187,387 2,187,387 
T133  Southbury 	20,981 20,981 
T134  Southington 	1,427,348 1,427,348 
T135  Sprague 	386,528 386,528 
T136  Stafford 	437,917 437,917  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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T137  Stamford 	1,154,179 1,154,179 
T138  Sterling 	24,398 24,398 
T139  Stonington 	100,332 100,332 
T140  Stratford 	5,784,708 5,784,708 
T141  Suffield 	180,663 180,663 
T142  Thomaston 	395,346 395,346 
T143  Thompson 	76,733 76,733 
T144  Tolland 	85,064 85,064 
T145  Torrington 	605,345 605,345 
T146  Trumbull 	189,309 189,309 
T147  Union 	- - 
T148  Vernon 	151,598 151,598 
T149  Voluntown 	2,002 2,002 
T150  Wallingford 	3,481,872 3,481,872 
T151  Warren 	288 288 
T152  Washington 	158 158 
T153  Waterbury 	4,435,497 4,435,497 
T154  Waterford 	34,255 34,255 
T155  Watertown 	642,281 642,281 
T156  West Hartford 	805,784 805,784 
T157  West Haven 	147,516 147,516 
T158  Westbrook 	267,405 267,405 
T159  Weston 	453 453 
T160  Westport 	- - 
T161  Wethersfield 	21,785 21,785 
T162  Willington 	20,018 20,018 
T163  Wilton 	842,618 842,618 
T164  Winchester 	306,204 306,204 
T165  Windham 	454,575 454,575 
T166  Windsor 	2,075,052 2,075,052 
T167  Windsor Locks 	2,784,595 2,784,595 
T168  Wolcott 	234,916 234,916 
T169  Woodbridge 	29,920 29,920 
T170  Woodbury 	56,908 56,908 
T171  Woodstock 	68,767 68,767 
T172  Jewett City(Bor.) 	4,195 4,195 
T173  Barkhamsted FD 	2,500 2,500 
T174  Berlin - Kensington FD 	11,389 11,389 
T175  Berlin - Worthington FD 	941 941 
T176  Bloomfield: Center FD 	4,173 4,173 
T177  Bloomfield Blue Hills FD 	103,086 103,086 
T178  Cromwell FD 	1,832 1,832  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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T179  Enfield FD 1 	14,636 14,636 
T180  Enfield: Thompsonville FD 2 3,160 3,160 
T181  Enfield: Hazardville Fire #3 	1,373 1,373 
T182  Enfield: N Thompsonville FD 4 69 69 
T183  Enfield: Shaker Pines FD 5 	6,403 6,403 
T184  Groton City  	164,635 164,635 
T185  Groton Sewer 	1,688 1,688 
T186  Groton Old Mystic FD 5 	1,695 1,695 
T187  Groton: Poq. Bridge FD 	22,300 22,300 
T188  Killingly Attawaugan F.D. 	1,836 1,836 
T189  Killingly Dayville F.D. 	42,086 42,086 
T190  Killingly Dyer Manor 	1,428 1,428 
T191  E. Killingly F.D. 	95 95 
T192  So. Killingly F.D. 	189 189 
T193  Killingly Williamsville F.D. 	6,710 6,710 
T194  Manchester Eighth Util. 	68,425 68,425 
T195  Middletown: South FD 	207,080 207,080 
T196  Middletown Westfield F.D. 10,801 10,801 
T197  Middletown City Fire 	33,838 33,838 
T198  New Htfd. Village F.D. #1 	7,128 7,128 
T199  New Htfd Pine Meadow #3 	131 131 
T200  New Htfd South End F.D. 	10 10 
T201  Plainfield Central Village FD 1,466 1,466 
T202  Plainfield - Moosup FD 	2,174 2,174 
T203  Plainfield: Plainfield FD 	1,959 1,959 
T204  Plainfield Wauregan FD 	5,136 5,136 
T205  Pomfret FD 	1,032 1,032 
T206  Putnam: E. Putnam FD 	10,109 10,109 
T207  Simsbury F.D. 	2,638 2,638 
T208  Stafford Springs Service Dist. 15,246 15,246 
T209  Sterling F.D. 	1,293 1,293 
T210  Stonington Mystic FD 	600 600 
T211  Stonington Old Mystic FD 	2,519 2,519 
T212  Stonington Pawcatuck F.D. 	5,500 5,500 
T213  Stonington Quiambaug F.D. 	72 72 
T214  Stonington Wequetequock FD 	73 73 
T215  Trumbull Center 	555 555 
T216  Trumbull Long Hill F.D. 	1,105 1,105 
T217  Trumbull Nichols F.D. 	3,435 3,435 
T218  W. Haven: West Shore FD 	34,708 34,708 
T219  W. Haven: Allingtown FD 	21,515 21,515 
T220  West Haven First Ctr FD 1 	4,736 4,736  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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T221  Windsor Wilson FD 	214 214 
T222  Windsor FD 	14 14 
T223  Windham First  	8,929 8,929 
T224  Total 	91,000,000 91,000,000 
 
(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise 1169 
of any right or power granted thereby, which are not inconsistent with 1170 
the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all 1171 
bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this 1172 
section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived 1173 
from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in 1174 
accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such 1175 
bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years 1176 
from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the 1177 
resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing 1178 
such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a 1179 
finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it 1180 
a request for such authorization which is signed by or on behalf of the 1181 
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms 1182 
and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said 1183 
bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the 1184 
state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged 1185 
for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the 1186 
same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the 1187 
state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts 1188 
necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby 1189 
made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as 1190 
the same become due. 1191 
Sec. 56. Subsection (a) of section 8-336n of the general statutes is 1192 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1193 
2023): 1194 
(a) For the purpose of capitalizing the Housing Trust Fund created by 1195 
section 8-336o, the State Bond Commission shall have power, in 1196 
