Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 50 - Office of Policy and Management: General Provisions; Budget and Appropriations; State Planning
Section 4-66c. - Urban action bonds.

(a) For the purposes of subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have power, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate two billion two hundred twenty-four million four hundred eighty-seven thousand five hundred forty-four dollars, provided forty million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2022. All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section, are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization, which is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms and conditions as said commission in its discretion may require. Said bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.

(b) (1) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent hereinafter stated, shall be used, subject to the provisions of subsections (c) and (d) of this section, for the purpose of redirecting, improving and expanding state activities which promote community conservation and development and improve the quality of life for urban residents of the state as hereinafter stated: (A) For the Department of Economic and Community Development: Economic and community development projects, including administrative costs incurred by the Department of Economic and Community Development, not exceeding sixty-seven million five hundred ninety-one thousand six hundred forty-two dollars, one million dollars of which shall be used for a grant to the development center program and the nonprofit business consortium deployment center approved pursuant to section 32-411; (B) for the Department of Transportation: Urban mass transit, not exceeding two million dollars; (C) for the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection: Recreation development and solid waste disposal projects, not exceeding one million nine hundred ninety-five thousand nine hundred two dollars; (D) for the Department of Social Services: Child day care projects, elderly centers, shelter facilities for victims of domestic violence, emergency shelters and related facilities for the homeless, multipurpose human resource centers and food distribution facilities, not exceeding thirty-nine million one hundred thousand dollars, provided four million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 1994; (E) for the Department of Economic and Community Development: Housing projects, not exceeding three million dollars; (F) for the Office of Policy and Management: (i) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for a pilot demonstration program to leverage private contributions for redevelopment of designated historic preservation areas, not exceeding one million dollars; (ii) grants-in-aid for urban development projects including economic and community development, transportation, environmental protection, public safety, children and families and social services projects and programs, including, in the case of economic and community development projects administered on behalf of the Office of Policy and Management by the Department of Economic and Community Development, administrative costs incurred by the Department of Economic and Community Development, not exceeding two billion one hundred nine million eight hundred thousand dollars, provided forty million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2022.
(2) (A) Five million dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection may be made available to private nonprofit organizations for the purposes described in said subparagraph (F)(ii). (B) Twelve million dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection may be made available for necessary renovations and improvements of libraries. (C) Five million dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be made available for small business gap financing. (D) Ten million dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection may be made available for regional economic development revolving loan funds. (E) One million four hundred thousand dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be made available for rehabilitation and renovation of the Black Rock Library in Bridgeport. (F) Two million five hundred thousand dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be made available for site acquisition, renovation and rehabilitation for the Institute for the Hispanic Family in Hartford. (G) Three million dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be made available for the acquisition of land and the development of commercial or retail property in New Haven. (H) Seven hundred fifty thousand dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be made available for repairs and replacement of the fishing pier at Cummings Park in Stamford. (I) Ten million dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be made available for development of an intermodal transportation facility in northeastern Connecticut.
(c) Any proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section or of temporary notes issued in anticipation of the moneys to be derived from the sale of such bonds may be used to fund grants-in-aid to municipalities or the grant-in-aid programs of said departments, including, but not limited to, financial assistance and expenses authorized under chapters 128, 129, 130, 133, 136 and 298, and section 16a-40a, provided any such program shall be implemented in an eligible municipality or is for projects in other municipalities which the State Bond Commission determines will help to meet the goals set forth in section 4-66b. For the purposes of this section, “eligible municipality” means a municipality which is economically distressed within the meaning of subsection (b) of section 32-9p, which is classified as an urban center in any plan adopted by the General Assembly pursuant to section 16a-30, which is classified as a public investment community within the meaning of subdivision (9) of subsection (a) of section 7-545, or in which the State Bond Commission determines that the project in question will help meet the goals set forth in section 4-66b. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, proceeds from the sale of bonds pursuant to this section may, with the approval of the State Bond Commission, be used for transit-oriented development projects, as defined in section 13b-79o, in any municipality.
