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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 980
January Session, 2023
AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND ADJUSTING BONDS OF THE STATE,
ESTABLISHING PROGRAMS TO FUND PROJECTS IN HIGH
POVERTY-LOW OPPORTUNITY CENSUS TRACTS AND PROVIDE
EXEMPTIONS FROM THE INCOME TAXES FOR RESIDENTS OF
SUCH TRACTS, AND ESTABLISHING A REPORTING REQUIREMENT
FOR CERTAIN STATE PROJECTS.
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 $645,290,000. 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 Substitute Bill No. 980
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(a) For the Office of Legislative Management: For alterations, 15
renovations and restoration to the State Capitol, including interior and 16
exterior restoration and compliance with the Americans with 17
Disabilities Act, not exceeding $35,000,000. 18
(b) For the Office of Policy and Management: For an information 19
technology capital investment program, not exceeding $65,000,000. 20
(c) For the Department of Administrative Services: 21
(1) Removal or encapsulation of asbestos and hazardous materials in 22
state-owned buildings, not exceeding $2,500,000; 23
(2) Infrastructure repairs and improvements, including fire, safety 24
and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act 25
improvements, improvements to state-owned buildings and grounds, 26
including energy-conservation and off-site improvements, and 27
preservation of unoccupied buildings and grounds, including office 28
development, acquisition, renovations for additional parking and 29
security improvements at state-occupied buildings, not exceeding 30
$12,500,000; 31
(3) Upgrades and modernization of the Capital Area System, not 32
exceeding $19,000,000; 33
(4) Purchase of electric vehicles and the construction and installation 34
of electric vehicle charging infrastructure at state facilities, not 35
exceeding $35,000,000. 36
(d) For the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection: 37
(1) Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and 38
grounds, including utilities, mechanical systems and energy 39
conservation projects, not exceeding $1,750,000; 40
(2) Alterations, renovations, improvements and repairs for an 41
Emergency Vehicle Operations Course, not exceeding $5,000,000. 42 Substitute Bill No. 980
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(e) For the Military Department: 43
(1) State matching funds for anticipated federal reimbursable 44
projects, not exceeding $300,000; 45
(2) Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and 46
grounds, including utilities, mechanical systems and energy 47
conservation, not exceeding $5,000,000. 48
(f) For the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection: 49
(1) Recreation and Natural Heritage Trust Program for recreation, 50
open space, resource protection and resource management, not 51
exceeding $3,000,000; 52
(2) Alterations, renovations and new construction at state parks and 53
other recreation facilities, including Americans with Disabilities Act 54
improvements, not exceeding $30,000,000; 55
(3) Water pollution control projects at state facilities and for 56
engineering reports for regional planning agencies, not exceeding 57
$600,000; 58
(4) For the purpose of funding projects in state buildings and assets 59
that result in decreased environmental impacts, including projects: That 60
improve energy efficiency pursuant to section 16a-38l of the general 61
statutes; that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from building heating 62
and cooling, including installation of renewable thermal heating 63
systems; that expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support 64
charging on state property; that reduce water use; that reduce waste 65
generation and disposal; or for any renewable energy, or combined heat 66
and power project in state buildings, not exceeding $25,000,000; 67
(5) Various flood control improvements, flood repair, erosion 68
damage repairs and municipal dam repairs, not exceeding $1,250,000. 69
(g) For the Capital Region Development Authority: 70 Substitute Bill No. 980
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(1) Alterations, renovations and improvements at the Connecticut 71
Convention Center and Rentschler Field, not exceeding $17,000,000; 72
(2) Alterations, renovations and improvements to parking garages in 73
Hartford, not exceeding $5,000,000; 74
(3) Alterations, renovations and improvements at the XL Center in 75
Hartford, including acquisition of abutting real estate and rights-of-76
way, not exceeding $15,000,000. 77
(h) For the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner: For alterations, 78
renovations and additions to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner 79
facility in Farmington, not exceeding $28,000,000. 80
(i) For the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services: 81
(1) Fire, safety and environmental improvements to regional facilities 82
for client and staff needs, including improvements in compliance with 83
current codes, including intermediate care facilities and site 84
improvements, handicapped access improvements, utilities, repair or 85
replacement of roofs, air conditioning and other interior and exterior 86
building renovations and additions at all state-owned facilities, not 87
exceeding $36,090,000; 88
(2) Design and installation of sprinkler systems, including related fire 89
safety improvements, in direct patient care buildings, not exceeding 90
$12,450,000. 91
(j) For the State Library: Renovation of Middletown Library Service 92
Center, not exceeding $400,000. 93
(k) For The University of Connecticut Health Center: 94
(1) Deferred maintenance, code compliance and infrastructure 95
improvements, not exceeding $30,000,000; 96
(2) System telecommunications infrastructure upgrades, 97
improvements and expansions, not exceeding $3,000,000. 98 Substitute Bill No. 980
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(l) For the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities: 99
(1) System telecommunications infrastructure upgrades, 100
improvements and expansions, not exceeding $16,450,000; 101
(2) Advanced manufacturing and emerging technology programs, 102
not exceeding $4,000,000; 103
(3) All state colleges and universities: Security improvements, not 104
exceeding $3,000,000; 105
(4) All universities: Deferred maintenance, code compliance and 106
infrastructure improvements, not exceeding $50,000,000; 107
(5) All universities: New and replacement instruction, research or 108
laboratory equipment, not exceeding $36,000,000; 109
(6) All community colleges: Deferred maintenance, code compliance 110
and infrastructure improvements, not exceeding $64,000,000; 111
(7) All community colleges: New and replacement instruction, 112
research or laboratory equipment, not exceeding $34,000,000. 113
(m) For the Department of Correction: Alterations, renovations and 114
improvements to existing state-owned buildings for inmate housing, 115
programming and staff training space and additional inmate capacity, 116
and for support facilities and off-site improvements, not exceeding 117
$35,000,000. 118
(n) For the Judicial Department: 119
(1) Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and 120
grounds at state-owned and maintained facilities, not exceeding 121
$10,000,000; 122
(2) Security improvements at various state-owned and maintained 123
facilities, not exceeding $2,000,000; 124 Substitute Bill No. 980
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(3) Alterations and improvements in compliance with the Americans 125
with Disabilities Act, not exceeding $1,000,000; 126
(4) Implementation of the Technology Strategic Plan Project, not 127
exceeding $2,000,000. 128
Sec. 3. (Effective July 1, 2023) All provisions of section 3-20 of the 129
general statutes or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby 130
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 1 to 7, 131
inclusive, of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds 132
authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to sections 1 to 7, 133
inclusive, of this act and temporary notes issued in anticipation of the 134
money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may 135
be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time 136
renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding 137
twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or 138
pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission 139
authorizing such bonds. 140
Sec. 4. (Effective July 1, 2023) None of the bonds described in sections 141
1 to 7, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding by 142
the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for 143
such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of 144
Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, 145
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said 146
commission, in its discretion, may require. 147
Sec. 5. (Effective July 1, 2023) For the purposes of sections 1 to 7, 148
inclusive, of this act, "state moneys" means the proceeds of the sale of 149
bonds authorized pursuant to said sections 1 to 7, inclusive, or of 150
temporary notes issued in anticipation of the moneys to be derived from 151
the sale of such bonds. Each request filed as provided in section 4 of this 152
act for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which the 153
proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, in 154
addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said section 155
4, shall include the recommendation of the person signing such request 156 Substitute Bill No. 980
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as to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then available 157
or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with any such 158
project should be added to the state moneys available or becoming 159
available hereunder for such project. If the request includes a 160
recommendation that some amount of such federal, private or other 161
moneys should be added to such state moneys, then, if and to the extent 162
directed by the State Bond Commission at the time of authorization of 163
such bonds, such amount of such federal, private or other moneys then 164
available, or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with 165
such project, may be added to any state moneys available or becoming 166
available hereunder for such project and shall be used for such project. 167
Any other federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter 168
to be made available for costs in connection with such project shall, 169
upon receipt, be used by the State Treasurer, in conformity with 170
applicable federal and state law, to meet the principal of outstanding 171
bonds issued pursuant to sections 1 to 7, inclusive, of this act, or to meet 172
the principal of temporary notes issued in anticipation of the money to 173
be derived from the sale of bonds theretofore authorized pursuant to 174
said sections 1 to 7, inclusive, for the purpose of financing such costs, 175
either by purchase or redemption and cancellation of such bonds or 176
notes or by payment thereof at maturity. Whenever any of the federal, 177
private or other moneys so received with respect to such project are used 178
to meet the principal of such temporary notes or whenever principal of 179
any such temporary notes is retired by application of revenue receipts 180
of the state, the amount of bonds theretofore authorized in anticipation 181
of which such temporary notes were issued, and the aggregate amount 182
of bonds which may be authorized pursuant to section 1 of this act, shall 183
each be reduced by the amount of the principal so met or retired. 184
Pending use of the federal, private or other moneys so received to meet 185
principal as hereinabove directed, the amount thereof may be invested 186
by the State Treasurer in bonds or obligations of, or guaranteed by, the 187
state or the United States or agencies or instrumentalities of the United 188
States, shall be deemed to be part of the debt retirement funds of the 189
state, and net earnings on such investments shall be used in the same 190
manner as the moneys so invested. 191 Substitute Bill No. 980
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Sec. 6. (Effective July 1, 2023) Any balance of proceeds of the sale of 192
said bonds authorized for any project described in section 2 of this act 193
in excess of the cost of such project may be used to complete any other 194
project described in said section 2, if the State Bond Commission shall 195
so determine and direct. Any balance of proceeds of the sale of said 196
bonds in excess of the costs of all the projects described in said section 2 197
shall be deposited to the credit of the General Fund. 198
Sec. 7. (Effective July 1, 2023) The bonds issued pursuant to this section 199
and sections 1 to 6, inclusive, of this act shall be general obligations of 200
the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are 201
pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds 202
as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of 203
the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts 204
necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby 205
made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as 206
the same become due. 207
Sec. 8. (Effective July 1, 2023) The State Bond Commission shall have 208
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 9 209
and 10 of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds 210
of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in the 211
aggregate, not exceeding $50,000,000. 212
Sec. 9. (Effective July 1, 2023) The proceeds of the sale of bonds 213
described in sections 8 to 11, inclusive, of this act shall be used by the 214
Department of Housing for the purposes hereinafter stated: Housing 215
development and rehabilitation, including moderate cost housing, 216
moderate rental, congregate and elderly housing, urban homesteading, 217
community housing development corporations, housing purchase and 218
rehabilitation, housing for the homeless, housing for low-income 219
persons, limited equity cooperatives and mutual housing projects, 220
abatement of hazardous material, including asbestos and lead-based 221
paint in residential structures, emergency repair assistance for senior 222
citizens, housing land bank and land trust, housing and community 223
development, predevelopment grants and loans, reimbursement for 224 Substitute Bill No. 980
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state and federal surplus property, private rental investment mortgage 225
and equity program, housing infrastructure, demolition, renovation or 226
redevelopment of vacant buildings or related infrastructure, septic 227
system repair loan program, acquisition and related rehabilitation, 228
including loan guarantees for private developers of rental housing for 229
the elderly, projects under the program established in section 8-37pp of 230
the general statutes and participation in federal programs, including 231
administrative expenses associated with those programs eligible under 232
the general statutes, not exceeding $50,000,000. 233
Sec. 10. (Effective July 1, 2023) None of the bonds described in sections 234
8 to 11, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding 235
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request 236
for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of 237
Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, 238
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said 239
commission, in its discretion, may require. 240
Sec. 11. (Effective July 1, 2023) All provisions of section 3-20 of the 241
general statutes, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby 242
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section and 243
sections 8 to 10, inclusive, of this act, are hereby adopted and shall apply 244
to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this 245
section and sections 8 to 10, inclusive, of this act and temporary notes in 246
anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds 247
so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and 248
from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or 249
times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be 250
provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State 251
Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. Such bonds issued pursuant 252
to section 8 of this act shall be general obligations of the state and the 253
full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the 254
payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same 255
become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with 256
the holders of such bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for 257 Substitute Bill No. 980
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punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and 258
the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same 259
become due. 260
Sec. 12. (Effective July 1, 2023) The State Bond Commission shall have 261
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 13 262
to 19, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance 263
of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in 264
the aggregate, not exceeding $244,000,000. 265
Sec. 13. (Effective July 1, 2023) The proceeds of the sale of the bonds 266
described in sections 12 to 19, inclusive, of this act shall be used for the 267
purpose of providing grants-in-aid and other financing for the projects, 268
programs and purposes hereinafter stated: 269
(a) For the Office of Policy and Management: 270
(1) Grants-in-aid to distressed municipalities eligible under section 271
32-9s of the general statutes for capital purposes, not exceeding 272
$7,000,000; 273
(2) Grants-in-aid to private, nonprofit health and human service 274
organizations that are exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 275
Revenue Code of 1986, and that receive funds from the state to provide 276
direct health or human services to state agency clients, for alterations, 277
renovations, improvements, additions and new construction, including 278
health, safety, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and 279
energy conservation improvements, information technology systems, 280
technology for independence, purchase of vehicles and acquisition of 281
property, not exceeding $25,000,000; 282
(3) Grants-in-aid for regional and local improvements and 283
development, not exceeding $20,000,000. 284
(b) For the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection: 285
(1) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for open space land acquisition 286 Substitute Bill No. 980
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and development for conservation or recreational purposes, not 287
exceeding $10,000,000; 288
