Sec. 12-18a. Grants to towns for property tax relief based on population.
Sec. 12-18a. Grants to towns for property tax relief based on population. In
October of each year, the Comptroller shall pay to the one hundred sixty-nine towns of
the state, from any funds appropriated for such purpose, a grant for property tax relief,
distributed on the basis of the ratio of the population of each town to the population of
the state. For the purposes of this section, "population" means the number of persons
residing in each town according to the most recent federal decennial census, with patients
and inmates of state hospitals, institutions of correction, and other state institutions
excluded.
(P.A. 78-212, S. 1, 2; P.A. 81-284, S. 2, 3.)
History: P.A. 81-284 replaced requirement that the comptroller distribute $6,000,000 to towns for property tax relief
each October with provision that any such payments would be made from any funds appropriated for such purpose.
See Sec. 8-159a re state grants for urban problems.