(d) Any economic development project eligible for assistance under this section may include but not be limited to: (1) The construction or rehabilitation of commercial, industrial and mixed use structures; and (2) the construction, reconstruction or repair of roads, accessways and other site improvements. The state, acting by and in the discretion of the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, may enter into a contract for state financial assistance for any eligible economic or community development project in the form of a grant-in-aid. Any grant-in-aid shall be in an amount not in excess of the cost of the project for which the grant is made as determined and approved by the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development. Before entering into a grant-in-aid contract the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall have approved an application submitted on forms provided by the commissioner. No project shall be undertaken until the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development approves the plans, specifications and estimated costs. The commissioner may adopt such regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, as are necessary for the implementation of this section.
(e) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the contrary, whenever the Department of Economic and Community Development or the Office of Policy and Management is authorized by the general statutes to assess, collect or fund administrative expenses or service charges or otherwise recover costs or expenses incurred by the state in carrying out the provisions of any economic or community development project or program administered by the Department of Economic and Community Development, except in the case of administrative oversight charges described in section 8-37tt amounts so assessed, collected or funded by the state may be used to pay any administrative expenses of the Department of Economic and Community Development and shall not be required to be used to pay expenses related to a particular project or program.
(P.A. 79-607, S. 21; P.A. 80-21, S. 1, 5; 80-411, S. 2, 3; 80-483, S. 11, 186; P.A. 81-472, S. 1, 159; P.A. 83-365; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-33, S. 2, 17; P.A. 84-443, S. 1, 20; P.A. 85-558, S. 2, 17; 85-613, S. 16, 154; P.A. 86-396, S. 3, 25; P.A. 87-405, S. 1, 26; P.A. 88-343, S. 3, 32; P.A. 89-211, S. 3; 89-331, S. 4, 30; P.A. 90-297, S. 1, 24; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-4, S. 6, 25; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-7, S. 1, 36; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; 93-382, S. 53, 69; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1, S. 1, 45; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; 95-272, S. 1, 29; P.A. 96-181, S. 104, 121; 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; 96-256, S. 169, 209; June 5 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 2, 20; P.A. 98-259, S. 1, 17; P.A. 99-241, S. 2, 66; 99-242, S. 88, 90; P.A. 00-167, S. 57, 69; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-7, S. 1, 28; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-5, S. 1; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-1, S. 1; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, S. 110; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 1; P.A. 06-136, S. 12; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7, S. 40; P.A. 10-44, S. 26; P.A. 11-57, S. 61; 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 13-239, S. 51; P.A. 14-98, S. 28; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-1, S. 51; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-4, S. 238; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 427; P.A. 18-178, S. 17; P.A. 20-1, S. 51; P.A. 21-111, S. 51.)
History: P.A. 80-21 removed housing projects from control of economic development department and gave control to housing department under Subsec. (b); P.A. 80-411 included shelter facilities for victims of household abuse under control of human resources department in Subsec. (b); P.A. 80-483 and P.A. 81-472 made technical changes; P.A. 83-365 added Subsec. (d) concerning economic development projects; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-33 increased total authorization from $12,000,000 to $13,000,000 and economic development project segment from $2,000,000 to $3,000,000; P.A. 84-443 increased general authorization limit to $15,000,000, including an increase for the departments of economic development and human resources to $4,000,000 each, delayed the deadline for authorization by the state bond commission to October 1, 1986, and incorrectly showed Subsec. (d) as new language whereas it had already been added by P.A. 83-365; P.A. 85-558 increased the bond authorization limit to $17,300,000, increasing economic development segment to $5,300,000 and human resources segment to $5,000,000; P.A. 85-613 made technical change; P.A. 86-396 amended Subsec. (a) to increase bond authorization from $17,300,000 to $20,050,000 and amended Subsec. (b) to increase bond authorization in Subdiv. (1) from $5,300,000 five to 6,300,000, to increase bond authorization in Subdiv. (4) from $5,000,000 to $5,750,000 and to add Subdiv. (6) re historic preservation areas; P.A. 87-405 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the bond authorization from $20,050,000 to $59,050,000 and amended Subsec. (b) to increase the bond authorization in Subdiv. (1) from $6,300,000 to $7,300,000, to increase the bond authorization in Subdiv. (4) from $5,750,000 to $8,750,000 and to include emergency shelters for the homeless and multipurpose human resource centers within that authorization and to add Subdiv. (6)(B) re grants-in-aid to municipalities, municipal entities and certain nonprofit organizations; P.A. 88-343 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the bond authorization from $59,050,000 to $68,050,000 and amended Subsec. (b)(1) to increase the bond authorization from $7,300,000 to $9,300,000 and (b)(4) from $8,750,000 to $15,750,000 and added “related facilities” in Subsec. (b)(4); P.A. 89-211 clarified reference to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; P.A. 89-331 increased the total bond authorization from $68,050,000 to $72,550,000 and increased the bond authorization for the department of human resources from $15,750,000 to $20,250,000; P.A. 90-297 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the bond authorization from $72,550,000 to $79,645,902 and amended Subsec. (b)(1) to increase the bond authorization from $9,300,000 to $9,800,000,(b)(2) to decrease the bond authorization from $2,000,000 to $1,995,902 and (b)(4) to increase the bond authorization from $20,250,000 to $26,850,000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-4 increased the