HB 6807 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF LOCAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT GRANTS.

General Assembly Substitute House Bill No.

6807 JanuaryPublic Session,Act 2023No. AN ACT CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF LOCAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT GRANTS.

23-124 AN ACT CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF LOCAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT GRANTS.

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(A) Road construction, renovation, repair or resurfacing, (B) sidewalk and pavement improvements, (C) construction, renovation, enlargement or repair of sewage treatment plants and sanitary or storm, water or sewer lines, including separation of lines, (D) public building construction other than schools, including renovation, repair, code compliance, energy conservation and fire safety projects, (E) construction, renovation, enlargement or repair of dams, bridges and flood control projects, (F) construction, renovation, enlargement or repair of water treatment or filtration plants and water mains, (G) construction, renovationor enlargement of solid waste facilities, (H) improvements to public parks, (I) the preparation and revision of local capital improvement plans projected for a period of not less than five years and so prepared as to show the general description, need and estimated cost ofeachindividualcapital improvement,(J)improvementstoemergency communications systems and building security systems, including for schools, (K) public housing projects, including renovations and improvements and energy conservation and the development of additional housing, (L) renovations to or construction of veterans' memorial monuments, (M) thermal imaging systems, (N) bulky waste and landfill projects, (O) the preparation and revision of municipal plans of conservation and development adopted pursuant to section 8- 23,Public providedAct such plans are endorsed by the legislative body of the municipality not more than one hundred eighty days after adoption by LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2023HB-068072 of 9 R02-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.

680723-124 the2 commission, (P) acquisition of automatic9 externalSubstitute defibrillators,House (Q)Bill floodplainNo. management and hazard mitigation activities, (R) on-board oil refining systems consisting of a filtration canister and evaporation canister that remove solid and liquid contaminants from lubricating oil, (S) activities related to the planning of a municipal broadband network, provided the speed of the network shall be not less than three hundred eighty-fourthousandbitspersecond,(T)establishmentofbikewaysand greenways, (U) land acquisition, including for open space, and costs involved in making land available for public uses, (V) acquisition of technology related to implementation of the Department of Education's common core state standards, (W) technology upgrades, including for improvements to expand public access to government information throughelectronicportalsandkiosks,(X)forthefiscalyearsendingJune 30, 2013, and June 30, 2014, acquisition of snow removal equipment, capital expenditures made to improve public safety, and capital expenditures made to facilitate regional cooperation, and (Y) for hazardous tree removal or trimming for nonutility-related hazardous branches, limbs and trees on municipal property or within a municipal right-of-way.

6807 23, provided such plans are endorsed by the legislative body of the municipality not more than one hundred eighty days after adoption by the commission, (P) acquisition of automatic external defibrillators, (Q) floodplain management and hazard mitigation activities, (R) on-board oil refining systems consisting of a filtration canister and evaporation canister that remove solid and liquid contaminants from lubricating oil, (S) activities related to the planning of a municipal broadband network, provided the speed of the network shall be not less than three hundred eighty-fourthousandbitspersecond,(T)establishmentofbikewaysand greenways, (U) land acquisition, including for open space, and costs involved in making land available for public uses, (V) acquisition of technology related to implementation of the Department of Education's common core state standards, (W) technology upgrades, including for improvements to expand public access to government information throughelectronicportalsandkiosks,(X)forthefiscalyearsendingJune 30, 2013, and June 30, 2014, acquisition of snow removal equipment, capital expenditures made to improve public safety, and capital expenditures made to facilitate regional cooperation, and (Y) for hazardous tree removal or trimming for nonutility-related hazardous branches, limbs and trees on municipal property or within a municipal right-of-way.

(6) "Population" means the number of persons according to the most recent federal decennial census, except that, in intervening years between such censuses, "population" means the number of persons according to the most recent estimate of the Department of Public Health;Act No.

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6807 according to the most recent estimate of the Department of Public Health;

LCO(b) {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2023HB-068073On February first of 9each R02-HB.docxyear, }not Substitutemore Billthan No.the amount as authorized by the General Assembly for the fiscal year from the resources of the Local Capital Improvement Fund shall be allocated to the Secretary oftheOffice of Policy and Management, who shall allocate an amount to each municipality in the state in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section.

