General Assembly

Governor's Bill No. 842

January Session, 2013

LCO No. 3016

*03016__________*

Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING

Introduced by:

SEN. WILLIAMS, 29^th Dist.

SEN. LOONEY, 11^th Dist.

REP. SHARKEY, 88^th Dist.

REP. ARESIMOWICZ, 30^th Dist.

AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND ADJUSTING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER PURPOSES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2013) The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the provisions of sections 1 to 7, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in the aggregate not exceeding $295,937,522.

Sec. 2. (Effective July 1, 2013) The proceeds of the sale of bonds described in sections 1 to 7, inclusive, of this act, to the extent hereinafter stated, shall be used for the purpose of acquiring, by purchase or condemnation, undertaking, constructing, reconstructing, improving or equipping, or purchasing land or buildings or improving sites for the projects hereinafter described, including payment of architectural, engineering, demolition or related costs in connection therewith, or of payment of the cost of long-range capital programming and space utilization studies as hereinafter stated:

(a) For the Office of Policy and Management:

(1) Design and implementation of consolidation of higher education systems with the state's CORE system, not exceeding $5,000,000;

(2) Design and implementation of the Criminal Justice Information Sharing System, not exceeding $7,900,000;

(3) For an information technology capital investment program, not exceeding $50,000,000.

(b) For the Department of Veterans' Affairs: Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and grounds, not exceeding $750,000.

(1) Alterations and improvements in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, not exceeding $2,000,000;

(2) Development, including acquisition and equipment, of a new thermal facility for the capitol area district heating and cooling system in Hartford, not exceeding $29,000,000;

(3) Infrastructure repairs and improvements, including fire, safety and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act improvements, improvements to state-owned buildings and grounds, including energy conservation and off-site improvements, and preservation of unoccupied buildings and grounds, including office development, acquisition, renovations for additional parking and security improvements, not exceeding $25,000,000.

(4) Removal or encapsulation of asbestos and hazardous materials in state-owned buildings, not exceeding $10,000,000.

(d) For the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection:

(1) Design, construction and equipment for a consolidated communications center at the headquarters building in Middletown, not exceeding $4,000,000;

(2) Replacement and upgrade of radio communication systems, not exceeding $19,500,000;

(3) Alterations and improvements to buildings and grounds, including utilities, mechanical systems and energy conservation projects, not exceeding $5,000,000;

(4) Alterations, renovations and improvements to the Forensic Science Laboratory in Meriden, not exceeding $1,500,000.

(e) For the Department of Motor Vehicles: Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and grounds, not exceeding $1,703,000.

(f) For the Military Department:

(1) Alterations and improvements to buildings and grounds, including utilities, mechanical systems and energy conservation, not exceeding $1,000,000;

(2) State matching funds for anticipated federal reimbursable projects, not exceeding $2,000,000;

(3) Renovations and improvements to the skylight at the William A. O'Neill Armory in Hartford, not exceeding $3,000,000.

(g) For the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection:

(1) Dam repairs, including state-owned dams, not exceeding $6,000,000;

(2) Energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in state-owned buildings, not exceeding $25,000,000;

(3) Various flood control improvements, flood repair, erosion damage repairs and municipal dam repairs, not exceeding $4,500,000;

(4) Recreation and Natural Heritage Trust Program for recreation, open space, resource protection and resource management, not exceeding $10,000,000.

(h) For the Capital Region Development Authority: Alterations, renovations and improvements at the Connecticut Convention Center, the XL Center and Rentschler Field, not exceeding $5,139,000.

(i) For the Department of Developmental Services: Fire, safety and environmental improvements to regional facilities and intermediate care facilities for client and staff needs, including improvements in compliance with current codes, site improvements, handicapped access improvements, utilities, repair or replacement of roofs, air conditioning and other interior and exterior building renovations and additions at all state-owned facilities, not exceeding $5,000,000.

(j) For the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services: Design and installation of sprinkler systems, including related fire safety improvements, in direct patient care buildings, not exceeding $2,275,000.

(k) For the Department of Education: For the regional vocational-technical school system: Alterations and improvements to buildings and grounds, including new and replacement equipment, tools and supplies necessary to update curricula, vehicles and technology at all regional vocational-technical schools, not exceeding $28,000,000.

(l) For the Board of Regents for Higher Education:

(1) All regional community colleges:

(A) New and replacement instruction, research or laboratory equipment, not exceeding $9,000,000;

(B) System Technology Initiative, not exceeding $5,000,000;

(C) Alterations, renovations and improvements to facilities including fire, safety, energy conservation, code compliance and acquisition of property, not exceeding $2,000,000.

(2) At Quinebaug Community College:

(A) Parking and site improvements, not exceeding $2,189,622;

(B) Heating, ventilating and air conditioning system improvements, not exceeding $1,750,000.

(m) For the Department of Correction: Renovations and improvements to existing state-owned buildings for inmate housing, programming and staff training space and additional inmate capacity, and for support facilities and off-site improvements, not exceeding $10,000,000.

(n) For the Department of Children and Families: Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and grounds, not exceeding $1,230,900.

(o) For the Judicial Department:

(1) Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and grounds at state-owned and maintained facilities, not exceeding $7,500,000;

(2) Development of a juvenile court building in Meriden or Middletown, not exceeding $2,000,000;

(3) Mechanical upgrades and code-required improvements at the superior courthouse in New Haven, not exceeding $1,000,000;

(4) Security improvements at various state-owned and maintained facilities, not exceeding $1,000,000.

Sec. 3. (Effective July 1, 2013) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to sections 1 to 7, inclusive, of this act, and temporary notes issued in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds.

Sec. 4. (Effective July 1, 2013) None of the bonds described in sections 1 to 7, inclusive, of this act, shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require.

Sec. 5. (Effective July 1, 2013) For the purposes of sections 1 to 7, inclusive, of this act, "state moneys" means the proceeds of the sale of bonds authorized pursuant to said sections 1 to 7, inclusive, or of temporary notes issued in anticipation of the moneys to be derived from the sale of such bonds. Each request filed as provided in section 4 of this act for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which the proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, in addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said section 4, shall include the recommendation of the person signing such request as to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with any such project should be added to the state moneys available or becoming available hereunder for such project. If the request includes a recommendation that some amount of such federal, private or other moneys should be added to such state moneys, then, if and to the extent directed by the State Bond Commission at the time of authorization of such bonds, such amount of such federal, private or other moneys then available, or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with such project, may be added to any state moneys available or becoming available hereunder for such project and shall be used for such project. Any other federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with such project shall, upon receipt, be used by the State Treasurer, in conformity with applicable federal and state law, to meet the principal of outstanding bonds issued pursuant to sections 1 to 7, inclusive, of this act, or to meet the principal of temporary notes issued in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of bonds theretofore authorized pursuant to said sections 1 to 7, inclusive, for the purpose of financing such costs, either by purchase or redemption and cancellation of such bonds or notes or by payment thereof at maturity. Whenever any of the federal, private or other moneys so received with respect to such project are used to meet the principal of such temporary notes or whenever principal of any such temporary notes is retired by application of revenue receipts of the state, the amount of bonds theretofore authorized in anticipation of which such temporary notes were issued, and the aggregate amount of bonds which may be authorized pursuant to section 1 of this act, shall each be reduced by the amount of the principal so met or retired. Pending use of the federal, private or other moneys so received to meet principal as hereinabove directed, the amount thereof may be invested by the State Treasurer in bonds or obligations of, or guaranteed by, the state or the United States or agencies or instrumentalities of the United States, shall be deemed to be part of the debt retirement funds of the state, and net earnings on such investments shall be used in the same manner as the moneys so invested.

Sec. 6. (Effective July 1, 2013) Any balance of proceeds of the sale of said bonds authorized for any project described in section 2 of this act in excess of the cost of such project may be used to complete any other project described in said section 2, if the State Bond Commission shall so determine and direct. Any balance of proceeds of the sale of said bonds in excess of the costs of all the projects described in said section 2 shall be deposited to the credit of the General Fund.

Sec. 7. (Effective July 1, 2013) The bonds issued pursuant to sections 1 to 7 inclusive, of this act, shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.

Sec. 8. (Effective July 1, 2013) The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 9 and 10 of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding $90,000,000.

