LCO No. 1750 1 of 14 General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5273 February Session, 2024 LCO No. 1750 Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: (PD) AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL POLICY AND PLANNING DIVISION WITHIN THE OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 12-94a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2 On or before July first, annually, the [tax collector] assessor of each 3 municipality shall certify to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 4 Management, on a form furnished by said secretary, the amount of tax 5 revenue which such municipality, except for the provisions of 6 subdivision (55) of section 12-81, would have received, together with 7 such supporting information as said secretary may require, except that 8 for the assessment year commencing October 1, 2003, such certification 9 shall be made to the secretary on or before August 1, 2004. Any 10 municipality which neglects to transmit to said secretary such claim and 11 supporting documentation as required by this section shall forfeit two 12 hundred fifty dollars to the state, provided said secretary may waive 13 such forfeiture in accordance with procedures and standards adopted 14 Raised Bill No. 5273 LCO No. 1750 2 of 14 by regulation in accordance with chapter 54. Said secretary shall review 15 each such claim as provided in section 12-120b. Any claimant aggrieved 16 by the results of the secretary's review shall have the rights of appeal as 17 set forth in section 12-120b. The secretary shall, on or before December 18 fifteenth, annually, certify to the Comptroller the amount due each 19 municipality under the provisions of this section, including any 20 modification of such claim made prior to December fifteenth, and the 21 Comptroller shall draw an order on the Treasurer on the fifth business 22 day following and the Treasurer shall pay the amount thereof to such 23 municipality on or before the thirty-first day of December following. If 24 any modification is made as the result of the provisions of this section 25 on or after the December fifteenth following the date on which the [tax 26 collector] assessor has provided the amount of tax revenue in question, 27 any adjustments to the amount due to any municipality for the period 28 for which such modification was made shall be made in the next 29 payment the Treasurer shall make to such municipality pursuant to this 30 section. For the purposes of this section, "municipality" means a town, 31 city, borough, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and 32 borough. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the assessment 33 year commencing on October 1, 2002. In the fiscal year commencing July 34 1, 2004, and in each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the grant 35 payable to each municipality in accordance with this section shall be 36 reduced proportionately in the event that the total amount of the grants 37 payable to all municipalities exceeds the amount appropriated. 38 Sec. 2. Section 12-9 of the general statutes is repealed and the 39 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 40 [The] Not later than July 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the 41 Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall [annually] cause 42 to be prepared by the tax collector complete statements relating to the 43 mill rate and tax levy [during the preceding] for the ensuing fiscal year, 44 such statements to be made upon printed blanks to be prepared and 45 furnished by the secretary to all such officers at least thirty days before 46 the date prescribed by the secretary for the filing of such statements. 47 Any person who neglects to file a true and correct report in the office of 48 Raised Bill No. 5273 LCO No. 1750 3 of 14 the secretary at the time and in the form required by [him] the secretary 49 or which, in making and filing such report, includes therein any wilful 50 misstatement, shall forfeit one hundred dollars to the state, provided the 51 secretary may waive such forfeiture in accordance with procedures and 52 standards adopted by regulation in accordance with chapter 54. 53 Sec. 3. Subsection (d) of section 7-325 of the general statutes is 54 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 55 passage): 56 (d) Not later than July 1, [2022] 2024, and annually thereafter, the tax 57 collector of each district shall submit a statement to the Secretary of the 58 Office of Policy and Management on a form prescribed by the secretary. 59 Such statement shall include complete information concerning the mill 60 rate and tax levy in the district for the [preceding] ensuing fiscal year. 61 Any tax collector who neglects to submit a true and correct statement 62 shall forfeit one hundred dollars to the state. 63 Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than July 1, 2024, and 64 annually thereafter, each special services district established under 65 chapter 105a of the general statutes shall submit a statement to the 66 Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management on a form prescribed 67 by the secretary. Such statement shall include complete information 68 concerning the mill rate and tax levy in the district for the ensuing fiscal 69 year. Any such district that neglects to submit a true and correct 70 statement shall forfeit one hundred dollars to the state. 