PA 07-7, June 2007 Special Session—SB 1502
Emergency Certification
AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND ADJUSTING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND FOR TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND CONCERNING THE CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY INFRASTRUCTURE ACT
SUMMARY: This act authorizes state general obligation (GO), special tax obligation (STO), and revenue bonds. It authorizes a total of $2. 92 billion in GO bonds for FY 08 and FY 09, plus an additional $950 million in GO bonds for a 10-year infrastructure improvement program for the Connecticut State University System (CSUS 2020) that starts July 1, 2008. The GO bond authorizations for FY 08 and FY 09 provide funding for state agency capital projects and grants for local and regional capital projects, including local school construction projects, economic and community development projects, the Local Capital Improvement Program (LOCIP), and farmland preservation. The act also cancels, reduces, and reallocates authorizations from past years.
The act establishes a grant program to reimburse school districts for costs they incurred during FY 08 to pay school construction project expenses while state school construction grant payments were delayed because state bond funds were unavailable.
The act authorizes $850 million in STO bonding for FY 08 and FY 09 to pay for transportation-related projects, including a “Fix-It-First” program for repairing state roads and bridges, Department of Transportation (DOT) capital improvement and highway resurfacing projects, and new and refurbished rail cars. It also adds several programs and initiatives to the list of strategic transportation projects already authorized for funding, replaces the planned New Haven Line $1 per-trip surcharge with a schedule of fare increases, and establishes a transit-oriented development pilot program and related programs, among other things.
The act authorizes $415 million in revenue bonds for FY 08 and FY 09 for loans to municipalities for clean water projects.
The bond issuance for CSUS 2020 requires a one-time approval by the State Bond Commission and annual approval by the governor.
The act reduces or cancels unallocated GO bond authorizations for prior years for a net reduction of $205,523,126 in prior years' authorizations. Of this amount, $190,552,254 are cancellations of existing unallocated bond authorizations for CSUS capital improvements that are the same or similar to projects reauthorized in CSUS 2020.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon passage for FY 08 bond authorizations and July 1, 2008 for FY 09 authorizations. Other sections are effective on passage unless otherwise noted below.
§§ 1-39 —GO BOND AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FYS 08 AND 09
§§ 1-7 & 20-26 – State Agency Capital Projects
The act authorizes state GO bonding totaling $372,770,739 for FY 08 and $244,530,361 for FY 09 for the state agency capital projects listed in Table 1.
Table 1: Authorizations for State Agency Capital Projects
FY 08 |
FY 09 | ||
Legislative Management - §§ 2(a), 21(a) | |||
Genius of Connecticut statue - completion and installation |
$360,000 |
$0 | |
Legislative Office Building – renovation and expansion |
5,000,000 |
0 | |
Old State House, Hartford - alterations, renovations, and improvements |
1,450,000 |
1,450,000 | |
Comptroller - §§ 2(b), 21(b) | |||
CORE financial systems project |
960,000 |
1,115,000 | |
Revenue Services - § 2(c) | |||
Integrated tax system |
2,950,000 |
0 | |
Special Revenue - § 2(d) | |||
Electrical system upgrades, Newington |
220,000 |
0 | |
Information Technology - §§ 2(e), 21(c) | |||
Connecticut Education Network |
4,100,000 |
0 | |
Alternate data center – planning |
2,500,000 |
0 | |
Information technology systems - compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
6,310,500 |
6,310,500 | |
Veterans' Affairs - §§ 2(f), 21(d) | |||
Cost and feasibility study of future uses for health care facility at Rocky Hill Veterans' Home |
250,000 |
0 | |
Buildings and grounds - alterations and improvements |
1,000,000 |
1,000,000 | |
Public Works - § 2(g), 21(e) | |||
State buildings - asbestos removal and encapsulation |
5,000,000 |
5,000,000 | |