(2) Grants-in-aid for containment, removal or mitigation of identified 289
hazardous waste disposal sites, not exceeding $19,000,000; 290
(3) Grants-in-aid for identification, investigation, containment, 291
removal or mitigation of contaminated industrial sites in urban areas, 292
not exceeding $2,500,000; 293
(4) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for the purpose of testing for 294
pollution from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, 295
providing potable water to persons affected by such pollution, remedial 296
action to address such pollution and buyback of aqueous film-forming 297
firefighting foam containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 298
substances, not exceeding $3,000,000; 299
(5) Grants-in-aid to provide matching funds necessary for 300
municipalities, local and regional boards of education and school bus 301
operators to submit federal grant applications in order to maximize 302
federal funding for the purchase or lease of zero-emission school buses 303
and electric vehicle charging or fueling infrastructure, not exceeding 304
$10,000,000; 305
(6) Microgrid and resilience grant and loan pilot program, not 306
exceeding $5,000,000. 307
(c) For the Department of Economic and Community Development: 308
(1) For the Brownfield Remediation and Revitalization program, not 309
exceeding $35,000,000; 310
(2) For the Small Business Express program established by section 32-311
7g of the general statutes, not exceeding $25,000,000; 312
(3) For the Connecticut Manufacturing Innovation Fund established 313
by section 32-7o of the general statutes, not exceeding $20,000,000. 314 Substitute Bill No. 980
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(d) For the Department of Public Health: 315
(1) Grants-in-aid to public water systems for drinking water projects, 316
not exceeding $25,000,000; 317
(2) Grants-in-aid to local and regional boards of education for the 318
purchase, installation and maintenance of water bottle filling stations at 319
schools, not exceeding $5,500,000. 320
(e) For the Department of Education: 321
(1) Grants-in-aid to local and regional boards of education to assist 322
targeted local and regional school districts for alterations, repairs, 323
improvements, technology and equipment in low-performing schools, 324
not exceeding $5,000,000; 325
(2) Grants-in-aid to organizations that operate promise programs to 326
provide scholarships to increase access to higher education for residents 327
of a city, not exceeding $7,000,000, provided not less than $2,500,000 328
shall be used for a grant to an organization that operates such a program 329
for residents of Waterbury and not less than $2,500,000 shall be used for 330
a grant to an organization that operates such a program for residents of 331
Bridgeport. 332
(f) For the Office of Early Childhood: Grants-in-aid for constructing, 333
improving or equipping child care centers, including, but not limited to, 334
payment of associated costs for architectural, engineering or demolition 335
services related to the infant and toddler pilot program, not exceeding 336
$5,000,000. 337
(g) For the State Library: Grants-in-aid to public libraries for 338
construction, renovations, expansions, energy conservation and 339
handicapped accessibility under the provisions of section 11-24c of the 340
general statutes, not exceeding $5,000,000. 341
(h) For the Capital Region Development Authority: Grant-in-aid to 342
the municipality of East Hartford for the purposes of general economic 343 Substitute Bill No. 980
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development activities, including the development of the infrastructure 344
and improvements to the riverfront; the creation of housing units 345
through rehabilitation and new construction; the demolition or 346
redevelopment of vacant buildings; and redevelopment, not exceeding 347
$10,000,000. 348
Sec. 14. (Effective July 1, 2023) All provisions of section 3-20 of the 349
general statutes or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby 350
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 12 to 19, 351
inclusive, of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds 352
authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to sections 12 to 19, 353
inclusive, of this act and temporary notes issued in anticipation of the 354
money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may 355
be issued in accordance with said sections 12 to 19, inclusive, and from 356
time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not 357
exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided 358
in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond 359
Commission authorizing such bonds. 360
Sec. 15. (Effective July 1, 2023) None of the bonds described in sections 361
12 to 19, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding 362
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request 363
for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of 364
Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, 365
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said 366
commission, in its discretion, may require. 367
Sec. 16. (Effective July 1, 2023) For the purposes of sections 12 to 19, 368
inclusive, of this act, "state moneys" means the proceeds of the sale of 369
bonds authorized pursuant to said sections 12 to 19, inclusive, or of 370
temporary notes issued in anticipation of the moneys to be derived from 371
the sale of such bonds. Each request filed as provided in section 15 of 372
this act for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which 373
the proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, 374
in addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said 375
section 15, include the recommendation of the person signing such 376 Substitute Bill No. 980
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request as to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then 377
available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with 378
any such project should be added to the state moneys available or 379
becoming available under said sections 12 to 19, inclusive, for such 380
project. If the request includes a recommendation that some amount of 381
such federal, private or other moneys should be added to such state 382
moneys, then, if and to the extent directed by the State Bond 383
Commission at the time of authorization of such bonds, such amount of 384
such federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be 385
made available for costs in connection with such project may be added 386
to any state moneys available or becoming available hereunder for such 387
project and be used for such project. Any other federal, private or other 388
moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs in 389
connection with such project upon receipt shall, in conformity with 390
applicable federal and state law, be used by the State Treasurer to meet 391
the principal of outstanding bonds issued pursuant to said sections 12 392
to 19, inclusive, or to meet the principal of temporary notes issued in 393
anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of bonds 394
theretofore authorized pursuant to said sections 12 to 19, inclusive, for 395
the purpose of financing such costs, either by purchase or redemption 396
and cancellation of such bonds or notes or by payment thereof at 397
maturity. Whenever any of the federal, private or other moneys so 398
received with respect to such project are used to meet the principal of 399
such temporary notes or whenever the principal of any such temporary 400
notes is retired by application of revenue receipts of the state, the 401
amount of bonds theretofore authorized in anticipation of which such 402
temporary notes were issued, and the aggregate amount of bonds which 403
may be authorized pursuant to section 12 of this act shall each be 404
reduced by the amount of the principal so met or retired. Pending use 405
of the federal, private or other moneys so received to meet the principal 406
as directed in this section, the amount thereof may be invested by the 407
State Treasurer in bonds or obligations of, or guaranteed by, the state or 408
the United States or agencies or instrumentalities of the United States, 409
shall be deemed to be part of the debt retirement funds of the state, and 410
net earnings on such investments shall be used in the same manner as 411 Substitute Bill No. 980
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the moneys so invested. 412
Sec. 17. (Effective July 1, 2023) The bonds issued pursuant to sections 413
12 to 19, inclusive, of this act shall be general obligations of the state and 414
the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the 415
payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same 416
become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with 417
the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for 418
punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and 419
the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same 420
become due. 421
Sec. 18. (Effective July 1, 2023) In accordance with section 13 of this act, 422
the state, through the state agencies specified in said section 13, may 423
provide grants-in-aid and other financings to or for the agencies for the 424
purposes and projects as described in said section 13. All financing shall 425
be made in accordance with the terms of a contract at such time or times 426
as shall be determined within authorization of funds by the State Bond 427
Commission. 428
Sec. 19. (Effective July 1, 2023) In the case of any grant-in-aid made 429
pursuant to subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h) of section 13 of 430
this act that is made to any entity which is not a political subdivision of 431
the state, the contract entered into pursuant to section 13 of this act shall 432
provide that if the premises for which such grant-in-aid was made 433
ceases, within ten years of the date of such grant, to be used as a facility 434
for which such grant was made, an amount equal to the amount of such 435
grant, minus ten per cent per year for each full year which has elapsed 436
since the date of such grant, shall be repaid to the state and that a lien 437
shall be placed on such land in favor of the state to ensure that such 438
amount shall be repaid in the event of such change in use, provided if 439
the premises for which such grant-in-aid was made are owned by the 440
state, a municipality or a housing authority, no lien need be placed. 441
Sec. 20. (Effective July 1, 2024) The State Bond Commission shall have 442
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 21 443 Substitute Bill No. 980
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to 26, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance 444
of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in 445
the aggregate not exceeding $463,845,000. 446
Sec. 21. (Effective July 1, 2024) The proceeds of the sale of bonds 447
described in sections 20 to 26, inclusive, of this act, to the extent 448
hereinafter stated, shall be used for the purpose of acquiring, by 449
purchase or condemnation, undertaking, constructing, reconstructing, 450
improving or equipping, or purchasing land or buildings or improving 451
sites for the projects hereinafter described, including payment of 452
architectural, engineering, demolition or related costs in connection 453
therewith, or of payment of the cost of long-range capital programming 454
and space utilization studies as hereinafter stated: 455
(a) For the Office of Policy and Management: For an information 456
technology capital investment program, not exceeding $65,000,000. 457
(b) For the Department of Administrative Services: 458
(1) Removal or encapsulation of asbestos and hazardous materials in 459
state-owned buildings, not exceeding $2,500,000; 460
(2) Infrastructure repairs and improvements, including fire, safety 461
and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act 462
improvements, improvements to state-owned buildings and grounds, 463
including energy-conservation and off-site improvements, and 464
preservation of unoccupied buildings and grounds, including office 465
development, acquisition, renovations for additional parking and 466
security improvements at state-occupied buildings, not exceeding 467
$12,500,000. 468
(c) For the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection: 469
Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and grounds, 470
including utilities, mechanical systems and energy conservation 471
projects, not exceeding $15,750,000. 472
(d) For the Military Department: 473 Substitute Bill No. 980
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(1) State matching funds for anticipated federal reimbursable 474
projects, not exceeding $200,000; 475
(2) Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and 476
grounds, including utilities, mechanical systems and energy 477
conservation, not exceeding $3,000,000. 478
(e) For the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection: 479
(1) Recreation and Natural Heritage Trust Program for recreation, 480
open space, resource protection and resource management, not 481
exceeding $3,000,000; 482
(2) Alterations, renovations and new construction at state parks and 483
other recreation facilities, including Americans with Disabilities Act 484
improvements, not exceeding $30,000,000; 485
(3) Water pollution control projects at state facilities and for 486
engineering reports for regional planning agencies, not exceeding 487
$1,000,000; 488
(4) For the purpose of funding projects in state buildings and assets 489
that result in decreased environmental impacts, including projects: That 490
improve energy efficiency pursuant to section 16a-38l of the general 491
statutes; that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from building heating 492
and cooling, including installation of renewable thermal heating 493
systems; that expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support 494
charging on state property; that reduce water use; that reduce waste 495
generation and disposal; or for any renewable energy, or combined heat 496
and power project in state buildings, not exceeding $25,000,000; 497
(5) Dam repairs, including state-owned dams, not exceeding 498
$2,500,000; 499
(6) Various flood control improvements, flood repair, erosion 500
damage repairs and municipal dam repairs, not exceeding $1,250,000. 501 Substitute Bill No. 980
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(f) For the Capital Region Development Authority: 502
(1) Alterations, renovations and improvements at the Connecticut 503
Convention Center and Rentschler Field, not exceeding $17,000,000; 504
(2) Alterations, renovations and improvements to parking garages in 505
Hartford, not exceeding $5,000,000. 506
(g) For the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services: 507
Fire, safety and environmental improvements to regional facilities for 508
client and staff needs, including improvements in compliance with 509
current codes, including intermediate care facilities and site 510
improvements, handicapped access improvements, utilities, repair or 511
replacement of roofs, air conditioning and other interior and exterior 512
building renovations and additions at all state-owned facilities, not 513
exceeding $30,990,000. 514
(h) For the State Library: Renovation of the Middletown Library 515
Service Center, not exceeding $355,000. 516
(i) For The University of Connecticut Health Center: 517
(1) Deferred maintenance, code compliance and infrastructure 518
improvements, not exceeding $30,000,000; 519
(2) System telecommunications infrastructure upgrades, 520
improvements and expansions, not exceeding $3,000,000. 521
(j) For the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities: 522
(1) System telecommunications infrastructure upgrades, 523
improvements and expansions, not exceeding $9,000,000; 524
(2) Advanced manufacturing and emerging technology programs, 525
not exceeding $3,000,000; 526
(3) All state colleges and universities: Security Improvements, not 527
exceeding $3,000,000; 528 Substitute Bill No. 980
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(4) All universities: Deferred maintenance, code compliance and 529
infrastructure improvements, not exceeding $70,200,000; 530
(5) All universities: New and replacement instruction, research or 531
laboratory equipment, not exceeding $25,000,000; 532
(6) All community colleges: Deferred maintenance, code compliance 533
and infrastructure improvements, not exceeding $32,600,000; 534
(7) All community colleges: New and replacement instruction, 535
research or laboratory equipment, not exceeding $23,000,000. 536
(k) For the Department of Correction: Alterations, renovations and 537
improvements to existing state-owned buildings for inmate housing, 538
programming and staff training space and additional inmate capacity, 539
and for support facilities and off-site improvements, not exceeding 540
$35,000,000. 541
(l) For the Judicial Department: 542
(1) Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and 543
grounds at state-owned and maintained facilities, not exceeding 544
$10,000,000; 545
(2) Security improvements at various state-owned and maintained 546
facilities, not exceeding $2,000,000; 547
(3) Alterations and improvements in compliance with the Americans 548
with Disabilities Act, not exceeding $1,000,000; 549
(4) Implementation of the Technology Strategic Plan Project, not 550
exceeding $2,000,000. 551
Sec. 22. (Effective July 1, 2024) All provisions of section 3-20 of the 552
general statutes or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby 553
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 20 to 26, 554
inclusive, of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds 555
authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to sections 20 to 26, 556 Substitute Bill No. 980
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inclusive, of this act and temporary notes issued in anticipation of the 557
money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may 558
be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time 559
renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding 560
twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or 561
pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission 562
authorizing such bonds. 563
Sec. 23. (Effective July 1, 2024) None of the bonds described in sections 564
20 to 26, inclusive, of this act, shall be authorized except upon a finding 565
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request 566
for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of 567
Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, 568
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said 569
commission, in its discretion, may require. 570
Sec. 24. (Effective July 1, 2024) For the purposes of sections 20 to 26, 571
inclusive, of this act, "state moneys" means the proceeds of the sale of 572
bonds authorized pursuant to said sections 20 to 26, inclusive, or of 573