Sec. 9. (Effective July 1, 2013) The proceeds of the sale of bonds described in sections 8 to 11, inclusive, of this act shall be used by the Department of Housing for the purposes hereinafter stated:

(1) Housing development and rehabilitation, including moderate cost housing, moderate rental, congregate and elderly housing, urban homesteading, community housing development corporations, housing purchase and rehabilitation, housing for the homeless, housing for low income persons, limited equity cooperatives and mutual housing projects, abatement of hazardous material including asbestos and lead-based paint in residential structures, emergency repair assistance for senior citizens, housing land bank and land trust, housing and community development, predevelopment grants and loans, reimbursement for state and federal surplus property, private rental investment mortgage and equity program, housing infrastructure, demolition, renovation or redevelopment of vacant buildings or related infrastructure, septic system repair loan program, acquisition and related rehabilitation including loan guarantees for private developers of rental housing for the elderly, projects under the program established in section 8-37pp of the general statutes, and participation in federal programs, including administrative expenses associated with those programs eligible under the general statutes, not exceeding $70,000,000, provided not more than $1,000,000 shall be used for development of adult family homes, not more than $1,000,000 shall be used for grants-in-aid for accessibility modifications for persons transitioning from institutions to homes under the Money Follows the Person program and not more than $30,000,000 shall be used for revitalization of state moderate rental housing units on the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority's State Housing Portfolio;

(2) Supportive housing initiatives established in section 17a-485c of the general statutes, not exceeding $20,000,000.

Sec. 10. (Effective July 1, 2013) None of the bonds described in sections 8 to 11, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion may require.

Sec. 11. (Effective July 1, 2013) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section and sections 8 to 10, inclusive, of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section and sections 8 to 10, inclusive, of this act and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. Such bonds issued pursuant to section 8 of this act shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of such bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.

Sec. 12. (Effective July 1, 2013) The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 13 to 19, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding $181,400,000.

Sec. 13. (Effective July 1, 2013) The proceeds of the sale of the bonds described in sections 12 to 19, inclusive, of this act shall be used for the purpose of providing grants-in-aid and other financing for the projects, programs and purposes hereinafter stated:

(a) For the Office of Policy and Management: Grants-in-aid to private, nonprofit health and human service organizations that are exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to time, for alterations, renovations, improvements, additions and new construction, including health, safety, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and energy conservation improvements, information technology systems, technology for independence and purchase of vehicles, not exceeding $20,000,000.

(b) For the Department of Agriculture: For the Farm Reinvestment Program, not exceeding $500,000.

(1) For a program to establish energy microgrids to support critical municipal infrastructure, not exceeding $15,000,000;

(2) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for open space land acquisition and development for conservation or recreational purposes, not exceeding $10,000,000;

(3) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for improvements to incinerators and landfills, including, but not limited to, bulky waste landfills, not exceeding $1,400,000;

(4) Grants-in-aid for identification, investigation, containment, removal or mitigation of contaminated industrial sites in urban areas, not exceeding $5,000,000.

(d) For the Department of Economic and Community Development:

(1) Grants-in-aid to nursing homes for alterations, renovations and improvements for conversion to other uses in support of right-sizing, not exceeding $10,000,000;

(2) Small Business Express program established by section 32-7g of the general statutes, not exceeding $50,000,000;

(3) Regional brownfield redevelopment loan fund, not exceeding $20,000,000.

(e) For the Department of Housing: Grants-in-aid to municipalities for the incentive housing zone program established pursuant to chapter 124b of the general statutes, not exceeding $1,000,000.

(f) For the Department of Public Health: For the Stem Cell Research Fund established by section 19a-32e of the general statutes, not exceeding $10,000,000.

(g) For the Department of Transportation: Grants-in-aid for improvements to ports and marinas, including dredging and navigational direction, not exceeding $5,000,000.

(h) For the Department of Education:

(1) Grants-in-aid for the purpose of capital start-up costs related to the development of new interdistrict magnet school programs to assist the state in meeting the goals of the 2008 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., for the purpose of purchasing a building or portable classrooms, subject to the reversion provisions in subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 10-264h of the general statutes, leasing space, and purchasing equipment, including, but not limited to, computers and classroom furniture, not exceeding $17,000,000;

(2) Grants-in-aid to municipalities and organizations exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to time, for facility improvements and minor capital repairs to that portion of facilities that house school readiness programs and state-funded day care centers operated by such municipalities and organizations, not exceeding $11,500,000.

(i) For the State Library: Grants-in-aid to public libraries that are not located in distressed municipalities, as defined in section 32-9p of the general statutes, for construction, renovations, expansions, energy conservation and handicapped accessibility, not exceeding $5,000,000.

Sec. 14. (Effective July 1, 2013) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to sections 12 to 19, inclusive, of this act, and temporary notes issued in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said sections 12 to 19, inclusive, and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds.

Sec. 15. (Effective July 1, 2013) None of the bonds described in sections 12 to 19, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require.

Sec. 16. (Effective July 1, 2013) For the purposes of sections 12 to 19, inclusive, of this act, "state moneys" means the proceeds of the sale of bonds authorized pursuant to said sections 12 to 19 inclusive, or of temporary notes issued in anticipation of the moneys to be derived from the sale of such bonds. Each request filed as provided in section 15 of this act for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which the proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, in addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said section 15, include the recommendation of the person signing such request as to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with any such project should be added to the state moneys available or becoming available under said sections 12 to 19, inclusive, for such project. If the request includes a recommendation that some amount of such federal, private or other moneys should be added to such state moneys, then, if and to the extent directed by the State Bond Commission at the time of authorization of such bonds, such amount of such federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with such project may be added to any state moneys available or becoming available hereunder for such project and be used for such project. Any other federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with such project upon receipt shall, in conformity with applicable federal and state law, be used by the State Treasurer to meet the principal of outstanding bonds issued pursuant to said sections 12 to 19, inclusive, or to meet the principal of temporary notes issued in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of bonds theretofore authorized pursuant to said sections 12 to 19, inclusive, for the purpose of financing such costs, either by purchase or redemption and cancellation of such bonds or notes or by payment thereof at maturity. Whenever any of the federal, private or other moneys so received with respect to such project are used to meet the principal of such temporary notes or whenever the principal of any such temporary notes is retired by application of revenue receipts of the state, the amount of bonds theretofore authorized in anticipation of which such temporary notes were issued, and the aggregate amount of bonds which may be authorized pursuant to section 12 of this act shall each be reduced by the amount of the principal so met or retired. Pending use of the federal, private or other moneys so received to meet the principal as directed in this section, the amount thereof may be invested by the State Treasurer in bonds or obligations of, or guaranteed by, the state or the United States or agencies or instrumentalities of the United States, shall be deemed to be part of the debt retirement funds of the state, and net earnings on such investments shall be used in the same manner as the moneys so invested.

Sec. 17. (Effective July 1, 2013) The bonds issued pursuant to sections 12 to 19, inclusive, of this act shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.

Sec. 18. (Effective July 1, 2013) In accordance with section 13 of this act, the state, through the Office of Policy and Management, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Department of Housing, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Education and the State Library may provide grants-in-aid and other financings to or for the agencies for the purposes and projects as described in said section 13. All financing shall be made in accordance with the terms of a contract at such time or times as shall be determined within authorization of funds by the State Bond Commission.

Sec. 19. (Effective July 1, 2013) In the case of any grant-in-aid made pursuant to section 13 of this act that is made to any entity which is not a political subdivision of the state, the contract entered into pursuant to section 18 of this act shall provide that if the premises for which such grant-in-aid was made ceases, within ten years of the date of such grant, to be used as a facility for which such grant was made, an amount equal to the amount of such grant, minus ten per cent per year for each full year which has elapsed since the date of such grant, shall be repaid to the state and that a lien shall be placed on such land in favor of the state to ensure that such amount shall be repaid in the event of such change in use, provided if the premises for which such grant-in-aid was made are owned by the state, a municipality or a housing authority, no lien need be placed.

Sec. 20. (Effective July 1, 2014) The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 21 to 26, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding $314,138,805.

Sec. 21. (Effective July 1, 2014) The proceeds of the sale of bonds described in sections 20 to 26, inclusive, of this act, to the extent hereinafter stated, shall be used for the purpose of acquiring, by purchase or condemnation, undertaking, constructing, reconstructing, improving or equipping, or purchasing land or buildings or improving sites for the projects hereinafter described, including payment of architectural, engineering, demolition or related costs in connection therewith, or of payment of the cost of long-range capital programming and space utilization studies as hereinafter stated:

(a) For the Office of Policy and Management:

(1) Design and implementation of consolidation of higher education systems with the state's CORE system, not exceeding $5,000,000;

(2) Design and implementation of the Criminal Justice Information Sharing System, not exceeding $5,500,000;

(3) For an information technology capital investment program, not exceeding $25,000,000.

