SB 322 — AN ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COMMISSION.

Senate General Assembly RaisedFile Bill No.

322425 February Session, 2022 LCOSubstitute Senate Bill No.

1803322 ReferredSenate, toApril 12, 2022 The Committee on PLANNINGPlanning ANDand DEVELOPMENTDevelopment Introducedreported by:through SEN.

(PD)CASSANO ANof ACTthe CONCERNING4th ANDist., AMENDMENTChairperson TOof THEthe CHARTERCommittee OFon THEthe METROPOLITANpart DISTRICTof COMMISSION.the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COMMISSION.

In computing the total outstanding indebtedness of the district for the purposessSB322 of/ thisFile section, there shall be deducted the amount of the district's sinking fund, the amount of bonds issued for the supply of LCO No.

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322425 purposes of this section, there shall be deducted the (1) amount of the district's sinking fund, [the] (2) amount of bonds issued for the supply of water or for the construction of subways or underground conduits for cables, wires or pipes, the[and] (3) principal amount of all such bonds having been refunded or replaced by other indebtednessindebtedness, provided the proceeds and projected earnings onfrom whichsuch orbonds other funds are held in escrow to paypay, andandare are sufficient to paypay,theprincipal,interest theandanyredemption principal, interest and any redemption premium until maturity or earlier planned redemption of such indebtednessindebtedness, and (4) the amount of such other bonds of the district as may be issued under any act of the legislature,legislature. especially providing that the bonds issued [thereunder] under any such act shall be deducted in computing the total outstanding indebtedness of the district.

[, especially providing that the bonds issued thereunder shall be deducted in computing the total outstanding indebtedness of the district.] Sec.

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Section 49 of number 511 of the special acts of 1929, as amended by section 4 of number 332 of the special acts of 1931, number 245 of the special acts of 1945 and section 3 of public act 15-114, is amended to read as follows (Effective from passage):

Said bureau shall be empowered to make use of the ground or soil under any road, railroad, highway, street, private way, lane or alley within this state, for the purpose of constructing the waterworks;

but shallinallcasescausethesurfaceofsuchroad,railroad,highway,street, private way, lane or alley to be restored to its usual condition and all damages done thereto to be repaired.

The district board of said district shall make ordinances prescribing the duties of the water bureau not expressly prescribed in the charter of said district, its powers over the water fund of said district and duties relative thereto, the officers of said bureau and their compensation and their bonds and oaths of office, the powersofsaidbureauoverthewaterworksofsaiddistrictandthemode in which all charges for water, including amounts guaranteed on new mains, the cost of laying water mains in streets or highways and the cost oflayingorreplacingservicepipesuponpublicorprivatepropertyshall be collected by assessment upon the lands and buildings benefited thereby or otherwise and secured by lien on lots, houses or tenements or otherwise.

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also relative to the number of said bureau to constitute a quorum.

Rates for water shall be uniform throughout the district] Any sSB322 / File No.

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425 rates or charges, if not paid when due, shall constitute a lien upon the premises served and a charge against the owner thereof.

Such lien shall take precedence over all other liens or encumbrances except taxes due to the state and town, and such lien may be foreclosed in the name of The Metropolitan District in the same manner as if the lien were a mortgage onsuchpropertyinfavorofsaiddistrict,to secure theamount ofsuchcosts, chargesor assessments.[,anda]A certificate [of]to perfect such lien, signed by the district clerk or other authorized representative of the water bureau of said district, describing the property on which the same exists and the amount thereof shall be filed with the town clerk of the town wherein such lien accrued [, but no such lien shall attach unless such certificate, signed by the executive secretary or other authorizedrepresentativeofthewaterbureauofsaiddistrict,describing the property on which the lien exists and the amount to be claimed by said district as a lien thereon, shall be filed with such town clerk within two years after the assessment or charge shall have become payable] not later than two years after such assessment or charge became payable.

StatementSec. of Purpose:

To2 makefrom changespassage concerningNumber the511 calculation of athe bondspecial capacts inof effect1929, forSec. the Metropolitan District Commission.

thatPD whenJoint theFavorable entireSubst. text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] LCO No.

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425 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 technical changes to the charter of the Metropolitan District Commission.

These changes have no fiscal impact.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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425 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 322 AN ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COMMISSION.

SUMMARY The Office of Legislative Research does not analyze Special Acts.

COMMITTEE ACTION Planning and Development Committee Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 19 Nay 7 (03/25/2022) sSB322 / File No.

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