temporary notes issued in anticipation of the moneys to be derived from 574
the sale of such bonds. Each request filed as provided in section 23 of 575
this act for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which 576
the proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, 577
in addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said 578
section 23, shall include the recommendation of the person signing such 579
request as to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then 580
available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with 581
any such project should be added to the state moneys available or 582
becoming available hereunder for such project. If the request includes a 583
recommendation that some amount of such federal, private or other 584
moneys should be added to such state moneys, then, if and to the extent 585
directed by the State Bond Commission at the time of authorization of 586
such bonds, such amount of such federal, private or other moneys then 587
available, or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with 588
such project, may be added to any state moneys available or becoming 589 Substitute Bill No. 980
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available hereunder for such project and shall be used for such project. 590
Any other federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter 591
to be made available for costs in connection with such project shall, 592
upon receipt, be used by the State Treasurer, in conformity with 593
applicable federal and state law, to meet the principal of outstanding 594
bonds issued pursuant to sections 20 to 26, inclusive, of this act, or to 595
meet the principal of temporary notes issued in anticipation of the 596
money to be derived from the sale of bonds theretofore authorized 597
pursuant to said sections 20 to 26, inclusive, for the purpose of financing 598
such costs, either by purchase or redemption and cancellation of such 599
bonds or notes or by payment thereof at maturity. Whenever any of the 600
federal, private or other moneys so received with respect to such project 601
are used to meet the principal of such temporary notes or whenever 602
principal of any such temporary notes is retired by application of 603
revenue receipts of the state, the amount of bonds theretofore 604
authorized in anticipation of which such temporary notes were issued, 605
and the aggregate amount of bonds which may be authorized pursuant 606
to section 20 of this act, shall each be reduced by the amount of the 607
principal so met or retired. Pending use of the federal, private or other 608
moneys so received to meet principal as hereinabove directed, the 609
amount thereof may be invested by the State Treasurer in bonds or 610
obligations of, or guaranteed by, the state or the United States or 611
agencies or instrumentalities of the United States, shall be deemed to be 612
part of the debt retirement funds of the state, and net earnings on such 613
investments shall be used in the same manner as the moneys so 614
invested. 615
Sec. 25. (Effective July 1, 2024) Any balance of proceeds of the sale of 616
said bonds authorized for any project described in section 21 of this act 617
in excess of the cost of such project may be used to complete any other 618
project described in said section 21, if the State Bond Commission shall 619
so determine and direct. Any balance of proceeds of the sale of said 620
bonds in excess of the costs of all the projects described in said section 621
21 shall be deposited to the credit of the General Fund. 622 Substitute Bill No. 980
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Sec. 26. (Effective July 1, 2024) The bonds issued pursuant to this 623
section and sections 20 to 25, inclusive, of this act shall be general 624
obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of 625
Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest 626
on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of 627
the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of 628
all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and 629
interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal 630
and interest as the same become due. 631
Sec. 27. (Effective July 1, 2024) The State Bond Commission shall have 632
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 28 633
and 29 of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds 634
of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in the 635
aggregate, not exceeding $50,000,000. 636
Sec. 28. (Effective July 1, 2024) The proceeds of the sale of bonds 637
described in sections 27 to 30, inclusive, of this act shall be used by the 638
Department of Housing for the purposes hereinafter stated: Housing 639
development and rehabilitation, including moderate cost housing, 640
moderate rental, congregate and elderly housing, urban homesteading, 641
community housing development corporations, housing purchase and 642
rehabilitation, housing for the homeless, housing for low-income 643
persons, limited equity cooperatives and mutual housing projects, 644
abatement of hazardous material including asbestos and lead-based 645
paint in residential structures, emergency repair assistance for senior 646
citizens, housing land bank and land trust, housing and community 647
development, predevelopment grants and loans, reimbursement for 648
state and federal surplus property, private rental investment mortgage 649
and equity program, housing infrastructure, demolition, renovation or 650
redevelopment of vacant buildings or related infrastructure, septic 651
system repair loan program, acquisition and related rehabilitation, 652
including loan guarantees for private developers of rental housing for 653
the elderly, projects under the program established in section 8-37pp of 654
the general statutes and participation in federal programs, including 655 Substitute Bill No. 980
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administrative expenses associated with those programs eligible under 656
the general statutes, not exceeding $50,000,000. 657
Sec. 29. (Effective July 1, 2024) None of the bonds described in sections 658
27 to 30, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding 659
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request 660
for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of 661
Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, 662
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said 663
commission, in its discretion, may require. 664
Sec. 30. (Effective July 1, 2024) All provisions of section 3-20 of the 665
general statutes, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby 666
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section and 667
sections 27 to 29, inclusive, of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply 668
to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this 669
section and sections 27 to 29, inclusive, of this act and temporary notes 670
in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such 671
bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 672
and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time 673
or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may 674
be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State 675
Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. Such bonds issued pursuant 676
to section 27 of this act shall be general obligations of the state and the 677
full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the 678
payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same 679
become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with 680
the holders of such bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for 681
punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and 682
the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same 683
become due. 684
Sec. 31. (Effective July 1, 2024) The State Bond Commission shall have 685
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 32 686
to 38, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance 687
of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in 688 Substitute Bill No. 980
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the aggregate, not exceeding $250,500,000. 689
Sec. 32. (Effective July 1, 2024) The proceeds of the sale of the bonds 690
described in sections 31 to 38, inclusive, of this act shall be used for the 691
purpose of providing grants-in-aid and other financing for the projects, 692
programs and purposes hereinafter stated: 693
(a) For the Office of Policy and Management: 694
(1) Grants-in-aid to distressed municipalities eligible under section 695
32-9s of the general statutes for capital purposes, not exceeding 696
$7,000,000; 697
(2) Grants-in-aid to private, nonprofit health and human service 698
organizations that are exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 699
Revenue Code of 1986, and that receive funds from the state to provide 700
direct health or human services to state agency clients, for alterations, 701
renovations, improvements, additions and new construction, including 702
health, safety, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and 703
energy conservation improvements, information technology systems, 704
technology for independence, purchase of vehicles and acquisition of 705
property, not exceeding $25,000,000; 706
(3) Grants-in-aid for regional and local improvements and 707
development, not exceeding $20,000,000. 708
(b) For the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection: 709
(1) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for open space land acquisition 710
and development for conservation or recreational purposes, not 711
exceeding $10,000,000; 712
(2) Grants-in-aid for containment, removal or mitigation of identified 713
hazardous waste disposal sites, not exceeding $17,000,000; 714
(3) Grants-in-aid for identification, investigation, containment, 715
removal or mitigation of contaminated industrial sites in urban areas, 716 Substitute Bill No. 980
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not exceeding $2,500,000; 717
(4) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for the purpose of testing for 718
pollution from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, 719
providing potable water to persons affected by such pollution, remedial 720
action to address such pollution and buyback of aqueous film-forming 721
firefighting foam containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 722
substances, not exceeding $2,000,000; 723
(5) Grants-in-aid to provide matching funds necessary for 724
municipalities, local and regional boards of education and school bus 725
operators to submit federal grant applications in order to maximize 726
federal funding for the purchase or lease of zero-emission school buses 727
and electric vehicle charging or fueling infrastructure, not exceeding 728
$10,000,000; 729
(6) Microgrid and resilience grant and loan pilot program, not 730
exceeding $25,000,000. 731
(c) For the Department of Economic and Community Development: 732
(1) For the Brownfield Remediation and Revitalization program, not 733
exceeding $35,000,000; 734
(2) For the Small Business Express program established by section 32-735
7g of the general statutes, not exceeding $25,000,000; 736
(3) For the Connecticut Manufacturing Innovation Fund established 737
by section 32-7o of the general statutes, not exceeding $15,000,000. 738
(d) For the Department of Public Health: For grants-in-aid to public 739
water systems for drinking water projects, not exceeding $25,000,000. 740
(e) For the Department of Education: 741
(1) Grants-in-aid to local and regional boards of education to assist 742
targeted local and regional school districts for alterations, repairs, 743
improvements, technology and equipment in low-performing schools, 744 Substitute Bill No. 980
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not exceeding $5,000,000; 745
(2) Grants-in-aid to organizations that operate promise programs to 746
provide scholarships to increase access to higher education for residents 747
of a city, not exceeding $7,000,000, provided not less than $2,500,000 748
shall be used for a grant to an organization that operates such a program 749
for residents of Waterbury and not less than $2,500,000 shall be used for 750
a grant to an organization that operates such a program for residents of 751
Bridgeport. 752
(f) For the Office of Early Childhood: Grants-in-aid for constructing, 753
improving or equipping child care centers, including, but not limited to, 754
payment of associated costs for architectural, engineering or demolition 755
services related to the infant and toddler pilot program, not exceeding 756
$5,000,000. 757
(g) For the State Library: Grants-in-aid to public libraries for 758
construction, renovations, expansions, energy conservation and 759
handicapped accessibility under the provisions of section 11-24c of the 760
general statutes, not exceeding $5,000,000. 761
(h) For the Capital Region Development Authority: Grant-in-aid to 762
the municipality of East Hartford for the purposes of general economic 763
development activities, including the development of the infrastructure 764
and improvements to the riverfront; the creation of housing units 765
through rehabilitation and new construction; the demolition or 766
redevelopment of vacant buildings; and redevelopment, not exceeding 767
$10,000,000. 768
Sec. 33. (Effective July 1, 2024) All provisions of section 3-20 of the 769
general statutes or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby 770
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 31 to 38, 771
inclusive, of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds 772
authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to sections 31 to 38, 773
inclusive, of this act and temporary notes issued in anticipation of the 774
money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may 775 Substitute Bill No. 980
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be issued in accordance with said sections 31 to 38, inclusive, and from 776
time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not 777
exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided 778
in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond 779
Commission authorizing such bonds. 780
Sec. 34. (Effective July 1, 2024) None of the bonds described in sections 781
31 to 38, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding 782
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request 783
for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of 784
Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, 785
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said 786
commission, in its discretion, may require. 787
Sec. 35. (Effective July 1, 2024) For the purposes of sections 31 to 38, 788
inclusive, of this act, "state moneys" means the proceeds of the sale of 789
bonds authorized pursuant to said sections 31 to 38, inclusive, or of 790
temporary notes issued in anticipation of the moneys to be derived from 791
the sale of such bonds. Each request filed as provided in section 34 of 792
this act for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which 793
the proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, 794
in addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said 795
section 34, include the recommendation of the person signing such 796
request as to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then 797
available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with 798
any such project should be added to the state moneys available or 799
becoming available under said sections 31 to 38, inclusive, for such 800
project. If the request includes a recommendation that some amount of 801
such federal, private or other moneys should be added to such state 802
moneys, then, if and to the extent directed by the State Bond 803
Commission at the time of authorization of such bonds, such amount of 804
such federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be 805
made available for costs in connection with such project may be added 806
to any state moneys available or becoming available hereunder for such 807
project and be used for such project. Any other federal, private or other 808 Substitute Bill No. 980
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moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs in 809
connection with such project upon receipt shall, in conformity with 810
applicable federal and state law, be used by the State Treasurer to meet 811
the principal of outstanding bonds issued pursuant to said sections 31 812
to 38, inclusive, or to meet the principal of temporary notes issued in 813
anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of bonds 814
theretofore authorized pursuant to said sections 31 to 38, inclusive, for 815
the purpose of financing such costs, either by purchase or redemption 816
and cancellation of such bonds or notes or by payment thereof at 817
maturity. Whenever any of the federal, private or other moneys so 818
received with respect to such project are used to meet the principal of 819
such temporary notes or whenever the principal of any such temporary 820
notes is retired by application of revenue receipts of the state, the 821
amount of bonds theretofore authorized in anticipation of which such 822
temporary notes were issued, and the aggregate amount of bonds which 823
may be authorized pursuant to section 31 of this act shall each be 824
reduced by the amount of the principal so met or retired. Pending use 825
of the federal, private or other moneys so received to meet the principal 826
as directed in this section, the amount thereof may be invested by the 827
State Treasurer in bonds or obligations of, or guaranteed by, the state or 828
the United States or agencies or instrumentalities of the United States, 829
shall be deemed to be part of the debt retirement funds of the state, and 830
net earnings on such investments shall be used in the same manner as 831
the moneys so invested. 832
Sec. 36. (Effective July 1, 2024) The bonds issued pursuant to sections 833
31 to 38, inclusive, of this act shall be general obligations of the state and 834
the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the 835
payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same 836
become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with 837
the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for 838
punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and 839
the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same 840
become due. 841 Substitute Bill No. 980
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Sec. 37. (Effective July 1, 2024) In accordance with section 32 of this act, 842
the state, through the state agencies specified in said section 32, may 843
provide grants-in-aid and other financings to or for the agencies for the 844
purposes and projects as described in said section 32. All financing shall 845