(b) For the Department of Veterans' Affairs: Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and grounds, not exceeding $750,000.

(1) Alterations and improvements in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, not exceeding $2,000,000;

(2) Infrastructure repairs and improvements, including fire, safety and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act improvements, improvements to state-owned buildings and grounds, including energy conservation and off-site improvements, and preservation of unoccupied buildings and grounds, including office development, acquisition, renovations for additional parking and security improvements, not exceeding $25,000,000;

(3) Removal or encapsulation of asbestos and hazardous materials in state-owned buildings, not exceeding $10,000,000.

(d) For the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection:

(1) Replacement and upgrade of radio communication systems, not exceeding $45,000,000;

(2) Alterations and improvements to buildings and grounds, including utilities, mechanical systems and energy conservation projects, not exceeding $5,000,000.

(e) For the Department of Motor Vehicles: Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and grounds, not exceeding $1,697,000.

(f) For the Military Department:

(1) Alterations and improvements to buildings and grounds, including utilities, mechanical systems and energy conservation, not exceeding $1,000,000;

(2) State matching funds for anticipated federal reimbursable projects, not exceeding $2,000,000.

(g) For the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection:

(1) Dam repairs, including state-owned dams, not exceeding $5,000,000;

(2) Energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in state-owned buildings, not exceeding $25,000,000;

(3) Various flood control improvements, flood repair, erosion damage repairs and municipal dam repairs, not exceeding $6,900,000;

(4) Recreation and Natural Heritage Trust Program for recreation, open space, resource protection and resource management, not exceeding $10,000,000.

(h) For the Capital Region Development Authority: Alterations, renovations and improvements at the Connecticut Convention Center, the XL Center and Rentschler Field, not exceeding $3,727,500.

(j) For the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services:

(1) Fire, safety and environmental improvements to regional facilities and intermediate care facilities for client and staff needs, including improvements in compliance with current codes, site improvements, handicapped access improvements, utilities, repair or replacement of roofs, air conditioning and other interior and exterior building renovations and additions at all state-owned facilities, not exceeding $5,000,000;

(2) Design and installation of sprinkler systems, including related fire safety improvements, in direct patient care buildings, not exceeding $4,175,000.

(l) For the Board of Regents for Higher Education:

(1) All regional community colleges:

(A) New and replacement instruction, research or laboratory equipment, not exceeding $5,000,000;

(B) System Technology Initiative, not exceeding $5,000,000;

(C) Alterations, renovations and improvements to facilities including fire, safety, energy conservation, code compliance and acquisition of property, not exceeding $5,000,000.

(2) At Housatonic Community College:

(A) Parking garage improvements, not exceeding $3,907,258;

(B) Implementation of phase III of the master plan for renovations and additions to Lafayette Hall, not exceeding $40,467,047.

(m) For the Department of Correction: Renovations and improvements to existing state-owned buildings for inmate housing, programming and staff training space and additional inmate capacity, including support facilities and off-site improvements, not exceeding $10,000,000.

(n) For the Department of Children and Families: Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and grounds, not exceeding $1,515,000.

(o) For the Judicial Department:

(1) Alterations, renovations and improvements to buildings and grounds at state-owned and maintained facilities, not exceeding $7,500,000;

(2) Development of a juvenile court building in Meriden or Middletown, not exceeding $13,000,000;

(3) Mechanical upgrades and code-required improvements at the superior courthouse in New Haven, not exceeding $8,500,000;

(4) Security improvements at various state-owned and maintained facilities, not exceeding $1,000,000;

(5) Implementation of the Technology Strategic Plan project, not exceeding $5,000,000.

Sec. 22. (Effective July 1, 2014) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to sections 20 to 26, inclusive, of this act, and temporary notes issued in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds.

Sec. 23. (Effective July 1, 2014) None of the bonds described in sections 20 to 26, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require.

Sec. 24. (Effective July 1, 2014) For the purposes of sections 20 to 26, inclusive, of this act, "state moneys" means the proceeds of the sale of bonds authorized pursuant to said sections 20 to 26, inclusive, or of temporary notes issued in anticipation of the moneys to be derived from the sale of such bonds. Each request filed as provided in section 23 of this act for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which the proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, in addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said section 23, shall include the recommendation of the person signing such request as to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with any such project should be added to the state moneys available or becoming available hereunder for such project. If the request includes a recommendation that some amount of such federal, private or other moneys should be added to such state moneys, then, if and to the extent directed by the State Bond Commission at the time of authorization of such bonds, such amount of such federal, private or other moneys then available, or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with such project, may be added to any state moneys available or becoming available hereunder for such project and shall be used for such project. Any other federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with such project shall, upon receipt, be used by the State Treasurer, in conformity with applicable federal and state law, to meet the principal of outstanding bonds issued pursuant to sections 20 to 26, inclusive, of this act, or to meet the principal of temporary notes issued in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of bonds theretofore authorized pursuant to said sections 20 to 26, inclusive, for the purpose of financing such costs, either by purchase or redemption and cancellation of such bonds or notes or by payment thereof at maturity. Whenever any of the federal, private or other moneys so received with respect to such project are used to meet the principal of such temporary notes or whenever principal of any such temporary notes is retired by application of revenue receipts of the state, the amount of bonds theretofore authorized in anticipation of which such temporary notes were issued, and the aggregate amount of bonds which may be authorized pursuant to section 20 of this act, shall each be reduced by the amount of the principal so met or retired. Pending use of the federal, private or other moneys so received to meet principal as hereinabove directed, the amount thereof may be invested by the State Treasurer in bonds or obligations of, or guaranteed by, the state or the United States or agencies or instrumentalities of the United States, shall be deemed to be part of the debt retirement funds of the state, and net earnings on such investments shall be used in the same manner as the moneys so invested.

Sec. 25. (Effective July 1, 2014) Any balance of proceeds of the sale of said bonds authorized for any project described in section 21 of this act in excess of the cost of such project may be used to complete any other project described in said section 21, if the State Bond Commission shall so determine and direct. Any balance of proceeds of the sale of said bonds in excess of the costs of all the projects described in said section 21 shall be deposited to the credit of the General Fund.

Sec. 26. (Effective July 1, 2014) The bonds issued pursuant to sections 20 to 26, inclusive, of this act shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.

Sec. 27. (Effective July 1, 2014) The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 28 to 30, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding $70,000,000.

Sec. 28. (Effective July 1, 2014) The proceeds of the sale of bonds described in sections 27 to 30, inclusive, of this act shall be used by the Department of Housing for the purposes hereinafter stated: Housing development and rehabilitation, including moderate cost housing, moderate rental, congregate and elderly housing, urban homesteading, community housing development corporations, housing purchase and rehabilitation, housing for the homeless, housing for low income persons, limited equity cooperatives and mutual housing projects, abatement of hazardous material including asbestos and lead-based paint in residential structures, emergency repair assistance for senior citizens, housing land bank and land trust, housing and community development, predevelopment grants and loans, reimbursement for state and federal surplus property, private rental investment mortgage and equity program, housing infrastructure, demolition, renovation or redevelopment of vacant buildings or related infrastructure, septic system repair loan program, acquisition and related rehabilitation including loan guarantees for private developers of rental housing for the elderly, projects under the program established in section 8-37pp of the general statutes, and participation in federal programs, including administrative expenses associated with those programs eligible under the general statutes, not exceeding $70,000,000, provided not more than $1,000,000 shall be used for development of adult family homes, not more than $1,000,000 shall be used for grants-in-aid for accessibility modifications for persons transitioning from institutions to homes under the Money Follows the Person program and not more than $30,000,000 shall be used for revitalization of state moderate rental housing units on the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority's State Housing Portfolio.

Sec. 29. (Effective July 1, 2014) None of the bonds described in sections 27 to 30, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion may require.

Sec. 30. (Effective July 1, 2014) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section and sections 27 to 29, inclusive, of this act, are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section and sections 27 to 29, inclusive, of this act, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. Such bonds issued pursuant to section 27 of this act shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of such bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.

Sec. 31. (Effective July 1, 2014) The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 32 to 38, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding $185,000,000.

Sec. 32. (Effective July 1, 2014) The proceeds of the sale of the bonds described in sections 31 to 38, inclusive, of this act shall be used for the purpose of providing grants-in-aid and other financing for the projects, programs and purposes hereinafter stated:

(a) For the Office of Policy and Management: Grants-in-aid to private, nonprofit health and human service organizations that are exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, for alterations, renovations, improvements, additions and new construction, including health, safety, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and energy conservation improvements, information technology systems, technology for independence and purchase of vehicles, not exceeding $20,000,000.