State-owned buildings – repairs, improvements, and preservation of unoccupied buildings |
8,000,000 |
6,000,000 | |
Fire training schools - construction, improvement, repairs, and land acquisition |
10,000,000 |
8,000,000 | |
State-owned & leased surface parking lots in Hartford – develop and implement plan to reduce number |
200,000 |
0 | |
Public Safety - § 2(h), 21(f) | |||
State-wide telecommunications system – upgrades |
2,250,000 |
2,200,000 | |
Buildings & grounds – alterations and improvements |
1,500,000 |
1,500,000 | |
Building 5, Mulcahy Complex, Meriden – alterations, renovations, & improvements |
750,000 |
5,826,000 | |
Forensics Lab, Meriden - addition |
1,680,000 |
0 | |
Emergency services facility, including canine training & vehicle impound area |
1,688,000 |
0 | |
Programmatic study of State Police troops and districts; develop design prototype for troop facilities |
100,000 |
0 | |
Simsbury shooting range improvements |
1,750,000 |
0 | |
Motor Vehicles - § 2(i) | |||
Information technology system upgrades |
14,000,000 |
0 | |
Military - §§ 2(j), 21(g) | |||
Matching funds for federal reimbursable projects |
500,000 |
500,000 | |
Buildings and grounds – improvements and alterations |
500,000 |
500,000 | |
Regional force protection training facility – construction |
1,000,000 |
0 | |
Air National Guard Base, Bradley Airport – alterations, renovations, and improvements |
0 |
500,000 | |
Emergency Management & Homeland Security - §§ 2(k), 21(h) | |||
Buildings and grounds – alterations and improvements |
250,000 |
0 | |
Environmental Protection - §§ 2(l), 21(i) | |||
Recreation and Natural Heritage Trust Program – recreation, open space, resource protection and management |
7,500,000 |
7,500,000 | |
Dam repairs |
2,000,000 |
2,000,000 | |
Flood control improvements |
7,500,000 |
7,500,000 | |
Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park, Groton – restore monument and surrounding walls, gates, and walkways |
500,000 |
0 | |
State roads in East Hartford – drainage study |
250,000 |
0 | |
Extend boardwalk from Walnut Beach to Silver Sands State Park and create handicapped access to Walnut Beach |
125,000 |
0 | |
West Rock Ridge State Park – property acquisition and improvements |
0 |
900,000 | |
Culture & Tourism - § 2(m) | |||
Prudence Crandall Museum, Carter House Visitor Center – alterations, improvements, renovations |
500,000 |
0 | |
CT Agricultural Experiment Station - §§ 2(n), 21(i) | |||
Jenkins Laboratory – alterations, improvements, renovations |
1,300,000 |
9,000,000 | |
Facilities – alterations, improvements, renovations, including new construction at Griswold |
500,000 |
0 | |
Public Health - § 2(o) | |||
New public health lab - development and related costs |
38,285,900 |
0 | |
Mental Retardation - §§ 2(p), 21(j) | |||
Regional facilities – fire, safety, and environmental improvements for client and staff needs |
5,000,000 |
5,000,000 | |
Mental Health & Addiction Services - §§ 2(q), 21(k) | |||
Regional facilities – fire, safety, and environmental improvements for client and staff needs |
6,000,000 |
6,000,000 | |
Patient care information technology system upgrade |
4,700,000 |
0 | |
Education - §§ 2(r), 21(l) | |||
American School for the Deaf, buildings and grounds – renovations, improvements, new construction, and portable classrooms |
1,300,000 |
0 | |
Vocational-technical schools – upgrades, alterations and improvements; equipment, tools and supplies; and vehicles and technology |
8,000,000 |
8,000,000 | |
COMMUNITY-TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM - §§ 2(s), 21(m) | |||
All Colleges |
Facility alterations, improvements, and renovations |
5,000,000 |
4,000,000 |
New and replacement instruction, research, or lab equipment |
9,000,000 |
9,000,000 | |
System Technology Initiative |
6,000,000 |
6,000,000 | |
Manchester |
Campus improvements |
2,609,500 |
0 |
Northwestern |
Joyner Building – alterations, improvements, and renovations |
705,708 |
0 |
Gateway |
Consolidate programs in one location |
21,504,000 |
36,600,000 |
Three Rivers |
Consolidate campus according to master plan – renovations and additional facilities |
8,071,531 |
0 |
Norwalk |
Roof repairs |
450,000 |
0 |
Northwestern |
Nursing and allied health programs – infrastructure development and improvements |
