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OLR Bill Analysis
sSB 1092 (File 297, as amended by Senate "A")*
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ACQUISITION AND CONVEYANCE OF
CERTAIN PROPERTIES BY CONNECTICUT BROWNFIELD LAND
BANKS.
SUMMARY
This bill authorizes Connecticut brownfield land banks (CBLBs) to
enter into land banking agreements with regional councils of
governments (COGs) to acquire, retain, remediate, and sell property in
a COG’s planning region. Under current law, CBLBs may only enter into
land banking agreements with municipalities, and the agreements are
required for CBLBs to acquire brownfield sites or adjacent properties.
The bill makes corresponding changes in state law to treat COGs the
same as municipalities under the current CBLB law. These changes do
the following:
1. allow a CBLB to acquire brownfield sites or adjacent properties
identified in the land banking agreement with the COG;
2. require the COG’s approval before the CBLB conveys, exchanges,
transfers, or sells the property;
3. allow CBLBs to enter into contracts and agreements with COGs
to provide staffing to the CBLB; and
4. allow CBLBs to get grant funds or borrow from COGs for the
CBLB’s operations.
Under current law, a CBLB’s purposes also include (1) acquiring,
retaining, remediating, and selling brownfields to benefit municipalities
and (2) educating government officials, community leaders, economic
development agencies, and nonprofit organizations on best practices for
redeveloping brownfields. 2023SB-01092-R01-BA.DOCX
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* Senate Amendment “A” removes the requirement that land banks,
when acquiring, retaining, remediating, or selling brownfields under an
agreement with a COG, do so for the purpose of enhancing rivers’
aquatic life and environmental quality.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2023
COMMITTEE ACTION
Commerce Committee
Joint Favorable Substitute
Yea 23 Nay 1 (03/14/2023)