be made in accordance with the terms of a contract at such time or times 846
as shall be determined within authorization of funds by the State Bond 847
Commission. 848
Sec. 38. (Effective July 1, 2024) In the case of any grant-in-aid made 849
pursuant to subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h) of section 32 of 850
this act that is made to any entity which is not a political subdivision of 851
the state, the contract entered into pursuant to section 32 of this act shall 852
provide that if the premises for which such grant-in-aid was made 853
ceases, within ten years of the date of such grant, to be used as a facility 854
for which such grant was made, an amount equal to the amount of such 855
grant, minus ten per cent per year for each full year which has elapsed 856
since the date of such grant, shall be repaid to the state and that a lien 857
shall be placed on such land in favor of the state to ensure that such 858
amount shall be repaid in the event of such change in use, provided if 859
the premises for which such grant-in-aid was made are owned by the 860
state, a municipality or a housing authority, no lien need be placed. 861
Sec. 39. (Effective July 1, 2023) The State Bond Commission shall have 862
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 40 863
to 44, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance 864
of special tax obligation bonds of the state in one or more series and in 865
principal amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding $1,547,699,000. 866
Sec. 40. (Effective July 1, 2023) The proceeds of the sale of bonds 867
described in sections 39 to 44, inclusive, of this act, to the extent 868
hereinafter stated, shall be used for the purpose of payment of the 869
transportation costs, as defined in subdivision (6) of section 13b-75 of 870
the general statutes, with respect to the projects and uses hereinafter 871
described, which projects and uses are hereby found and determined to 872
be in furtherance of one or more of the authorized purposes for the 873
issuance of special tax obligation bonds set forth in section 13b-74 of the 874 Substitute Bill No. 980
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general statutes. For the Department of Transportation: 875
(a) For the Bureau of Engineering and Highway Operations: 876
(1) Interstate Highway Program, not exceeding $50,346,000; 877
(2) Urban Systems Projects, not exceeding $22,000,000; 878
(3) Intrastate Highway Program, not exceeding $86,000,000; 879
(4) Environmental compliance, soil and groundwater remediation, 880
hazardous materials abatement, demolition, salt shed construction and 881
renovation, storage tank replacement and environmental emergency 882
response at or in the vicinity of state-owned properties or related to 883
Department of Transportation operations, not exceeding $15,350,000; 884
(5) State bridge improvement, rehabilitation and replacement 885
projects, not exceeding $57,500,000; 886
(6) Capital resurfacing and related reconstruction, not exceeding 887
$125,000,000; 888
(7) Fix-it-First program to repair the state's bridges, not exceeding 889
$51,500,000; 890
(8) Fix-it-First program to repair the state's roads, not exceeding 891
$152,115,000; 892
(9) Local Transportation Capital Improvement Program, not 893
exceeding $76,000,000; 894
(10) Local Bridge Program, not exceeding $20,000,000; 895
(11) Highway and bridge renewal equipment, not exceeding 896
$22,513,000; 897
(12) Community connectivity and alternative mobility program, not 898
exceeding $15,000,000; 899 Substitute Bill No. 980
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(13) Transportation Rural Improvement Program, not exceeding 900
$10,000,000; 901
(14) Purchase and installation of advanced wrong-way driving 902
technology, not exceeding $20,000,000. 903
(b) For the Bureau of Public Transportation: 904
(1) Bus and rail facilities and equipment, including rights-of-way, 905
other property acquisition and related projects, not exceeding 906
$264,250,000; 907
(2) Northeast Corridor Modernization Match Program, not exceeding 908
$398,165,000. 909
(c) For the Bureau of Administration: Department facilities, not 910
exceeding $161,960,000. 911
Sec. 41. (Effective July 1, 2023) None of the bonds described in sections 912
39 to 44, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding 913
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it (1) a 914
request for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the 915
Office of Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, 916
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said 917
commission, in its discretion, may require, and (2) any capital 918
development impact statement and any human services facility 919
colocation statement required to be filed with the Secretary of the Office 920
of Policy and Management pursuant to section 4b-31 of the general 921
statutes, any advisory report regarding the state conservation and 922
development policies plan required pursuant to section 16a-31 of the 923
general statutes and any statement regarding farmland required 924
pursuant to subsection (g) of section 3-20 of the general statutes and 925
section 22-6 of the general statutes, provided the State Bond 926
Commission may authorize said bonds without a finding that the 927
reports and statements required by this subdivision have been filed with 928
it if said commission authorizes the secretary of said commission to 929
accept such reports and statements on its behalf. No funds derived from 930 Substitute Bill No. 980
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the sale of bonds authorized by said commission without a finding that 931
the reports and statements required by subdivision (2) of this section 932
have been filed with it shall be allotted by the Governor for any project 933
until the reports and statements required by subdivision (2) of this 934
section, with respect to such project, have been filed with the secretary 935
of said commission. 936
Sec. 42. (Effective July 1, 2023) For the purposes of sections 39 to 44, 937
inclusive, of this act, each request filed, as provided in section 41 of this 938
act, for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which the 939
proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, in 940
addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said section 941
41, include the recommendation of the person signing such request as 942
to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then available or 943
thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with any such 944
project should be added to the state moneys available or becoming 945
available from the proceeds of bonds and temporary notes issued in 946
anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds of bonds. If the request 947
includes a recommendation that some amount of such federal, private 948
or other moneys should be added to such state moneys, then, if and to 949
the extent directed by the State Bond Commission at the time of 950
authorization of such bonds, such amount of such federal, private or 951
other moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs 952
in connection with such project shall be added to such state moneys. 953
Sec. 43. (Effective July 1, 2023) Any balance of proceeds of the sale of 954
bonds authorized for the projects or purposes of section 40 of this act, in 955
excess of the aggregate costs of all the projects so authorized, shall be 956
used in the manner set forth in sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, of 957
the general statutes and in the proceedings of the State Bond 958
Commission respecting the issuance and sale of said bonds. 959
Sec. 44. (Effective July 1, 2023) Bonds issued pursuant to this section 960
and sections 39 to 43, inclusive, of this act shall be special obligations of 961
the state and shall not be payable from or charged upon any funds other 962
than revenues of the state pledged therefor in subsection (b) of section 963 Substitute Bill No. 980
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13b-61 of the general statutes and section 13b-61a of the general statutes, 964
or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may be pledged therefor. Said 965
bonds shall not be payable from or charged upon any funds other than 966
such pledged revenues or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may 967
be pledged therefor, nor shall the state or any political subdivision 968
thereof be subject to any liability thereon, except to the extent of such 969
pledged revenues or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may be 970
pledged therefor. Said bonds shall be issued under and in accordance 971
with the provisions of sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, of the general 972
statutes. 973
Sec. 45. (Effective July 1, 2024) The State Bond Commission shall have 974
power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 46 975
to 50, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance 976
of special tax obligation bonds of the state in one or more series and in 977
principal amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding $1,530,772,000. 978
Sec. 46. (Effective July 1, 2024) The proceeds of the sale of bonds 979
described in sections 45 to 50, inclusive, of this act, to the extent 980
hereinafter stated, shall be used for the purpose of payment of the 981
transportation costs, as defined in subdivision (6) of section 13b-75 of 982
the general statutes, with respect to the projects and uses hereinafter 983
described, which projects and uses are hereby found and determined to 984
be in furtherance of one or more of the authorized purposes for the 985
issuance of special tax obligation bonds set forth in section 13b-74 of the 986
general statutes. For the Department of Transportation: 987
(a) For the Bureau of Engineering and Highway Operations: 988
(1) Interstate Highway Program, not exceeding $15,400,000; 989
(2) Urban Systems Projects, not exceeding $22,000,000; 990
(3) Intrastate Highway Program, not exceeding $88,000,000; 991
(4) Environmental compliance, soil and groundwater remediation, 992
hazardous materials abatement, demolition, salt shed construction and 993 Substitute Bill No. 980
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renovation, storage tank replacement and environmental emergency 994
response at or in the vicinity of state-owned properties or related to 995
Department of Transportation operations, not exceeding $17,065,000; 996
(5) State bridge improvement, rehabilitation and replacement 997
projects, not exceeding $58,200,000; 998
(6) Capital resurfacing and related reconstruction, not exceeding 999
$135,000,000; 1000
(7) Fix-it-First program to repair the state's bridges, not exceeding 1001
$62,250,000; 1002
(8) Fix-it-First program to repair the state's roads, not exceeding 1003
$180,729,000; 1004
(9) Local Transportation Capital Improvement Program, not 1005
exceeding $78,000,000; 1006
(10) Local Bridge Program, not exceeding $20,000,000; 1007
(11) Highway and bridge renewal equipment, not exceeding 1008
$22,513,000; 1009
(12) Community connectivity and alternative mobility program, not 1010
exceeding $15,000,000; 1011
(13) Transportation Rural Improvement Program, not exceeding 1012
$10,000,000; 1013
(14) Purchase and installation of advanced wrong-way driving 1014
technology, not exceeding $20,000,000. 1015
(b) For the Bureau of Public Transportation: 1016
(1) Bus and rail facilities and equipment, including rights-of-way, 1017
other property acquisition and related projects, not exceeding 1018
$273,450,000; 1019 Substitute Bill No. 980
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(2) Northeast Corridor Modernization Match Program, not exceeding 1020
$438,175,000. 1021
(c) For the Bureau of Administration: Department facilities, not 1022
exceeding $74,990,000. 1023
Sec. 47. (Effective July 1, 2024) None of the bonds described in sections 1024
45 to 50, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding 1025
by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it (1) a 1026
request for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the 1027
Office of Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, 1028
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said 1029
commission, in its discretion, may require, and (2) any capital 1030
development impact statement and any human services facility 1031
colocation statement required to be filed with the Secretary of the Office 1032
of Policy and Management pursuant to section 4b-31 of the general 1033
statutes, any advisory report regarding the state conservation and 1034
development policies plan required pursuant to section 16a-31 of the 1035
general statutes and any statement regarding farmland required 1036
pursuant to subsection (g) of section 3-20 of the general statutes and 1037
section 22-6 of the general statutes, provided the State Bond 1038
Commission may authorize said bonds without a finding that the 1039
reports and statements required by this subdivision have been filed with 1040
it if said commission authorizes the secretary of said commission to 1041
accept such reports and statements on its behalf. No funds derived from 1042
the sale of bonds authorized by said commission without a finding that 1043
the reports and statements required by subdivision (2) of this section 1044
have been filed with it shall be allotted by the Governor for any project 1045
until the reports and statements required by subdivision (2) of this 1046
section, with respect to such project, have been filed with the secretary 1047
of said commission. 1048
Sec. 48. (Effective July 1, 2024) For the purposes of sections 45 to 50, 1049
inclusive, of this act, each request filed, as provided in section 47 of this 1050
act, for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which the 1051
proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, in 1052 Substitute Bill No. 980
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addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said section 1053
47, include the recommendation of the person signing such request as 1054
to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then available or 1055
thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with any such 1056
project should be added to the state moneys available or becoming 1057
available from the proceeds of bonds and temporary notes issued in 1058
anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds of bonds. If the request 1059
includes a recommendation that some amount of such federal, private 1060
or other moneys should be added to such state moneys, then, if and to 1061
the extent directed by the State Bond Commission at the time of 1062
authorization of such bonds, such amount of such federal, private or 1063
other moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs 1064
in connection with such project shall be added to such state moneys. 1065
Sec. 49. (Effective July 1, 2024) Any balance of proceeds of the sale of 1066
the bonds authorized for the projects or purposes of section 46 of this 1067
act, in excess of the aggregate costs of all the projects so authorized, shall 1068
be used in the manner set forth in sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, of 1069
the general statutes, and in the proceedings of the State Bond 1070
Commission respecting the issuance and sale of said bonds. 1071
Sec. 50. (Effective July 1, 2024) Bonds issued pursuant to this section 1072
and sections 45 to 49, inclusive, of this act shall be special obligations of 1073
the state and shall not be payable from or charged upon any funds other 1074
than revenues of the state pledged therefor in subsection (b) of section 1075
13b-61 of the general statutes and section 13b-61a of the general statutes, 1076
or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may be pledged therefor. Said 1077
bonds shall not be payable from or charged upon any funds other than 1078
such pledged revenues or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may 1079
be pledged therefor, nor shall the state or any political subdivision 1080
thereof be subject to any liability thereon, except to the extent of such 1081
pledged revenues or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may be 1082
pledged therefor. Said bonds shall be issued under and in accordance 1083
with the provisions of sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, of the general 1084
statutes. 1085 Substitute Bill No. 980
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Sec. 51. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 4-66c of the general statutes 1086
are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1087
1, 2023): 1088
(a) For the purposes of subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond 1089
Commission shall have power, from time to time to authorize the 1090
issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal 1091
amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [two billion three hundred 1092
forty-four million four hundred eighty-seven thousand five hundred 1093
forty-four dollars] two billion five hundred forty-four million four 1094
hundred eighty-seven thousand five hundred forty-four dollars, 1095
provided one hundred million dollars of said authorization shall be 1096
effective July 1, 2024. All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of 1097
any right or power granted thereby, which are not inconsistent with the 1098
provisions of this section, are hereby adopted and shall apply to all 1099
bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this 1100
section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived 1101
from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in 1102
accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such 1103
bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years 1104
from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the 1105
resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing 1106
such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a 1107
finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it 1108
a request for such authorization, which is signed by or on behalf of the 1109
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms 1110
and conditions as said commission in its discretion may require. Said 1111
bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the 1112
state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged 1113
for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the 1114
same become due, and accordingly as part of the contract of the state 1115
with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary 1116
for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and 1117
the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become 1118
due. 1119 Substitute Bill No. 980
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(b) (1) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent hereinafter 1120
stated, shall be used, subject to the provisions of subsections (c) and (d) 1121