bond authorization in Subsec. (a) from $79,645,902 to $92,345,902, in Subsec. (b)(1) the amount of the proceeds from the sale of said bonds to be used for economic development was increased from $9,800,000 to $17,500,000 and in Subsec. (b)(4) the amount to be used for the department of human resources was increased from $26,850,000 to $31,850,000; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-7 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the bond authorization from $92,345,902 to $106,595,902 and amended Subsec. (b)(1) to increase the bond authorization from $17,500,000 to $18,500,000, Subsec. (b)(4) to increase the bond authorization from $31,850,000 to $35,100,000 and to include in such authorization food distribution facilities and Subsec. (b)(6)(B) to increase the bond authorization from $35,000,000 to $45,000,000 and to include in such authorization public safety programs; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of department of social services for department of human resources, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-382 added definition of “applicant” in Subsec. (d), extending eligibility for grants-in-aid to nonmunicipal entities, effective July 1, 1993; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1 amended Subsec. (a) to increase bond authorization from $106,595,902 to $173,895,902, effective July 1, 1993, provided $30,500,000 of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 1994, and amended Subsec. (b)(1) to increase bond authorization from $18,500,000 to $48,500,000, effective July 1, 1993, provided $10,000,000 of the authorization shall be effective July 1, 1994, (b)(4) from $35,100,000 to $39,100,000, effective July 1, 1993, provided $4,000,000 of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 1994, and (b)(6) from $45,000,000 to $78,300,000, effective July 1, 1993, provided $16,500,000 of the authorization shall be effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Economic Development with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; P.A. 95-272 amended Subsec. (a) to increase authorization from $173,895,902 to $197,895,902 provided $12,000,000 of the authorization shall be effective July 1, 1996, Subsec. (b) to increase authorization for the Department of Economic and Community Development from $48,500,000 to $58,500,000 provided $5,000,000 of the authorization shall be effective July 1, 1996, and the authorization for grants-in-aid for urban development projects from $78,300,000 to $92,300,000 provided $7,000,000 of the authorization shall be effective July 1, 1996, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 96-181 amended Subsec. (a) to increase authorization from $197,895,000 to $275,895,000 and the amount available for July 1, 1996, from $12,000,000 to $90,000,000, Subsec. (b) to include administrative costs incurred by the Department of Economic and Community Development, to provide that $2,000,000 be used for the Technology-Based Revolving Loan Fund program, to add the Department of Children and Families and to increase the amounts available for grants-in-aid under Subdiv. (6)(B) from $92,300,000 to $170,300,000 and the amount available for July 1, 1996, from $7,000,000 to $85,000,000, Subsec. (c) to add to the definition of “eligible municipality” reference to determination by Bond Commission that projects meet goal of Sec. 4-66b, and Subsec. (d) to delete definition of “applicant” and make technical changes, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 96-256 amended Subsec. (d) to replace reference to Sec. 33-421 with Sec. 33-1002, effective January 1, 1997; June 5 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 amended Subsec. (a) to increase bond authorization from $275,895,902 to $384,695,902 provided $54,400,000 is effective July 1, 1998, and amended Subsec. (b) to increase bond authorization from $58,500,000 to $67,300,000 provided $4,400,000 is effective July 1, 1998, and to delete reference to the Technology-Based Revolving Loan Fund program, effective July 31, 1997; P.A. 98-259, effective July 1, 1998, amended Subsec. (a) to increase authorization from $384,695,902 to $409,695,902 provided $79,400,000 of said authorization was effective July 1, 1998, and amended Subsec. (b) to increase authorization in Subdiv. (2) from $1,995,902 to $2,000,000, to decrease the authorization in Subdiv. (3) from $2,000,000 to $1,995,902, and to increase the authorization in Subdiv. (6) from $270,300,000 to $295,300,000 provided $75,000,000 of said authorization was effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 99-241 amended Subsec. (a) to increase authorization from $409,695,902 to $596,695,902 provided $93,000,000 is effective July 1, 2000, and Subsec. (b) to increase authorization from $67,300,000 to $77,300,000, one million to be used for a grant to the deployment center program provided $5,000,000 is effective July 1, 2000, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 99-242 amended Subsec. (a) to increase authorization from $596,695,902 to $669,695,902 provided $130,000,000 is effective July 1, 2000, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 00-167 amended Subsec. (b) to provide that $5,000,000 of the grants authorized under Subdiv. (6)(B) may be made to private nonprofit organizations and that $5,000,000 of the grants authorized under Subdiv. (6)(B) may be made for necessary renovations and improvements of libraries, and amended Subsec. (c) to include public investment communities as eligible municipalities, effective July 1, 2000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-7 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the authorization from $669,695,902 to $953,695,902 provided $142,000,000 is effective July 1, 2002, and amended Subsec. (b) to increase authorization to the Department of Economic and Community Development for economic and community development projects from $77,300,000 to $81,300,000 provided $2,000,000 is effective July 1, 2002, and to increase authorization to Office of Policy and Management for various projects from $545,300,000 to $825,300,000 provided $140,000,000 is effective July 1, 2002, effective July 1, 2001; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-5 amended Subsec. (a) to decrease authorization from $953,695,902 to $906,987,544 and to provide that $107,000,000 of such authorization shall be effective July 1, 2003, and amended Subsec. (b)(1) to decrease amount authorized for the Department of Economic and Community Development from $81,300,000 to $74,591,642 and to provide that $7,000,000 of such authorization shall be effective July 1, 2003, Subsec. (b)(6)(B) to