6807 (b) On February first of each year, not more than the amount as authorized by the General Assembly for the fiscal year from the resources of the Local Capital Improvement Fund shall be allocated to the Secretary oftheOffice of Policy and Management, who shall allocate an amount to each municipality in the state in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section.

The population of each town multiplied by the inverse ofPublic theAct adjustedNo. equalized net grand list per capita of such town shall be the numerator of the fraction, and the resulting products for all the towns shall be added together and the sum shall be the denominator of the fraction;

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6807 of the adjusted equalized net grand list per capita of such town shall be the numerator of the fraction, and the resulting products for all the towns shall be added together and the sum shall be the denominator of the fraction;

Any city or borough not consolidated with the town in which it is located and any town containing such a city or LCOborough {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2023HB-06807-4shall ofshare 9the R02-HB.docxallocation }to Substitutesuch Billtown No.on the basis of the following ratio:

6807 borough shall share the allocation to such town on the basis of the following ratio:

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section, the secretary, at [his or her] the secretary's discretion, mayPublic authorizeAct expenseNo. reimbursement for a project listed in subparagraphs (T) to (X), inclusive, of subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of this section prior to such project's inclusion on the local capital improvement plan adopted by a municipality.

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6807 may authorize expense reimbursement for a project listed in subparagraphs (T) to (X), inclusive, of subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of this section prior to such project's inclusion on the local capital improvement plan adopted by a municipality.

(f) The secretary shall approve or disapprove each completed LCOapplication {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2023HB-068075for a local capital improvement project grant authorization not later than forty-five days after receipt of 9such R02-HB.docxapplication }on Substitutea Billform No.prescribed by thesecretary.Suchapplication shallinclude a certification by the municipality that:

6807 application for a local capital improvement project grant authorization not later than forty-five days after receipt of such application on a form prescribed by thesecretary.Suchapplication shallinclude a certification by the municipality that:

On or before five years after the date of any such authorization and on or before six years after the date of any such authorization, the secretary shall notify, in writing, any municipality for which any such authorization has been made which notice shallindicate thetime whichhaselapsedsince suchauthorization andPublic theAct dateNo. after which the secretary may not make payments for an authorized project.

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6807 and the date after which the secretary may not make payments for an authorized project.

(1)Expendituresfor theproject conformto the provisionsofsubdivision LCO(4) {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2023HB-06807-6of subsection (a) of 9this R02-HB.docxsection }and Substitutethe Billmunicipality No.is entitled to the reimbursement requested in the application;

6807 (4) of subsection (a) of this section and the municipality is entitled to the reimbursement requested in the application;

Upon issuing a finding under this section, the secretary may require the municipality to promptly pay to the state an amount equal to the amount of the grant or [he may] cause the amount of any future grantPublic madeAct underNo. this section to be reduced by such amount.

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6807 grant made under this section to be reduced by such amount.

(j) Not later than September 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, each municipality issued a grant pursuant to subsection (i) of this section in the preceding fiscal year shall submit a report to the secretary, in a form and manner prescribed by the secretary, describing the amounts LCOexpended {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2023HB-068077in such fiscal year for each of 9the R02-HB.docxlocal }capital Substituteimprovement Billprojects No.described in subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of this section.

6807 expended in such fiscal year for each of the local capital improvement projects described in subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of this section.

Proceeds from the issuance and sale of such grant anticipation notes shall be used to temporarily finance an eligible local capital improvement project approved by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management pursuantPublic toAct subsectionNo. (f) of section 7-536, as amended by this act.

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6807 pursuant to subsection (f) of section 7-536, as amended by this act.

The LCOexpense {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2023HB-068078of preparing, issuing and marketing such notes may not be included as a part of 9the R02-HB.docxcost }of Substitutean Billeligible No.local capital improvement project.

6807 expense of preparing, issuing and marketing such notes may not be included as a part of the cost of an eligible local capital improvement project.

ThisApproved actJune shall27, take2023 effectPublic asAct followsNo. and shall amend the following sections:

Section23-124 19 fromof passage9 7-535 Sec.

2 from passage 7-536 Sec.