71 Sec. 5. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 12-62c of the general 72 statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 73 (Effective July 1, 2024, and applicable to assessment years commencing on or 74 after October 1, 2024): 75 (a) (1) A town implementing a revaluation of all real property may 76 phase in a real property assessment increase, or a portion of such 77 increase resulting from such revaluation, by requiring the assessor to 78 gradually increase the assessment or the rate of assessment applicable 79 to such property in the assessment year preceding that in which the 80 Raised Bill No. 5273 LCO No. 1750 4 of 14 revaluation is implemented, in accordance with one of the methods set 81 forth in subsection (b) of this section. The legislative body of the town 82 shall approve the decision to provide for such phase-in, the method by 83 which it is accomplished and its term, provided the number of 84 assessment years over which such gradual increases are reflected shall 85 not exceed five assessment years, including the assessment year for 86 which the revaluation is effective. If a town chooses to phase in a portion 87 of the increase in the assessment of each parcel of real property resulting 88 from said revaluation, said legislative body shall establish a factor, 89 which shall be not less than twenty-five per cent in any assessment year 90 commencing prior to October 1, 2024, or twenty per cent in any 91 assessment year commencing on or after October 1, 2024, and shall 92 apply such factor to such increases for all parcels of real property, 93 regardless of property classification. A town choosing to phase in a 94 portion of assessment increase shall multiply such factor by the total 95 assessment increase for each such parcel to determine the amount of 96 such increase that shall not be subject to the phase-in. The assessment 97 increase for each parcel that shall be subject to the gradual increases in 98 amounts or rates of assessment, as provided in subsection (b) of this 99 section, shall be (A) the difference between the result of said 100 multiplication and the total assessment increase for any such parcel, or 101 (B) the result derived when such factor is subtracted from the actual 102 percentage by which the assessment of each such parcel increased as a 103 result of such revaluation, over the assessment of such parcel in the 104 preceding assessment year and said result is multiplied by such parcel's 105 total assessment increase. 106 Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 8-23 of the general statutes is repealed 107 and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 108 (a) (1) At least once every ten years, the commission shall prepare or 109 amend and shall adopt a plan of conservation and development for the 110 municipality. Following adoption, the commission shall regularly 111 review and maintain such plan. The commission may adopt such 112 geographical, functional or other amendments to the plan or parts of the 113 plan, in accordance with the provisions of this section, as it deems 114 Raised Bill No. 5273 LCO No. 1750 5 of 14 necessary. The commission may, at any time, prepare, amend and adopt 115 plans for the redevelopment and improvement of districts or 116 neighborhoods which, in its judgment, contain special problems or 117 opportunities or show a trend toward lower land values. 118 (2) If a plan is not amended decennially, the chief elected official of 119 the municipality shall submit a letter to the Secretary of the Office of 120 Policy and Management and the Commissioners of Transportation, 121 Energy and Environmental Protection and Economic and Community 122 Development that explains why such plan was not amended. A copy of 123 such letter shall be included in each application by the municipality for 124 discretionary state funding in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars 125 submitted to any state agency. 126 Sec. 7. Section 4-124s of the general statutes is repealed and the 127 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 128 (a) For purposes of this section: 129 (1) "Regional council of governments" means any such council 130 organized under the provisions of sections 4-124i to 4-124p, inclusive; 131 (2) "Municipality" means a town, city or consolidated town and 132 borough; 133 (3) "Legislative body" means the board of selectmen, town council, 134 city council, board of alderman, board of directors, board of 135 representatives or board of the warden and burgesses of a municipality; 136 (4) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 137 Management or the designee of the secretary; 138 (5) "Regional educational service center" has the same meaning as 139 provided in section 10-282; and 140 (6) "Employee organization" means any lawful association, labor 141 organization, federation or council having as a primary purpose the 142 improvement of wages, hours and other conditions of employment. 