decrease the amount authorized for the Office of Policy and Management from $825,300,000 to $785,300,000 and to provide that $100,000,000 of such authorization shall be effective July 1, 2003, and to add provision that $5,000,000 be made available for small business gap financing, effective July 1, 2002; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-1 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the aggregate authorization to $982,487,544 and to provide that $75,500,000 of said authorization is effective July 1, 2004, and amended Subsec. (b) to decrease authorization to the Department of Economic and Community Development in Subdiv. (1) to $67,591,642, to delete provision re part of said authorization which was effective July 1, 2003, to increase authorization to the Department of Economic and Community Development in Subdiv. (6)(B) to $867,800,000, of which $82,500,000 is effective July 1, 2004, to increase authorization for renovations and improvements of libraries to $10,000,000 and to add provision making a portion of authorized funds available for regional economic development revolving loan funds, effective July 1, 2004; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2 amended Subsec. (b) to increase an authorization for renovations and improvements of libraries to $12,000,000, effective May 12, 2004; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the aggregate authorization from $982,487,541 to $1,132,487,544, of which $65,000,000 is effective July 1, 2006, and amended Subsec. (b) by dividing it into Subdivs. (1) and (2), making conforming changes therein, increasing the amount authorized for the Department of Economic and Community Development from $867,800,000 to $1,017,800,000, of which $65,000,000 is effective July 1, 2006, and providing that $1,400,000 be made available for Black Rock Library and $2,500,000 be made available for the Institute for the Hispanic Family, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 06-136 amended Subsec. (c) to provide that bonds may be used for transit-oriented development projects, effective July 1, 2006; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7 amended Subsec. (a) to increase aggregate authorization from $1,132,487,544 to $1,172,487,544, of which $20,000,000 is effective July 1, 2008, and amended Subsec. (b)(1)(F)(ii) to increase amount authorized from $1,017,800,000 to $1,057,800,000, of which $20,000,000 is effective July 1, 2008, effective November 2, 2007; P.A. 10-44 amended Subsec. (a) to decrease aggregate authorization from $1,172,487,544 to $1,159,487,544 and to delete provision re authorization amount effective on July 1, 2008, amended Subsec. (b)(1)(F)(ii) to decrease amount authorized from $1,057,800,000 to $1,044,800,000 and to delete provision re authorization amount effective on July 1, 2008, and amended Subsec. (b)(2) by adding Subpara. (G) providing that $3,000,000 be made available for land acquisition and development in New Haven and Subpara. (H) providing that $750,000 be made available for Cummings Park in Stamford, effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 11-57 amended Subsec. (a) to increase aggregate authorization from $1,159,487,544 to $1,259,487,544, of which $50,000,000 is effective July 1, 2012, and amended Subsec. (b)(1)(F)(ii) to increase amount authorized from $1,044,800,000 to $1,144,800,000, of which $50,000,000 is effective July 1, 2012, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-239 amended Subsec. (a) to increase aggregate authorization from $1,259,487,544 to $1,359,487,544 and change date that $50,000,000 of authorization is effective from July 1, 2012, to July 1, 2014, and amended Subsec. (b)(1)(F)(ii) to increase amount authorized from $1,144,800,000 to $1,244,800,000 and change date that $50,000,000 of authorization is effective from July 1, 2012, to July 1, 2014, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-98 amended Subsec. (a) to increase aggregate authorization from $1,359,487,544 to $1,439,487,544 and delete provision re $50,000,000 of authorization to be effective July 1, 2014, amended Subsec. (b)(1)(F)(ii) to increase amount authorized from $1,244,800,000 to $1,324,800,000 and delete provision re $50,000,000 of authorization to be effective July 1, 2014, and amended Subsec. (b)(2) by adding Subpara. (I) authorizing $10,000,000 for an intermodal transportation facility in northeastern Connecticut, effective July 1, 2014; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-1 amended Subsec. (a) to increase aggregate authorization from $1,439,487,544 to $1,559,487,544, of which $50,000,000 is effective July 1, 2016, and amended Subsec. (b)(1)(F)(ii) to increase authorization from $1,324,800,000 to $1,444,800,000, of which $50,000,000 is effective July 1, 2016, effective July 1, 2015; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-4 amended Subsec. (a) to increase aggregate authorization from $1,559,487,544 to $1,584,487,544, of which $75,000,000 is effective July 1, 2016, and amended Subsec. (b)(1)(F)(ii) to increase amount authorized from $1,444,800,000 to $1,469,800,000, of which $75,000,000 is effective July 1, 2016, effective July 1, 2016; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsec. (a) to increase aggregate authorization from $1,584,487,544 to $1,684,487,544, of which $50,000,000 is effective July 1, 2018, and amended Subsec. (b)(1)(F)(ii) to increase amount authorized from $1,469,800,000 to $1,569,800,000, of which $50,000,000 is effective July 1, 2018, effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 18-178 amended Subsec. (a) to increase aggregate authorization from $1,684,487,544 to $1,784,487,544, of which $100,000,000 is effective July 1, 2018, and amended Subsec. (b)(1)(F)(ii) to increase amount authorized from $1,569,800,000 to $1,669,800,000, of which $100,000,000 is effective July 1, 2018, effective July 1, 2018; P.A. 20-1 amended Subsec. (a) to increase aggregate authorization from $1,784,487,544 to $1,984,487,544, of which $100,000,000 is effective July 1, 2020, and amended Subsec. (b)(1)(F)(ii) to increase amount authorized from $1,669,800,000 to $1,869,800,000, of which $100,000,000 is effective July 1, 2020, effective March 12, 2020; P.A. 21-111 amended Subsec. (a) to increase aggregate authorization from $1,984,487,544 to $2,224,487,544, of which $40,000,000 is effective July 1, 2022, and amended Subsec. (b)(1)(F)(ii) to increase amount authorized from $1,869,800,000 to $2,109,800,000, of which $40,000,000 is effective July 1, 2022, effective July 1, 2021.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 4 - Management of State Agencies