accordance with the provisions of this section, from time to time to 1197 
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in 1198  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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principal amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding [four] eight hundred 1199 
fifty million dollars, provided (1) [twenty million dollars shall be 1200 
effective July 1, 2005, (2) twenty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 1201 
2006, (3) twenty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2007, (4) thirty 1202 
million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2008, (5) twenty million dollars 1203 
shall be effective July 1, 2009, (6) twenty-five million dollars shall be 1204 
effective July 1, 2011, (7) twenty-five million dollars shall be effective 1205 
July 1, 2012, (8) thirty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2013, (9) 1206 
thirty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2014, (10) forty million 1207 
dollars shall be effective July 1, 2015, (11) twenty-five million dollars 1208 
shall be effective July 1, 2016, (12) thirty million dollars shall be effective 1209 
July 1, 2018, and (13) fifty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2022] 1210 
two hundred million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1211 
1, 2024, and (2) not more than two hundred million dollars shall be 1212 
provided by the Department of Housing to the Connecticut Housing 1213 
Finance Authority to administer a revolving loan fund to finance 1214 
workforce housing projects. The proceeds of the sale of bonds pursuant 1215 
to this section shall be deposited in the Housing Trust Fund. 1216 
Sec. 57. Subsection (a) of section 10-66jj of the general statutes is 1217 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1218 
2023): 1219 
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the 1220 
State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time, to 1221 
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in 1222 
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [forty-five] fifty-five 1223 
million dollars, provided five million dollars of said authorization shall 1224 
be effective July 1, [2018] 2024. 1225 
Sec. 58. Section 10-265t of the general statutes is repealed and the 1226 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 1227 
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the 1228 
State Bond Commission shall have the power from time to time to 1229 
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in 1230  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [seventy-five million 1231 
dollars] three hundred seventy-five million dollars, provided one 1232 
hundred fifty million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1233 
1, 2024. 1234 
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount 1235 
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department 1236 
of Administrative Services for the purpose of providing grants-in-aid 1237 
for school air quality improvements, including, but not limited to, 1238 
upgrades to, replacement of or installation of heating, ventilation and 1239 
air conditioning equipment, provided not more than fifty million dollars 1240 
of such proceeds may be used to provide reimbursements for such 1241 
improvements that were completed not earlier than March 1, 2020, and 1242 
not later than July 1, 2022. 1243 
(c) All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power 1244 
granted thereby, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this 1245 
section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by 1246 
the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and temporary 1247 
notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any 1248 
such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 1249 
3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such 1250 
time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as 1251 
may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the 1252 
State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of said bonds 1253 
shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond 1254 
Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such 1255 
authorization which is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of the 1256 
Office of Policy and Management and states such terms and conditions 1257 
as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said bonds issued 1258 
pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the 1259 
full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the 1260 
payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same 1261 
become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with 1262 
the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for 1263 
punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and 1264  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same 1265 
become due. 1266 
Sec. 59. Section 10-287d of the general statutes is repealed and the 1267 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 1268 
For the purposes of funding (1) grants to projects that have received 1269 
approval of the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to 1270 
sections 10-287 and 10-287a, subsection (a) of section 10-65 and section 1271 
10-76e, (2) grants to assist school building projects to remedy safety and 1272 
health violations and damage from fire and catastrophe, and (3) 1273 
technical education and career school projects pursuant to section 10-1274 