of this section, for the purpose of redirecting, improving and expanding 1122
state activities which promote community conservation and 1123
development and improve the quality of life for urban residents of the 1124
state as hereinafter stated: (A) For the Department of Economic and 1125
Community Development: Economic and community development 1126
projects, including administrative costs incurred by the Department of 1127
Economic and Community Developm ent, not exceeding sixty-seven 1128
million five hundred ninety-one thousand six hundred forty-two 1129
dollars, one million dollars of which shall be used for a grant to the 1130
development center program and the nonprofit business consortium 1131
deployment center approved pursuant to section 32-411; (B) for the 1132
Department of Transportation: Urban mass transit, not exceeding two 1133
million dollars; (C) for the Department of Energy and Environmental 1134
Protection: Recreation development and solid waste disposal projects, 1135
not exceeding one million nine hundred ninety-five thousand nine 1136
hundred two dollars; (D) for the Department of Social Services: Child 1137
day care projects, elderly centers, shelter facilities for victims of 1138
domestic violence, emergency shelters and related facilities for the 1139
homeless, multipurpose human resource centers and food distribution 1140
facilities, not exceeding thirty-nine million one hundred thousand 1141
dollars, provided four million dollars of said authorization shall be 1142
effective July 1, 1994; (E) for the Department of Economic and 1143
Community Development: Housing projects, not exceeding three 1144
million dollars; (F) for the Department of Housing: Homeownership 1145
initiative in collaboration with one or more local community 1146
development financial institutions in qualified census tracts for the 1147
purpose of construction or redevelopment, performed by developers or 1148
nonprofit organizations residing in that municipality, which leads to 1149
new homeownership opportunities for residents of such qualified 1150
census tracts, not exceeding twenty million dollars; (G) for the Office of 1151
Policy and Management: (i) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for a pilot 1152
demonstration program to leverage private contributions for 1153
redevelopment of designated historic preservation areas, not exceeding 1154 Substitute Bill No. 980
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one million dollars; (ii) grants-in-aid for urban development projects 1155
including economic and community development, transportation, 1156
environmental protection, public safety, children and families and social 1157
services projects and programs, including, in the case of economic and 1158
community development projects administered on behalf of the Office 1159
of Policy and Management by the Department of Economic and 1160
Community Development, administrative costs incurred by the 1161
Department of Economic and Community Development, not exceeding 1162
[two billion two hundred twenty-nine] two billion four hundred 1163
twenty-nine million eight hundred thousand dollars. For purposes of 1164
this subdivision, "local community development financial institution" 1165
means an entity that meets the requirements of 12 CFR 1805.201, and 1166
"qualified census tract" means a census tract designated as a qualified 1167
census tract by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in 1168
accordance with 26 USC 42(d)(5)(B)(ii), as amended from time to time. 1169
(2) (A) Five million dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in 1170
subparagraph (G)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection may be made 1171
available to private nonprofit organizations for the purposes described 1172
in said subparagraph (G)(ii). (B) Twelve million dollars of the grants-in-1173
aid authorized in subparagraph (G)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this 1174
subsection may be made available for necessary renovations and 1175
improvements of libraries. (C) Five million dollars of the grants-in-aid 1176
authorized in subparagraph (G)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection 1177
shall be made available for small business gap financing. (D) Ten million 1178
dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (G)(ii) of 1179
subdivision (1) of this subsection may be made available for regional 1180
economic development revolving loan funds. (E) One million four 1181
hundred thousand dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in 1182
subparagraph (G)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be made 1183
available for rehabilitation and renovation of the Black Rock Library in 1184
Bridgeport. (F) Two million five hundred thousand dollars of the grants-1185
in-aid authorized in subparagraph (G)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this 1186
subsection shall be made available for site acquisition, renovation and 1187
rehabilitation for the Institute for the Hispanic Family in Hartford. (G) 1188 Substitute Bill No. 980
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Three million dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph 1189
(G)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be made available for 1190
the acquisition of land and the development of commercial or retail 1191
property in New Haven. (H) Seven hundred fifty thousand dollars of 1192
the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (G)(ii) of subdivision (1) 1193
of this subsection shall be made available for repairs and replacement of 1194
the fishing pier at Cummings Park in Stamford. (I) Ten million dollars 1195
of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (G)(ii) of subdivision 1196
(1) of this subsection shall be made available for development of an 1197
intermodal transportation facility in northeastern Connecticut. 1198
Sec. 52. Subsection (a) of section 4-66g of the general statutes is 1199
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1200
2023): 1201
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the 1202
State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time to 1203
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in 1204
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [three hundred 1205
sixteen] three hundred eighty-six million dollars, provided thirty-five 1206
million of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2024. 1207
Sec. 53. Subsection (a) of section 4a-10 of the general statutes is 1208
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1209
2023): 1210
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the 1211
State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time to 1212
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in 1213
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [five hundred sixty-1214
one million one hundred thousand dollars] six hundred eleven million 1215
one hundred thousand dollars, provided twenty-five million dollars of 1216
said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2024. 1217
Sec. 54. Subsection (a) of section 7-538 of the general statutes is 1218
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1219 Substitute Bill No. 980
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2023): 1220
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the 1221
State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time, to 1222
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in 1223
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [one billion seventy] 1224
one billion one hundred ninety million dollars, provided [thirty] sixty 1225
million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, [2022] 2024. 1226
Sec. 55. (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) For the purposes described in 1227
subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the 1228
power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state 1229
in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the 1230
aggregate one hundred eighty-two million dollars, provided ninety-one 1231
million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2024. 1232
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount 1233
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Office of 1234
Policy and Management for grants-in-aid to municipalities for the 1235
purposes set forth in subsection (a) of section 13a-175a of the general 1236
statutes, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025. Such 1237
grant payments shall be made annually as follows: 1238
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
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 Substitute Bill No. 980
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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
T53 Fairfield 96,747 96,747
T54 Farmington 545,804 545,804
T55 Franklin 23,080 23,080
T56 Glastonbury 240,799 240,799 Substitute Bill No. 980
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 980
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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
T137 Stamford 1,154,179 1,154,179
T138 Sterling 24,398 24,398 Substitute Bill No. 980
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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
T179 Enfield FD 1 14,636 14,636 Substitute Bill No. 980
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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 Substitute 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 1239
of any right or power granted thereby, which are not inconsistent with 1240
the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all 1241
bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this 1242
section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived 1243
from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in 1244
accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such 1245
bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years 1246
from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the 1247
resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing 1248
such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a 1249
finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it 1250
a request for such authorization which is signed by or on behalf of the 1251
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms 1252
and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said 1253
bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the 1254
state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged 1255
for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the 1256
same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the 1257
state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts 1258
necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby 1259
made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as 1260
the same become due. 1261
Sec. 56. Subsection (a) of section 8-336n of the general statutes is 1262
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1263
2023): 1264
(a) For the purpose of capitalizing the Housing Trust Fund created by 1265
section 8-336o, the State Bond Commission shall have power, in 1266
accordance with the provisions of this section, from time to time to 1267 Substitute Bill No. 980
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authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in 1268
principal amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding [four] seven hundred 1269
fifty million dollars, provided (1) [twenty million dollars shall be 1270
effective July 1, 2005, (2) twenty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 1271
2006, (3) twenty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2007, (4) thirty 1272
million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2008, (5) twenty million dollars 1273
shall be effective July 1, 2009, (6) twenty-five million dollars shall be 1274
effective July 1, 2011, (7) twenty-five million dollars shall be effective 1275
July 1, 2012, (8) thirty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2013, (9) 1276
thirty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2014, (10) forty million 1277
dollars shall be effective July 1, 2015, (11) twenty-five million dollars 1278
shall be effective July 1, 2016, (12) thirty million dollars shall be effective 1279
July 1, 2018, and (13) fifty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2022] 1280
one hundred fifty million dollars of said authorization shall be effective 1281
July 1, 2024, and (2) not more than two hundred million dollars shall be 1282
provided by the Department of Housing to the Connecticut Housing 1283
Finance Authority to administer a revolving loan fund to finance 1284
workforce housing projects. The proceeds of the sale of bonds pursuant 1285
to this section shall be deposited in the Housing Trust Fund. 1286
Sec. 57. Subsection (a) of section 10-66jj of the general statutes is 1287
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1288
2023): 1289
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the 1290
State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time, to 1291
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in 1292
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [forty-five] fifty-five 1293
million dollars, provided five million dollars of said authorization shall 1294
be effective July 1, [2018] 2024. 1295
Sec. 58. Subsection (a) of section 10-265t of the general statutes is 1296
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1297
2023): 1298
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the 1299 Substitute Bill No. 980
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State Bond Commission shall have the power from time to time to 1300
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in 1301
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [seventy-five million 1302
dollars] three hundred seventy-five million dollars, provided one 1303
hundred fifty million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1304
1, 2024. 1305
Sec. 59. Section 10-287d of the general statutes is repealed and the 1306
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 1307
For the purposes of funding (1) grants to projects that have received 1308
approval of the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to 1309
sections 10-287 and 10-287a, subsection (a) of section 10-65 and section 1310
10-76e, (2) grants to assist school building projects to remedy safety and 1311
health violations and damage from fire and catastrophe, and (3) 1312
technical education and career school projects pursuant to section 10-1313
283b, the State Treasurer is authorized and directed, subject to and in 1314
accordance with the provisions of section 3-20, to issue bonds of the state 1315
from time to time in one or more series in an aggregate amount not 1316
exceeding [thirteen billion six hundred twelve] thirteen billion eight 1317
hundred sixty-two million one hundred sixty thousand dollars. Bonds 1318
of each series shall bear such date or dates and mature at such time or 1319
times not exceeding thirty years from their respective dates and be 1320
subject to such redemption privileges, with or without premium, as may 1321
be fixed by the State Bond Commission. They shall be sold at not less 1322
than par and accrued interest and the full faith and credit of the state is 1323
pledged for the payment of the interest thereon and the principal thereof 1324
as the same shall become due, and accordingly and as part of the 1325
contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all 1326
amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest 1327
is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and 1328
interest as the same become due. The State Treasurer is authorized to 1329
invest temporarily in direct obligations of the United States, United 1330
States agency obligations, certificates of deposit, commercial paper or 1331
bank acceptances such portion of the proceeds of such bonds or of any 1332 Substitute Bill No. 980
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notes issued in anticipation thereof as may be deemed available for such 1333
purpose. 1334
Sec. 60. Section 11-24c of the general statutes is repealed and the 1335
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 1336
(a) The State Library Board shall make construction grants to public 1337
libraries established pursuant to this chapter. The board shall [: (1) 1338
Establish] establish criteria for the purpose of developing a priority 1339
listing of all construction projects. [, and (2) prior to September 1, 2007, 1340
grant an amount equal to one-third of the total construction cost, not to 1341
exceed five hundred thousand dollars for each approved project within 1342
the limits of the available funding for such projects.] In the event that 1343
the available funding is insufficient to fund projects as provided above, 1344
projects remaining on the priority list shall be included in the priority 1345
listing for the next fiscal year. Each application for such grant shall be 1346
filed on or before September first, annually, on forms to be prescribed 1347
by said board. 1348
(b) [For applications submitted on or after September 1, 2007, and 1349
prior to July 1, 2013, the board shall grant an amount equal to one-third 1350
the total construction cost, not to exceed one million dollars, for each 1351
approved project within the limits of the available funding for such 1352
projects.] For applications submitted on or after July 1, 2013, and before 1353
July 1, 2023, the board shall grant an amount up to one-half of the total 1354
construction cost, not to exceed one million dollars, for each approved 1355
project within the limits of the available funding for such projects. For 1356
applications submitted on or after July 1, 2023, the board shall grant for 1357
each approved project, within the limits of the available funding for 1358
such projects, (1) an amount up to one-half of the total construction cost 1359
of such project, not to exceed two million dollars, or (2) an amount up 1360
to eighty per cent of the total construction cost of such project, not to 1361
exceed two million dollars, if such project is located in a distressed 1362
municipality, as defined in section 32-9p. 1363
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public libraries established pursuant to this chapter for emergency 1365
repairs to buildings and equipment, as approved by the board. The 1366
board may grant an amount up to one-half of the emergency repair cost, 1367
not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars for each approved 1368
emergency repair project within the limits of the available funding for 1369
such project. 1370
Sec. 61. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 13b-236 of the general 1371
statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 1372
(Effective July 1, 2023): 1373
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the 1374
State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time to 1375