Chapter 50 - Office of Policy and Management: General Provisions; Budget and Appropriations; State Planning

Section 4-65. - Commissioner.

Section 4-65a. - Office of Policy and Management.

Section 4-65b. - Transfer of certain powers and duties to secretary from Commissioner and Department of Planning and Energy Policy, Commissioner of Finance and Control, managing director, Budget and Management Division, Tax Commissioner under chapter...

Section 4-66. - Powers and duties of Secretary of Office of Policy and Management.

Section 4-66a. - Secretary to advise Governor and General Assembly on matters concerning local government and matters affecting the state. Planning, management and technical assistance for local governments. Federal financial assistance and funds, an...

Section 4-66aa. - Community investment account. Distribution of funds.

Section 4-66b. - Capital development impact statements.

Section 4-66bb. - Administrative costs to be paid from land protection, affordable housing and historic preservation account.

Section 4-66c. - Urban action bonds.

Section 4-66cc. - Agricultural sustainability account.

Section 4-66d. - Standardized form for notification of possible reimbursement liability.

Section 4-66e. - Development of interagency self-sufficiency measurement standards.

Section 4-66f. - Maintenance of funds received from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Section 4-66g. - *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (a) and effective date.) Small town economic assistance program. Bond authorization. Certain sewer projects eligible.

Section 4-66h. - Main Street Investment Fund account. Distribution of funds.

Section 4-66k. - Regional planning incentive account.

