Sec. 32-616. Bond authorization for the Civic Center and coliseum complex project, the riverfront infrastructure development and improvement project, housing, demolition and parking projects.
Sec. 32-616. Bond authorization for the Civic Center and coliseum complex
project, the riverfront infrastructure development and improvement project,
housing, demolition and parking projects. (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section the State Bond Commission shall have power, from time to time
but in no case later than June 30, 2009, to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state,
in one or more series and in principal amounts and in the aggregate not exceeding one
hundred fifteen million dollars and such additional amounts as may be required in connection with the costs of issuance of the bonds including bond anticipation, temporary
and interim notes, the proceeds of which shall be used by the State Treasurer to pay the
costs of issuance, provided in computing the total amount of bonds which may at any
one time be outstanding, the principal amount of any refunding bonds issued to refund
bonds shall be excluded.
(b) 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 Department of Economic and Community Development for grants-in-aid for capital city projects as follows:
(1) For the Civic Center and coliseum complex renovation and rejuvenation project,
not exceeding fifteen million dollars;
(2) For the riverfront infrastructure development and improvement project, not exceeding twenty-five million dollars provided no amount shall be issued under this subdivision until the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development certifies to
the State Bond Commission that it has received a commitment by agreement, contract or
other legally enforceable instrument with private investors or developers for a minimum
private investment equal to the amount of bonds at the time such bonds are issued
pursuant to this subdivision taken together with any previous commitments; and provided further, twelve million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 1999,
seven million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2001, and three
million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2003;
(3) For housing rehabilitation and new construction projects, as defined in subparagraph (E) (i) of subdivision (2) of section 32-600, not exceeding thirty-five million
dollars, provided seven million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1,
1999, fourteen million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2000, fourteen million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2001, and four million
dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2003;
(4) For demolition or redevelopment projects, as defined in subparagraph (E) (ii)
of subdivision (2) of section 32-600, not exceeding twenty-five million dollars, provided
seven million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 1999, eight million
dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2000, five million dollars of said
authorization shall be effective July 1, 2001, and three million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2003;
(5) For parking projects, as defined in subparagraph (F) of subdivision (2) of section
32-600, not exceeding fifteen million dollars provided five million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 1999, and five million dollars of said authorization
shall be effective July 1, 2000.
(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 this section are hereby adopted
and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to said
section 3-20, and temporary or interim 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 provided no filings required by subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subdivision (1) of subsection (g) of said section 3-20 shall be
required. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years
from either their respective dates. 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 the Secretary of the Office of Policy and
Management stating such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion,
may require. Such bonds issued pursuant to section 32-614 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, including temporary or interim
notes, 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 including with respect to interest
on temporary or interim notes and principal thereof to the extent not funded with renewals thereof or bonds, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the
same become due.
(d) For the purposes of this section "state moneys" means the proceeds of the sale
of bonds authorized pursuant to section 3-20 or of temporary or interim notes issued in
anticipation of the moneys to be derived from the sale of such bonds. Request filed 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, if applicable, shall include the recommendation of the secretary as to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then
available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with 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, said
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
as if constituting such state moneys, and any other federal, private or other moneys then
available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with such project,
if and to the extent from time to time directed by the State Bond Commission, upon
receipt shall, in conformity with applicable federal and state law, be used for the purposes
for which such other moneys are received in accordance with the proceedings of the
State Bond Commission, and otherwise by the State Treasurer to meet the principal of
outstanding bonds issued pursuant to this section or to meet the principal of temporary
or interim notes issued in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of bonds
theretofore authorized pursuant to said section 3-20 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 principal of such temporary or
interim notes or whenever principal on any such temporary or interim notes is retired by
application of revenue receipts of the state, the amount of bonds theretofore authorized in
anticipation of which such temporary or interim notes were issued, and the aggregate
amount of bonds which may be authorized pursuant to this section, 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, or at the direction of, 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, or in accordance with the provisions of said section 3-20, and 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 said moneys so invested.
(e) Any balance of proceeds of the sale of said bonds authorized by this section in
excess of the aggregate costs of the project so authorized shall be used to meet interest
and principal amounts as the same become due on said bonds authorized.
(f) Net earnings on investment of proceeds, accrued interest and premiums on the
issuance of any of such bonds authorized by this section after payment of expenses
incurred by the State Treasurer or State Bond Commission in connection with their
issuance, if any, shall be used to meet interest and principal amounts as the same become
due on said bonds authorized.
(P.A. 98-179, S. 22, 30; Dec. Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1, S. 37, 43; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-5, S. 28; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-1, S. 10; P.A. 06-194, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 98-179 effective July 1, 1998; Dec. Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1 amended Subsec. (b)(3) to add "rehabilitation
and new construction" in description of projects and Subsec. (b)(4) to add "or redevelopment" in description of projects,
effective January 12, 1999; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-5 amended Subsec. (b)(2) to provide that $3,000,000 of the authorization
shall be effective July 1, 2003, (b)(3)to provide that $4,000,00 of the authorization shall be effective July 1, 2003, and
(b)(4) to provide that $3,000,000 of the authorization shall be effective July 1, 2003, effective July 1, 2002; May Sp. Sess.
P.A. 04-1 amended Subsec. (a) to extend the time for issuance of bonds under section to June 30, 2009, effective July 1,
2004; P.A. 06-194 amended Subsec. (c) to change citation re filings required under Sec. 3-20(g) but not required by section
from "subdivisions (1) and (2)" to "subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subdivision (1)", effective June 9, 2006.