Sec. 32-9l. Determination of grant amounts. Regulations.
Sec. 32-9l. Determination of grant amounts. Regulations. (a) An eligible business facility shall be granted an amount determined by multiplying seven hundred fifty
dollars or, in the case of any facility used primarily for the manufacturing, processing
or assembling of raw materials or manufactured products, or for research or industrial
warehousing, or any combination thereof, and located in an enterprise zone designated
pursuant to section 32-70, for which not less than one hundred fifty full-time employees
or fifty per cent of the full-time employment positions created by the facility are held
by (1) residents of such zone, or (2) residents of such municipality who, at the time of
employment, were eligible for training under the federal Comprehensive Employment
Training Act or any other training program that replaces the Comprehensive Employment Training Act, two thousand two hundred fifty dollars, by the increase in the number
of full-time employment positions, the costs of which are paid by the eligible business,
directly resulting from the construction, renovation or expansion of the business facility,
as determined by the department taking into account the employment requirements of
business expansion, historical levels of employment and employment positions prior to
the expansion, and such other factors as the department may deem appropriate. In the
case of an eligible business facility located in an industrial district designated as part of
an enterprise corridor zone under section 32-80, the term "such municipality", as used
in this subsection, shall mean either the municipality in which the facility is located or
any other municipality having an industrial district which is designated as part of the
same enterprise corridor zone.
(b) Each business expansion of an applicant shall be treated separately by the department, and the department may establish a maximum number of employment positions
for which benefits will be awarded under this section and sections 32-9j and 32-9p in
order to make most effective use of the resources available for the job incentive grant
program. The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, for
the job incentive grant program and for grant eligibility thereunder.
(P.A. 77-560, S. 4, 7; P.A. 79-508, S. 2, 5; P.A. 81-445, S. 6, 11; P.A. 82-435, S. 4, 8; P.A. 83-381, S. 3; P.A. 86-258,
S. 5, 8; P.A. 90-270, S. 22, 38; P.A. 93-382, S. 22, 69; P.A. 96-239, S. 5, 6, 17.)
History: P.A. 79-508 essentially replaced previous provisions, establishing new method for calculation of grant amount
and substituting new provisions in Subsec. (b) for provision which had limited total number of jobs "for which all grants
may be made under this section in any calendar year" to 1,000; P.A. 81-445 added double grant amount for facilities in
enterprise zones in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 1982; P.A. 82-435 inserted a 30% resident employee or municipal CETA
eligible employee requirement for businesses in enterprise zones to be eligible for the increased grant; P.A. 83-381 amended
Subsec. (a) concerning determination of eligibility for grant for facilities in enterprise zones; P.A. 86-258 amended Subsec.
(a) to increase grant for certain manufacturing, research and warehousing facilities located in enterprise zones, from $1,000
to $1,500; P.A. 90-270 amended Subsec. (a) by making businesses employing more than 150 full-time employees eligible
for grants; P.A. 93-382 deleted reference to Sec. 32-9m in Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 96-239 amended Subsec.
(a) by substituting $750 for $500, 50% for 30%, and $2,250 for $1,500 in formula for determining grant amount, and
defining "such municipality" relative to enterprise corridor zone eligible business facilities, effective July 1, 1996.
See chapter 585 (Sec. 32-70 et seq.) re enterprise zones.