Section 4-66l. - Municipal revenue sharing account. Grants.

Section 4-66m. - Intertown capital equipment purchase incentive program. Bond authorization.

Section 4-66n. - Municipal reimbursement and revenue account. Distribution of funds.

Section 4-66o. - Receivables for anticipated revenue.

Section 4-66p. - Municipal Revenue Sharing Fund.

Section 4-66q. - Regional councils of governments. Establishment of revenue sharing agreements.

Section 4-66r. - Regional councils of governments. Grants-in-aid. Use of funds. Report to General Assembly.

Section 4-66s. - Collaboration task force. Offering performance of functions, activities or services.

Section 4-67. - Secretary may require reports. Examination of agencies. Annual report to Governor. Medical records of state employees.

Section 4-67a. - Medical Affairs Reference Committee.

Section 4-67aa. - Data sharing agreements with state instrumentalities. Required provisions. Disclosure. Exemption.

Section 4-67b. - Appraisal fee schedule established.

Section 4-67c. - Fee schedule for health services established by Commissioner of Social Services.

Section 4-67d. - Professional Advisory Committee.

Section 4-67e. - Coordination of water resources policy. Memorandum of understanding. Review of regulatory authority and memoranda of understanding.

Section 4-67f. - State agency projects to reduce costs and increase efficiencies. Employee awards. Innovations review panel. Savings realized.

Section 4-67g. - State real property: Long-range planning, efficiency and appropriateness of use and inventories. Secretary approval re ownership and use.

Section 4-67h. - Bond issue.

Section 4-67i. - Agency procurement plan.

Section 4-67m. - Development of goals, objectives and measures; implementation and revision; report.

Section 4-67n. - Data-sharing program for executive agencies. Policies and procedures. Memoranda of agreement. Employment records. Requests for public records.

Section 4-67o. - Definitions.

Section 4-67p. - Chief Data Officer. Duties. Designation of agency data officers. State data plan. Agency inventories of data. Open data access plans. Online repository. Voluntary compliance of other agencies or municipalities.

Section 4-67q. - Licensing agreements re posting online of codes and standards incorporated by reference into regulations.

Section 4-67r. - Connecticut Progress Council. Development of long-range vision. Benchmarks. Report on use of benchmarks in budgeting.

Section 4-67s. - Child Poverty and Prevention Council: Definitions.

Section 4-67t and 4-67u. - State Prevention Council: Comprehensive state-wide prevention plan; fiscal accountability; report and recommendations; plan to include coordination and identification of prevention services and findings re effectiveness of...

Section 4-67v. - Governor's budget document re prevention goals.

Section 4-67w. - State Prevention Council: Submission of recommendations re expansion, including benchmarks, or termination.

Section 4-67x. - Child Poverty and Prevention Council established. Duties. Ten-year plan. Prevention goals, recommendations and outcome measures. Protocol for state contracts. Agency reports. Council report to General Assembly. Termination of council...

Section 4-67y. - Child Poverty and Prevention Council to constitute the children in the recession leadership team. Duties. Report.

Section 4-67z. - Review of legal obstacles to sharing of high value data. Report.

Section 4-68. - Records and services of office to be available in connection with the preparation, legislation and execution of the budget.

Section 4-68aa. - Social innovation investment enterprise. Social innovation account.

Section 4-68bb. - Project Longevity Initiative. Definitions. Implementation.

Section 4-68cc. - Neighborhood Security Fellowship Program.

Section 4-68d. - Collection of sums due state for public assistance.

Section 4-68dd. - Municipal Grant Portal.

Section 4-68ee. - Report of sensitivity and stress test analyses for teachers' retirement system and state employees retirement system.

Section 4-68ff. - Collection, presentation and reporting of prosecutorial data.

Section 4-68g. (Formerly Sec. 17-21). - Conservators for mentally ill or mentally retarded persons.

Section 4-68gg. - Annual report re community engagement training.

Section 4-68j. - Disapproval of requests by any state agency or official may be in writing.

Section 4-68k. - Data processing division, established. Deputy commissioner of data processing; responsibilities; qualifications.

Section 4-68l. - Grants to towns to supplement reimbursement under the general assistance program.

Section 4-68m. - Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division. Duties. Collaboration with other agencies. Access to information and data. Availability of reports and presentations.

Section 4-68n. - Correctional system population projections.

Section 4-68o. - Reporting system to track criminal justice system trends and outcomes.

Section 4-68p. - Report of data analysis of state criminal justice system trends.