(b) For the Department of Agriculture: For the Farm Reinvestment Program, not exceeding $500,000.

(1) For a program to establish energy microgrids to support critical municipal infrastructure, not exceeding $15,000,000;

(2) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for open space land acquisition and development for conservation or recreational purposes, not exceeding $10,000,000;

(3) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for improvements to incinerators and landfills, including, but not limited to, bulky waste landfills, not exceeding $1,000,000;

(4) Grants-in-aid for identification, investigation, containment, removal or mitigation of contaminated industrial sites in urban areas, not exceeding $5,000,000;

(5) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for the purpose of providing potable water, not exceeding $1,000,000.

(d) For the Department of Economic and Community Development:

(1) Grants-in-aid to nursing homes for alterations, renovations and improvements for conversion to other uses in support of right-sizing, not exceeding $10,000,000;

(2) Small Business Express program established by section 32-7g of the general statutes, not exceeding $50,000,000;

(3) Regional brownfield redevelopment loan fund, not exceeding $20,000,000.

(e) For the Department of Public Health: For the Stem Cell Research Fund established by section 19a-32e of the general statutes, not exceeding $10,000,000.

(f) For the Department of Transportation: Grants-in-aid for improvements to ports and marinas, including dredging and navigational direction, not exceeding $5,000,000.

(g) For the Department of Education:

(3) Grants-in-aid to assist targeted local and regional school districts for alterations, repairs, improvements, technology and equipment in low-performing schools, not exceeding $10,000,000.

(h) For the State Library: Grants-in-aid to public libraries that are not located in distressed municipalities, as defined in section 32-9p of the general statutes, for construction, renovations, expansions, energy conservation and handicapped accessibility, not exceeding $5,000,000.

Sec. 33. (Effective July 1, 2014) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to sections 31 to 38, inclusive, of this act, and temporary notes issued in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said sections 31 to 38, inclusive, and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds.

Sec. 34. (Effective July 1, 2014) None of the bonds described in sections 31 to 38, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require.

Sec. 35. (Effective July 1, 2014) For the purposes of sections 31 to 38, inclusive, of this act, "state moneys" means the proceeds of the sale of bonds authorized pursuant to said sections 31 to 38 inclusive, or of temporary notes issued in anticipation of the moneys to be derived from the sale of such bonds. Each request filed as provided in section 34 of this act for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which the proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, in addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said section 34, include the recommendation of the person signing such request as to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with any such project should be added to the state moneys available or becoming available under said sections 31 to 38, inclusive, for such project. If the request includes a recommendation that some amount of such federal, private or other moneys should be added to such state moneys, then, if and to the extent directed by the State Bond Commission at the time of authorization of such bonds, such amount of such federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with such project may be added to any state moneys available or becoming available hereunder for such project and be used for such project. Any other federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with such project upon receipt shall, in conformity with applicable federal and state law, be used by the State Treasurer to meet the principal of outstanding bonds issued pursuant to said sections 31 to 38, inclusive, or to meet the principal of temporary notes issued in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of bonds theretofore authorized pursuant to said sections 31 to 38, inclusive, for the purpose of financing such costs, either by purchase or redemption and cancellation of such bonds or notes or by payment thereof at maturity. Whenever any of the federal, private or other moneys so received with respect to such project are used to meet the principal of such temporary notes or whenever the principal of any such temporary notes is retired by application of revenue receipts of the state, the amount of bonds theretofore authorized in anticipation of which such temporary notes were issued, and the aggregate amount of bonds which may be authorized pursuant to section 31 of this act shall each be reduced by the amount of the principal so met or retired. Pending use of the federal, private or other moneys so received to meet the principal as directed in this section, the amount thereof may be invested by the State Treasurer in bonds or obligations of, or guaranteed by, the state or the United States or agencies or instrumentalities of the United States, shall be deemed to be part of the debt retirement funds of the state, and net earnings on such investments shall be used in the same manner as the moneys so invested.

Sec. 36. (Effective July 1, 2014) The bonds issued pursuant to sections 31 to 38, inclusive, of this act shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.

Sec. 37. (Effective July 1, 2014) In accordance with section 32 of this act, the state, through the Office of Policy and Management, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Education and the State Library may provide grants-in-aid and other financings to or for the agencies for the purposes and projects as described in said section 32. All financing shall be made in accordance with the terms of a contract at such time or times as shall be determined within authorization of funds by the State Bond Commission.

Sec. 38. (Effective July 1, 2014) In the case of any grant-in-aid made pursuant to section 32 of this act that is made to any entity which is not a political subdivision of the state, the contract entered into pursuant to section 37 of this act shall provide that if the premises for which such grant-in-aid was made ceases, within ten years of the date of such grant, to be used as a facility for which such grant was made, an amount equal to the amount of such grant, minus ten per cent per year for each full year which has elapsed since the date of such grant, shall be repaid to the state and that a lien shall be placed on such land in favor of the state to ensure that such amount shall be repaid in the event of such change in use, provided if the premises for which such grant-in-aid was made are owned by the state, a municipality or a housing authority no lien need be placed.

Sec. 39. (Effective July 1, 2013) The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 40 to 44, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance of special tax obligation bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding $706,519,100.

Sec. 40. (Effective July 1, 2013) The proceeds of the sale of bonds described in sections 39 to 44, inclusive, of this act, to the extent hereinafter stated, shall be used for the purpose of payment of the transportation costs, as defined in subdivision (6) of section 13b-75 of the general statutes, with respect to the projects and uses hereinafter described, which projects and uses are hereby found and determined to be in furtherance of one or more of the authorized purposes for the issuance of special tax obligation bonds set forth in section 13b-74 of the general statutes. For the Department of Transportation:

(a) For the Bureau of Engineering and Highway Operations:

(1) Interstate Highway Program, not exceeding $113,000,000;

(2) Urban Systems Projects, not exceeding $8,500,000;

(3) Intrastate Highway Program, not exceeding $54,000,000;

(4) Environmental compliance, soil and groundwater remediation, hazardous materials abatement, demolition, salt shed construction and renovation, storage tank replacement, and environmental emergency response at or in the vicinity of state-owned properties or related to Department of Transportation operations, not exceeding $5,000,000;

(5) State bridge improvement, rehabilitation and replacement projects, not exceeding $33,000,000;

(6) Capital resurfacing and related reconstruction, not exceeding $68,900,000;

(7) Fix-it-First program to repair the state's bridges, not exceeding $60,687,500;

(8) Fix-it-First program to repair the state's roads, not exceeding $55,000,000;

(9) Local Transportation Capital Program, not exceeding $45,000,000;

(10) For the purpose of payment of the transportation costs, as defined in subdivision (6) of section 13b-75 of the general statutes, with respect to the projects and uses described in this subdivision, which projects and uses are hereby found and determined to be in furtherance of one or more of the authorized purposes for the issuance of special tax obligation bonds set forth in section 13b-74 of the general statutes, not exceeding $60,000,000. Any proceeds from the sale of the bonds described in sections 39 to 44, inclusive, of this act shall be used by the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, for payment of funds made available to towns, as provided in sections 13a-175a to 13a-175e, inclusive, 13a-175i and 13a-175j of the general statutes, for the purposes set forth in sections 13a-175a, 13a-175d and 13a-175j of the general statutes;

(11) Local Bridge Program, not exceeding $15,000,000.

(b) For the Bureau of Aviation and Ports: Development and improvement of general aviation airport facilities including grants-in-aid to municipal airports, excluding Bradley International Airport, not exceeding $2,000,000.

(c) For the Bureau of Public Transportation: Bus and rail facilities and equipment, including rights-of-way, other property acquisition and related projects, not exceeding $143,000,000.

(d) For the Bureau of Administration:

(1) Department facilities, not exceeding $18,731,600;

(2) Cost of issuance of special tax obligation bonds and debt service reserve, not exceeding $24,700,000.

Sec. 41. (Effective July 1, 2013) None of the bonds described in sections 39 to 44, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it (1) a request for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require, and (2) any capital development impact statement and any human services facility colocation statement required to be filed with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management pursuant to section 4b-31 of the general statutes, any advisory report regarding the state conservation and development policies plan required pursuant to section 16a-31 of the general statutes, and any statement regarding farm land required pursuant to subsection (g) of section 3-20 of the general statutes and section 22-6 of the general statutes, provided the State Bond Commission may authorize said bonds without a finding that the reports and statements required by subdivision (2) of this section have been filed with it if said commission authorizes the secretary of said commission to accept such reports and statements on its behalf. No funds derived from the sale of bonds authorized by said commission without a finding that the reports and statements required by subdivision (2) of this section have been filed with it shall be allotted by the Governor for any project until the reports and statements required by subdivision (2) of this section, with respect to such project, have been filed with the secretary of said commission.