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in 1376
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [seventeen] twenty-1377
seven million five hundred thousand dollars. 1378
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount 1379
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department 1380
of Transportation for a program of competitive grants for commercial 1381
rail freight lines operating in the state for improvements and repairs to, 1382
and the modernization of, existing rail, rail beds and related facilities. 1383
Such program shall include the following: (1) (A) Grants of one hundred 1384
per cent of the amount necessary to improve, repair or modernize state-1385
owned rights of way, and (B) grants of seventy per cent of the amount 1386
necessary to improve, repair or modernize privately owned rail lines, 1387
provided the commissioner may waive the requirement for a thirty per 1388
cent matching grant if such improvement, repair or modernization 1389
demonstrably increases rail freight traffic; and (2) preference for grants 1390
shall be given to (A) [proposals that are on the Department of 1391
Transportation's list of freight rail projects eligible to receive funds 1392
pursuant to P.L. 111-5, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 1393
(B)] freight rail projects that improve at-grade rail crossings to eliminate 1394
hazards or increase safety, [(C)] (B) freight rail projects that provide 1395
connection to major freight generators, [(D)] (C) projects that further the 1396
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State Rail Plan, and [(E)] (D) freight rail projects that improve freight rail 1398
infrastructure by increasing the capacity for rail freight traffic. 1399
Sec. 62. Subsection (a) of section 22a-483 of the general statutes is 1400
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1401
2023): 1402
(a) For the purposes of sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive, the State 1403
Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time to authorize 1404
the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal 1405
amounts, not exceeding in the aggregate [two billion sixty-five] two 1406
billion one hundred forty-five million one hundred twenty-five 1407
thousand nine hundred seventy-six dollars, provided [one hundred] 1408
forty million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, [2022] 1409
2024. 1410
Sec. 63. Subsection (d) of section 22a-483 of the general statutes is 1411
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1412
2024): 1413
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall preclude the 1414
State Bond Commission from authorizing the issuance of revenue 1415
bonds, in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [four billion 1416
four hundred eighty-six] four billion five hundred eleven million eighty 1417
thousand dollars, [provided two hundred thirty-seven million dollars 1418
of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2022,] that are not general 1419
obligations of the state of Connecticut to which the full faith and credit 1420
of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal 1421
and interest. Such revenue bonds shall mature at such time or times not 1422
exceeding thirty years from their respective dates as may be provided 1423
in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond 1424
Commission authorizing such revenue bonds. The revenue bonds, 1425
revenue state bond anticipation notes and revenue state grant 1426
anticipation notes authorized to be issued under sections 22a-475 to 1427
22a-483, inclusive, shall be special obligations of the state and shall not 1428
be payable from nor charged upon any funds other than the revenues 1429 Substitute Bill No. 980
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or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged therefor as provided in said 1430
sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive, including the repayment of 1431
municipal loan obligations; nor shall the state or any political 1432
subdivision thereof be subject to any liability thereon except to the 1433
extent of such pledged revenues or the receipts, funds or moneys 1434
pledged therefor as provided in said sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, 1435
inclusive. The issuance of revenue bonds, revenue state bond 1436
anticipation notes and revenue state grant anticipation notes under the 1437
provisions of said sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive, shall not 1438
directly or indirectly or contingently obligate the state or any political 1439
subdivision thereof to levy or to pledge any form of taxation whatever 1440
therefor or to make any appropriation for their payment. The revenue 1441
bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes and revenue state grant 1442
anticipation notes shall not constitute a charge, lien or encumbrance, 1443
legal or equitable, upon any property of the state or of any political 1444
subdivision thereof, except the property mortgaged or otherwise 1445
encumbered under the provisions and for the purposes of said sections 1446
22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive. The substance of such limitation shall be 1447
plainly stated on the face of each revenue bond, revenue state bond 1448
anticipation note and revenue state grant anticipation note issued 1449
pursuant to said sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive, shall not be 1450
subject to any statutory limitation on the indebtedness of the state and 1451
such revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes and revenue 1452
state grant anticipation notes, when issued, shall not be included in 1453
computing the aggregate indebtedness of the state in respect to and to 1454
the extent of any such limitation. As part of the contract of the state with 1455
the owners of such revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation 1456
notes and revenue state grant anticipation notes, all amounts necessary 1457
for the punctual payment of the debt service requirements with respect 1458
to such revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes and 1459
revenue state grant anticipation notes shall be deemed appropriated, 1460
but only from the sources pledged pursuant to said sections 22a-475 to 1461
22a-483, inclusive. The proceeds of such revenue bonds or notes may be 1462
deposited in the Clean Water Fund for use in accordance with the 1463
permitted uses of such fund. Any expense incurred in connection with 1464 Substitute Bill No. 980
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the carrying out of the provisions of this section, including the costs of 1465
issuance of revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes and 1466
revenue state grant anticipation notes may be paid from the accrued 1467
interest and premiums or from any other proceeds of the sale of such 1468
revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes or revenue state 1469
grant anticipation notes and in the same manner as other obligations of 1470
the state. All provisions of subsections (g), (k), (l), (s) and (u) of section 1471
3-20 or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby which are not 1472
inconsistent with the provisions of said sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, 1473
inclusive, are hereby adopted and shall apply to all revenue bonds, state 1474
revenue bond anticipation notes and state revenue grant anticipation 1475
notes authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to said 1476
sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive. For the purposes of subsection (o) 1477
of section 3-20, "bond act" shall be construed to include said sections 1478
22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive. 1479
Sec. 64. Subsection (a) of section 23-103 of the general statutes is 1480
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1481
2023): 1482
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the 1483
State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time to 1484
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in 1485
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [twenty-two million 1486
dollars] forty-two million dollars, provided ten million dollars of said 1487
authorization shall be effective July 1, 2024. 1488
Sec. 65. Subsection (b) of section 32-235 of the general statutes is 1489
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1490
2023): 1491
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount 1492
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department 1493
of Economic and Community Development (1) for the purposes of 1494
sections 32-220 to 32-234, inclusive, including economic cluster-related 1495
programs and activities, and for the Connecticut job training finance 1496 Substitute Bill No. 980
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demonstration program pursuant to sections 32-23uu and 32-23vv, 1497
provided (A) three million dollars shall be used by said department 1498
solely for the purposes of section 32-23uu, (B) not less than one million 1499
dollars shall be used for an educational technology grant to the 1500
deployment center program and the nonprofit business consortium 1501
deployment center approved pursuant to section 32-41l, (C) not less 1502
than two million dollars shall be used by said department for the 1503
establishment of a pilot program to make grants to businesses in 1504
designated areas of the state for construction, renovation or 1505
improvement of small manufacturing facilities, provided such grants 1506
are matched by the business, a municipality or another financing entity. 1507
The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall 1508
designate areas of the state where manufacturing is a substantial part of 1509
the local economy and shall make grants under such pilot program 1510
which are likely to produce a significant economic development benefit 1511
for the designated area, (D) five million dollars may be used by said 1512
department for the manufacturing competitiveness grants program, (E) 1513
one million dollars shall be used by said department for the purpose of 1514
a grant to the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, for the 1515
purposes of subdivision (5) of subsection (a) of section 32-7f, (F) fifty 1516
million dollars shall be used by said department for the purpose of 1517
grants to the United States Department of the Navy, the United States 1518
Department of Defense or eligible applicants for projects related to the 1519
enhancement of infrastructure for long-term, on-going naval operations 1520
at the United States Naval Submarine Base-New London, located in 1521
Groton, which will increase the military value of said base. Such projects 1522
shall not be subject to the provisions of sections 4a-60 and 4a-60a, (G) 1523
two million dollars shall be used by said department for the purpose of 1524
a grant to the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc., for 1525
manufacturing initiatives, including aerospace and defense, and (H) 1526
four million dollars shall be used by said department for the purpose of 1527
a grant to companies adversely impacted by the construction at the 1528
Quinnipiac Bridge, where such grant may be used to offset the increase 1529
in costs of commercial overland transportation of goods or materials 1530
brought to the port of New Haven by ship or vessel, (2) for the purposes 1531 Substitute Bill No. 980
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of the small business assistance program established pursuant to section 1532
32-9yy, provided fifteen million dollars shall be deposited in the small 1533
business assistance account established pursuant to said section 32-9yy, 1534
(3) to deposit twenty million dollars in the small business express 1535
assistance account established pursuant to section 32-7h, (4) to deposit 1536
four million nine hundred thousand dollars per year in each of the fiscal 1537
years ending June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, and June 30, 2021, 1538
and nine million nine hundred thousand dollars in the fiscal year ending 1539
June 30, 2020, in the CTNext Fund established pursuant to section 32-1540
39i, which shall be used by CTNext to provide grants-in-aid to 1541
designated innovation places, as defined in section 32-39j, planning 1542
grants-in-aid pursuant to section 32-39l, and grants-in-aid for projects 1543
that network innovation places pursuant to subsection (b) of section 32-1544
39m, provided not more than three million dollars be used for grants-1545
in-aid for such projects, and further provided any portion of any such 1546
deposit that remains unexpended in a fiscal year subsequent to the date 1547
of such deposit may be used by CTNext for any purpose described in 1548
subsection (e) of section 32-39i, (5) to deposit two million dollars per 1549
year in each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2019, to June 30, 2021, 1550
inclusive, in the CTNext Fund established pursuant to section 32-39i, 1551
which shall be used by CTNext for the purpose of providing higher 1552
education entrepreneurship grants-in-aid pursuant to section 32-39g, 1553
provided any portion of any such deposit that remains unexpended in 1554
a fiscal year subsequent to the date of such deposit may be used by 1555
CTNext for any purpose described in subsection (e) of section 32-39i, (6) 1556
for the purpose of funding the costs of the Technology Talent Advisory 1557
Committee established pursuant to section 32-7p, provided [two million 1558
dollars per year in each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2017, to June 1559
30, 2021, inclusive, shall be used] not more than ten million dollars may 1560
be used on or after July 1, 2023, for such purpose, (7) to provide (A) a 1561
grant-in-aid to the Connecticut Supplier Connection in an amount equal 1562
to two hundred fifty thousand dollars in each of the fiscal years ending 1563
June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2021, inclusive, and (B) a grant-in-aid to the 1564
Connecticut Procurement Technical Assistance Program in an amount 1565
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ending June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2021, inclusive, (8) to deposit four 1567
hundred fifty thousand dollars per year, in each of the fiscal years 1568
ending June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2021, inclusive, in the CTNext Fund 1569
established pursuant to section 32-39i, which shall be used by CTNext 1570
to provide growth grants-in-aid pursuant to section 32-39g, provided 1571
any portion of any such deposit that remains unexpended in a fiscal year 1572
subsequent to the date of such deposit may be used by CTNext for any 1573
purpose described in subsection (e) of section 32-39i, (9) to transfer fifty 1574
million dollars to the Labor Department which shall be used by said 1575
department for the purpose of funding workforce pipeline programs 1576
selected pursuant to section 31-11rr, provided, notwithstanding the 1577
provisions of section 31-11rr, (A) not less than five million dollars shall 1578
be provided to the workforce development board in Bridgeport serving 1579
the southwest region, for purposes of such program, and the board shall 1580
distribute such money in proportion to population and need, and (B) 1581
not less than five million dollars shall be provided to the workforce 1582
development board in Hartford serving the north central region, for 1583
purposes of such program, (10) to transfer twenty million dollars to 1584
Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, provided ten million dollars 1585
shall be used by Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated for the purpose 1586
of the proof of concept fund established pursuant to subsection (b) of 1587
section 32-39x and ten million dollars shall be used by Connecticut 1588
Innovations, Incorporated for the purpose of the venture capital fund 1589
program established pursuant to section 32-41oo. Not later than thirty 1590
days prior to any use of unexpended funds under subdivision (4), (5) or 1591
(8) of this subsection, the CTNext board of directors shall provide notice 1592
of and the reason for such use to the joint standing committees of the 1593
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce 1594
and finance, revenue and bonding. 1595
Sec. 66. Subsection (a) of section 47a-56k of the general statutes is 1596
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1597
2023): 1598
(a) The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with 1599 Substitute Bill No. 980
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the provisions of this section, from time to time to authorize the issuance 1600
of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not 1601
exceeding in the aggregate fifty million three hundred thousand dollars, 1602
the proceeds of the sale of which shall be used by the Department of 1603
Housing to provide funds for the Housing Receivership Revolving 1604
Fund established in accordance with section 47a-56i, provided [not] 1605
twenty five million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 1606
2024. Not more than two hundred thousand dollars may be expended 1607
from said fund in any single municipality. 1608
Sec. 67. Subsection (a) of section 85 of public act 13-3, as amended by 1609
section 74 of public act 14-98, section 67 of public act 15-1 of the June 1610
special session, section 26 of public act 18-178, section 74 of public act 1611
20-1 and section 62 of public act 21-111, is amended to read as follows 1612
(Effective July 1, 2023): 1613
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the 1614
State Bond Commission shall have the power from time to time to 1615
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in 1616
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [eighty-seven] one 1617
hundred seven million dollars, provided ten million dollars of said 1618
authorization shall be effective July 1, [2022] 2024. 1619
Sec. 68. Section 388 of public act 17-2 of the June special session, as 1620
amended by section 77 of public act 21-111, is amended to read as 1621
follows (Effective July 1, 2023): 1622
The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the 1623
provisions of this section and sections 389 to 395, inclusive, of public act 1624
17-2 of the June special session, from time to time to authorize the 1625
issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal 1626
amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding [$240,950,000] $235,950,000. 1627
Sec. 69. Subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 389 of public act 1628
17-2 of the June special session is repealed. (Effective July 1, 2023) 1629
Sec. 70. Section 407 of public act 17-2 of the June special session, as 1630 Substitute Bill No. 980
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amended by section 35 of public act 18-178 and section 81 of public act 1631
