LCO No. 1391 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5539 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 1391 Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. GIBSON, 15th Dist. AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE TO ERECT A STATUTE HONORING MAYOR THIRMAN MILNER IN THE CITY OF HARTFORD. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the State Bond Commission be empowered to authorize the 1 issuance of bonds of the state in accordance with section 3-20 of the 2 general statutes, in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate 3 ____ dollars, the proceeds of which shall be used by the Office of Policy 4 and Management for the purpose of providing a grant-in-aid to the city 5 of Hartford to erect a statute in honor of Mayor Thirman Milner near the 6 intersection of Russ Street and Lafayette Street in such city. 7 Statement of Purpose: To provide funding to erect a statute in honor of Mayor Thirman Milner, the first African American mayor in New England, in the city of Hartford.