Sec. 42. (Effective July 1, 2013) For the purposes of sections 39 to 44, inclusive, of this act, each request filed, as provided in section 41 of this act, for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which the proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, in addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said section 41, include the recommendation of the person signing such request as to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with any such project should be added to the state moneys available or becoming available from the proceeds of bonds and temporary notes issued in anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds of bonds. If the request includes a recommendation that some amount of such federal, private or other moneys should be added to such state moneys, then, if and to the extent directed by the State Bond Commission at the time of authorization of such bonds, such amount of such federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with such project shall be added to such state moneys.

Sec. 43. (Effective July 1, 2013) Any balance of proceeds of the sale of bonds authorized for the projects or purposes of section 40 of this act, in excess of the aggregate costs of all the projects so authorized, shall be used in the manner set forth in sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, of the general statutes, and in the proceedings of the State Bond Commission respecting the issuance and sale of said bonds.

Sec. 44. (Effective July 1, 2013) Bonds issued pursuant to sections 39 to 44, inclusive, of this act shall be special obligations of the state and shall not be payable from or charged upon any funds other than revenues of the state pledged therefor in subsection (b) of section 13b-61 of the general statutes and section 13b-61a of the general statutes, or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may be pledged therefor. Said bonds shall not be payable from or charged upon any funds other than such pledged revenues or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may be pledged therefor, nor shall the state or any political subdivision thereof be subject to any liability thereon, except to the extent of such pledged revenues or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may be pledged therefor. Said bonds shall be issued under and in accordance with the provisions of sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, of the general statutes.

Sec. 45. (Effective July 1, 2014) The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 46 to 50, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the issuance of special tax obligation bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding $588,830,000.

Sec. 46. (Effective July 1, 2014) The proceeds of the sale of bonds described in sections 45 to 50, inclusive, of this act, to the extent hereinafter stated, shall be used for the purpose of payment of the transportation costs, as defined in subdivision (6) of section 13b-75 of the general statutes, with respect to the projects and uses hereinafter described, which projects and uses are hereby found and determined to be in furtherance of one or more of the authorized purposes for the issuance of special tax obligation bonds set forth in section 13b-74 of the general statutes. For the Department of Transportation:

(a) For the Bureau of Engineering and Highway Operations:

(1) Interstate Highway Program, not exceeding $13,000,000;

(2) Urban Systems Projects, not exceeding $8,500,000;

(3) Intrastate Highway Program, not exceeding $44,000,000;

(5) State bridge improvement, rehabilitation and replacement projects, not exceeding $33,000,000;

(6) Capital resurfacing and related reconstruction projects, not exceeding $68,900,000;

(7) Fix-it-First program to repair the state's bridges, not exceeding $60,440,000;

(8) Fix-it-First program to repair the state's roads, not exceeding $55,000,000;

(9) Local Transportation Capital Program, not exceeding $45,000,000;

(10) For the purpose of payment of the transportation costs, as defined in subdivision (6) of section 13b-75 of the general statutes, with respect to the projects and uses described in this subdivision, which projects and uses are hereby found and determined to be in furtherance of one or more of the authorized purposes for the issuance of special tax obligation bonds set forth in section 13b-74 of the general statutes, not exceeding $60,000,000. Any proceeds from the sale of the bonds described in sections 45 to 50, inclusive, of this act, shall be used by the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, for payment of funds made available to towns, as provided in sections 13a-175a to 13a-175e, inclusive, 13a-175i and 13a-175j of the general statutes, for the purposes set forth in sections 13a-175a, 13a-175d and 13a-175j of the general statutes.

(b) For the Bureau of Aviation and Ports: Development and improvements of general aviation airport facilities including grants-in-aid to municipal airports, excluding Bradley International Airport, not exceeding $2,000,000.

(c) For the Bureau of Public Transportation: Bus and rail facilities and equipment, including rights-of-way, other property acquisition and related projects, not exceeding $143,000,000.

(d) For the Bureau of Administration:

(1) Department facilities, not exceeding $16,000,000;

(2) Cost of issuance of special tax obligation bonds and debt service reserve, not exceeding $26,000,000.

Sec. 47. (Effective July 1, 2014) None of the bonds described in sections 45 to 50, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it (1) a request for such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require, and (2) any capital development impact statement and any human services facility colocation statement required to be filed with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management pursuant to section 4b-31 of the general statutes, any advisory report regarding the state conservation and development policies plan required pursuant to section 16a-31 of the general statutes, and any statement regarding farm land required pursuant to subsection (g) of section 3-20 of the general statutes, and section 22-6 of the general statutes, provided the State Bond Commission may authorize said bonds without a finding that the reports and statements required by subdivision (2) of this section have been filed with it if said commission authorizes the secretary of said commission to accept such reports and statements on its behalf. No funds derived from the sale of bonds authorized by said commission without a finding that the reports and statements required by subdivision (2) of this section have been filed with it shall be allotted by the Governor for any project until the reports and statements required by subdivision (2) of this section, with respect to such project, have been filed with the secretary of said commission.

Sec. 48. (Effective July 1, 2014) For the purposes of sections 45 to 50, inclusive, of this act, each request filed, as provided in section 47 of this act, for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which the proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, in addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said section 47, include the recommendation of the person signing such request as to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with any such project should be added to the state moneys available or becoming available from the proceeds of bonds and temporary notes issued in anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds of bonds. If the request includes a recommendation that some amount of such federal, private or other moneys should be added to such state moneys, then, if and to the extent directed by the State Bond Commission at the time of authorization of such bonds, such amount of such federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with such project shall be added to such state moneys.

Sec. 49. (Effective July 1, 2014) Any balance of proceeds of the sale of the bonds authorized for the projects or purposes of section 46 of this act, in excess of the aggregate costs of all the projects so authorized, shall be used in the manner set forth in sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, of the general statutes, and in the proceedings of the State Bond Commission respecting the issuance and sale of said bonds.

Sec. 50. (Effective July 1, 2014) Bonds issued pursuant to sections 45 to 50, inclusive, of this act, shall be special obligations of the state and shall not be payable from or charged upon any funds other than revenues of the state pledged therefor in subsection (b) of section 13b-61 of the general statutes and section 13b-61a of the general statutes, or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may be pledged therefor. Said bonds shall not be payable from or charged upon any funds other than such pledged revenues or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may be pledged therefor, nor shall the state or any political subdivision thereof be subject to any liability thereon, except to the extent of such pledged revenues or such other receipts, funds or moneys as may be pledged therefor. Said bonds shall be issued under and in accordance with the provisions of sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, of the general statutes.

Sec. 51. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 4-66c of the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013):

(a) For the purposes of subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have power, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [one billion two hundred fifty-nine million four hundred eighty-seven thousand five hundred forty-four] one billion three hundred fifty-nine million four hundred eighty-seven thousand five hundred forty-four dollars, provided fifty million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, [2012] 2014. All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section, are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization, which is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms and conditions as said commission in its discretion may require. Said bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.

(b) (1) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent hereinafter stated, shall be used, subject to the provisions of subsections (c) and (d) of this section, for the purpose of redirecting, improving and expanding state activities which promote community conservation and development and improve the quality of life for urban residents of the state as hereinafter stated: (A) For the Department of Economic and Community Development: Economic and community development projects, including administrative costs incurred by the Department of Economic and Community Development, not exceeding sixty-seven million five hundred ninety-one thousand six hundred forty-two dollars, one million dollars of which shall be used for a grant to the development center program and the nonprofit business consortium deployment center approved pursuant to section 32-411; (B) for the Department of Transportation: Urban mass transit, not exceeding two million dollars; (C) for the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection: Recreation development and solid waste disposal projects, not exceeding one million nine hundred ninety-five thousand nine hundred two dollars; (D) for the Department of Social Services: Child day care projects, elderly centers, shelter facilities for victims of domestic violence, emergency shelters and related facilities for the homeless, multipurpose human resource centers and food distribution facilities, not exceeding thirty-nine million one hundred thousand dollars, provided four million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 1994; (E) for the Department of Economic and Community Development: Housing projects, not exceeding three million dollars; (F) for the Office of Policy and Management: (i) Grants-in-aid to municipalities for a pilot demonstration program to leverage private contributions for redevelopment of designated historic preservation areas, not exceeding one million dollars; (ii) grants-in-aid for urban development projects including economic and community development, transportation, environmental protection, public safety, children and families and social services projects and programs, including, in the case of economic and community development projects administered on behalf of the Office of Policy and Management by the Department of Economic and Community Development, administrative costs incurred by the Department of Economic and Community Development, not exceeding [one billion one hundred forty-four million eight hundred thousand] one billion two hundred forty-four million eight hundred thousand dollars, provided fifty million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, [2012] 2014.

