SB 936 — AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO CERTAIN ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT-RELATED STATUTES.

936 the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, the State Elections Enforcement Commission, the State Properties Review Board, the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board, the Commission on Medicolegal Investigations, the Psychiatric Security Review Board, the Commission on Fire Prevention and Control, the E 9-1-1 Commission, [the Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee,] and the board of trustees of each constituent unit of the state system of higher education, commencing on or after July 1, 1979, shall be coterminous with the term of the Governor or until a successor is chosen, whichever is later.

sSB936Two /members Fileshall No.be appointed by the Governor, two by the speaker of the House of Representatives, two by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one by the House minority leader, one by the Senate minority leader, two members of the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, one appointed by each of the chairmen of said committee, and one member of the [Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee] Historic Preservation Council appointed by its chairperson.

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362 Two members shall be appointed by the Governor, two by the speaker of the House of Representatives, two by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one by the House minority leader, one by the Senate minority leader, two members of the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, one appointed by each of the chairmen of said committee, and one member of the [Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee] Historic Preservation Council appointed by its chairperson.

Any member who fails to attendPublic threeAct consecutiveNo. meetings or fails to attend fifty per cent of all meetings held during any calendar year shall be deemed to have resigned.

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936 attend three consecutive meetings or fails to attend fifty per cent of all meetings held during any calendar year shall be deemed to have resigned.

(8) one member appointed by sSB936the /majority Fileleader No.of the Senate;

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362 the majority leader of the Senate;

(1) [Be a member of the Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee, established pursuant to section 10-393, (2) edit] Edit or supervise the editing and publication of the public records of the state, [(3)] (2) provide information and advice to members ofPublic theAct governmentNo. at all levels, [(4)] (3) assist the State Board of Education in efforts to promote the teaching of history in schools and teacher preparation programs, [(5)] (4) respond to requests for advice from historical societies, [(6)] (5) respond to requests for information on the state's history, [(7)] (6) make public appearances and addresses on the state's history, [(8)] (7) prepare bibliographies and other research aids relating to the history of the state, and [(9)] (8) promote by appropriate informative and educational programs the celebration or commemoration of significant historical events.

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936 of the government at all levels, [(4)] (3) assist the State Board of Education in efforts to promote the teaching of history in schools and teacher preparation programs, [(5)] (4) respond to requests for advice from historical societies, [(6)] (5) respond to requests for information on the state's history, [(7)] (6) make public appearances and addresses on the state's history, [(8)] (7) prepare bibliographies and other research aids relating to the history of the state, and [(9)] (8) promote by appropriate informative and educational programs the celebration or commemoration of significant historical events.

and five persons sSB936appointed /by Filethe No.Governor, three of whom shall be experienced museum professionals.

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362 appointed by the Governor, three of whom shall be experienced museum professionals.

In each instance, said panel shallPublic consistAct ofNo. eleven members, including the chairperson of the [Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee] Connecticut Arts Council and two generally acknowledged experts as to the particular type of visual art work under consideration, as determined by said chairperson, with such appointments to be made by said chairperson and approved by the [Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee] Connecticut Arts Council.

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936 shall consist of eleven members, including the chairperson of the [Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee] Connecticut Arts Council and two generally acknowledged experts as to the particular type of visual art work under consideration, as determined by said chairperson, with such appointments to be made by said chairperson and approved by the [Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee] Connecticut Arts Council.

Such committee shall direct the expenditure of any funds deposited in the Face of Connecticut accountcreatedunder section22a-27t.Thesection22a-27t.Thecommitteeshallconsistofthe committeeshallconsistoftheCommissioner sSB936of /Energy Fileand No.Environmental Protection, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or the commissioner's designee, the Commissioner of Agriculture, [the chairperson of the Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee] a member of the Connecticut Tourism Council, appointed by its chairperson, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and ten members as follows:

362(1) 11A sSB936representative Fileof a local organization involvedinhistoricpreservation,appointedbythespeakeroftheHouse Public Act No.

