HB 5166 — AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN MUNICIPAL AGREEMENTS TO FIX ASSESSMENTS.

Substitute House ofBill Representatives General Assembly File No.

365166 FebruaryPublic Session,Act 2022 Substitute House Bill No.

516622-72 HouseAN ofACT Representatives,CONCERNING MarchCERTAIN 21,MUNICIPAL 2022AGREEMENTS TheTO CommitteeFIX onASSESSMENTS. Planning and Development reported through REP.

MCCARTHY VAHEY of the 133rd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN MUNICIPAL AGREEMENTS TO FIX ASSESSMENTS.

(a) (1) Any municipality may, by affirmative vote of its legislative body or, pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, by its board of selectmen, enter into a written agreement, for a period of not more than ten years, with any party owning or proposing to acquire an interest in real property in such municipality, or with any party owning or proposing to acquire an interest in air space in such municipality, or with any party who is the lessee of, or who proposes to be the lessee of, air space in such municipality in such a manner that the air space leased or proposed to be leased shall be assessed to the lessee pursuant to section 12-64, fixing the assessment of the real property or air space which is the subject of the agreement, and all improvements thereon or sHB5166therein /and Fileto No.be constructed thereon or therein, subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section.

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36 therein and to be constructed thereon or therein, subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section.

(2)Substitute InHouse theBill caseNo. of a municipality where the legislative body is a town meeting and such town meeting has adopted an ordinance delegating to the board of selectmen the authority to enter into an agreement described in subdivision (1) of this subsection, such board of selectmen may enter into such agreement.

5166 (2) In the case of a municipality where the legislative body is a town meeting and such town meeting has adopted an ordinance delegating to the board of selectmen the authority to enter into an agreement described in subdivision (1) of this subsection, such board of selectmen may enter into such agreement.

ThisApproved actMay shall31, take2022 effectPublic asAct followsNo. and shall amend the following sections:

Section22-72 12 October 1, 2022 12-65b Statement of Legislative2 Commissioners:

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(a)(1), "by" was inserted before "its board" for clarity.

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36 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 allows local boards of selectmen to enter into fixed assessmentagreementsiftheyhavebeenauthorizedtodosobythe local town meeting.

This has no fiscal impact as it is not expected to change the number of such agreements municipalities enter into.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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36 OLR Bill Analysis sHB 5166 AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN MUNICIPAL AGREEMENTS TO FIX ASSESSMENTS.

SUMMARY In municipalities where the legislative body is a town meeting, this bill authorizes the board of selectmen, if they have been authorized by ordinance, to enter into certain agreements to fix assessments on real property or air space.

Under current law, only a municipality’s legislative body may enter into these agreements.

The bill applies to a law that allows municipalities to fix assessments for up to 10 years on real property or air space undergoing improvements for various purposes, including office, manufacturing, or retail uses;

multifamily housing;

or transportation or parking facilities.

The bill also makes a technical change.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

October 1, 2022 COMMITTEE ACTION Planning and Development Committee Joint Favorable Yea 26 Nay 0 (03/04/2022) sHB5166 / File No.

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