SB 156 — AN ACT CONCERNING EXPENDITURES FROM THE HEALTHY HOMES FUND.

Senate General Assembly CommitteeFile Bill No.

156421 January Session, 2023 LCOSenate Bill No.

5858156 ReferredSenate, toApril 4, 2023 The Committee on PLANNINGPlanning ANDand DEVELOPMENTDevelopment Introducedreported by:through SEN.

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AN ACT CONCERNING EXPENDITURES FROM THE HEALTHY HOMES FUND.

(1) Funding of not more than one million dollars, from remittances transferredtransferredpursuanttosection38a-331fortheperiodbeginningJanuary pursuant to section 38a-331 for the period beginning January 1, 2019, and ending December 31, 2019, shall be remitted to the Department of Economic and Community Development to be used for grants-in-aid to (A) homeowners with homes located in the immediate vicinity of the West River in the Westville section of New Haven and Woodbridge for structurally damaged homes due to subsidence, (B) condominium associations located in Hamden for structurally deficient foundations, and [to] (C) homeowners with homes abutting the Yale Golf Course in the Westville section of New Haven for damage to such homes from water infiltration or structural damage due to subsidence;

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421 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 has no fiscal impact by broadening the purpose for which the Department of Economic and Community Development may use their $1 million allocation from the Healthy Homes Fund.

It should be noted that while the funds have not been expended to date, they are currently pre-encumbered to existing projects.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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421 OLR Bill Analysis SB 156 AN ACT CONCERNING EXPENDITURES FROM THE HEALTHY HOMES FUND.

SUMMARY This bill broadens the purposes for which the Department of Economic and Community Development may use a preexisting $1 million allocation from the Healthy Homes Fund to include giving grants to condominium associations in Hamden with structurally deficient foundations.

Current law authorizes the $1 million allocation to be used for grants to homeowners with structure subsidence or water damage in certain parts of New Haven and Woodbridge.

By law, the Healthy Homes Fund is a separate nonlapsing General Fund account used primarily to support the Crumbling Foundations Assistance Fund, which assists homeowners with concrete foundations damaged by pyrrhotite (i.e., crumbling foundations).

The fund is capitalized by revenue from an annual $12 surcharge on certain homeowners’ insurance policies.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

October 1, 2023 COMMITTEE ACTION Planning and Development Committee Joint Favorable Yea 21 Nay 0 (03/20/2023) SB156 / File No.

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