36221-193 Commissioner12 of Energy30 andSubstitute EnvironmentalSenate Protection,Bill theNo. Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or the commissioner's designee, the Commissioner of Agriculture, [the chairperson of the Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee] a member of the Connecticut Tourism Council, appointed by its chairperson, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and ten members as follows:

(1)936 A representative of a local organization involvedinhistoricpreservation,appointedbythespeakeroftheHouse of Representatives;

(a) On or before July 1, 2015, and every four years thereafter, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, within available appropriations, shall prepare an economic development strategicplanforthestateinconsultationwiththeSecretaryoftheOffice sSB936of /Policy Fileand Management, the Commissioners of Energy and Environmental Protection and Transportation, the Labor Commissioner, [the chairperson of the Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee,] theexecutive directorsof the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority and the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Public Act No.

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362936 of Policy and Management, the Commissioners of Energy and Environmental Protection and Transportation, the Labor Commissioner, [the chairperson of the Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee,] theexecutive directorsof the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority and the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, and the chief executive officer of Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, or their respective designees, and any other agencies the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development deems appropriate.

(a) Not later than February first, annually, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall submit a report to the Governor, the Auditors of Public Accounts and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, finance, revenue and bonding and commerce, in accordance with the provisions sSB936ofsection11-4a. / File No.

362Not 13later sSB936thanthirty Filedaysafter submissionofthereport, said commissioner shall post the report on the Department of Economic Public Act No.

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Not936 later thanthirty daysafter submissionofthereport, said commissioner shall post the report on the Department of Economic and Community Development's web site.

Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information with regard to the activities of the Department of Economic and Community Development,Development [andand to business assistance or][or businessincentive assistance programs not administered by Connecticutthe Innovations,department,] Incorporated and tax incentive programs not administered by theConnecticut department,Innovations, Incorporated, during the preceding state fiscal year:

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362936 (B) A portfolio analysis, including an analysis of the wages paid by recipients of financial assistance by industry;

(i) Amount of state investment,Public (ii)Act a summary of the terms and conditions for the department's assistance, including the type and amount of state financial assistance, and (iii) the amount of investments from private sSB936 / File No.

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362936 investment, (ii) a summary of the terms and conditions for the department's assistance, including the type and amount of state financial assistance, and (iii) the amount of investments from private and other nonstate sources that have been leveraged by such assistance;

[(4)(4) An analysis of each business assistance or incentive program, including any business tax credit or abatement program, grant, loan, forgivable loan or other form of assistance, enacted for the purpose of improving economic development, that (A) (i) had ten or more recipients of assistance in the preceding state fiscal year, or (ii) credited, abated or distributed more than one million dollars in the preceding state fiscal year, and (B) is not[not] administered by the department.department or Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated.

and (iv)Public TheAct methodologiesNo. and assumptions used in carrying out the analysis under this subdivision.] [(5)] (4) A summary of the department's international trade efforts in the preceding state fiscal year, and, to the extent possible, a summary of foreign direct investment that occurred in the state in such year.

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362936 16(iv) sSB936The Filemethodologies No.and assumptions used in carrying out the analysis under this subdivision.

362 [(6)] (5) A summary of the totaldepartment's socialinternational andtrade economic impact of the department's efforts and activities in the areaspreceding ofstate economicfiscal andyear, communityand, development,to andthe anextent assessmentpossible, ofa thesummary department'sof performanceforeign indirect termsinvestment ofthat meetingoccurred itsin statedthe goalsstate andin objectives.such year.

[(7)] (6) WithA regardsummary to the Small Business Express program established pursuant to section 32-7g, data on (A) the number of small businesses that applied to the Smalltotal Businesssocial Expressand program,economic (B)impact the number ofsmallbusinessesthat receivedassistance under said program andthegeneralcategoriesofsuchbusinesses,(C)theamountsandtypes of assistance provided, (D) the totaldepartment's numberefforts ofand jobsactivities onin the dateareas of applicationeconomic and thecommunity numberdevelopment, proposedand toan beassessment createdof or retained, and (E) the mostdepartment's recentperformance employmentin figuresterms of themeeting smallits businessesstated receivinggoals assistance.and objectives.