340,000 |
0 |
Tunxis |
Buildings and grounds - alterations and improvements according to master plan |
0 |
15,118,861 |
CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM - §§ 2(t), 21(n) | |||
All universities |
New and replacement instruction, research, lab, physical plant and administrative equipment |
8,000,000 |
0 |
Auxiliary services buildings – alterations, repairs, and improvements |
6,346,000 |
0 | |
Feasibility study of establishing higher education center in Bridgeport |
250,000 |
0 | |
System telecommunications infrastructure upgrades, improvements, and expansions |
1,200,000 |
0 | |
Land and property acquisitions |
100,000 |
0 | |
Central |
Facilities – alterations, renovations, and improvements |
4,949,000 |
0 |
East Campus – infrastructure improvements |
1,800,000 |
0 | |
New public safety building |
5,196,000 |
0 | |
New classroom and office facility |
4,014,000 |
0 | |
Western |
Facilities – alterations, renovations, and improvements |
1,400,000 |
0 |
Fine and performing arts instructional building – development and construction |
12,192,000 |
0 | |
Southern |
Facilities – alterations, renovations, and improvements |
3,208,000 |
0 |
New academic lab building and parking garage, renovate former student center, and demolish Seabury Hall |
5,684,000 |
0 | |
Eastern |
Facilities – alterations, renovations, and improvements |
1,165,000 |
0 |
Develop campus police station |
3,500,000 |
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Relocate softball field |
2,700,000 |
0 | |
Develop new parking garage |
18,296,000 |
0 | |
Correction - §§ 2(u), 21(o) | |||
State-owned buildings – renovations and improvements for inmate housing, programming and staff training space, and additional inmate capacity |
10,000,000 |
42,095,000 | |
Planning for inmate housing |
1,000,000 |
0 | |
Children and Families - §§ 2(w), 21(q) | |||
Buildings and grounds - alterations, renovations, and improvements |
1,785,600 |
2,415,000 | |
Self-contained, secure treatment facility for girls |
5,000,000 |
6,000,000 | |
Former Long Lane School, Middletown – reimburse for environmental remediation |
5,000,000 |
14,000,000 | |
High Meadows - alterations, renovations, and improvements, including new dormitory and activity center |
7,000,000 |
0 | |
Judicial - §§ 2(w), 21(q) | |||
State-owned and maintained buildings - alterations, renovations, and improvements |
5,000,000 |
5,000,000 | |
State-owned and maintained buildings – security improvements |
1,000,000 |
1,000,000 | |
Technology Strategic Plan - implementation |
5,000,000 |
3,500,000 | |
Torrington courthouse |
25,275,000 |
0 | |
New Bridgeport courthouse |
5,000,000 |
0 | |
Parking garage, Lafayette St. , Hartford – renovations and improvements |
4,000,000 |
0 | |
Development and land acquisition for courthouse annex and parking near the Milford judicial district and GA courthouse |
2,000,000 |
1,000,000 | |
Current and future space needs study at Manchester GA courthouse |
50,000 |
0 | |
Alterations and improvements to existing facilities related to age jurisdiction change |
4,000,000 |
0 | |
Courthouse at 121 Elm St. , New Haven – alterations, renovations, and restoration |
0 |
13,000,000 | |
§§ 8-11 & 27-30 – Housing Projects
The act authorizes up to $10 million in GO bonds each year for FY 08 and FY 09 for the Department of Economic and Community Development for housing projects. It also authorizes up to $1 million for FY 08 for lead abatement and remediation in public housing projects.
§§ 12-19 & 31-38 — Grants for Local and Regional Projects and Purposes
The act authorizes up to $270,450,025 for FY 08 and up to $129,017,075 for FY 09 in GO bonds for grants by specified state agencies for local, regional, and other projects and purposes listed in Table 2.
The grants are subject to state contracts. For grants to entities that are not state subdivisions, the contracts must require that, if within 10 years after the grant date, the premises for which the grant was made are no longer used for grant purposes, the entity must repay the grant amount minus 10% for each full year that has elapsed since the grant date. The state must place a lien on the land to ensure payment, unless the premises are owned by the state, a municipality, or a housing authority.