(2) (A) Five million dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection may be made available to private nonprofit organizations for the purposes described in said subparagraph (F)(ii). (B) Twelve million dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection may be made available for necessary renovations and improvements of libraries. (C) Five million dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be made available for small business gap financing. (D) Ten million dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection may be made available for regional economic development revolving loan funds. (E) One million four hundred thousand dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be made available for rehabilitation and renovation of the Black Rock Library in Bridgeport. (F) Two million five hundred thousand dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be made available for site acquisition, renovation and rehabilitation for the Institute for the Hispanic Family in Hartford. (G) Three million dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be made available for the acquisition of land and the development of commercial or retail property in New Haven. (H) Seven hundred fifty thousand dollars of the grants-in-aid authorized in subparagraph (F)(ii) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be made available for repairs and replacement of the fishing pier at Cummings Park in Stamford.

Sec. 52. Subsection (a) of section 4-66g of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013):

(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time, to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [two hundred twenty million] two hundred sixty million dollars, provided twenty million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, [2012] 2014.

Sec. 53. Subsection (a) of section 4a-10 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013):

Sec. 54. Subsection (a) of section 7-536 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(a) As used in sections 7-535 to 7-538, inclusive, as amended by this act:

(1) "Adjusted equalized net grand list per capita" means the adjusted equalized net grand list per capita determined for each town pursuant to section 10-261;

(2) "Density" means the population of a municipality divided by the number of square miles of the municipality;

(3) "Grant anticipation note" means a note issued in anticipation of the receipt of project grants to the municipality from moneys in the Local Capital Improvement Fund;

(4) "Local capital improvement project" means a municipal capital expenditure project for any of the following purposes: (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, renovation or 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 of each individual capital improvement, (J) improvements to emergency 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, 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, [and] (S) activities related to the planning of a municipal broadband network, provided the speed of the network [will] shall be not less than three hundred eighty-four thousand bits per second, (T) establishment of bikeways and 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 State Department of Education's Common Core State Standards, (W) technology upgrades, including for improvements to expand public access to government information through e-portals and kiosks, (X) for the fiscal years ending June 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) notwithstanding the requirement that a local capital improvement project be for a municipal capital expenditure, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2014, and June 30, 2015, to provide payment to a municipality in an amount equal to the amount such municipality received pursuant to section 3-55j for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013. "Local capital improvement project" means only capital expenditures and includes repairs incident to reconstruction and renovation but does not include ordinary repairs and maintenance of an ongoing nature and "floodplain management" and "hazard mitigation" shall have the same meaning as in section 25-68j;

(5) "Municipality" means any town, city, borough, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and borough;

(6) "Population" means the number of people according to the most recent federal decennial census, except in intervening years between such censuses when it shall mean the number according to the most recent estimate of the Department of Public Health; and

(7) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management.

Sec. 55. Subsection (e) of section 7-536 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013):

(e) (1) Each municipality may apply to the secretary for project authorization and expense reimbursement of local capital improvement projects.

(2) Notwithstanding the deadlines imposed by this section, each municipality that has expended funds in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, on projects listed in subparagraphs (T) to (X), inclusive, of subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of this section, may apply to the secretary for reimbursement of such expenses.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (f) of this section, the secretary, at his or her discretion, may authorize expense reimbursement for a project listed in subparagraphs (T) to (Y), 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. The secretary may require certification from the municipality that such municipality is taking steps to amend its local capital improvement plan to include such project.

Sec. 56. Section 7-538 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013):

(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time, to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [seven hundred five million dollars, provided thirty million] eight hundred seventy-seven million eight hundred fifty-nine thousand eight hundred fourteen dollars, provided eighty-six million four hundred twenty-nine thousand nine hundred seven dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, [2012] 2014.

(b) (1) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Office of Policy and Management for the purposes of sections 7-535 to 7-538, inclusive, as amended by this act.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection, the proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of fifty-six million four hundred twenty-nine thousand nine hundred seven dollars in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, and to the extent of fifty-six million four hundred twenty-nine thousand nine hundred seven dollars in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, shall be distributed by the Office of Policy and Management in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (Y) of subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of section 7-536, as amended by this act.

(c) All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 7-535 to 7-538, inclusive, as amended by this act, are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to said sections and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization, which is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said bonds issued pursuant to sections 7-535 to 7-538, inclusive, inclusive, as amended by this act, shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.

Sec. 57. Subsection (a) of section 8-336n of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013):

(a) For the purpose of capitalizing the Housing Trust Fund created by section 8-336o, the State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the provisions of this section, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding [one hundred sixty] two hundred twenty million dollars, provided (1) twenty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2005, (2) twenty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2006, (3) twenty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2007, (4) thirty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2008, (5) twenty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2009, (6) twenty-five million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2011, [and] (7) twenty-five million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2012, (8) thirty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2013, and (9) thirty million dollars shall be effective July 1, 2014. The proceeds of the sale of bonds pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Housing Trust Fund.

Sec. 58. Subsection (a) of section 10-66jj of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013):

Sec. 59. Section 10-287d of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013):

For the purposes of funding (1) grants to projects that have received approval of the Department of [Construction] Administrative Services pursuant to sections 10-287 and 10-287a, subsection (a) of section 10-65 and section 10-76e, (2) grants to assist school building projects to remedy safety and health violations and damage from fire and catastrophe, and (3) technical high school projects pursuant to section 10-283b, the State Treasurer is authorized and directed, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of section 3-20, to issue bonds of the state from time to time in one or more series in an aggregate amount not exceeding [nine billion one hundred forty-five million nine hundred sixty thousand dollars, provided five hundred eighty-four million] ten billion one hundred twenty-six million one hundred sixty thousand dollars, provided four hundred sixty-nine million nine hundred thousand dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, [2012] 2014. Bonds of each series shall bear such date or dates and mature at such time or times not exceeding thirty years from their respective dates and be subject to such redemption privileges, with or without premium, as may be fixed by the State Bond Commission. They shall be sold at not less than par and accrued interest and the full faith and credit of the state is pledged for the payment of the interest thereon and the principal thereof as the same shall become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due. The State Treasurer is authorized to invest temporarily in direct obligations of the United States, United States agency obligations, certificates of deposit, commercial paper or bank acceptances such portion of the proceeds of such bonds or of any notes issued in anticipation thereof as may be deemed available for such purpose.

Sec. 60. Section 10-292k of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013):

For purposes of funding interest subsidy grants, except for interest subsidy grants made pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-292m, the State Treasurer is authorized and directed, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of section 3-20, to issue bonds of the state from time to time in one or more series in an aggregate amount not exceeding [three hundred fifty-six million four hundred thousand dollars, provided eight million three hundred thousand] three hundred sixty-one million seven hundred thousand dollars, provided four million three hundred thousand dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, [2012] 2014. Bonds of each series shall bear such date or dates and mature at such time or times not exceeding thirty years from their respective dates and be subject to such redemption privileges, with or without premium, as may be fixed by the State Bond Commission. They shall be sold at not less than par and accrued interest and the full faith and credit of the state is pledged for the payment of the interest thereon and the principal thereof as the same shall become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due. The State Treasurer is authorized to invest temporarily in direct obligations of the United States, United States agency obligations, certificates of deposit, commercial paper or bank acceptances, such portion of the proceeds of such bonds or of any notes issued in anticipation thereof as may be deemed available for such purpose.

Sec. 61. Section 22-26hh of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013):

The State Bond Commission shall have power, from time to time, to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [one hundred fifty million two hundred fifty thousand] one hundred seventy million two hundred fifty thousand dollars, the proceeds of which shall be used for the purposes of section 22-26cc, provided not more than ten million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, [2012] 2014, and further provided not more than two million dollars shall be used for the purposes of section 22-26jj. All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization, which is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.

Sec. 62. Subsection (a) of section 22a-483 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013):

(a) For the purposes of sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive, the State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts, not exceeding in the aggregate [one billion two hundred twenty-seven million six hundred twenty-five thousand nine hundred seventy-six dollars, provided ninety-four million] one billion five hundred twelve million six hundred twenty-five thousand nine hundred seventy-six dollars, provided two hundred eighteen million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, [2012] 2014.