[(8)] (7) With regard to airportthe developmentSmall zonesBusiness Express program established pursuant to section32-75d,asummarysection oftheeconomicandcost32-7g, benefitsdata on (A) the number of eachsmall zonebusinesses that applied to the Small Business Express program, (B) the number of small businesses that received assistance under said program and anythe recommendedgeneral revisionscategories of such businesses, (C) the amounts and types of assistance provided, (D) the total number of jobs on the date of application and the number proposed to anybe suchcreated zones.or retained, and (E) the most recent employment figures of the small businesses receiving assistance.

[(9)] (8) AnWith overviewregard oftheto department'sairport activitiesdevelopment relatedzones established pursuant to tourism,section 32-75d, a summary of the artseconomic and historiccost preservation.benefits of each zone and any recommended revisions to any such zones.

[(10)] (9) An overview of the department's activities concerning digital media, motion pictures and related productionto activity,tourism, and an analysis of the usearts of the film production tax credit established under section 12-217jj, the entertainment industry infrastructure tax credit established under section 12-217kk and thehistoric digitalpreservation. animation production tax credit established under section 12-217ll, including the amountofanytaxcreditissuedundersaidsectionsandthetotalamount of production expenses or costs incurred in the state by the taxpayer who was issued such a tax credit.

[(11)] (10) AAn summaryoverview ofthedepartment'sandtheofficeof ofthepermitthe ombudsman'sdepartment's brownfield-relatedactivities effortsconcerning digital media, motion pictures and activitiesrelated inproduction activity, and an analysis of the precedinguse fiscalof year.the film production tax credit established under section 12- 217jj, the entertainment industry infrastructure tax credit established under section 12-217kk and the digital animation production tax credit established under section 12-217ll, including the amount of any tax Public Act No.

[(12)](11)A21-193 summary18 ofthedepartment'sdrycleaningof establishment30 sSB936Substitute /Senate FileBill No.

362936 17credit sSB936issued Fileunder No.said sections and the total amount of production expenses or costs incurred in the state by the taxpayer who was issued such a tax credit.

362(11) remediationA accountsummary of the department's and the office of the permit ombudsman's brownfield-related efforts and activities in the preceding fiscal year.

(12) A summary of the department's dry cleaning establishment remediation account activities in the preceding fiscal year.

(c) [On or before March 1, 2018, and annually thereafter] Not later thansixty daysafter the submissionofareportsubmission ofareport by theAuditorsofPublic Accounts pursuant to section 2-90c, as amended by this act, the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, finance, revenue and bonding and commerce shall hold, individually or jointly, one or more public hearings on such report and the analyses included in the annual report under subdivisions (2) and (4) of subsection (a) of this section.

(4) encourage retraining programs for the underemployed and unemployedPublic inAct orderNo. to provide a guaranteed work force;

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936 unemployed in order to provide a guaranteed work force;

sSB936(a) /The FileGeneral No.Assembly finds and declares that culture, history, the arts and the digital media and motion picture and tourism industries contribute significant value to the vitality, quality of life and economic health of Connecticut.

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362 (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that culture, history, the arts and the digital media and motion picture and tourism industries contribute significant value to the vitality, quality of life and economic health of Connecticut.

(5) Promote Connecticut as a location in which to produce digital mediaPublic andAct motionNo. pictures and to establish and conduct business related to the digital media and motion picture industries to enhance these industries' economic impact in the state;

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936 media and motion pictures and to establish and conduct business related to the digital media and motion picture industries to enhance these industries' economic impact in the state;

and (8) On or before January 1, 2012, and biennially thereafter, develop and submit to the Governor and the General Assembly, in accordance with section 11-4a, a strategic plan to implement subdivisions (1) to (5), sSB936inclusive, /of Filethis No.subsection.] Sec.

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362 inclusive, of this subsection.] Sec.