Table 2: Authorizations for Local and Regional Projects & Purposes
Grantee (s) |
For |
FY 08 |
FY 09 |
Office of Policy and Management §§ 13(a), 32(a) | |||
Municipalities |
Preparing and revising municipal plans of conservation and development |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
Responsible Growth Incentive Fund. Up to $5 million of amount for FY 09 to be used for grants up to $1 million each to municipalities or regional planning organizations to implement transit-oriented plans in designated pilot program areas. |
5,000,000 |
10,000,000 | |
Enhanced geospatial information systems data collection |
400,000 |
0 | |
Planning and developing a web-based information system allowing all criminal justice and related agencies to access case files |
1,000,000 |
0 | |
Department of Public Safety §§ 13(b), 32(b) | |||
Litchfield |
Firehouse construction - Northfield |
878,050 |
0 |
Quinebaug Valley Emergency Communications Center |
Land acquisition and construction |
2,950,000 |
0 |
Somers |
2 fire substations |
439,025 |
439,025 |
Hartford |
Public safety complex and regional emergency management center |
1,000,000 |
0 |
West Haven – Allingtown Fire District |
New fire and police substation - land acquisition and construction |
2,000,000 |
2,000,000 |
Montville |
Convert old town hall to a police station |
800,000 |
0 |
North Stonington |
Firehouse improvements |
250,000 |
0 |
West Haven – West Shore Fire District |
Improvements |
250,000 |
0 |
Burlington |
Firehouse improvements |
100,000 |
0 |
Department of Agriculture §§ 13(c), 32(c) | |||
Farm Reinvestment Program |
500,000 |
500,000 | |
Farmers |
Matching grants for environmental compliance |
2,000,000 |
2,000,000 |
Farmers, agricultural nonprofit organizations, and farm cooperatives |
Biofuel Crops Program - grants for cultivating and producing crops used to generate biofuels |
1,000,000 |
2,500,000 |
Department of Environmental Protection §§ 13(d), 32(d) | |||
Municipalities |
Acquire open space for conservation and recreation |
7,500,000 |
7,500,000 |
Containment, removal, or mitigation of identified hazardous waste disposal sites |
17,500,000 |
17,500,000 | |
CT Resources Recovery Authority |
Costs associated with closing Hartford landfill |
3,000,000 |
10,000,000 |
Hartford |
Flood control system improvements |
12,000,000 |
0 |
Lakes Restoration Program. For FY 08, earmarks $87,805 for Lake Beseck, Middlefield and $200,000 for Pattagansett Lake, East Lyme |
487,805 |
200,000 | |
Municipalities |
Providing potable water |
2,500,000 |
2,500,000 |
State agencies, regional planning agencies, and municipalities |
Water pollution control projects |
1,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
New Britain |
Replacing Brooklawn St. Bridge on Willow Brook |
440,000 |
0 |
CT Institute of Water Resources |
River basins study |
500,000 |
0 |
Greenwich |
Remediate brownfields at Cos Cob Power Plant site |
2,000,000 |
0 |
North Branford |
Develop Swatchuk property for active and passive recreation |
439,025 |
0 |
Thomaston |
Extend water main in Jackson St. area |
1,756,100 |
0 |
Sprague |
Dam repairs and sewage treatment plant improvements |
1,000,000 |
0 |
New London |
Ocean Beach Park repairs |
1,350,000 |
0 |
Environmental Learning Center, Inc. |
Indian Rock Nature Preserve, Bristol – infrastructure projects |
200,000 |
0 |
Farnam Neighborhood House |
Camp Farnam Reclamation and Revitalization Project, Durham |
439,025 |
0 |
Simsbury |
Acquire open space and preserve farmland at Meadow Wood |
300,000 |
500,000 |
Guilford |
East River Preserve |
1,000,000 |
2,000,000 |
West Haven |
Shoreline improvements – rebuild beach groin, repair beach erosion, replenish sand, and replace pier |
1,250,000 |
0 |
Bridgeport |
Purchase development rights at Veterans' Memorial Park |
3,000,000 |
0 |
Wolcott |
Retire debt associated with water line installation |
500,000 |
0 |
Enfield |
Soil remediation project – Enrico Fermi High School |
3,300,000 |
0 |
Stonington |
Soil remediation – Pawcatuck Dock vicinity |
150,000 |
0 |
Berlin |
New construction and repair of leisure services or maintenance facilities |
300,000 |
0 |
Manchester |
