File No. 26

Senate, March 13, 2012

The Committee on Commerce reported through SEN. LEBEAU of the 3rd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING CORRECTIONS TO CERTAIN CENSUS DESIGNATIONS.

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

Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 32-41s of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(b) On and after July 1, 2010, eligible businesses and eligible commercial property located in (1) the city of Hartford; (2) census block groups 090034601001, 090034601009, 090034602014 and 090034602022 in the town of Farmington; (3) census blocks 090034602021011, 090034602021012, 090034602021013, 090034602021014, 090034602021015, 090034602021017, 090034602021018, 090034602021019, 090034602021020, 090034602021021, 090034602021022, 090034602021023, 090034602021024 and 090034602021025 in the town of Farmington; (4) census block groups 090034165005 and 090034165006 in the city of New Britain; (5) census blocks 90034164001000, 90034164001001, 90034164001002, 90034164004004, 90034164004005, 90034164004006 and 90034164001009 in the city of New Britain; (6) census tracts 09003417500, 09003416000, 09003416100, 09003416700, 09003416800, 09003417400, 09003417200, 09003417300 and 09003415700 in the city of New Britain; (7) census tracts 09003405100, [09003405200 and 09003405300] 09003405400 and 09003406100 in the city of Bristol; (8) fifty-three acres of property zoned Technology Park within census tract 420700, block 9000 in the town of Plainville; (9) forty acres of raw land zoned Restricted Industrial within census tract 420400, block group 1000 in the town of Plainville; (10) thirty-five acres of raw land zoned Restricted Industrial within census tract 420500, block 3000 in the town of Plainville; or (11) any municipality which has (A) a major research university with programs in bioscience, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals or photonics, and (B) an enterprise zone, shall be entitled to the same benefits, subject to the same conditions, under the general statutes for which businesses located in an enterprise zone qualify.

The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst's professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note

State Impact: None

Municipal Impact: None

Explanation

The bill replaces two census tracts in Bristol designated for the bioscience enterprise zone in PA 10-104. The census tracts currently designated under law are primarily zoned for residential and retail properties. The bill redirects the designation to areas zoned for commercial property. There is no fiscal impact as it codifies the intent of PA 10-104 to designate bioscience enterprise zone benefits to Bristol.

The Out Years

State Impact: None

Municipal Impact: None

OLR Bill Analysis

SB 227

AN ACT CONCERNING CORRECTIONS TO CERTAIN CENSUS DESIGNATIONS.

SUMMARY:

This bill reconfigures Bristol's portion of the multi-town Bioscience Enterprise Corridor Zone, which consists of statutorily designated census tracts, blocks, and groups in Hartford, Farmington, New Britain, Bristol, and Plainville. It does so by removing two residential tracts and designating two commercial and industrial ones instead. Consequently, bioscience businesses in these commercial and industrial tracts would qualify for the zone's incentives—property tax exemptions and corporation business tax credits for improving property and creating jobs.

COMMITTEE ACTION

Commerce Committee

Joint Favorable