(2) The central regional district, which shall consist of Andover, Avon, Berlin, Bethany, Bloomfield, Bolton, Branford, Canton, Cheshire, Chester,Public Clinton,Act Cromwell,No. Deep River, Durham, East Granby, East Haddam, East Hampton, East Hartford, East Haven, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Essex, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Guilford, Haddam, Hamden, Hartford, Hebron, Killingworth, Madison, Manchester, Marlborough,Meriden,Middlefield,Middletown,Milford, New Britain, New Haven, Newington, North Branford, North Haven, Old Saybrook, Orange, Plainville, Portland, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Southington, Stafford, Suffield, Tolland, Vernon, Wallingford, West Hartford, West Haven, Westbrook, Wethersfield, Windsor, Windsor Locks and Woodbridge;

and21-193 (3)21 The western regional district, which shall consist of Ansonia,30 Barkhamsted,BeaconFalls,Bethel,Bethlehem,Bridgeport,Bridgewater,Substitute Bristol,Senate Brookfield,Bill Burlington, Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Danbury, Darien, Derby, Easton, Fairfield, Goshen, Greenwich, Hartland, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Middlebury, Monroe, Morris, Naugatuck, sSB936 / File No.

362936 20Chester, sSB936Clinton, FileCromwell, No.Deep River, Durham, East Granby, East Haddam, East Hampton, East Hartford, East Haven, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Essex, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Guilford, Haddam, Hamden, Hartford, Hebron, Killingworth, Madison, Manchester, Marlborough,Meriden,Middlefield,Middletown,Milford, New Britain, New Haven, Newington, North Branford, North Haven, Old Saybrook, Orange, Plainville, Portland, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Southington, Stafford, Suffield, Tolland, Vernon, Wallingford, West Hartford, West Haven, Westbrook, Wethersfield, Windsor, Windsor Locks and Woodbridge;

362and (3) The western regional district, which shall consist of Ansonia, Barkhamsted,BeaconFalls,Bethel,Bethlehem,Bridgeport,Bridgewater, Bristol, Brookfield, Burlington, Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Danbury, Darien, Derby, Easton, Fairfield, Goshen, Greenwich, Hartland, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Middlebury, Monroe, Morris, Naugatuck, New Fairfield, New Hartford, New Milford, New Canaan, Newtown, Norfolk, North Canaan, Norwalk, Oxford, Plymouth, Prospect, Redding, Ridgefield, Roxbury, Salisbury, Seymour, Sharon, Shelton, Sherman, Southbury, Stamford, Stratford, Thomaston, Torrington, Trumbull, Warren, Washington, Waterbury, Watertown, Weston, Westport, Wilton, Winchester, Wolcott and Woodbury.

All appointments to the board of directors shall be reported to the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development.Public Act No.

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(f) Each regional tourism district shall solicit and may accept private sSB936funds /for Filethe No.promotion of tourism within its towns and cities and shall coordinate its activities with any private nonprofit tourist association within the district and within this state, that promotes tourism industry businesses in this state, in order to foster cooperation in the promotion of such businesses.

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362 funds for the promotion of tourism within its towns and cities and shall coordinate its activities with any private nonprofit tourist association within the district and within this state, that promotes tourism industry businesses in this state, in order to foster cooperation in the promotion of such businesses.

At the end of each fiscal year, commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, each regional tourism district shall return any unexpended fundsPublic toAct theNo. Department of Economic and Community Development.

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936 funds, except for any funds used to establish or administer a matching grant program pursuant to subsection (h) of this section, to the Department of Economic and Community Development.

Such funds shall be deposited into the Tourism Fund.

sSB936(1) /Five Fileappointed No.by the Governor for a term of four years, one of whom shall be the head of a state-wide arts organization;

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362 (1) Five appointed by the Governor for a term of four years, one of whom shall be the head of a state-wide arts organization;

(5)Public OneAct appointedNo. by the majority leader of the Senate for a term of three years;

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936 (5) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate for a term of three years;

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or section 1-210, the Department of Economic and Community Development may withhold from disclosure to the public information relating to the sSB936location /of Filearchaeological No.sites under consideration for listing by the department or those listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the state register of historic places whenever the department determines that disclosure of specific information would create a risk of destruction or harm to such sites.