Sec. 63. Subsection (d) of section 22a-483 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013):

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall preclude the State Bond Commission from authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds, in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [two billion four hundred twenty-five million one hundred eighty thousand dollars, provided two hundred thirty-eight million three hundred sixty thousand] three billion one hundred thirty-seven million five hundred eighty thousand dollars, provided three hundred thirty-one million nine hundred seventy thousand dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, [2012] 2014, that are not general obligations of the state of Connecticut to which the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal and interest. Such revenue bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding thirty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such revenue bonds. The revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes and revenue state grant anticipation notes authorized to be issued under sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive, shall be special obligations of the state and shall not be payable from nor charged upon any funds other than the revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged therefor as provided in said sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive, including the repayment of municipal loan obligations; nor shall the state or any political subdivision thereof be subject to any liability thereon except to the extent of such pledged revenues or the receipts, funds or moneys pledged therefor as provided in said sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive. The issuance of revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes and revenue state grant anticipation notes under the provisions of said sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive, shall not directly or indirectly or contingently obligate the state or any political subdivision thereof to levy or to pledge any form of taxation whatever therefor or to make any appropriation for their payment. The revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes and revenue state grant anticipation notes shall not constitute a charge, lien or encumbrance, legal or equitable, upon any property of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, except the property mortgaged or otherwise encumbered under the provisions and for the purposes of said sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive. The substance of such limitation shall be plainly stated on the face of each revenue bond, revenue state bond anticipation note and revenue state grant anticipation note issued pursuant to said sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive, shall not be subject to any statutory limitation on the indebtedness of the state and such revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes and revenue state grant anticipation notes, when issued, shall not be included in computing the aggregate indebtedness of the state in respect to and to the extent of any such limitation. As part of the contract of the state with the owners of such revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes and revenue state grant anticipation notes, all amounts necessary for the punctual payment of the debt service requirements with respect to such revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes and revenue state grant anticipation notes shall be deemed appropriated, but only from the sources pledged pursuant to said sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive. The proceeds of such revenue bonds or notes may be deposited in the Clean Water Fund for use in accordance with the permitted uses of such fund. Any expense incurred in connection with the carrying out of the provisions of this section, including the costs of issuance of revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes and revenue state grant anticipation notes may be paid from the accrued interest and premiums or from any other proceeds of the sale of such revenue bonds, revenue state bond anticipation notes or revenue state grant anticipation notes and in the same manner as other obligations of the state. All provisions of subsections (g), (k), (l), (s) and (u) of section 3-20 or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of said sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive, are hereby adopted and shall apply to all revenue bonds, state revenue bond anticipation notes and state revenue grant anticipation notes authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to said sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive. For the purposes of subsection (o) of section 3-20, "bond act" shall be construed to include said sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive.

Sec. 64. Subsection (a) of section 32-235 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013):

(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [one billion fifteen million three hundred thousand] one billion two hundred fifteen million three hundred thousand dollars, provided one hundred forty million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2011, and twenty million dollars of said authorization shall be made available for small business development. Two hundred eighty million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2012, and forty million dollars of said authorization shall be made available for small business development and not more than twenty million dollars of said authorization may be made available for businesses that commit to relocating one hundred or more jobs that are outside of the United States to the state. Any amount of said authorizations that are made available for small business development or businesses that commit to relocating one hundred or more jobs that are outside of the United States to the state but are not exhausted for such purpose by the first day of the fiscal year subsequent to the fiscal year in which such amount was made available shall be used for the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section. For purposes of this subsection, a "small business" is one employing not more than one hundred employees. One hundred million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2013, and one hundred million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2014.

Sec. 65. Subsection (c) of section 2 of special act 02-1 of the May 9 special session, as amended by section 76 of public act 11-57, is amended to read as follows (Effective from passage):

For the Department of [Construction] Administrative Services: Various security improvements, not exceeding $3,000,000.

Sec. 66. Section 9 of special act 05-1 of the June special session, as amended by section 346 of public act 10-44, is amended to read as follows (Effective from passage):

The proceeds of the sale of said bonds shall be used by the Department of [Economic and Community Development] Housing for the purposes hereinafter stated: Housing development and rehabilitation, including moderate cost housing, moderate rental, congregate and elderly housing, urban homesteading, community housing development corporations, housing purchase and rehabilitation, housing for the homeless, housing for low income persons, limited equity cooperatives and mutual housing projects, abatement of hazardous material including asbestos and lead-based paint in residential structures, emergency repair assistance for senior citizens, housing land bank and land trust, housing and community development, predevelopment grants and loans, reimbursement for state and federal surplus property, private rental investment mortgage and equity program, housing infrastructure, demolition, renovation or redevelopment of vacant buildings or related infrastructure, septic system repair loan program, acquisition and related rehabilitation including loan guarantees for private developers of rental housing for the elderly, projects under the program established in section 21 of public act 01-7 of the June special session, and participation in federal programs, including administrative expenses associated with those programs eligible under the general statutes, not exceeding $21,000,000, provided: (1) $12,000,000 may be made available to finance renovations, with priority given to health and safety, modernization and restructuring of state moderate rental family and elderly housing developments and comparable projects, provided (A) $8,000,000 of said $12,000,000 may be used for said purposes in the five municipalities with the highest number of state moderate rental housing units on the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority's State Housing Portfolio as of January 1, 2005, (B) the planning requirements of sections 35 and 36 of public act 03-6 of the June special session have been met, (C) $2,000,000 may be used for said purposes in other municipalities, and (D) $2,000,000 may be used for said purposes at state-owned elderly housing units located in any municipality; (2) $800,000 shall be made available for renovations to a facility for the Friendship Service Center and Homeless Shelter in New Britain; and (3) $15,000,000 may be made available for the Pinnacle Heights and Corbin Heights Extension housing development projects in New Britain.

Sec. 67. Subsection (g) of section 2 of public act 07-7 of the June special session, as amended by section 218 of public act 10-44 and section 79 of public act 11-57, is amended to read as follows (Effective from passage):

For the Department of [Construction] Administrative Services:

(1) Infrastructure repairs and improvements, including fire, safety and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, improvements to state-owned buildings and grounds, energy conservation and off-site improvements, and preservation of unoccupied buildings and grounds, including office development, acquisition, renovations for additional parking and security improvements, not exceeding $8,000,000;

(2) Capital construction, improvements, repairs, renovations and land acquisition at fire training schools, not exceeding $8,000,000;

(3) Removal or encapsulation of asbestos in state-owned buildings, not exceeding $5,000,000;

(4) Development and implementation of a plan to reduce the number of state-owned and leased surface parking lots in Hartford, not exceeding $200,000.

Sec. 68. Subsection (e) of section 21 of public act 07-7 of the June special session, as amended by section 316 of public act 10-44 and section 81 of public act 11-57, is amended to read as follows (Effective from passage):

For the Department of [Construction] Administrative Services:

(1) Removal or encapsulation of asbestos in state-owned buildings, not exceeding $5,000,000;

(3) Capital construction, improvements, repairs, renovations and land acquisition at fire training schools, not exceeding $8,000,000.

Sec. 69. Subsection (f) of section 2 of public act 11-57 is amended to read as follows (Effective from passage):

For the Department of [Construction] Administrative Services:

(1) Removal or encapsulation of asbestos in state-owned buildings, not exceeding $5,000,000;

Sec. 70. Section 9 of public act 11-57 is amended to read as follows (Effective from passage):

The proceeds of the sale of said bonds shall be used by the Department of [Economic and Community Development] Housing for the purposes hereinafter stated:

(2) Supportive housing initiatives established in section 17a-485c of the general statutes, not exceeding $30,000,000.

