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7		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 351
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 351
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
	11	+	AND ELECTIONS
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	14	+	Introduced by:
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12	19		AN ACT INCREASING FUNDING FOR THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
13	20		ACCOUNT.
14	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
15	22		Assembly convened:
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17	24		Section 1. Subsection (e) of section 7-34a of the general statutes is 1
18	25		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
19	26		2024): 3
20	27		(e) In addition to the fees for recording a document under subsection 4
21	28		(a) of this section, town clerks shall receive a fee of [forty] forty-five 5
22	29		dollars for each document recorded in the land records of the 6
23	30		municipality. The town clerk shall retain one dollar of any fee paid 7
24	31		pursuant to this subsection and three dollars of such fee shall become 8
25	32		part of the general revenue of the municipality and be used to pay for 9
26	33		local capital improvement projects, as defined in section 7-536. Not later 10
27	34		than the fifteenth day of each month, town clerks shall remit [thirty-six] 11
28	35		forty-one dollars of the fees paid pursuant to this subsection during the 12
29	36		previous calendar month to the State Treasurer. Upon deposit in the 13
30	37		General Fund, such amount shall be credited to the community 14
31		-	investment account established pursuant to section 4-66aa, as amended 15
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32	44		by this act. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any 16
33	45		document recorded on the land records by an employee of the state or 17
34	46		of a municipality in conjunction with such employee's official duties. As 18
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	47	+	used in this subsection, "municipality" includes each town, consolidated 19
42	48		town and city, city, consolidated town and borough, borough, and 20
43	49		district, as defined in chapter 105 or 105a, any municipal corporation or 21
44	50		department thereof created by a special act of the General Assembly, 22
45	51		and each municipal board, commission and taxing district not 23
46	52		previously mentioned. 24
47	53		Sec. 2. Section 4-66aa of the general statutes is repealed and the 25
48	54		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 26
49	55		[(a)] There is established, within the General Fund, a separate, 27
50	56		nonlapsing account to be known as the "community investment 28
51	57		account". The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be 29
52	58		deposited in the account. The funds in the account shall be distributed 30
53	59		every three months as follows: (1) Ten dollars of each fee credited to said 31
54	60		account shall be deposited into the agriculture sustainability account 32
55	61		established pursuant to section 4-66cc and, then, of the remaining funds, 33
56	62		(2) twenty-five per cent to the Department of Economic and Community 34
57	63		Development to use as follows: (A) Three hundred eighty thousand 35
58	64		dollars, annually, to supplement the technical assistance and 36
59	65		preservation activities of the Connecticut Trust for Historic 37
60	66		Preservation, established pursuant to special act 75-93, and (B) the 38
61	67		remainder to supplement historic preservation activities as provided in 39
62	68		sections 10-409 to 10-415, inclusive; (3) twenty-five per cent to the 40
63	69		Department of Housing to supplement new or existing affordable 41
64	70		housing programs; (4) twenty-five per cent to the Department of Energy 42
65	71		and Environmental Protection for municipal open space grants; and (5) 43
66	72		twenty-five per cent to the Department of Agriculture to use as follows: 44
67	73		(A) Five hundred thousand dollars annually for the agricultural 45
68	74		viability grant program established pursuant to section 22-26j; (B) five 46
69	75		hundred thousand dollars annually for the farm transition program 47
70	76		established pursuant to section 22-26k; (C) one hundred thousand 48
71		-	dollars annually to encourage the sale of Connecticut-grown food to 49
	77	+	dollars annually to encourage the sale of Connecticut-grown food to 49 Raised Bill No. 351
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72	83		schools, restaurants, retailers and other institutions and businesses in 50
73	84		the state; (D) seventy-five thousand dollars annually for the Connecticut 51
74		-	farm link program established pursuant to section 22-26l; (E) forty-52 Substitute Bill No. 351
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	85	+	farm link program established pursuant to section 22-26l; (E) forty-52
81	86		seven thousand five hundred dollars annually for the Seafood Advisory 53
82	87		Council established pursuant to section 22-455; (F) forty-seven thousand 54
83	88		five hundred dollars annually for the Connecticut Farm Wine 55
84	89		Development Council established pursuant to section 22-26c; (G) 56
85	90		twenty-five thousand dollars annually to the Connecticut Food Policy 57
86	91		Council established pursuant to section 22-456; and (H) the remainder 58
87	92		for farmland preservation programs pursuant to chapter 422. Each 59
88	93		agency receiving funds under this section may use not more than ten 60
89	94		per cent of such funds for administration of the programs for which the 61
90	95		funds were provided. 62
91	96		[(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 63
92	97		fifty per cent of the moneys deposited in the community investment 64
93	98		account from January 1, 2016, until June 30, 2017, shall be credited every 65
94	99		three months to the resources of the General Fund, provided the funds 66
95	100		remaining in the account shall be distributed as provided in subsection 67
96	101		(a) of this section.] 68
97	102		Sec. 3. Subsection (h) of section 49-10 of the general statutes is 69
98	103		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 70
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100	105		(h) Notwithstanding the provisions concerning remittance and 72
101	106		retention of fees set forth in section 7-34a, as amended by this act, the 73
102	107		recording fees paid in accordance with subsections (a), (d) and (e) of 74
103	108		[said] section 7-34a, as amended by this act, by a nominee of a 75
104	109		mortgagee, as defined in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of [said] 76
105	110		section 7-34a, shall be allocated as follows: (1) For fees collected upon a 77
106	111		recording by a nominee of a mortgagee, except for the recording of (A) 78
107	112		an assignment of mortgage in which the nominee of a mortgagee 79
108	113		appears as assignor, and (B) a release of mortgage, as described in 80
109	114		section 49-8, by a nominee of a mortgagee, the town clerk shall remit one 81
110		-	hundred ten dollars of such fees to the state, such fees shall be deposited 82
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111	121		into the General Fund and, upon deposit in the General Fund, [thirty-83
112	122		six] forty-one dollars of such fees shall be credited to the community 84
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	123	+	investment account established pursuant to section 4-66aa, as amended 85
120	124		by this act; the town clerk shall retain forty-nine dollars of such fees, 86
121	125		thirty-nine dollars of which shall become part of the general revenue of 87
122	126		such municipality and ten dollars of which shall be deposited into the 88
123	127		town clerk fund; and the town clerk shall retain any fees for additional 89
124	128		pages beyond the first page in accordance with the provisions of 90
125	129		subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of [said] section 7-34a; and (2) for the 91
126	130		fee collected upon a recording of (A) an assignment of mortgage in 92
127	131		which the nominee appears as assignor, or (B) a release of mortgage by 93
128	132		a nominee of a mortgagee, the town clerk shall remit one hundred 94
129	133		twenty-seven dollars of such fee to the state, such fee shall be deposited 95
130	134		into the General Fund and, upon deposit in the General Fund, [thirty-96
131	135		six] forty-one dollars of such fee shall be credited to the community 97
132	136		investment account, [and, until October 1, 2014, sixty dollars of such fee 98
133	137		shall be credited to the State Banking Fund for purposes of funding the 99
134	138		foreclosure mediation program established by section 49-31m;] and the 100
135	139		town clerk shall retain thirty-two dollars of such fee, which shall become 101
136	140		part of the general revenue of such municipality. 102
137		-	Sec. 4. Section 22-38a of the general statutes is repealed and the 103
138		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 104
139		-	The Commissioner of Agriculture shall establish and administer a 105
140		-	program to promote the marketing of farm products grown and 106
141		-	produced in Connecticut for the purpose of encouraging the 107
142		-	development of agriculture in the state. The commissioner may, within 108
143		-	available appropriations, provide a grant-in-aid to any person, firm, 109
144		-	partnership or corporation engaged in the promotion and marketing of 110
145		-	such farm products, provided the words "CONNECTICUT-GROWN" 111
146		-	or "CT-Grown" are clearly incorporated in such promotional and 112
147		-	marketing activities. The commissioner shall (1) provide for the design, 113
148		-	plan and implementation of a multiyear, state-wide marketing and 114
149		-	advertising campaign, including, but not limited to, television and radio 115
150		-	advertisements, promoting the availability of, and advantages of 116
151		-	purchasing, Connecticut-grown farm products, (2) establish and 117
152		-	continuously update a web site connected with such advertising 118 Substitute Bill No. 351
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159		-	campaign that includes, but is not limited to, a comprehensive listing of 119
160		-	Connecticut farmers' markets, pick-your-own farms, roadside and on-120
161		-	farm markets, farm wineries, garden centers and nurseries selling 121
162		-	predominantly Connecticut-grown horticultural products and agri-122
163		-	tourism events and attractions, and (3) conduct efforts to promote 123
164		-	interaction and business relationships between farmers and restaurants, 124
165		-	grocery stores, institutional cafeterias and other potential institutional 125
166		-	purchasers of Connecticut-grown farm products, including, but not 126
167		-	limited to, (A) linking farmers and potential purchasers through a 127
168		-	separate feature of the web site established pursuant to this section, and 128
169		-	(B) organizing state-wide or regional events promoting Connecticut-129
170		-	grown farm products, where farmers and potential institutional 130
171		-	customers are invited to participate. The commissioner shall use his best 131
172		-	efforts to solicit cooperation and participation from the farm, corporate, 132
173		-	retail, wholesale and grocery communities in such advertising, Internet-133
174		-	related and event planning efforts, including, but not limited to, 134
175		-	soliciting private sector matching funds. The commissioner shall use all 135
176		-	of the funds provided to the Department of Agriculture pursuant to 136
177		-	subparagraph (C) of subdivision (5) of [subsection (a) of] section 4-66aa, 137
178		-	as amended by this act, for the purposes of this section. The 138
179		-	commissioner shall report annually to the joint standing committee of 139
180		-	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the 140
181		-	environment on issues with respect to efforts undertaken pursuant to 141
182		-	the requirements of this section, including, but not limited to, the 142
183		-	amount of private matching funds received and expended by the 143
184		-	department. The commissioner may adopt, in accordance with chapter 144
185		-	54, such regulations as he deems necessary to carry out the purposes of 145
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187	141		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
188	142		sections:
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190	144		Section 1 July 1, 2024 7-34a(e)
191	145		Sec. 2 July 1, 2024 4-66aa
192	146		Sec. 3 July 1, 2024 49-10(h)
193		-	Sec. 4 July 1, 2024 22-38a Substitute Bill No. 351
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201		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
202		-	Section 4 was added to conform with the changes made in Section 2.
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	148	+	Statement of Purpose:
	149	+	To increase the recording fee that funds the Community Investment
	150	+	Account by five dollars.
	151	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	152	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	153	+	underlined.]
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