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362 location of archaeological sites under consideration for listing by the department or those listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the state register of historic places whenever the department determines that disclosure of specific information would create a risk of destruction or harm to such sites.

Upon receipt of such statement, the department mayPublic withholdAct suchNo. information from disclosure until the July first next succeeding such receipt.

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936 may withhold such information from disclosure until the July first next succeeding such receipt.

(1) Shall not relocate outside of the state for ten years after receiving such assistance or during the term of a loan or loan guarantee, whichever is longer, unless the full amount of the assistance is repaid to the state and a penalty equal to five per cent of the total assistance received is paid to the state, except that this subdivision shall not be applicable to financial assistance by the corporation in the form of an equity investment or other financial assistance, including a convertible or seed loan, with predominantly equity characteristics, and (2) shall, if the business organization relocates within the state during suchperiod,offeremploymentatthenewlocationtoitsemployeesfrom sSB936the /original Filelocation No.if such employment is available.

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362 the original location if such employment is available.

As used in this section, "relocate" means the physical transfer of a substantial portion, as determined by the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development,Public ofAct theNo. operations of a business or any division of a business that independently receives any financial assistance from the state from the location such business or division occupied at the time it accepted the financial assistance to another location.

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936 Development, of the operations of a business or any division of a business that independently receives any financial assistance from the state from the location such business or division occupied at the time it accepted the financial assistance to another location.

[in consultation with the Sports Advisory Board established under section 10-425.] All capital city projects shall be located or constructed and operated in the capital city economic development district, as defined in subdivision (7) of this section, provided any project undertaken pursuant to subparagraph (G) of this subdivision may be located anywhere in the town and city of Hartford, any project undertaken pursuant to subparagraph (D) or (E) (ii) of this subdivision sSB936may /be Filelocated anywhere in the town and city of Hartford or town of East Hartford, and any project undertaken pursuant to subparagraph Public Act No.

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362936 may be located anywhere in the town and city of Hartford or town of East Hartford, and any project undertaken pursuant to subparagraph (H) of this subdivision may be located anywhere in the state.

(5) to advise the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development onthe distribution of grants forgreenways transportation projectsPublic pursuantAct toNo. sections [32-6a,] 32-9qq and 32-328;

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362936 26projects sSB936pursuant Fileto No.sections [32-6a,] 32-9qq and 32-328;

362and (6) to advise the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection on the distribution of grants pursuant to section 23-101.

Subsection (c) of section 2-90c of the general statutes is repealedPublic andAct theNo. following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(c)21-193 As29 part of each30 auditSubstitute theSenate AuditorsBill of Public Accounts perform of sSB936 / File No.

362936 27repealed sSB936and Filethe No.following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

362(c) As part of each audit the Auditors of Public Accounts perform of the Department of Economic and Community Development, said auditors shall evaluate the annual reports submitted by the Commissioner ofEconomicandCommunity Development since thelast audit performed of the department by said auditors and the analyses required under [subdivisions (2) and (4)] subdivision (2) of subsection (a)ofsection32-1m,asamendedbythisact,andincludedinsuchannual reports.

(Effective from passage) ThisApproved actJuly shall13, take2021 effectPublic asAct followsNo. and shall amend the following sections:

Section21-193 130 fromof passage30 10-321q Sec.

2 from passage 22a-19a Sec.

3 from passage 12-263m Sec.

4 from passage 3-110f Sec.

5 from passage 4-9a(c) Sec.

6 from passage 4b-60(a) Sec.

7 from passage 4b-66a(a) Sec.

8 from passage 10a-111a(b) Sec.

9 from passage 11-6a(b) Sec.

10 from passage 12-376d(b) Sec.

11 from passage 22a-27s(a) sSB936 / File No.

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362 Sec.

12 from passage 32-1o(a) Sec.

13 from passage 32-6t Sec.