Section 4-68q. - Notification of outstanding rearrest warrants and arrest warrants for probation violations.

Section 4-68r. - Definitions.

Section 4-68s. - Program inventory of agency programs. Pilot program re Pew-MacArthur Results First cost-benefit analysis of state grant programs. Report.

Section 4-68t. - Tracking, analysis and reporting of recidivism rates for children.

Section 4-68x. - Urban violence reduction grant program.

Section 4-68y. - Disproportionate minority contact: Definitions, reports.

Section 4-68z. - State-wide process improvement initiative for executive branch agencies. Steering committee.

Section 4-68hh. - Analysis and report re impact of federal and state housing programs on economic and racial segregation.

Section 4-69. - Definitions.

Section 4-70 and 4-70a. - Director of the Budget; general duties. Budget and Management Division established.

Section 4-70b. - Definitions. Secretary's budget, finance and management duties. Report to the General Assembly. Secretary's authority to waive competitive procurement requirements re purchase of service contracts.

Section 4-70c. - Transfer of budget director's powers to managing director, Planning and Budgeting Division.

Section 4-70e. - Office of Finance. Executive financial officer.

Section 4-71. - Transmission to General Assembly of budget document in odd-numbered year and status report in even-numbered year. Report re three fiscal years immediately following biennium.

Section 4-71a. - Estimates of recommended state grants-in-aid to towns under the budget document.

Section 4-71b. - Estimates of state grants-in-aid under state budget act.

Section 4-71c. - Computation of the cost of an indexed increase in assistance payments.

Section 4-72. - Governor's budget message.

Section 4-73. - Recommended appropriations.

Section 4-73a. - Determination of actual rate of fringe benefits for funds of the constituent units of the state system of higher education.

Section 4-74. - Appropriation and revenue bills.

Section 4-74a. - Budget document to include recommendations concerning the economy and explanation concerning equity in the state.

Section 4-75. - Publication of the budget document.

Section 4-76. - Governor to explain budget document and reports to legislative committees.

Section 4-77. - Submission of estimates of expenditures by budgeted agencies. Guidelines for standard economic and planning factors and for unit costs for utilities. Statement of revenue and estimated revenue. Financial, personnel and nonappropriated...

Section 4-77a. - Submission of estimates of expenditures for payment of workers' compensation claims.

Section 4-77b. - Estimate of expenditure requirement by Department of Administrative Services to include leasing and maintenance costs.

Section 4-77c. - Estimates of expenditure requirements for implementation of evidence-based programs.

Section 4-78. - Information contained in budget recommendations.

Section 4-79. - Tentative budget.

Section 4-80. - Hearings on tentative budget.

Section 4-81. - Formulation of the budget.

Section 4-82. - Supplemental estimates.

Section 4-82a. - Governor to report to General Assembly re projected deficit.

Section 4-83. - Prohibited estimates or requests.

Section 4-84. - Contingency appropriation.

Section 4-85. - Quarterly requisitions for allotments; exceptions; modifications. Procedure for reductions to allotment requisitions and allotments in force for legislative and judicial branches.

Section 4-85a. - Reductions of appropriations for the fiscal year 1971–1972.

Section 4-85b and 4-85c. - Preparation of a human services annual agenda. Human services annual agenda: Contents, schedule and cycle.

Section 4-85d. - Submission of accounting of federal energy funds.

Section 4-86. - Monthly notification re refunds. Warrants to be specific; not to exceed appropriations. Transfer of appropriations.

Section 4-87. - Transfer and revision of appropriations. Relocation expenses.

Section 4-88. - Reversion of unencumbered balances.

Section 4-89. - Appropriations; treatment of unexpended balances at close of fiscal year.

Section 4-90 to 4-92. - Transfer of unexpended balances. Report of unexpended balance of special commissions; transfer to General Fund. Unused balances of appropriations.

Section 4-93. - Finance Advisory Committee; appointment and term. Meeting agenda.

Section 4-94. - Finance Advisory Committee to approve transfers of funds.

Section 4-95. - Appropriation for social services assistance and care.

Section 4-95a. - Finance Advisory Committee; appropriation of state funds to secure federal funds or offset loss of federal funds. Appropriation of funds from the Insurance Fund resources, when.

Section 4-95b. - Transfer of funds to implement improvements to fiscal and related reporting procedures.

Section 4-96. - Additions to specific appropriations.

Section 4-97. - Use of appropriations.

Section 4-97a. - Moneys received for specific statutory purpose.