21-111, is amended to read as follows (Effective July 1, 2023): 1632
The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the 1633
provisions of this section and sections 408 to 414, inclusive, of public act 1634
17-2 of the June special session, from time to time to authorize the 1635
issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal 1636
amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding [$196,000,000] $184,000,000. 1637
Sec. 71. Subsection (b) of section 408 of public act 17-2 of the June 1638
special session is amended to read as follows (Effective July 1, 2023): 1639
(b) For the Department of Administrative Services: Grants-in-aid to 1640
alliance districts to assist in paying for general improvements to school 1641
buildings, not exceeding [$30,000,000] $18,000,000. 1642
Sec. 72. Section 20 of public act 20-1, as amended by section 343 of 1643
public act 22-118, is amended to read as follows (Effective July 1, 2023): 1644
The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the 1645
provisions of this section and sections 326 to 331, inclusive, of this act, 1646
from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one 1647
or more series and in principal amounts in the aggregate not exceeding 1648
[$386,500,000] $336,500,000. 1649
Sec. 73. Subsection (g) of section 21 of public act 20-1, as amended by 1650
section 344 of public act 22-118, is amended to read as follows (Effective 1651
July 1, 2023): 1652
(g) For the Department of Transportation: For construction, repair or 1653
maintenance of highways, roads, bridges, noise barriers or bus and rail 1654
facilities and equipment, not exceeding [$180,000,000] $130,000,000, 1655
provided not more than $75,000,000 shall be used for a matching grant 1656
program to assist municipalities to modernize existing traffic signal 1657
equipment and operations. 1658
Sec. 74. Section 31 of public act 20-1, as amended by section 86 of 1659 Substitute Bill No. 980
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public act 21-111, is amended to read as follows (Effective July 1, 2023): 1660
The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the 1661
provisions of this section and sections 32 to 38, inclusive, of public act 1662
20-1, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in 1663
one or more series and in principal amounts in the aggregate, not 1664
exceeding [$215,000,000] $209,000,000. 1665
Sec. 75. Subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 32 of public act 20-1666
1 is repealed. (Effective July 1, 2023): 1667
Sec. 76. Subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of section 21 of public act 21-1668
111 is amended to read as follows (Effective from passage): 1669
(2) For the purpose of funding projects in state buildings and assets 1670
that result in decreased environmental impacts, including projects: That 1671
improve energy efficiency pursuant to section 16a-38l of the general 1672
statutes; that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from building heating 1673
and cooling, including installation of renewable thermal heating 1674
systems; that expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support 1675
charging on state [owned or leased electric vehicles] property; that 1676
reduce water use; that reduce waste generation and disposal; or for any 1677
renewable energy, or combined heat and power project in state 1678
buildings, not exceeding $10,000,000. 1679
Sec. 77. Section 89 of public act 21-111 is repealed. (Effective July 1, 1680
2023) 1681
Sec. 78. Subsection (a) of section 102 of public act 21-111 is amended 1682
to read as follows (Effective July 1, 2023): 1683
(a) The State Bond Commission shall authorize the issuance of bonds 1684
of the state, in accordance with the provisions of section 3-20 of the 1685
general statutes, in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate 1686
[twenty-five] twenty million dollars for the Connecticut Port Authority 1687
established pursuant to section 15-31a of the general statutes. The 1688
amount authorized for the issuance and sale of such bonds in each of 1689 Substitute Bill No. 980
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the following fiscal years shall not exceed the following corresponding 1690
amount for each such fiscal year, provided, to the extent the authority 1691
does not provide for the use of all or a portion of such amount in any 1692
such fiscal year, such amount not provided for shall be carried forward 1693
and added to the authorized amount for the next succeeding fiscal year, 1694
and, provided further, the costs of issuance and capitalized interest, if 1695
any, may be added to the capped amount in each fiscal year, and each 1696
of the authorized amounts shall be effective on July first of the fiscal year 1697
indicated as follows: 1698
T225 Fiscal Year Ending Amount
T226 June Thirtieth
T227 2022 $5,000,000
T228 2023 5,000,000
T229 2024 [5,000,000]
T230 2,500,000
T231 2025
[5,000,000]
T232 2,500,000
T233 2026 5,000,000
T234 Total [$25,000,000]
T235 $20,000,000
Sec. 79. Subsection (b) of section 307 of public act 22-118 is amended 1699
to read as follows (Effective from passage): 1700
(b) For the Office of Policy and Management: State matching funds 1701
for projects and programs allowed under the Infrastructure Investment 1702
and Jobs Act or the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, not exceeding 1703
$75,000,000. 1704
Sec. 80. (Effective July 1, 2023) Any proceeds from the sale of bonds for 1705
CareerConneCT workforce training programs, described in subdivision 1706
(4) of subsection (c) of section 13 of public act 21-111 and subdivision (4) 1707 Substitute Bill No. 980
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of subsection (c) of section 32 of public act 21-111, shall be allocated to 1708
the Office of Workforce Strategy and such agency shall be responsible 1709
for administering such programs. 1710
Sec. 81. (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) For the purposes described in 1711
subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the 1712
power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state 1713
in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the 1714
aggregate thirty-three million dollars, provided three million dollars of 1715
said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2024. 1716
(b) The proceeds of the sale of such bonds, to the extent of the amount 1717
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Secretary of 1718
the State for the purpose of purchasing and deploying tabulators and 1719
related equipment, purchasing equipment and services to implement 1720
and integrate the centralized voter registration system and purchasing 1721
equipment and software to improve the operation of the business 1722
recording system and other functions of the business services division. 1723
(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise 1724
of any right or power granted thereby, that are not inconsistent with the 1725
provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all 1726
bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this 1727
section. Temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived 1728
from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in 1729
accordance with section 3-20 of the general statutes and from time to 1730
time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not 1731
exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided 1732
in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond 1733
Commission authorizing such bonds. None of such bonds shall be 1734
authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that 1735
there has been filed with it a request for such authorization that is signed 1736
by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 1737
and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its 1738
discretion, may require. Such bonds issued pursuant to this section shall 1739
be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state 1740 Substitute Bill No. 980
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of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and 1741
interest on such bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as 1742
part of the contract of the state with the holders of such bonds, 1743
appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such 1744
principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay 1745
such principal and interest as the same become due. 1746
Sec. 82. (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) For the purposes described in 1747
subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the 1748
power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state 1749
in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the 1750
aggregate one hundred fifty million dollars, provided seventy-five 1751
million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2024. 1752
(b) The proceeds of the sale of such bonds, to the extent of the amount 1753
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department 1754
of Housing for purposes of the time to own program, including grants 1755
or forgivable loans for capital improvements for qualifying events. 1756
(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise 1757
of any right or power granted thereby, that are not inconsistent with the 1758
provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all 1759
bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this 1760
section. Temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived 1761
from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in 1762
accordance with section 3-20 of the general statutes and from time to 1763
time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not 1764
exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided 1765
in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond 1766
Commission authorizing such bonds. None of such bonds shall be 1767
authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that 1768
there has been filed with it a request for such authorization that is signed 1769
by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 1770
and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its 1771
discretion, may require. Such bonds issued pursuant to this section shall 1772
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of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and 1774
interest on such bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as 1775
part of the contract of the state with the holders of such bonds, 1776
appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such 1777
principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay 1778
such principal and interest as the same become due. 1779
Sec. 83. (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) For the purposes described in 1780
subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the 1781
power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state 1782
in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the 1783
aggregate six hundred million dollars, provided (1) one hundred fifty 1784
million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2023, (2) 1785
one hundred fifty million dollars of said authorization shall be effective 1786
July 1, 2024, (3) one hundred fifty million dollars of said authorization 1787
shall be effective July 1, 2025, and (4) one hundred fifty million dollars 1788
of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2026. 1789
(b) The proceeds of the sale of such bonds, to the extent of the amount 1790
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department 1791
of Energy and Environmental Protection for the purpose of retrofitting 1792
projects for multi-family residences in environmental justice 1793
communities, as defined in section 22a-20a of the general statutes. 1794
(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise 1795
of any right or power granted thereby, that are not inconsistent with the 1796
provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all 1797
bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this 1798
section. Temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived 1799
from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in 1800
accordance with section 3-20 of the general statutes and from time to 1801
time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not 1802
exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided 1803
in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond 1804
Commission authorizing such bonds. None of such bonds shall be 1805
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there has been filed with it a request for such authorization that is signed 1807
by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 1808
and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its 1809
discretion, may require. Such bonds issued pursuant to this section shall 1810
be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state 1811
of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and 1812
interest on such bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as 1813
part of the contract of the state with the holders of such bonds, 1814
appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such 1815
principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay 1816
such principal and interest as the same become due. 1817
Sec. 84. (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) For the purposes described in 1818
subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the 1819
power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state 1820
in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the 1821
aggregate sixty million dollars. 1822
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount 1823
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Connecticut 1824
Municipal Redevelopment Authority for the purpose of capitalization. 1825
(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise 1826
of any right or power granted thereby, which are not inconsistent with 1827
the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all 1828
bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this 1829
section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived 1830
from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in 1831
accordance with said section 3-20 of the general statutes and from time 1832
to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not 1833
exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided 1834
in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond 1835
Commission authorizing such bonds. None of said bonds shall be 1836
authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that 1837
there has been filed with it a request for such authorization which is 1838
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Management and states such terms and conditions as said commission, 1840
in its discretion, may require. Said bonds issued pursuant to this section 1841
shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of 1842
the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of 1843
and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly 1844
and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, 1845
appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such 1846
principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay 1847
such principal and interest as the same become due. 1848
Sec. 85. (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) For the purposes described in 1849
subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the 1850
power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state 1851
in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the 1852
aggregate fifteen million dollars. 1853
(b) (1) The proceeds of the sale of such bonds, to the extent of the 1854
amount stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the 1855
Department of Economic and Community Development for the purpose 1856
of providing grants-in-aid to business and industrial development 1857
corporations, as defined in section 36a-626 of the general statutes, whose 1858
primary purposes are to (A) provide financing assistance and 1859
management assistance to minority-owned and women-owned small 1860
businesses that serve or seek to serve underserved or minority 1861
communities, (B) provide education and training to such businesses and 1862
communities, and (C) work collaboratively with similar organizations 1863
and with lenders to foster economic development and growth in such 1864
communities. Any business and industrial development corporation 1865
that receives a grant-in-aid under this section may use up to ten per cent 1866
in the aggregate of the amount of such grant-in-aid for operational costs 1867
and to fund a loan loss reserve fund. 1868
(2) Any applicant for a license under section 36a-628 of the general 1869
statutes that meets the provisions of subdivisions (2) to (4), inclusive, of 1870
said section to the Banking Commissioner's satisfaction shall be eligible 1871
to receive a grant-in-aid under this section. No such applicant or no 1872 Substitute Bill No. 980
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business and industrial development corporation shall receive more 1873
than five million dollars in the aggregate under this section. 1874
(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise 1875
of any right or power granted thereby, that are not inconsistent with the 1876
provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all 1877
bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this 1878
section. Temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived 1879
from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in 1880
accordance with section 3-20 of the general statutes and from time to 1881
time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not 1882
exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided 1883
in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond 1884
Commission authorizing such bonds. None of such bonds shall be 1885
authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that 1886
there has been filed with it a request for such authorization that is signed 1887
by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 1888
and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its 1889
discretion, may require. Such bonds issued pursuant to this section shall 1890
be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state 1891
of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and 1892
interest on such bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as 1893
part of the contract of the state with the holders of such bonds, 1894
appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such 1895
principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay 1896
such principal and interest as the same become due. 1897
Sec. 86. (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) For the purposes described in 1898
subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the 1899
power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state 1900
in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the 1901
aggregate one hundred twenty million dollars, provided sixty million 1902
dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2024. 1903
(b) The proceeds of the sale of such bonds, to the extent of the amount 1904
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department 1905 Substitute Bill No. 980
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of Economic and Community Development for the purpose of carrying 1906
out the duties of the Office of Community Economic Development 1907
Assistance. 1908
(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise 1909
of any right or power granted thereby, that are not inconsistent with the 1910
provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all 1911
bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this 1912
section. Temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived 1913
from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in 1914
accordance with section 3-20 of the general statutes and from time to 1915
time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not 1916
exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided 1917
in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond 1918
Commission authorizing such bonds. None of such bonds shall be 1919
authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that 1920
there has been filed with it a request for such authorization that is signed 1921
by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 1922
and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its 1923
discretion, may require. Such bonds issued pursuant to this section shall 1924
be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state 1925
of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and 1926
interest on such bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as 1927
part of the contract of the state with the holders of such bonds, 1928
appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such 1929
principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay 1930
such principal and interest as the same become due. 1931
Sec. 87. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) (1) As used in this section, 1932
"high poverty-low opportunity census tract" means a United States 1933
census tract in which thirty per cent or more of the residents within such 1934
census tract have incomes below the federal poverty level, according to 1935
the most recent five-year United States Census Bureau American 1936
Community Survey. 1937
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compile a list of high poverty-low opportunity census tracts in the state 1939
and the municipalities in which such census tracts are located and shall, 1940
not later than July 31, 2023, submit such list to the General Assembly in 1941
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 1942
The secretary shall post such list to the Internet web site of the Office of 1943
Policy and Management and shall review and update such list as 1944
necessary. Whenever the secretary updates such list, the secretary shall 1945
submit such updated list to the General Assembly in accordance with 1946
the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 1947
(b) (1) For the purposes described in subdivision (2) of this 1948
subsection, the State Bond Commission shall have the power from time 1949
to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more 1950
series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate one 1951
billion six hundred fifty million dollars, provided one hundred sixty-1952
five million dollars shall be effective each fiscal year for the fiscal years 1953
commencing July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2032, inclusive. 1954
(2) The proceeds of the sale of such bonds, to the extent of the amount 1955
stated in subdivision (1) of this subsection, shall be used by the 1956
Department of Economic and Community Development in accordance 1957
with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section for the following 1958
purposes within high poverty-low opportunity census tracts to benefit 1959
the residents within such census tracts: (A) Construction, renovation or 1960
rehabilitation of mixed-income housing; (B) the establishment or 1961
improvement of workforce development programs; (C) the 1962
establishment or improvement of preschool education, preschool 1963
enrichment or preschool day care programs; (D) the establishment or 1964
improvement of primary and secondary education programs; (E) 1965
construction, renovation or rehabilitation of public infrastructure; and 1966
(F) the establishment or improvement of early intervention programs to 1967
prevent and reduce gun violence. 1968
(3) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise 1969
of any right or power granted thereby, that are not inconsistent with the 1970
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bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this 1972
section. Temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived 1973
from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in 1974
accordance with section 3-20 of the general statutes and from time to 1975
time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not 1976
exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided 1977
in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond 1978
Commission authorizing such bonds. None of such bonds shall be 1979
authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that 1980
there has been filed with it a request for such authorization that is signed 1981
by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 1982
and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its 1983
discretion, may require. Such bonds issued pursuant to this subsection 1984
shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of 1985
the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of 1986
and interest on such bonds as the same become due, and accordingly 1987
and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of such bonds, 1988
appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such 1989
principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay 1990
such principal and interest as the same become due. 1991
(c) (1) For each fiscal year for the fiscal years commencing July 1, 2023, 1992
to July 1, 2032, inclusive, each municipality in which a high poverty-low 1993
opportunity census tract is located may apply to the Commissioner of 1994
Economic and Community Development, in a form and manner 1995
prescribed by the commissioner, to receive a grant for any of the 1996
purposes set forth in subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section or 1997
any combination of such purposes. The commissioner shall establish, 1998
not later than January 1, 2024, criteria for the awarding of grants, 1999
requirements for documents and information to be submitted by 2000
municipalities to evaluate applications and deadlines for submitting 2001
applications and for submitting revisions recommended by the 2002
Governor under subdivision (2) of this subsection. The commissioner 2003
shall post such criteria and requirements on the Department of 2004
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each municipality in which such census tract is located of such posting. 2006
(2) The department shall review and evaluate each application 2007
submitted and shall work with the applicant municipality to revise the 2008
application if the department believes such revisions will improve or 2009
strengthen the application. The commissioner shall submit all initial or 2010
revised applications received in a fiscal year to the Governor for grant 2011
awards to be made from bond proceeds under subsection (b) of this 2012
section, provided the Governor may use for such grant awards funds 2013
from other bond proceeds authorized for the general purposes 2014
described in subparagraphs (A) to (F), inclusive, of subdivision (2) of 2015
subsection (b) of this section. Each grant awarded under this section 2016
shall be for three million dollars per fiscal year, for a three-year period. 2017
The Governor shall review the applications and may recommend 2018
changes to any application. Each municipality that has submitted an 2019
application for which the Governor recommends a change may submit 2020
a revised application to the Commissioner of Economic and Community 2021
Development, who shall forward such application to the Governor. 2022
Each finalized application that the Governor approves shall be 2023
considered at a State Bond Commission meeting not later than two 2024
months after the date the application was submitted by t he 2025
commissioner to the Governor. 2026
(3) At the conclusion of the initial three-year period, the 2027
commissioner shall evaluate the municipality's progress towards 2028
reducing the percentage of the residents within the applicable high 2029
poverty-low opportunity census tract who have incomes below the 2030
federal poverty level. Upon a determination by the commissioner that 2031
reasonable progress has been made, the municipality may apply for 2032
subsequent grants under this section, provided at the conclusion of each 2033
three-year period, each applicant municipality shall be subject to the 2034
evaluation and determination under this subdivision prior to being 2035
eligible to apply for a subsequent grant. Any subsequent grant 2036
applications shall be made in accordance with the provisions of 2037
subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection. 2038 Substitute Bill No. 980
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(4) Not later than August 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the 2039
commissioner shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions 2040
of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the General Assembly, that 2041
includes the municipalities that submitted applications and that were 2042
awarded grants under this section in the prior fiscal year, a description 2043
of each purpose and project a municipality awarded a grant under this 2044
section is seeking to accomplish or undertaking, a progress report, if 2045
applicable, for each such purpose or project and any other information 2046
the commissioner deems relevant. 2047
Sec. 88. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023, and applicable to taxable years 2048
commencing on or after January 1, 2023) (a) For purposes of this section: 2049
(1) "Eligible renter" means an individual leasing and occupying a 2050
dwelling unit as a primary residence; 2051
(2) "Owner-occupied home" means a building containing three or 2052
fewer dwelling units, one of which units is occupied as a primary 2053
residence by the owner of the building or, with respect to a common 2054
interest community, as defined in section 47-202 of the general statutes, 2055
"owner-occupied home" means a dwelling unit occupied as a primary 2056
residence by the owner of the unit, within a common interest 2057
community containing three or fewer dwelling units; 2058
(3) "Qualifying census tract" means a high poverty-low opportunity 2059
census tract, as defined in section 87 of this act; and 2060
(4) "Qualifying resident" means an owner of an owner-occupied 2061
home or an eligible renter. 2062
(b) (1) There is established a program that encourages 2063
homeownership and tenant retention in qualifying census tracts by 2064
providing an exemption from the personal income tax to qualifying 2065
residents who reside in a qualifying census tract. Each municipality in 2066
which a qualifying census tract is located shall implement, in 2067
consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 2068
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publicize the program to such qualifying residents. 2070
(2) The Department of Revenue Services shall exempt each qualifying 2071
resident from the tax imposed under chapter 229 of the general statutes, 2072
other than the liability imposed by section 12-707 of the general statutes, 2073
(A) who has resided in a qualifying census tract for at least two years, 2074
and (B) whose federal adjusted gross income does not exceed (i) one 2075
hundred twenty-five thousand dollars for an individual who files a 2076
return under the federal income tax as an unmarried individual, a 2077
married individual filing separately or a head of household, or (ii) two 2078
hundred thousand dollars for individuals who file a return under the 2079
federal income tax as married individuals filing jointly. 2080
(3) Any such qualifying resident shall continue to be eligible for the 2081
credit under section 12-704e of the general statutes in addition to the 2082
exemption provided under this section. 2083
(4) Any such qualifying resident shall continue to be eligible for the 2084
exemption offered under this section as long as such resident continues 2085
to reside in a qualifying census tract for the entirety of a calendar year. 2086
Any qualifying resident who moves from one such census tract to 2087
another such census tract without an intervening break shall be deemed 2088
to be continuously residing in a qualifying census tract for purposes of 2089
calculating the residency period required under subparagraph (A) of 2090
subdivision (2) of this subsection. 2091
(c) Any qualifying resident claiming the exemption under this section 2092
shall provide to the Commissioner of Revenue Services any information 2093
the commissioner may require to substantiate such resident's eligibility 2094
for the exemption under this section. 2095
(d) (1) The exemption allowed to qualifying residents pursuant to this 2096
section shall continue until the percentage of residents within the 2097
qualifying census tract with incomes below the federal poverty level is 2098
equal to or exceeds the average percentage of residents with incomes 2099
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United States Census Bureau American Community Survey, within all 2101
municipalities contiguous to the municipality in which such qualifying 2102
census tract is located. 2103
(2) Upon reaching such percentage, the municipality shall notify its 2104
residents and the Department of Revenue Services and the exemption 2105
allowed under this section shall phase out over a five-year period. Each 2106
qualifying resident shall be liable, in the first taxable year commencing 2107
after the municipality has provided such notice, for twenty per cent of 2108
the tax otherwise due under chapter 229 of the general statutes and shall 2109
be liable for an additional twenty per cent each taxable year thereafter, 2110
until such qualifying resident is liable for all tax due under chapter 229 2111
of the general statutes. The municipality and qualifying residents 2112
subject to a phase-out pursuant to this subsection shall provide any 2113
information needed by the department to process the phase-out. 2114
(e) Not later than July 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the 2115
Commissioner of Revenue Services shall submit a report, in accordance 2116
with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint 2117
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 2118
matters relating to revenue. Such report shall include a summary of the 2119
number of individuals claiming the exemption under this section, an 2120
estimate of the revenue loss resulting from such exemption, the 2121
municipalities in which qualifying residents claiming the exemption 2122
under this section reside and any other information the commissioner 2123
deems informative to assess the impact and effectiveness of the 2124
exemption under this section. 2125
Sec. 89. (Effective from passage) Not later than October 1, 2023, and 2126
quarterly thereafter until completion of the projects identified in 2127
subdivisions (1) and (2) of this section, the Department of 2128
Administrative Services shall submit a report, in accordance with the 2129
provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing 2130
committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 2131
relating to finance, revenue and bonding, and government 2132
administration and elections, on the status of (1) the design, alteration, 2133 Substitute Bill No. 980
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renovation and construction of facilities for the Office of the Chief 2134
Medical Examiner, and (2) the design, rehabilitation and construction of 2135
the parking garage, surface parking and related work at the Greater 2136
Bridgeport Community Mental Health Center in Bridgeport. 2137
Sec. 90. Section 12-724a of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective 2138
July 1, 2023) 2139
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
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 Substitute Bill No. 980
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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, 2023 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)
Sec. 57 July 1, 2023 10-66jj(a)
Sec. 58 July 1, 2023 10-265t(a)
Sec. 59 July 1, 2024 10-287d
Sec. 60 July 1, 2023 11-24c
Sec. 61 July 1, 2023 13b-236(a) and (b)
Sec. 62 July 1, 2023 22a-483(a)
Sec. 63 July 1, 2024 22a-483(d)
Sec. 64 July 1, 2023 23-103(a)
Sec. 65 July 1, 2023 32-235(b)
Sec. 66 July 1, 2023 47a-56k(a)
Sec. 67 July 1, 2023 PA 13-3, Sec. 85(a) Substitute Bill No. 980
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Sec. 68 July 1, 2023 PA 17-2 of the June Sp.
Sess., Sec. 388
Sec. 69 July 1, 2023 Repealer section
Sec. 70 July 1, 2023 PA 17-2 of the June Sp.
Sess., Sec. 407
Sec. 71 July 1, 2023 PA 17-2 of the June Sp.
Sess., Sec. 408(b)
Sec. 72 July 1, 2023 PA 20-1, Sec. 20
Sec. 73 July 1, 2023 PA 20-1, Sec. 21(g)
Sec. 74 July 1, 2023 PA 20-1, Sec. 31
Sec. 75 July 1, 2023 Repealer section
Sec. 76 from passage PA 21-111, Sec. 21(e)(2)
Sec. 77 July 1, 2023 Repealer section
Sec. 78 July 1, 2023 PA 21-111, Sec. 102(a)
Sec. 79 from passage PA 22-118, Sec. 307(b)
Sec. 80 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 81 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 82 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 83 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 84 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 85 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 86 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 87 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 88 July 1, 2023, and
applicable to taxable years
commencing on or after
January 1, 2023
New section
Sec. 89 from passage New section
Sec. 90 July 1, 2023 Repealer section
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Sections 13(b)(5) and 32(b)(5), "school districts" was changed to "local
and regional boards of education", and in Sections 13(e)(1) and 32(e)(1),
"to local and regional boards of education" was inserted, for accuracy.
FIN Joint Favorable Subst.