14 from passage 32-1m Sec.

15 from passage 31-362b from passage Sec.

16 10-392(a) and (b) Sec.

17 from passage 10-397 Sec.

18 October 1, 2021 10-408b(a) Sec.

19 from passage 10-409(b) Sec.

20 from passage 32-5a Sec.

21 from passage 32-600(2) Sec.

22 from passage 23-100 from passage Sec.

23 23-102(b) Sec.

24 from passage 32-1s(b) Sec.

25 from passage 2-90c(c) Sec.

26 from passage Repealer section CE Joint Favorable Subst.

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362 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill makes various technical and minor changes that are not anticipated to have a fiscal impact.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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362 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 936 AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO CERTAIN ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT-RELATED STATUTES.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

§§ 1 & 2 — STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW BOARD (1) Increases board members' term lengths, (2) shortens the required notice the board must provide to municipalities about National Register of Historic Places nominations, and (3) makes technical changes and corrections § 3 — DRY CLEANING ESTABLISHMENT REMEDIATION FUND Makes several changes affecting the fund's eligible applicants, application requirements, and eligible uses §§ 4-13, 21-24 & 26 — ELIMINATED BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Eliminates several boards and commissions and makes conforming changes §§ 14 & 25 — DECD ANNUAL REPORT (1) Eliminates a requirement that DECD's annual report analyze business assistance programs not administered by the department and (2) changes the report’s legislative hearing date §§ 15-16 & 26 — ELIMINATED DECD REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Eliminates various DECD reporting requirements § 17 — UNEXPENDED REGIONAL TOURISM DISTRICT FUNDS Requires regional tourism districts to return unexpended state funds to DECD at the end of each fiscal year § 18 — CONNECTICUT ARTS COUNCIL FOUNDATION Reconstitutes the foundation's board of directors by (1) eliminating the requirement that the council's board of directors serve as the foundation's board of directors and (2) establishing a new 16-member board for the foundation § 19 — FOIA EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES Allows the DECD commissioner to withhold certain archaeological site information without a request from the person who discovered or reported the site § 20 — ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS Allows DECD and CI discretion in enforcing current law's provisions about relocation by entities receiving assistance from DECD- and CI-administered programs sSB936 / File No.

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362 §§ 1 & 2 — STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW BOARD (1) Increases board members' term lengths, (2) shortens the required notice the board must provide to municipalities about National Register of Historic Places nominations, and (3) makes technical changes and corrections The bill increases, from one to three years, the length of the State Historic Preservation Review Board members’ terms and staggers the terms by requiring that half of the members appointed between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022, serve two-year terms.

The bill also allows members to be reappointed to additional terms.

The bill shortens, from 60 to 30 days, the required notice the board must provide to a municipality before considering whether to act on the nomination of a property in such municipality to the National Register of Historic Places.

By law, the board must provide the notice to the municipal preservation board or, if there is no board, the municipality’s chief executive officer.

The bill allows, rather than requires, the State Historic Preservation Officer or her designee to attend public hearings held by municipal preservation boards on these nominations.

The bill also makes technical changes and corrections, including changing the board’s name from the State Historic Preservation Board to the State Historic Preservation Review Board, as is consistent with current practice.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

Upon passage § 3 — DRY CLEANING ESTABLISHMENT REMEDIATION FUND Makes several changes affecting the fund's eligible applicants, application requirements, and eligible uses The bill makes several changes to the Dry Cleaning Establishment Remediation Fund, which is administered by the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) and provides grants for eligible dry cleaning businesses to prevent, contain, and remediate pollution from hazardous chemicals the businesses use, in addition to other specified purposes.

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362 EFFECTIVE DATE:

Upon passage Eligible Applicants Under existing law, eligible grant applicants are (1) owners or operators of eligible dry cleaning establishments (i.e., those using tetrachlorethylene, Stoddard solvent, or other chemicals to clean clothing or other fabrics) and (2) owners of property that is or was occupied by these establishments.

