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OLR Bill Analysis
SB 1186
AN ACT CONCERNING THE REGIONAL PLANNING INCENTIVE
ACCOUNT DISTRIBUTION FORMULA.
SUMMARY
This bill adjusts the calculation for regional service grants, tying one
component of it to any increases in the consumer price index.
Under existing law, unchanged by the bill, the Office of Policy and
Management secretary must annually distribute $7 million to the
regional councils of governments (COGs) from the regional planning
incentive account (see BACKGROUND). The per-COG grant formula,
which the secretary sets in consultation with the COGs, must include a
(1) base amount and (2) per capita amount, based on population data
outlined in the most recent decennial census. Under the bill, the per
capita amount must be adjusted to reflect any increase in the consumer
price index (CPI) for all urban consumers during the preceding 12
months.
When the per capita amount (but not the total distribution amount of
$7 million) is adjusted based on CPI, the bill shifts these grant amounts
to COGs with higher populations, requiring a decrease in the base
amount (which is the same across all COGs).
The bill additionally requires that the formula be reviewed and
updated annually, rather than every five years as current law requires.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2025
BACKGROUND
Regional Planning Incentive Account
The regional planning incentive account is a separate, nonlapsing
General Fund account funded by 6.7% of the revenue generated by the
room occupancy tax and 10.7% of the revenue generated by the rental 2025SB-01186-R000201-BA.DOCX
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car tax (CGS ยง 12-411(1)(J)).
COMMITTEE ACTION
Planning and Development Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 20 Nay 0 (03/07/2025)