283b, the State Treasurer is authorized and directed, subject to and in 1275 
accordance with the provisions of section 3-20, to issue bonds of the state 1276 
from time to time in one or more series in an aggregate amount not 1277 
exceeding [thirteen billion six hundred twelve] thirteen billion eight 1278 
hundred sixty-two million one hundred sixty thousand dollars. Bonds 1279 
of each series shall bear such date or dates and mature at such time or 1280 
times not exceeding thirty years from their respective dates and be 1281 
subject to such redemption privileges, with or without premium, as may 1282 
be fixed by the State Bond Commission. They shall be sold at not less 1283 
than par and accrued interest and the full faith and credit of the state is 1284 
pledged for the payment of the interest thereon and the principal thereof 1285 
as the same shall become due, and accordingly and as part of the 1286 
contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all 1287 
amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest 1288 
is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and 1289 
interest as the same become due. The State Treasurer is authorized to 1290 
invest temporarily in direct obligations of the United States, United 1291 
States agency obligations, certificates of deposit, commercial paper or 1292 
bank acceptances such portion of the proceeds of such bonds or of any 1293 
notes issued in anticipation thereof as may be deemed available for such 1294 
purpose. 1295 
Sec. 60. Subsection (a) of section 22a-483 of the general statutes is 1296 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1297  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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2023): 1298 
(a) For the purposes of sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive, the State 1299 
Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time to authorize 1300 
the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal 1301 
amounts, not exceeding in the aggregate [two billion sixty-five] two 1302 
billion one hundred seventy million one hundred twenty-five thousand 1303 
nine hundred seventy-six dollars, provided [one hundred] sixty-five 1304 
million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, [2022] 2024. 1305 
Sec. 61. Subsection (d) of section 22a-483 of the general statutes is 1306 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1307 
2024): 1308 
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall preclude the 1309 
State Bond Commission from authorizing the issuance of revenue 1310 
bonds, in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [four billion 1311 
four hundred eighty-six] four billion five hundred eleven million eighty 1312 
thousand dollars, [provided two hundred thirty-seven million dollars 1313 
of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2022,] that are not general 1314 
obligations of the state of Connecticut to which the full faith and credit 1315 
of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal 1316 
and interest. Such revenue bonds shall mature at such time or times not 1317 
exceeding thirty years from their respective dates as may be provided 1318 
in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond 1319 
Commission authorizing such revenue bonds. The revenue bonds, 1320 
revenue state bond anticipation notes and revenue state grant 1321 
anticipation notes authorized to be issued under sections 22a-475 to 1322 
22a-483, inclusive, shall be special obligations of the state and shall not 1323 
be payable from nor charged upon any funds other than the revenues 1324 
or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged therefor as provided in said 1325 
sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive, including the repayment of 1326 
municipal loan obligations; nor shall the state or any political 1327 
subdivision thereof be subject to any liability thereon except to the 1328 
extent of such pledged revenues or the receipts, funds or moneys 1329 
pledged therefor as provided in said sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, 1330  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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inclusive. The issuance of revenue bonds, revenue state bond 1331 
anticipation notes and revenue state grant anticipation notes under the 1332 
provisions of said sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive, shall not 1333 
directly or indirectly or contingently obligate the state or any political 1334 
subdivision thereof to levy or to pledge any form of taxation whatever 1335 
therefor or to make any appropriation for their payment. The revenue 1336 
bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes and revenue state grant 1337 
anticipation notes shall not constitute a charge, lien or encumbrance, 1338 
legal or equitable, upon any property of the state or of any political 1339 
subdivision thereof, except the property mortgaged or otherwise 1340 
encumbered under the provisions and for the purposes of said sections 1341 
22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive. The substance of such limitation shall be 1342 
plainly stated on the face of each revenue bond, revenue state bond 1343 
anticipation note and revenue state grant anticipation note issued 1344 
pursuant to said sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive, shall not be 1345 
subject to any statutory limitation on the indebtedness of the state and 1346 
such revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes and revenue 1347 
state grant anticipation notes, when issued, shall not be included in 1348 
computing the aggregate indebtedness of the state in respect to and to 1349 
the extent of any such limitation. As part of the contract of the state with 1350 
the owners of such revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation 1351 
notes and revenue state grant anticipation notes, all amounts necessary 1352 
for the punctual payment of the debt service requirements with respect 1353 
to such revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes and 1354 
revenue state grant anticipation notes shall be deemed appropriated, 1355 
but only from the sources pledged pursuant to said sections 22a-475 to 1356 
22a-483, inclusive. The proceeds of such revenue bonds or notes may be 1357 
deposited in the Clean Water Fund for use in accordance with the 1358 
permitted uses of such fund. Any expense incurred in connection with 1359 
the carrying out of the provisions of this section, including the costs of 1360 
issuance of revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes and 1361 
revenue state grant anticipation notes may be paid from the accrued 1362 
interest and premiums or from any other proceeds of the sale of such 1363 
revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes or revenue state 1364 
grant anticipation notes and in the same manner as other obligations of 1365  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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the state. All provisions of subsections (g), (k), (l), (s) and (u) of section 1366 
3-20 or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby which are not 1367 
inconsistent with the provisions of said sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, 1368 
inclusive, are hereby adopted and shall apply to all revenue bonds, state 1369 
revenue bond anticipation notes and state revenue grant anticipation 1370 
notes authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to said 1371 
sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive. For the purposes of subsection (o) 1372 
of section 3-20, "bond act" shall be construed to include said sections 1373 
22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive. 1374 
Sec. 62. Subsection (a) of section 23-103 of the general statutes is 1375 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1376 
2023): 1377 
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the 1378 
State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time to 1379 
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in 1380 
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [twenty-two million 1381 
dollars] thirty-two million dollars, provided five million dollars of said 1382 
authorization shall be effective July 1, 2024. 1383 
Sec. 63. Subsection (b) of section 32-235 of the general statutes is 1384 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1385 
2023): 1386 
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount 1387 
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department 1388 
of Economic and Community Development (1) for the purposes of 1389 
sections 32-220 to 32-234, inclusive, including economic cluster-related 1390 
programs and activities, and for the Connecticut job training finance 1391 
demonstration program pursuant to sections 32-23uu and 32-23vv, 1392 
provided (A) three million dollars shall be used by said department 1393 
solely for the purposes of section 32-23uu, (B) not less than one million 1394 
dollars shall be used for an educational technology grant to the 1395 
deployment center program and the nonprofit business consortium 1396 
deployment center approved pursuant to section 32-41l, (C) not less 1397  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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than two million dollars shall be used by said department for the 1398 
establishment of a pilot program to make grants to businesses in 1399 
designated areas of the state for construction, renovation or 1400 
improvement of small manufacturing facilities, provided such grants 1401 
are matched by the business, a municipality or another financing entity. 1402 
The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall 1403 
designate areas of the state where manufacturing is a substantial part of 1404 
the local economy and shall make grants under such pilot program 1405 
which are likely to produce a significant economic development benefit 1406 
for the designated area, (D) five million dollars may be used by said 1407 
department for the manufacturing competitiveness grants program, (E) 1408 
one million dollars shall be used by said department for the purpose of 1409 
a grant to the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, for the 1410 
purposes of subdivision (5) of subsection (a) of section 32-7f, (F) fifty 1411 
million dollars shall be used by said department for the purpose of 1412 
grants to the United States Department of the Navy, the United States 1413 
Department of Defense or eligible applicants for projects related to the 1414 
enhancement of infrastructure for long-term, on-going naval operations 1415 
at the United States Naval Submarine Base-New London, located in 1416 
Groton, which will increase the military value of said base. Such projects 1417 
shall not be subject to the provisions of sections 4a-60 and 4a-60a, (G) 1418 
two million dollars shall be used by said department for the purpose of 1419 
a grant to the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc., for 1420 
manufacturing initiatives, including aerospace and defense, and (H) 1421 
four million dollars shall be used by said department for the purpose of 1422 
a grant to companies adversely impacted by the construction at the 1423 
Quinnipiac Bridge, where such grant may be used to offset the increase 1424 
in costs of commercial overland transportation of goods or materials 1425 
brought to the port of New Haven by ship or vessel, (2) for the purposes 1426 
of the small business assistance program established pursuant to section 1427 
32-9yy, provided fifteen million dollars shall be deposited in the small 1428 
business assistance account established pursuant to said section 32-9yy, 1429 
(3) to deposit twenty million dollars in the small business express 1430 
assistance account established pursuant to section 32-7h, (4) to deposit 1431 
four million nine hundred thousand dollars per year in each of the fiscal 1432  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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years ending June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, and June 30, 2021, 1433 
and nine million nine hundred thousand dollars in the fiscal year ending 1434 
June 30, 2020, in the CTNext Fund established pursuant to section 32-1435 
39i, which shall be used by CTNext to provide grants-in-aid to 1436 
designated innovation places, as defined in section 32-39j, planning 1437 
grants-in-aid pursuant to section 32-39l, and grants-in-aid for projects 1438 
that network innovation places pursuant to subsection (b) of section 32-1439 
39m, provided not more than three million dollars be used for grants-1440 
in-aid for such projects, and further provided any portion of any such 1441 
deposit that remains unexpended in a fiscal year subsequent to the date 1442 
of such deposit may be used by CTNext for any purpose described in 1443 
subsection (e) of section 32-39i, (5) to deposit two million dollars per 1444 
year in each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2019, to June 30, 2021, 1445 
inclusive, in the CTNext Fund established pursuant to section 32-39i, 1446 
which shall be used by CTNext for the purpose of providing higher 1447 
education entrepreneurship grants-in-aid pursuant to section 32-39g, 1448 
provided any portion of any such deposit that remains unexpended in 1449 
a fiscal year subsequent to the date of such deposit may be used by 1450 
CTNext for any purpose described in subsection (e) of section 32-39i, (6) 1451 
for the purpose of funding the costs of the Technology Talent Advisory 1452 
Committee established pursuant to section 32-7p, provided [two million 1453 
dollars per year in each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2017, to June 1454 
30, 2021, inclusive, shall be used] not more than ten million dollars may 1455 
be used on or after July 1, 2023, for such purpose, (7) to provide (A) a 1456 
grant-in-aid to the Connecticut Supplier Connection in an amount equal 1457 
to two hundred fifty thousand dollars in each of the fiscal years ending 1458 
June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2021, inclusive, and (B) a grant-in-aid to the 1459 
Connecticut Procurement Technical Assistance Program in an amount 1460 
equal to three hundred thousand dollars in each of the fiscal years 1461 
ending June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2021, inclusive, (8) to deposit four 1462 
hundred fifty thousand dollars per year, in each of the fiscal years 1463 
ending June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2021, inclusive, in the CTNext Fund 1464 
established pursuant to section 32-39i, which shall be used by CTNext 1465 
to provide growth grants-in-aid pursuant to section 32-39g, provided 1466 
any portion of any such deposit that remains unexpended in a fiscal year 1467  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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subsequent to the date of such deposit may be used by CTNext for any 1468 
purpose described in subsection (e) of section 32-39i, (9) to transfer fifty 1469 
million dollars to the Labor Department which shall be used by said 1470 
department for the purpose of funding workforce pipeline programs 1471 
selected pursuant to section 31-11rr, provided, notwithstanding the 1472 
provisions of section 31-11rr, (A) not less than five million dollars shall 1473 
be provided to the workforce development board in Bridgeport serving 1474 
the southwest region, for purposes of such program, and the board shall 1475 
distribute such money in proportion to population and need, and (B) 1476 
not less than five million dollars shall be provided to the workforce 1477 
development board in Hartford serving the north central region, for 1478 
purposes of such program, (10) to transfer twenty million dollars to 1479 
Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, provided ten million dollars 1480 
shall be used by Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated for the purpose 1481 
of the proof of concept fund established pursuant to subsection (b) of 1482 
section 32-39x and ten million dollars shall be used by Connecticut 1483 
Innovations, Incorporated for the purpose of the venture capital fund 1484 
program established pursuant to section 32-41oo. Not later than thirty 1485 
days prior to any use of unexpended funds under subdivision (4), (5) or 1486 
(8) of this subsection, the CTNext board of directors shall provide notice 1487 
of and the reason for such use to the joint standing committees of the 1488 
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce 1489 
and finance, revenue and bonding. 1490 
Sec. 64. Subsection (a) of section 85 of public act 13-3, as amended by 1491 
section 74 of public act 14-98, section 67 of public act 15-1 of the June 1492 
special session, section 26 of public act 18-178, section 74 of public act 1493 
20-1 and section 62 of public act 21-111, is amended to read as follows 1494 
(Effective July 1, 2023): 1495 
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the 1496 
State Bond Commission shall have the power from time to time to 1497 
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in 1498 
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [eighty-seven] one 1499 
hundred seven million dollars, provided ten million dollars of said 1500 
authorization shall be effective July 1, [2022] 2024. 1501  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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Sec. 65. Subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of section 21 of public act 21-1502 
111 is amended to read as follows (Effective from passage): 1503 
(2) For the purpose of funding projects in state buildings and assets 1504 
that result in decreased environmental impacts, including projects: That 1505 
improve energy efficiency pursuant to section 16a-38l of the general 1506 
statutes; that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from building heating 1507 
and cooling, including installation of renewable thermal heating 1508 
systems; that expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support 1509 
charging on state [owned or leased electric vehicles] property; that 1510 
reduce water use; that reduce waste generation and disposal; or for any 1511 
renewable energy, or combined heat and power project in state 1512 
buildings, not exceeding $10,000,000. 1513 
Sec. 66. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) Any proceeds from the sale of 1514 
bonds for CareerConneCT workforce training programs, described in 1515 
subdivision (4) of subsection (c) of section 13 of public act 21-111 and 1516 
subdivision (4) of subsection (c) of section 32 of public act 21-111, shall 1517 
be allocated to the Office of Workforce Strategy and such agency shall 1518 
be responsible for administering such programs. 1519 
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following 
sections: 
 
Section 1 July 1, 2023 New section 
Sec. 2 July 1, 2023 New section 
Sec. 3 July 1, 2023 New section 
Sec. 4 July 1, 2023 New section 
Sec. 5 July 1, 2023 New section 
Sec. 6 July 1, 2023 New section 
Sec. 7 July 1, 2023 New section 
Sec. 8 July 1, 2023 New section 
Sec. 9 July 1, 2023 New section 
Sec. 10 July 1, 2023 New section 
Sec. 11 July 1, 2023 New section 
Sec. 12 July 1, 2023 New section 
Sec. 13 July 1, 2023 New section 
Sec. 14 July 1, 2023 New section 
Sec. 15 July 1, 2023 New section  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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Sec. 16 July 1, 2023 New section 
Sec. 17 July 1, 2023 New section 
Sec. 18 July 1, 2023 New section 
Sec. 19 July 1, 2023 New section 
Sec. 20 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 21 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 22 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 23 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 24 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 25 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 26 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 27 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 28 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 29 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 30 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 31 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 32 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 33 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 34 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 35 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 36 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 37 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 38 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 39 July 1, 2023 New section 
Sec. 40 July 1, 2023 New section 
Sec. 41 July 1, 2023 New section 
Sec. 42 July 1, 2023 New section 
Sec. 43 July 1, 2023 New section 
Sec. 44 July 1, 2023 New section 
Sec. 45 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 46 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 47 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 48 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 49 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 50 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 51 July 1, 2023 4-66c(a) and (b) 
Sec. 52 July 1, 2024 4-66g(a) 
Sec. 53 July 1, 2023 4a-10(a) 
Sec. 54 July 1, 2023 7-538(a) 
Sec. 55 July 1, 2023 New section 
Sec. 56 July 1, 2023 8-336n(a)  Governor's Bill No.  980 
 
 
 
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Sec. 57 July 1, 2023 10-66jj(a) 
Sec. 58 July 1, 2023 10-265t 
Sec. 59 July 1, 2024 10-287d 
Sec. 60 July 1, 2023 22a-483(a) 
Sec. 61 July 1, 2024 22a-483(d) 
Sec. 62 July 1, 2023 23-103(a) 
Sec. 63 July 1, 2023 32-235(b) 
Sec. 64 July 1, 2023 PA 13-3, Sec. 85(a) 
Sec. 65 from passage PA 21-111, Sec. 21(e)(2) 
Sec. 66 July 1, 2023 New section 
 
Statement of Purpose:   
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations. 
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except 
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not 
underlined.]