Develop and construct Manchester-to-Bolton section of East Coast Greenway |
790,240 |
0 |
Milford |
Replenish beach |
500,000 |
0 |
New Haven |
Morris Cove storm water drainage system improvements |
1,000,000 |
0 |
Rte. 11 Greenway Authority Commission |
Land acquisition |
1,000,000 |
0 |
Simsbury |
Infrastructure improvement – Tariffville section |
200,000 |
0 |
Danbury |
Acquire Terre Haute property in Bethel for open space |
2,000,000 |
0 |
Shoreline Greenway Trail, Inc. |
Match federal funds for building a trail from Lighthouse Point in New Haven harbor to Hammonasset State Park in Madison |
665,000 |
0 |
Meriden |
Flood control improvements and reuse of Meriden Hub |
9,000,000 |
0 |
Norwalk |
Flood control system improvements |
3,005,000 |
0 |
Fairfield |
Rooster River flood control project |
14,500,000 |
0 |
Trumbull |
Great Oak Park – open space and trail development |
50,000 |
0 |
South Windsor |
Purchase or construction of regional animal shelter |
500,000 |
0 |
Preston |
Demolish former Poquetanuck School |
250,000 |
0 |
Montville |
Sewage treatment facility infrastructure improvements and upgrades |
5,000,000 |
0 |
Homeowners in Beverly Hills section of New Haven and in Woodbridge |
Structurally damaged homes from subsidence in the immediate vicinity of West River |
2,000,000 |
0 |
Portland |
Replace water mains |
1,000,000 |
0 |
Cromwell |
Sewer repairs |
500,000 |
0 |
Norwalk |
Harbor dredging |
0 |
1,000,000 |
Simsbury |
Acquiring open space at the Ethel Walker School |
0 |
1,000,000 |
Commission on Culture and Tourism §§ 13(e), 32(e) | |||
Restore and preserve historic structures and landmarks |
300,000 |
300,000 | |
Greenwich |
Bruce Museum – renovate existing or construct new exhibition areas, teaching spaces, and the science gallery |
1,500,000 |
0 |
Norwalk |
Maritime Aquarium – defray financial obligations incurred for construction of Environmental Science Center |
400,000 |
0 |
Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Norwalk |
Expand facility |
400,000 |
0 |
Vernon |
Vernon Historical Society Museum in Vernon Grange Building – ADA improvements and repair and restore exterior siding and windows |
283,000 |
0 |
Westport Historical Society |
Retire outstanding debt |
600,000 |
0 |
Kidcity Children's Museum, Middletown |
New building |
1,000,000 |
0 |
Norwich Free Academy |
Slater Memorial Museum – ADA improvements, including an elevator |
800,000 |
0 |
Lyme Art Association |
Renovate gallery building in Old Lyme |
100,000 |
0 |
Discovery Museum, Bridgeport |
Infrastructure renewal and expansion projects |
800,000 |
0 |
Norwalk Seaport Association |
Infrastructure renewal projects |
500,000 |
0 |
Darien Arts Center |
Infrastructure renewal projects |
50,000 |
0 |
Amistad America, Inc. |
Freedom Schooner Amistad – repairs |
250,000 |
150,000 |
Holcomb Farm, Granby |
Restore and renovate buildings |
100,000 |
0 |
Westport |
New construction at Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts |
1,000,000 |
0 |
Milford Historical Society |
Restore and renovate historic property |
50,000 |
0 |
Hamden |
Restore Eli Whitney 1816 barn |
390,000 |
0 |
West Haven |
Restore historic property for military museum |
750,000 |
1,000,000 |
Gallery 53, Meriden |
Structural improvements |
50,000 |
0 |
Chatham Historical Society, East Hampton |
Replace roof and improve infrastructure |
50,000 |
0 |
Barnum Museum Foundation, Inc. |
Renovations at Barnum Museum, Bridgeport |
1, 250,000 |
0 |
Artists' Collective, Inc. , Hartford |
Infrastructure repairs and improvements |
800,000 |
0 |
Willimantic |
Restore historic properties along Main St. |
650,000 |
0 |
Stanley L. Richter Association for the Arts, Inc. , Danbury |
Roof repair, expansion, and ADA improvements |
150,000 |
150,000 |
New England Air Museum, Windsor Locks |
Construct swing space storage building and education building |
3,250,000 |
0 |
East Hampton |
Restore and renovate Goff House |
100,000 |
0 |
New Haven Museum and Historical Society |
Restore and reconstruct Pardee Morris House |
500,000 |
0 |
Antiquarian & Landmarks Foundation |
Nathan Hale Museum and Family Homestead Development Plan, Coventry |
1,000,000 |
0 |
CT Zoological Society |
Plan and develop the Andes Adventure Exhibit at Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport |
800,000 |
0 |
West Hartford Historical Society |
Restore and renovate Noah Webster House |
100,000 |
0 |
Park Road Playhouse, West Hartford |
Facility improvements, including infrared system to aid hearing impaired, fire code compliance, HVAC modification, and new sound system |
25,000 |
0 |
Mystic |
Museum of America and the Sea at Mystic Seaport - improve transportation access at north gate |
0 |
1,000,000 |
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, Norwalk |
Infrastructure renewal projects |
0 |
1,000,000 |
Torrington |
Warner Theater Stage House – development and construction |
0 |
1,000,000 |
Department of Economic and Community Development §§ 13(f), 32(f) | |||
Southeastern Connecticut Economic Diversification Revolving Loan Fund |
5,000,000 |
5,000,000 | |
Regional Brownfield Redevelopment Loan Fund |
2,500,000 |
2,500,000 | |
Four municipalities |
Brownfield pilot program grants |
4,500,000 |
4,500,000 |
Biofuel Production Facility Incentive Program |
1,100,000 |
4,000,000 | |
Fuel diversification grant program (PA 07-4, JSS, § 61) |
2,500,000 |
0 | |
Loans for installing new alternative vehicle fuel pumps or converting gas or diesel pumps to dispense alternative fuels |
1,000,000 |
2,000,000 | |
Middlesex County Revitalization Commission |
Revitalization projects |
878,050 |
0 |
Stafford |
Downtown redevelopment |
439,025 |
0 |
Torrington |
Downtown redevelopment |
504,875 |
0 |
Ansonia Development Corporation |
Downtown development projects |
500,000 |
0 |
Bridgeport |
Planning and implementing Upper Reservoir Avenue Corridor Revitalization Initiative Project |
250,000 |
0 |
Fairfield County Housing Partnership |
Independent living facility in Bridgeport - land acquisition, design, development, and construction |
750,000 |
0 |
New Haven |
River Street development project |
2,800,000 |
2,500,000 |
New Britain |
Downtown redevelopment plan – property acquisition, design development, and construction |
1,000,000 |
400,000 |
New Britain |
New Britain Stadium – new scoreboard, production equipment and related software, and repairs and upgrades to suites |
500,000 |
0 |
Vernon |
Convert Roosevelt Mill to apartments and retail |
1,000,000 |
500,000 |
Southington |
Southington Drive-In renovations |
250,000 |
0 |
Milford |
Silver Sands Parkway – streetscape improvements, lights in front of Jagoe Court |
500,000 |
0 |
Hamden |
Whitneyville Center streetscape improvements |
390,000 |
0 |
Manchester |
Broad Street streetscape project |
2,000,000 |
2,000,000 |
Hill Development Corporation |
Renovations to New Haven facility |
500,000 |
0 |
Meriden |
West Main Street streetscape project |
2,500,000 |
0 |
Hartford |
Park Street streetscape project |
1,700,000 |
3,000,000 |
Bridgeport |
Madison Avenue Gateway Revitalization streetscape project |
2,500,000 |
0 |
Hartford |
Bridge over Park River |
500,000 |
0 |
Bridgeport |
Black Rock Gateway project |
1,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
Fairfield |
Repair and improve State Road 59 between North and Capitol Avenue intersections, including median and sidewalk renovations |
1,000,000 |
0 |
Bridgeport |
Water taxi, dock construction, and construction of Pleasure Beach retractable pedestrian bridge |
3,000,000 |
0 |
Bridgeport |
Congress Street Bridge – design and construction |
5,000,000 |
0 |
Bridgeport Port Authority |
Derecktor Shipyard - improvements, remediation, dredging, bulkheading, and building shipyard economic development plan, Phase 2 |
1,750,000 |
0 |
Bridgeport |
Bluefish Stadium improvements |
400,000 |
0 |
Southington |
Road relocation, utility upgrades, new service facilities, and other improvements related to Lake Compounce Water Park expansion |
3,300,000 |
0 |
(1) Purchase, rehabilitate, or demolish severely damaged homes in Newhall neighborhood, Hamden or (2) grant to Hamden for such purposes |
2,000,000 |
3,000,000 | |
Hartford Economic Development Corporation |
North Hartford community revolving loan fund |
900,000 |
0 |
Hartford |
Planning and design of streetscape improvements in North Hartford area and along Main Street corridor |
500,000 |
0 |
Norwalk Transit District |
Renovations, upgrades, technology improvement, lighting, and new security system related to pulse point safety and security enhancements |
153,000 |
0 |
Bridgeport |
Repair and improve State Road 59 between North and Capitol Avenue intersections, including median and sidewalk renovations |
1,000,000 |
0 |
Milford Housing and Redevelopment Partnership |
Maintain and improve partnership's housing stock |
1,000,000 |
0 |
Goodwin College, East Hartford |
Expand and relocate Goodwin College |
6,000,000 |
6,000,000 |
Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Old Lyme |
Infrastructure improvements |
250,000 |
0 |
Bethel |
Downtown redevelopment and municipal parking improvements |
500,000 |
0 |
Hamden |
Acquire and install hydrogen fueling station |
250,000 |
0 |
Cross Sound Ferry, Inc. and Thames Shipyard Repair, New London |
Dredging and facility renovations |
250,000 |
0 |
Wethersfield |
Silas Deane Highway economic development and infrastructure improvements |
1,000,000 |
0 |
Hartford |
Wethersfield Ave. façade improvements |
500,000 |
0 |
Neighborhoods of Hartford, Inc. |
Hartford Rising Star Blocks and Pride Blocks programs |
500,000 |
0 |
Farmington |
Complete portion of a trail in Rails to Trails |
65,000 |
0 |
Portland |
Sidewalk repairs |
200,000 |
0 |
Newington |
Community center |
1,000,000 |
0 |
Stratford |
Streetscape improvements |
450,000 |
0 |
Somers Housing Authority |
Woodcrest facility – rehabilitate and expand senior housing |
0 |
878,050 |
East Haven |
Phase III downtown development |
0 |
1,000,000 |
Department of Public Health § 13(g) | |||
Hospital-based emergency service facilities: • Hospital of Central Connecticut - $1,500,000 • Griffin Hospital - $500,000 • Johnson Memorial Hospital - $1,000,000 • Backus Hospital - $1,000,000 • Norwalk Hospital - $ 878,050 • Midstate Medical Center, Meriden - $1,000,000 |
5,878,050 |
0 | |
Milford |
New community health center in Westshore area – design and construction |
150,000 |
0 |
Stamford Hospital Foundation |
Purchase digital mobile mammography unit |
500,000 |
0 |
Community Health Center, Inc. |
Groton facility – renovations and improvements |
500,000 |
0 |
Community Health Center, Inc. |
New London facility – renovations and improvements |
1,000,000 |
0 |
KB Ambulance Corporation |
Building addition and alterations, Danielson |
465,000 |
0 |
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services § 13(h) | |||
Bridges of Milford |
Property acquisition and facility expansion |
600,000 |
0 |
Rushford Behavioral Health Services, Meriden |
Renovations and roof replacement |
800,000 |
0 |
Department of Social Services §§ 13(i), 32(g) | |||
Bristol Community Organization, Inc. |
Buy building to expand Head Start program |
373,170 |
0 |
Brookfield |
Expand senior center, including computer equipment |
439,025 |
0 |
New Opportunities, Inc. |
Slocum Childhood Center, Waterbury – renovate classrooms and administrative space |
500,000 |
0 |
New Opportunities, Inc. |
Human Services Center, Waterbury – new heating system |
300,000 |
0 |
Prudence Crandall Center, Inc. |
Rose Hill Center, New Britain – building renovations |
1,000,000 |
0 |
Saugatuck Senior Cooperative, Westport |
Replace roof |
250,000 |
0 |
New London |
Alliance for Living, Inc. – remediate asbestos and replace siding on building |
100,000 |
0 |
Easton |
Senior center - renovations |
219,510 |
0 |
Good Shepherd Day Care Center, Milford |
Construction and LEED certification requirements |
350,000 |
0 |
Action for Bridgeport Community, Inc. |
Acquire and renovate property for early learning center |
1,200,000 |
0 |
Interfaith Cooperative Ministries of New Haven |
Aging-at-home pilot program in Hamden |
100,000 |
0 |
American Red Cross, Meriden/Wallingford Branch |
Building renovations, including ventilation, plumbing, and wiring system alterations |
50,000 |
0 |
New Britain |
Acquire building associated with food pantry |
150,000 |
0 |
Hospice Southeastern Connecticut |
New building in Norwich |
800,000 |
0 |
Mi Casa, Hartford |
Renovate and acquire equipment for wellness center |
350,000 |
0 |
New London County 4H Foundation, