Connecticut 2025 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06273 Compare Versions

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5		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6273
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	6	+	General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6273
6	7		January Session, 2025
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	11	+	Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
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	14	+	Introduced by:
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10	19		AN ACT ESTABLISHING FUNDING FOR FARMERS WHO HAVE CROP
11	20		LOSS DUE TO SIGNIFICANT ACUTE WEATHER EVENTS.
12	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
13	22		Assembly convened:
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15	24		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) There is established the 1
16	25		Farmers' Crop Loss Reimbursement Grant Program within the 2
17	26		Department of Agriculture. The purpose of such program shall be to 3
18	27		reimburse farmers in the state who incur crop loss attributable to 4
19	28		significant acute weather events. The department shall establish the 5
20	29		parameters of such grant program, including, but not limited to, (1) 6
21	30		eligibility criteria for such farmers, (2) prioritization rules for the use of 7
22	31		funds available to said department for such program, (3) maximum 8
23	32		reimbursement amounts under such program, (4) designation of 9
24	33		significant acute weather events that trigger eligibility for such 10
25	34		reimbursement under the program, and (5) the application process for 11
26	35		any such reimbursement request. Any application received by the 12
27	36		department pursuant to such program shall be acted upon by the 13
28	37		department not later than sixty days after receipt. 14
29	38		(b) Upon the development of the parameters of such grant program, 15
30	39		the department shall post information concerning such program, 16
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31	45		including all such parameters, on the department's Internet web site. 17
32	46		Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) For the purposes described in 18
33		-	subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the 19 Substitute Bill No. 6273
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	47	+	subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the 19
38	48		power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state 20
39	49		in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the 21
40	50		aggregate ten million dollars. 22
41	51		(b) The proceeds of the sale of such bonds, to the extent of the amount 23
42	52		stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department 24
43	53		of Agriculture for the purpose of providing reimbursement to farmers 25
44		-	in accordance with the Farmers' Crop Loss Reimbursement ~~Grant~~ 26
45		-	~~Program~~ established in section 1 of this act. 27
	54	+	in accordance with the Farmers' Crop Loss Reimbursement Program 26
	55	+	established in section 1 of this act. 27
46	56		(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise 28
47	57		of any right or power granted thereby, that are not inconsistent with the 29
48	58		provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all 30
49	59		bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this 31
50	60		section. Temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived 32
51	61		from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in 33
52	62		accordance with section 3-20 of the general statutes and from time to 34
53	63		time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not 35
54	64		exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided 36
55	65		in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond 37
56	66		Commission authorizing such bonds. None of such bonds shall be 38
57	67		authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that 39
58	68		there has been filed with it a request for such authorization that is signed 40
59	69		by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 41
60	70		and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its 42
61	71		discretion, may require. Such bonds issued pursuant to this section shall 43
62	72		be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state 44
63	73		of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and 45
64	74		interest on such bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as 46
65	75		part of the contract of the state with the holders of such bonds, 47
66	76		appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such 48
67		-	principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay 49
68		-	such principal and interest as the same become due. 50 Substitute Bill No. 6273
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	82	+	principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay 49
	83	+	such principal and interest as the same become due. 50
73	84		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
74	85		sections:
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76	87		Section 1 July 1, 2025 New section
77	88		Sec. 2 July 1, 2025 New section
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79		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
80		-	In Section 2(b) "Grant" was inserted for consistency.
	90	+	Statement of Purpose:
	91	+	To help mitigate the hardship on farmers resulting from the loss of a
	92	+	crop due to a devastating one-time weather event.
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82		-	ENV Joint Favorable Subst.-LCO C/R FIN
	94	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	95	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	96	+	underlined.]
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	98	+	Co-Sponsors: REP. CANDELORA V., 86th Dist.; SEN. COHEN, 12th Dist.
	99	+	REP. BUMGARDNER, 41st Dist.
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