The bill specifies that property owners are eligible if a dry cleaning establishment has (or was previously) operated on the property for at least one year before applying to the program, rather than one year before the application’s approval as current law provides.

The billadditionally makes acertifying party,asdefined in the state’s Transfer Act, an eligible applicant if a dry cleaning establishment has (or was previously) operated on the property for at least one year before applying to the program.

(A certifying party is responsible for investigating and remediating a parcel covered by the Transfer Act.) Applications By law, grant requestsmust be madeto theDECDcommissioner.

The bill specifies that (1) these requests must be made when he announces a request for applications and (2) their frequency is at his discretion.

For applications submitted on or after October 1, 2021, it also requires applicants to demonstrate to the DECD commissioner’s satisfaction that they canmatchany grant upto $10,000before receiving agrant.

(By law, grant applicants must bear all pollution costs that are less than $10,000.) Eligible Uses Existing lawestablishesallowable usesfor thegrants(e.g., containing and removing or mitigating environmental pollution).

The bill additionally allows applicants to use grants for environmental site assessments relating to the pollution.

Separately, it allows DECD to use the fund for legal services relating to disbursing money from the fund.

Under current law, the commissioner may provide a grant when the applicant provides satisfactory documentation that services have been sSB936 / File No.

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362 or will be completed.

The bill eliminates the authority to provide grants for services that are not yet completed.

§§ 4-13, 21-24 & 26 — ELIMINATED BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Eliminates several boards and commissions and makes conforming changes The bill eliminates the Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee, Commission on Connecticut’s Future, Small Business Advisory Board, Sports Advisory Board, and Committee for Restoration of Historic Assets in Connecticut and makes conforming changes, as shown in Table 1.

Generally, these changesconsist ofreplacing seatsonother state boards and commissions that are currently held by representatives of the eliminated boards and commissions.

Table 1:

Eliminated Boards and Commissions Conforming Changes § Duty Appointee Under Appointee Under Current Law the Bill Membership on State Commission Culture and Tourism Historic Preservation on Capitol Preservation and Advisory Committee Council, appointed Restoration member, appointed by by the chairperson the chairperson Membership on Connecticut Culture and Tourism Historic Preservation Capitol Center Commission Advisory Committee Council chairperson chairperson or or designee designee Membership on advisory Culture and Tourism Historic Preservation committee to State Library Board Advisory Committee Council chairperson executive director or designee Membership on advisory panel on Culture and Tourism Connecticut Arts acceptance by state of certain Advisory Committee Council chairperson works of art for purposes of a credichairperson against the estate tax Membership on Face of Culture and Tourism Connecticut Tourism Connecticut Steering Committee Advisory Committee Council member, chairperson appointed by the chairperson Advise DECD commissioner in Culture and Tourism State historian designating "Connecticut Advisory Committee Treasures" locations EFFECTIVE DATE:

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362 §§ 14 & 25 — DECD ANNUAL REPORT (1) Eliminates a requirement that DECD's annual report analyze business assistance programs not administered by the department and (2) changes the report’s legislative hearing date By law, DECD must submit an annual report on the department’s activities by February 1 to the governor;

state auditors;

and the Appropriations, Commerce, and Finance, Revenue and Bonding committees.

Among other things, the report must analyze business assistance programs the department administers.

The bill eliminates a provision in current law requiring DECD to analyze business assistance programs it does not administer.

It instead requires DECD to analyze (1) business assistance programs administered by Connecticut Innovations, Inc.

(CI) and (2) tax incentive programs not administered by the department.

(The bill does not specify any required components for these analyses.) Current law requires the Appropriations, Commerce, and Finance, Revenue and Bonding committees to individually or jointly hold one or more hearings on the report’s business assistance analyses annually by March 1.

The bill instead requires the committees to hold these hearings within 60 days after the state auditors complete their evaluation of DECD’s annual report.

(By law, the auditors must evaluate the annual report as part of their audits of DECD, which generally occur biennially.) Under the bill, the legislative hearings must also cover the auditors’ evaluation.

