Connecticut 2024 2024 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05223 Introduced / Fiscal Note

Filed 05/10/2024

                    OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS 
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sHB-5223 
AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR REVISIONS TO AGRICULTURE 
RELATED STATUTES. 
As Amended by House "A" (LCO 5170), Senate "A" (LCO 6116) 
House Calendar No.: 86 
Senate Calendar No.: 437  
 
Primary Analyst: RW 	5/10/24 
Contributing Analyst(s): JS   
 
 
 
 
OFA Fiscal Note 
 
State Impact: 
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 25 $ FY 26 $ 
Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential 
Revenue Gain 
Up to 
$25,000 
Up to 
$25,000 
Treasurer, Debt Serv. GF - Revenue 
Gain/Cost 
See Below See Below 
Department of Energy and 
Environmental Protection 
GF - See Below See Below See Below 
Note: GF=General Fund 
  
Municipal Impact: 
Municipalities Effect FY 25 $ FY 26 $ 
Various Municipalities Potential 
Revenue 
Loss 
See Below See Below 
  
Explanation 
Section 1 results in a potential General Fund revenue gain of up to 
$25,000 per year, beginning in FY 25, from requiring businesses to get 
separate commercial kennel, grooming facility, and training facility 
licenses from the Department of Agriculture. The annual revenue gain 
will be dependent on the number of licensed commercial kennels that 
are also engaged in the business of grooming or training that will need 
to obtain a separate license for these operations.  2024HB-05223-R02-FN.DOCX 	Page 2 of 3 
 
 
Sections 9-13 make various changes to bond-funded programs, 
including the Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Program 
(OSWA) administered by the Department of Energy and Environmental 
Protection (DEEP).
[1]
 Future General Fund debt service costs may be 
incurred sooner under the amendment to the degree that it causes 
authorized GO bond funds to be expended or to be expended more 
rapidly than they otherwise would have been. The amendment does not 
change GO bond authorizations relevant to the program.  
These sections result in a potential revenue gain to various 
municipalities beginning in FY 25 to the extent they qualify for the grant 
under the expanded eligibility.  
Section 14 authorizes DEEP to acquire up to 25.7 acres of property 
for the Resilient Bridgeport flood control project and to ensure 
relocations of utilities as needed.  The section reduces the state share of 
utilities relocations by up to 50 percent, which may result in a one-time 
state savings of up to approximately $1.5 million when the project 
occurs in the next several years.  The property acquisitions are expected 
to have a cost within the next few years; however, it is anticipated that 
both the state share of the utilities relocations and the acquisitions will 
be paid with federal funds.  
As the section requires relocation of some utilities, including electric, 
it results in a potential rate increase. This section shifts up to one-half of 
the cost of utility relocation from the state to utility companies, which 
will be recovered through the normal rate process. The extent of the 
impact will depend on the number of utilities required to be relocated 
and the total cost for that relocation. 
The other provisions of the bill make modifications to current statutes 
that are not anticipated to result in a state or municipal fiscal impact. 
House "A" strikes the original bill and its associated fiscal impact and 
                                                
[1]
 No change is anticipated to the portion of OSWA that is funded through the 
Community Investment Account.  2024HB-05223-R02-FN.DOCX 	Page 3 of 3 
 
 
results in the fiscal impact described above.  
The Out Years 
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would 
continue into the future subject to inflation.  
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely 
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General 
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of 
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is 
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any 
specific department.