A municipality which has an enterprise zone designated under section 32-70 and an abandoned or underutilized railroad depot which is located outside of the enterprise zone may, with the approval of the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, designate the property on which such depot is located and the properties adjacent to such property as a railroad depot zone. Businesses located within a railroad depot zone shall be entitled to the same benefits, subject to the same conditions, under the general statutes for which businesses located in an enterprise zone qualify. The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 which (1) further define the term “railroad depot” for the purposes of this section, (2) establish an application procedure for municipalities seeking the approval of the commissioner for railroad depot zone designations, and (3) establish criteria for the issuance by the commissioner of approvals for such designations.
(P.A. 96-239, S. 7, 17.)
History: P.A. 96-239 effective July 1, 1996.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development
Section 32-70. - Enterprise zones. Designation. Expansion.
Section 32-70b. - Municipal enterprise zone revitalization plan.
Section 32-70c. - Municipal enterprise zone advisory committees.
Section 32-70d. - Community enterprise zone boards.
Section 32-70e. - Financial assistance for neighborhood development in enterprise zones.
Section 32-70f. - Neighborhood economic development account.
Section 32-70g. - Knowledge center enterprise zones. Proposals. Regulations. Performance assessment.
Section 32-71. - Fixing of assessments in enterprise zones.
Section 32-71a. - Treatment of certain electric generating facilities.
Section 32-71b. - Treatment of certain electric generating facilities completed after July 1, 2002.
Section 32-75. - Certain business facilities not eligible.
Section 32-75a. - Railroad depot zones. Regulations.
Section 32-75d. - Airport development zones.
Section 32-80. - Enterprise corridor zones.
Section 32-80a. - Energy improvement districts. Definitions. Board.
Section 32-80b. - Energy improvement districts funding and revenue.