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Upon passage §§ 15-16 & 26 — ELIMINATED DECD REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Eliminates various DECD reporting requirements The bill eliminates the following DECD reporting requirements:

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annually report to the governor and legislature with recommendations for executive and legislative action to improve job innovation and development programs (§ 15);

2.

biennially submit a strategic plan to the governor and legislature sSB936 / File No.

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and 3.

(a) maintain a registry of small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans and service-disabled veterans and (b) annually report the number of such businesses to the Veterans’ Affairs Committee (§ 26).

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Upon passage § 17 — UNEXPENDED REGIONAL TOURISM DISTRICT FUNDS Requires regional tourism districts to return unexpended state funds to DECD at the end of each fiscal year The bill requires regional tourism districts to return any unexpended state funds to DECD at the end of each fiscal year, beginning with FY 21.

Under the bill, DECD must use the funds to support statewide marketing.

The bill also eliminates a requirement that the central district’s office be located within DECD.

By law, the state has three regional tourism districts (eastern, central, and western) composed of member municipalities.

DECD must, within available appropriations, distribute tourism funding evenly among the three districts.

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Upon passage § 18 — CONNECTICUT ARTS COUNCIL FOUNDATION Reconstitutes the foundation's board of directors by (1) eliminating the requirement that the council's board of directors serve as the foundation's board of directors and (2) establishing a new 16-member board for the foundation The bill revamps the membership of the Connecticut Arts Council Foundation’s board of directors by eliminating current law’s requirement that the council’s board of directors also serve as the foundation’s board of directors.

It instead establishes a new 16-member board (15 voting and one nonvoting) as follows:

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five gubernatorial appointees serving four-year terms, one of whom must be the head of a statewide arts organization;

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six legislative appointees serving three-year terms (one sSB936 / File No.

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three members appointed by the DECD commissioner, each serving a three-year term;

4.

the DECD commissioner as an ex-officio member;

and 5.

a DECDemployee responsiblefor artsandculture, designatedby the commissioner as a nonvoting member.

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October 1, 2021 § 19 — FOIA EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES Allows the DECD commissioner to withhold certain archaeological site information without a request from the person who discovered or reported the site Current law allows the DECD commissioner to withhold from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) information relating to the location of certain archaeological sites if requested in writing by the person who discovered or reported the site.

If granted, the exemption applies through the following July 1, but current law allows the requestor to annually request one-year extensions.

The bill instead allows the commissioner to withhold the information without a request from the person who discovered or reported the site.

It similarly eliminatescurrent law’slimitationsontheexemption’sterm, thus allowing it to apply permanently.

Under current law, unchanged by the bill, the exemption applies to sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the state registerofhistoricplaces,orsitesDECDisconsideringlisting,whenever the department determines that disclosure would create a risk of destruction or harm to the sites.

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Upon passage § 20 — ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS Allows DECD and CI discretion in enforcing current law's provisions about relocation by entities receiving assistance from DECD- and CI-administered programs sSB936 / File No.

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362 Under current law, a business cannot receive economic development assistance from a DECD- or CI-administered program unless it agrees not to relocate from Connecticut for 10 years after receiving the assistance, or for the term of a state loan or loan guarantee, whichever is longer.

If it relocates before the period expires, it must repay the entire amount of the assistance plus 5%.

(If the business relocates within the state, it must offer its current employees jobs at the new location if available.) The bill grants DECD and CI discretion to not require these terms for certain businesses.

The discretion applies to businesses that receive (1) upto $50,000 infinancialassistance fromthedepartment or corporation, respectively, and are “eligible small businesses” (see below) or (2) assistance from programs funded entirely by the federal government.

Under the bill, an “eligible small business” is one that (1) employed no more than 100 full-time employees on at least 50% of its working days during the preceding 12 months, (2) has operations in Connecticut, (3) has been registered to conduct business for at least 12 months, and (4) is in good standing with all state and local taxes.

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Upon passage COMMITTEE ACTION Commerce Committee Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 23 Nay 0 (03/22/2021) sSB936 / File No.

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