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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1186
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 3731
Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
(PD)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE REGIONAL PLANNING INCENTIVE
ACCOUNT DISTRIBUTION FORMULA.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (d) of section 4-66k of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
2025): 3
(d) (1) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, 4
funds from the regional planning incentive account shall be distributed 5
to each regional council of governments [formed] created pursuant to 6
section 4-124j, in the amount of one hundred eighty-five thousand five 7
hundred dollars plus sixty-eight cents per capita, using population 8
information from the most recent federal decennial census. 9
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 10
thereafter, funds from the regional planning incentive account shall be 11
distributed to [the] each regional council of governments [formed] 12
created pursuant to section 4-124j, in [the] an amount totaling seven 13
million dollars. Such funds shall be distributed under a formula 14
determined by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management in 15
consultation with the regional [council] councils of governments, that 16
includes (A) a base payment amount payable to each such regional 17
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council, and (B) a per capita payment amount to each such regional 18
council based upon population data for each such regional council from 19
the most recent federal decennial census, adjusted in accordance with 20
any change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers as 21
published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor 22
Statistics, during the preceding twelve-month period, if such change 23
reflects an increase in said index. Such formula shall be reviewed and 24
updated [every five years after the initial adoption of such formula] 25
annually. 26
(3) Not later than July 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, each regional 27
council of governments shall submit to the secretary a proposal for 28
expenditure of the funds described in [subdivision (1) of] this 29
subsection. Such proposal may include, but need not be limited to, a 30
description of (A) functions, activities or services currently performed 31
by the state or municipalities that may be provided in a more efficient, 32
cost-effective, responsive or higher quality manner by such regional 33
council, a regional educational service center or similar regional entity; 34
(B) anticipated cost savings relating to the sharing of government 35
services, including, but not limited to, joint purchasing; (C) the 36
standardization and alignment of various regions of the state; or (D) any 37
other initiatives that may facilitate the delivery of services to the public 38
in a more efficient, cost-effective, responsive or higher quality manner. 39
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2025 4-66k(d)
Statement of Purpose:
To index the per capita payment amount to each regional council of
governments from the regional planning incentive account to any
increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers.
[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.]