Sec. 30-48b. Municipalities and authorities as backers of coliseum permittees.

      Sec. 30-48b. Municipalities and authorities as backers of coliseum permittees. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any special act or any municipal charter to the contrary, a municipality or a civic center authority or a coliseum authority created by a municipality may be the backer of a coliseum permit or coliseum concession permit, or both, provided approval is given therefor by the legislative body of such municipality. Governmental immunity shall not be a defense to any cause of action arising out of operation under such permit.

      (P.A. 73-533, S. 8.)