Sec. 71. Section 28 of public act 11-57, as amended by section 30 of public act 12-189, is amended to read as follows (Effective from passage):

The proceeds of the sale of said bonds shall be used by the Department of [Economic and Community Development] Housing for the purposes hereinafter stated: Housing development and rehabilitation, including moderate cost housing, moderate rental, congregate and elderly housing, urban homesteading, community housing development corporations, housing purchase and rehabilitation, housing for the homeless, housing for low income persons, limited equity cooperatives and mutual housing projects, abatement of hazardous material including asbestos and lead-based paint in residential structures, emergency repair assistance for senior citizens, housing land bank and land trust, housing and community development, predevelopment grants and loans, reimbursement for state and federal surplus property, private rental investment mortgage and equity program, housing infrastructure, demolition, renovation or redevelopment of vacant buildings or related infrastructure, septic system repair loan program, acquisition and related rehabilitation including loan guarantees for private developers of rental housing for the elderly, projects under the program established in section 8-37pp of the general statutes, and participation in federal programs, including administrative expenses associated with those programs eligible under the general statutes, not exceeding $87,500,000, provided not more than $12,500,000 shall be used for development of congregate housing, not more than $1,000,000 shall be used for grants-in-aid for accessibility modifications for persons transitioning from institutions to homes under the Money Follows the Person program established pursuant to section 17b-369 of the general statutes, not more than $500,000 shall be used to purchase upgrades to the homeless management information systems and software to update said systems, and not more than $30,000,000 shall be used for revitalization of state low and moderate income housing units on the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority's state housing loan portfolio transferred in accordance with section 8-37uu of the general statutes.

Sec. 72. Subsection (b) of section 2 of public act 12-189 is amended to read as follows (Effective from passage):

For the Department of [Construction] Administrative Services:

(1) Removal or encapsulation of asbestos in state-owned buildings, not exceeding $5,000,000;

(2) Capital construction, improvements, repairs, renovations and land acquisition at fire training schools, not exceeding $28,200,000.

Sec. 73. Subdivision (3) of subsection (c) of section 9 of public act 12-189 is amended to read as follows (Effective from passage):

For the Department of Housing: Grant-in-aid to the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority for the purposes of sections 8-265cc to 8-265kk, inclusive, of the general statutes, not exceeding $60,000,000.

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July 1, 2013

New section

Sec. 15

July 1, 2013

New section

Sec. 16

July 1, 2013

New section

Sec. 17

July 1, 2013

New section

Sec. 18

July 1, 2013

New section

Sec. 19

July 1, 2013

New section

Sec. 20

July 1, 2014

New section

Sec. 21

July 1, 2014

New section

Sec. 22

July 1, 2014

New section

Sec. 23

July 1, 2014

New section

Sec. 24

July 1, 2014

New section

Sec. 25

July 1, 2014

New section

Sec. 26

July 1, 2014

New section

Sec. 27

July 1, 2014

New section

Sec. 28

July 1, 2014

New section

Sec. 29

July 1, 2014

New section

Sec. 30

July 1, 2014

New section

Sec. 31

July 1, 2014

New section

Sec. 32

July 1, 2014

New section

Sec. 33

July 1, 2014

New section

Sec. 34

July 1, 2014

New section

Sec. 35

July 1, 2014

New section

Sec. 36

July 1, 2014

New section

Sec. 37

July 1, 2014

New section

Sec. 38

July 1, 2014

New section

Sec. 39

July 1, 2013

New section

Sec. 40

July 1, 2013

New section

Sec. 41

July 1, 2013

New section

Sec. 42

July 1, 2013

New section

Sec. 43

July 1, 2013

New section

Sec. 44

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New section

Sec. 45

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New section

Sec. 46

July 1, 2014

New section

Sec. 47

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New section

Sec. 48

July 1, 2014

New section

Sec. 49

July 1, 2014

New section

Sec. 50

July 1, 2014

New section

Sec. 51

July 1, 2013

4-66c(a) and (b)

Sec. 52

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4-66g(a)

Sec. 53

July 1, 2013

4a-10(a)

Sec. 54

from passage

7-536(a)

Sec. 55

July 1, 2013

7-536(e)

Sec. 56

July 1, 2013

7-538

Sec. 57

July 1, 2013

8-336n(a)

Sec. 58

July 1, 2013

10-66jj(a)

Sec. 59

July 1, 2013

10-287d

Sec. 60

July 1, 2013

10-292k

Sec. 61

July 1, 2013

22-26hh

Sec. 62

July 1, 2013

22a-483(a)

Sec. 63

July 1, 2013

22a-483(d)

Sec. 64

July 1, 2013

32-235(a)

Sec. 65

from passage

SA 02-1 of the May 9 Sp. Sess., Sec. 2(c)

Sec. 66

from passage

SA 05-1 of the June Sp. Sess.Section 9

Sec. 67

from passage

PA 07-7 of the June Sp. Sess., Sec. 2(g)

Sec. 68

from passage

PA 07-7 of the June Sp. Sess., Sec. 21(e)

Sec. 69

from passage

PA 11-57, Sec. 2(f)

Sec. 70

from passage

PA 11-57Section 9

Sec. 71

from passage

PA 11-57Section 28

Sec. 72

from passage

PA 12-189, Sec. 2(b)

Sec. 73

from passage

PA 12-189, Sec. 9(c)(3)


General Assembly		*Governor's Bill No. 842*
*January Session, 2013*		LCO No. 3016
		03016__________
Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING
Introduced by:
SEN. WILLIAMS, 29^th Dist. SEN. LOONEY, 11^th Dist. REP. SHARKEY, 88^th Dist. REP. ARESIMOWICZ, 30^th Dist.


This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	July 1, 2013	New section
Sec. 2	July 1, 2013	New section
Sec. 3	July 1, 2013	New section
Sec. 4	July 1, 2013	New section
Sec. 5	July 1, 2013	New section
Sec. 6	July 1, 2013	New section
Sec. 7	July 1, 2013	New section
Sec. 8	July 1, 2013	New section
Sec. 9	July 1, 2013	New section
Sec. 10	July 1, 2013	New section
Sec. 11	July 1, 2013	New section
Sec. 12	July 1, 2013	New section
Sec. 13	July 1, 2013	New section
Sec. 14	July 1, 2013	New section
Sec. 15	July 1, 2013	New section
Sec. 16	July 1, 2013	New section
Sec. 17	July 1, 2013	New section
Sec. 18	July 1, 2013	New section
Sec. 19	July 1, 2013	New section
Sec. 20	July 1, 2014	New section
Sec. 21	July 1, 2014	New section
Sec. 22	July 1, 2014	New section
Sec. 23	July 1, 2014	New section
Sec. 24	July 1, 2014	New section
Sec. 25	July 1, 2014	New section
Sec. 26	July 1, 2014	New section
Sec. 27	July 1, 2014	New section
Sec. 28	July 1, 2014	New section
Sec. 29	July 1, 2014	New section
Sec. 30	July 1, 2014	New section
Sec. 31	July 1, 2014	New section
Sec. 32	July 1, 2014	New section
Sec. 33	July 1, 2014	New section
Sec. 34	July 1, 2014	New section
Sec. 35	July 1, 2014	New section
Sec. 36	July 1, 2014	New section
Sec. 37	July 1, 2014	New section
Sec. 38	July 1, 2014	New section
Sec. 39	July 1, 2013	New section
Sec. 40	July 1, 2013	New section
Sec. 41	July 1, 2013	New section
Sec. 42	July 1, 2013	New section
Sec. 43	July 1, 2013	New section
Sec. 44	July 1, 2013	New section
Sec. 45	July 1, 2014	New section
Sec. 46	July 1, 2014	New section
Sec. 47	July 1, 2014	New section
Sec. 48	July 1, 2014	New section
Sec. 49	July 1, 2014	New section
Sec. 50	July 1, 2014	New section
Sec. 51	July 1, 2013	4-66c(a) and (b)
Sec. 52	July 1, 2013	4-66g(a)
Sec. 53	July 1, 2013	4a-10(a)
Sec. 54	from passage	7-536(a)
Sec. 55	July 1, 2013	7-536(e)
Sec. 56	July 1, 2013	7-538
Sec. 57	July 1, 2013	8-336n(a)
Sec. 58	July 1, 2013	10-66jj(a)
Sec. 59	July 1, 2013	10-287d
Sec. 60	July 1, 2013	10-292k
Sec. 61	July 1, 2013	22-26hh
Sec. 62	July 1, 2013	22a-483(a)
Sec. 63	July 1, 2013	22a-483(d)
Sec. 64	July 1, 2013	32-235(a)
Sec. 65	from passage	SA 02-1 of the May 9 Sp. Sess., Sec. 2(c)
Sec. 66	from passage	SA 05-1 of the June Sp. Sess.Section 9
Sec. 67	from passage	PA 07-7 of the June Sp. Sess., Sec. 2(g)
Sec. 68	from passage	PA 07-7 of the June Sp. Sess., Sec. 21(e)
Sec. 69	from passage	PA 11-57, Sec. 2(f)
Sec. 70	from passage	PA 11-57Section 9
Sec. 71	from passage	PA 11-57Section 28
Sec. 72	from passage	PA 12-189, Sec. 2(b)
Sec. 73	from passage	PA 12-189, Sec. 9(c)(3)