143 Raised Bill No. 5273 LCO No. 1750 6 of 14 (b) There is established a regional performance incentive program 144 that shall be administered by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 145 Management. Any regional council of governments, regional 146 educational service center or a combination thereof may submit a 147 proposal to the secretary for: (1) The provision of any service that [one] 148 two or more participating municipalities of such council or local or 149 regional board of education of such regional educational service center 150 [currently] may provide [but which is not provided] on a regional and 151 ongoing basis, (2) the redistribution of grants awarded pursuant to 152 sections 4-66g, 4-66h, 4-66m and 7-536, according to regional priorities, 153 or (3) regional revenue sharing among such participating municipalities 154 pursuant to section 7-148bb. A copy of said proposal shall be sent to the 155 legislators representing said participating municipalities or local or 156 regional boards of education. Any regional educational service center 157 serving a population greater than one hundred thousand may submit a 158 proposal to the secretary for a regional special education initiative. 159 (c) (1) A regional council of governments or regional educational 160 service center shall submit each proposal in the form and manner the 161 secretary prescribes and shall, at a minimum, provide the following 162 information for each proposal: (A) Service or initiative description; (B) 163 the explanation of the need for such service or initiative; (C) the method 164 of delivering such service or initiative on a regional basis; (D) the 165 organization that would be responsible for regional service or initiative 166 delivery; (E) a description of the population that would be served; (F) 167 the manner in which the proposed regional service or initiative delivery 168 will achieve economies of scale for participating municipalities or 169 boards of education; (G) [the amount by which participating 170 municipalities will reduce their mill rates as a result of savings realized] 171 an estimate of anticipated savings or costs that will not be incurred by 172 participating municipalities during the grant award period and fiscal 173 years beyond such period; (H) a cost benefit analysis for the provision 174 of the service or initiative by each participating municipality and by the 175 entity or board of education submitting the proposal; (I) a plan of 176 implementation for delivery of the service or initiative on a regional 177 Raised Bill No. 5273 LCO No. 1750 7 of 14 basis that addresses any potential growth or reduction in rates of 178 participation during the grant award period; (J) a resolution endorsing 179 such proposal approved by the governing body of the council or center, 180 which shall include a statement affirming that the council or center shall 181 fund an increasing proportion of the cost of such proposal over the 182 duration of the grant award period, that not less than [twenty-five] fifty 183 per cent of the cost of such proposal shall be funded by the council or 184 center [in the first year of operation, and that by the fourth year of 185 operation the council or center] by the end of the grant award period 186 and that the council or center shall fund one hundred per cent of such 187 cost thereafter; (K) a resolution endorsing such proposal approved by 188 the governing body of the council of each planning region in which the 189 service or initiative is to be provided; (L) [an acknowledgment from] a 190 copy of the notice provided to any employee organization that may be 191 impacted by such proposal; [that they have been informed of and 192 consulted about the proposal;] and (M) an explanation of the potential 193 legal obstacles, if any, to the regional provision of the service or 194 initiative, and how such obstacles will be resolved. 195 (2) The secretary shall review each proposal and shall award grants 196 for proposals the secretary determines best satisfy the following criteria: 197 (A) The proposed service or initiative will (i) reduce municipal and state 198 costs, (ii) enhance capacity in the delivery of services, or (iii) result in an 199 improvement in the level of service provided when compared to the 200 local delivery of such service, (B) the proposed service or initiative will 201 be available to or benefit all participating members of the regional 202 council of governments or regional educational service center regardless 203 of such members' participation in the grant application process; [(B) 204 when compared to the existing delivery of services by participating 205 members of the council or center, the proposal demonstrates (i) a 206 positive cost benefit to such members, (ii) increased efficiency and 207 capacity in the delivery of services, (iii) a diminished need for state 208 funding, and (iv) increased cost savings;] (C) the proposed service or 209 initiative promotes cooperation among participating members that may 210 lead to a reduction in economic or social inequality; and (D) the proposal 211 Raised Bill No. 5273 LCO No. 1750 8 of 14 has been approved by a majority of the members of the council or center. 212 [and, pursuant to this subsection, contains a statement that not less than 213 twenty-five per cent of the cost of such proposal shall be funded by the 214 council or center in the first year of operation, and that by the fourth 215 year of operation the council or center shall fund one hundred per cent 216 of such cost; and (E) any employee organizations that may be impacted 217 by such proposal have been informed of and consulted about such 218 proposal, pursuant to this subsection.] 219 (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 7-339a to 7-339l, 220 inclusive, or any other provision of the general statutes, no regional 221 council of governments or regional educational service center or any 222 member municipalities or local or regional boards of education of such 223 councils or centers shall be required to execute an interlocal agreement 224 to implement a proposal submitted pursuant to subsection (c) of this 225 section. 226 (e) Any board of education awarded a grant for a proposal submitted 227 pursuant to subsection (c) of this section may deposit any cost savings 228 realized as a result of the implementation of the proposed service or 229 initiative into a nonlapsing account pursuant to section 10-248a. 230 (f) The secretary shall submit to the Governor and the joint standing 231 committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 232 relating to finance, revenue and bonding a report on the grants provided 233 pursuant to this section. Each such report shall (1) include information 234 on the amount of each grant and the potential of each grant for 235 leveraging other public and private investments, and (2) describe any 236 [property tax reductions] municipal or state cost savings and improved 237 services achieved by means of the program established pursuant to this 238 section. The secretary shall submit a report for the fiscal year 239 commencing July 1, 2011, not later than February 1, 2012, and shall 240 submit a report for each subsequent fiscal year not later than the first 241 day of March in such fiscal year. 242 Sec. 8. Subsection (a) of section 12-170d of the general statutes is 243 Raised Bill No. 5273 LCO No. 1750 9 of 14 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 244 2024): 245 (a) Beginning with the calendar year 1973 and for each calendar year 246 thereafter any renter of real property, or of a mobile manufactured 247 home, as defined in section 12-63a, which such renter occupies as his or 248 her home, who meets the qualifications set forth in this section, shall be 249 entitled to receive in the following year in the form of direct payment 250 from the state, a grant in refund of utility and rent bills actually paid by 251 or for such renter on such real property or mobile manufactured home 252 to the extent set forth in section 12-170e. Such grant by the state shall be 253 made upon receipt by the state of a certificate of grant with a copy of the 254 application therefor attached, as provided in section 12-170f, as 255 amended by this act. [, provided such application shall be made within 256 one year from the close of the calendar year for which the grant is 257 requested.] If the rental quarters are occupied by more than one person, 258 it shall be assumed for the purposes of this section and sections 12-170e 259 and 12-170f, as amended by this act, that each of such persons pays his 260 or her proportionate share of the rental and utility expenses levied 261 thereon and grants shall be calculated on that portion of utility and rent 262 bills paid that are applicable to the person making application for grant 263 under said sections. For purposes of this section and sections 12-170e 264 and 12-170f, as amended by this act, a married couple shall constitute 265 one tenant, and a resident of cooperative housing shall be a renter. To 266 qualify for such payment by the state, the renter shall meet qualification 267 requirements in accordance with each of the following subdivisions: (1) 268 (A) At the close of the calendar year for which a grant is claimed be sixty-269 five years of age or over, or his or her spouse who is residing with such 270 renter shall be sixty-five years of age or over, at the close of such year, 271 or be fifty years of age or over and the surviving spouse of a renter who 272 at the time of his or her death had qualified and was entitled to tax relief 273 under this chapter, provided such spouse was domiciled with such 274 renter at the time of his or her death, or (B) at the close of the calendar 275 year for which a grant is claimed be under age sixty-five and eligible in 276 accordance with applicable federal regulations, to receive permanent 277 Raised Bill No. 5273 LCO No. 1750 10 of 14 total disability benefits under Social Security, or if such renter has not 278 been engaged in employment covered by Social Security and 279 accordingly has not qualified for Social Security benefits but has become 280 qualified for permanent total disability benefits under any federal, state 281 or local government retirement or disability plan, including the Railroad 282 Retirement Act and any government-related teacher's retirement plan, 283 determined by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to 284 contain requirements in respect to qualification for such permanent total 285 disability benefits which are comparable to such requirements under 286 Social Security; (2) shall reside within this state and shall have resided 287 within this state for at least one year or such renter's spouse who is 288 domiciled with such renter shall have resided within this state for at 289 least one year and shall reside within this state at the time of filing the 290 claim and shall have resided within this state for the period for which 291 claim is made; (3) shall have taxable and nontaxable income, the total of 292 which shall hereinafter be called "qualifying income", during the 293 calendar year preceding the filing of such renter's claim in an amount of 294 not more than twenty thousand dollars, jointly with spouse, if married, 295 and not more than sixteen thousand two hundred dollars if unmarried, 296 provided such maximum amounts of qualifying income shall be subject 297 to adjustment in accordance with subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of 298 section 12-170e, and provided the amount of any Medicaid payments 299 made on behalf of the renter or the spouse of the renter shall not 300 constitute income; and (4) shall not have received financial aid or 301 subsidy from federal, state, county or municipal funds, excluding Social 302 Security receipts, emergency energy assistance under any state 303 program, emergency energy assistance under any federal program, 304 emergency energy assistance under any local program, payments 305 received under the federal Supplemental Security Income Program, 306 payments derived from previous employment, veterans and veterans 307 disability benefits and subsidized housing accommodations, during the 308 calendar year for which a grant is claimed, for payment, directly or 309 indirectly, of rent, electricity, gas, water and fuel applicable to the rented 310 residence. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (4) of this 311 subsection, a renter who receives cash assistance from the Department 312 Raised Bill No. 5273 LCO No. 1750 11 of 14 of Social Services in the calendar year prior to that in which such renter 313 files an application for a grant may be entitled to receive such grant 314 provided the amount of the cash assistance received shall be deducted 315 from the amount of such grant and the difference between the amount 316 of the cash assistance and the amount of the grant is equal to or greater 317 than ten dollars. Funds attributable to such reductions shall be 318 transferred annually from the appropriation to the Office of Policy and 319 Management, for tax relief for elderly renters, to the Department of 320 Social Services, to the appropriate accounts, following the issuance of 321 such grants. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of section 322 12-170aa, the owner of a mobile manufactured home may elect to 323 receive benefits under section 12-170e in lieu of benefits under said 324 section 12-170aa. 325 Sec. 9. Section 12-170f of the general statutes is repealed and the 326 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 327 (a) Any renter, believing himself or herself to be entitled to a grant 328 under section 12-170d, as amended by this act, for any calendar year, 329 shall apply for such grant to the assessor of the municipality in which 330 the renter resides or to the duly authorized agent of such assessor or 331 municipality on or after April first and not later than [October first] 332 September thirtieth of each year with respect to such grant for the 333 calendar year preceding each such year. Such application shall be made 334 on a form prescribed and furnished by the Secretary of the Office of 335 Policy and Management or electronically in a manner prescribed by the 336 secretary. Municipalities that require notarization of a landlord 337 verification of property rental on an application under this section (1) 338 shall exempt a renter from the requirement if a landlord verification for 339 the same property rental by the same renter has been previously 340 notarized, and (2) shall not delay submission of the application of an 341 otherwise qualified renter to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 342 Management if the renter fails to meet the deadline for notarizing such 343 landlord verification. [A renter may apply to the secretary prior to 344 November fifteenth of the claim year for an extension of the application 345 period. The secretary may grant such extension in the case of 346 Raised Bill No. 5273 LCO No. 1750 12 of 14 extenuating circumstance due to illness or incapacitation as evidenced 347 by a certificate signed by a physician, physician assistant or an advanced 348 practice registered nurse to that extent, or if the secretary determines 349 there is good cause for doing so.] A renter making such application shall 350 present to such assessor or agent, in substantiation of the renter's 351 application, a copy of the renter's federal income tax return, and if not 352 required to file a federal income tax return, such other evidence of 353 qualifying income, receipts for money received, or cancelled checks, or 354 copies thereof, and any other evidence the assessor or such agent may 355 require. When the assessor or agent is satisfied that the applying renter 356 is entitled to a grant, such assessor or agent shall issue a certificate of 357 grant in such form as the secretary may prescribe and supply showing 358 the amount of the grant due. 359 (b) The assessor or agent shall forward the application to the secretary 360 not later than the last day of the month following the month in which 361 the renter has made application. Any municipality that neglects to 362 transmit to the secretary the application as required by this section shall 363 forfeit two hundred fifty dollars to the state, provided the secretary may 364 waive such forfeiture in accordance with procedures and standards 365 adopted by regulation in accordance with chapter 54. The certificate of 366 grant shall be delivered to the renter and the assessor or agent shall keep 367 the original copy of such certificate and application. 368 (c) After the secretary's review of each claim, pursuant to section 12-369 120b, and verification of the amount of the grant, the secretary shall 370 make a determination of any per cent reduction to all claims that will be 371 necessary to keep within available appropriations and, not later than 372 [October] November fifteenth of each year, prepare a list of certificates 373 approved for payment, and shall thereafter supplement such list 374 monthly. Such list and any supplements thereto shall be approved for 375 payment by the secretary and shall be forwarded by the secretary to the 376 Comptroller, along with a notice of any per cent reduction in claim 377 amounts, and the Comptroller shall, not later than fifteen days following 378 receipt of such list, draw an order on the Treasurer in favor of each 379 person on such list and on supplements to such list in the amount of 380 Raised Bill No. 5273 LCO No. 1750 13 of 14 such person's claim, minus any per cent reduction noticed by the 381 secretary pursuant to this subsection, and the Treasurer shall pay such 382 amount to such person, not later than fifteen days following receipt of 383 such order. 384 (d) If the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 385 determines a renter was overpaid for such grant, the amount of any 386 subsequent grant paid to the renter under section 12-170d, as amended 387 by this act, after such determination shall be reduced by the amount of 388 overpayment until the overpayment has been recouped. Any claimant 389 aggrieved by the results of the secretary's review or determination shall 390 have the rights of appeal as set forth in section 12-120b. Applications 391 filed under this section shall not be open for public inspection. Any 392 person who, for the purpose of obtaining a grant under section 12-170d, 393 as amended by this act, wilfully fails to disclose all matters related 394 thereto or with intent to defraud makes false statement shall be fined 395 not more than five hundred dollars. 396 (e) Any municipality may provide, upon approval by its legislative 397 body, that the duties and responsibilities of the assessor, as required 398 under this section and section 12-170g, shall be transferred to (1) the 399 officer in such municipality having responsibility for the administration 400 of social services, or (2) the coordinator or agent for the elderly in such 401 municipality. 402 Sec. 10. Subsection (c) of section 19a-200 of the general statutes is 403 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 404 2024): 405 (c) In cities, towns or boroughs with a population of forty thousand 406 or more for five consecutive years, according to the [estimated 407 population figures authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of section 408 8-159a] most recent federal decennial census, or, in intervening years 409 between such censuses, the most recent estimate of the Department of 410 Public Health, such director of health shall serve in a full-time capacity, 411 except where a town has designated such director as the chief medical 412 Raised Bill No. 5273 LCO No. 1750 14 of 14 advisor for its public schools under section 10-205. 413 Sec. 11. Sections 8-159a and 12-19f of the general statutes are repealed. 414 (Effective July 1, 2024) 415 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 from passage 12-94a Sec. 2 from passage 12-9 Sec. 3 from passage 7-325(d) Sec. 4 from passage New section Sec. 5 July 1, 2024, and applicable to assessment years commencing on or after October 1, 2024 12-62c(a)(1) Sec. 6 July 1, 2024 8-23(a) Sec. 7 July 1, 2024 4-124s Sec. 8 July 1, 2024 12-170d(a) Sec. 9 July 1, 2024 12-170f Sec. 10 July 1, 2024 19a-200(c) Sec. 11 July 1, 2024 Repealer section Statement of Purpose: To implement the recommendations of the Intergovernmental Policy and Planning Division within the Office of Policy and Management concerning assessment, tax collection, revaluation, discretionary funding, the regional performance incentive program, the renters' rebate program and the elimination of obsolete sections. [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]