Section 4-98. - Appropriations encumbered by purchase order; current and capital expenditures. Delegation to agency. Purchasing cards.

Section 4-99. - Commitment of appropriations prior to beginning of fiscal period.

Section 4-100. - Penalty for exceeding appropriations; exceptions.

Section 4-101. - Appropriations to hospitals.

Section 4-101a. - Office of Policy and Management. Grants, technical assistance or consultation services to nongovernmental acute care general hospitals.

Section 4-101b. - Certification of reasonable efforts of hospitals to provide uncompensated care.

Section 4-102. - Hospital societies' reports.

Section 4-103. - Uniform system of accounting for hospitals receiving state aid.

Section 4-104. - Inspection and subpoena of hospital records.

Section 4-105. - Procedure where right to inspect records is denied.

Section 4-106. - Treatment of sexually transmitted diseases in hospitals receiving state aid.

Section 4-107. - Institutions receiving state aid; visitation.

Section 4-108. - Director of purchases; appointment.

Section 4-112a. - Sale of state highway equipment.

Section 4-118 to 4-120. - Reproduction of documents filed with certain agencies. Printing of public documents. Publication of documents.

Section 4-121. - Supervisor of State Publications.

Section 4-124aa. - Information technology internship and work-study program. Guidelines. Report.

Section 4-124bb. - Connecticut Career Ladder Advisory Committee. Establishment. Membership.

Section 4-124cc. - Career ladder programs. Development of three-year plan.

Section 4-124dd. - Connecticut Allied Health Workforce Policy Board. Establishment, duties and membership.

Section 4-124ee. - Connecticut nursing faculty incentive program. Guidelines. Report.

Section 4-124ff. - Innovation Challenge Grant program. Council of Advisors on Strategies for the Knowledge Economy.

Section 4-124gg. - Industry advisory committees for career clusters within the Technical Education and Career System and regional community-technical college system.

Section 4-124hh. - Grant program to generate talent in institutions of higher education and for student outreach and development.

Section 4-124ii. - Awarding of grants to generate talent in institutions of higher education.

Section 4-124jj. - Office of Workforce Strategy account. Report

Section 4-124kk. - American Rescue Plan Act funds; use by Office of Workforce Strategy.

Section 4-124ll. - Model student work release policy. Adoption by local and regional boards of education.

Section 4-124mm. - Connecticut Career Accelerator Program Account. Program to support commercial driver's license training. Reports.

Section 4-124nn. - Connecticut Career Accelerator Program Advisory Committee.

Section 4-124tt. - Pilot program for training re employment skills and credentials for certain individuals with minor dependents. Eligibility.

Section 4-124uu. - Program re trained workforce for the film industry.

Section 4-124vv. - Labor Department to fund Connecticut Career Choices.

Section 4-124w. - Office of Workforce Strategy. Responsibilities.

Section 4-124ww. - Report identifying workforce shortage sectors and subsectors.

Section 4-124x and 4-124y. - Technology assessment examination program; report. Information technology credential or degree program; guidelines; report.

Section 4-124z. - Review and evaluation of linkage between skill standards for education and training and employment needs of business and industry.

Section 4-124a and 4-124b. - Establishment. Director; powers and duties. Transfer of other state personnel.

Section 4-124c to 4-124f. (Formerly Secs. 32-7a to 32-7d). - Regional councils of elected officials. Duties of council. Bylaws; officers. Receipt of funds; dues; contracts; audits.

Section 4-124g. - Transitional provisions.

Section 4-124h. - Powers of regional council of elected officials where there is no regional planning agency or regional council of governments.

Section 4-124i. - Regional councils of governments. Definitions.

Section 4-124j. - Creation. Membership. Withdrawal.

Section 4-124k. - Representatives of members.

Section 4-124l. - Certification of establishment of council. Transitional period.

Section 4-124m. - Rights and duties of councils.

Section 4-124n. - Bylaws. Officers. Committees. Meetings.

Section 4-124o. - Regional planning commissions.

Section 4-124p. - Receipt of funds. Dues. Contracts. Audits. Annual report.

Section 4-124q. - Grants-in-aid to regional agencies. Voluntary Regional Consolidation Bonus Pool. Supplemental payments.

Section 4-124r. - Purchase of real property; borrowing for such purchase.

Section 4-124s. - Regional performance incentive program.

Section 4-124t. - Review by Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management of regional tax-based revenue sharing programs and regional asset districts. Report to General Assembly.

Section 4-124u. - Process for voluntary review of projects of regional significance.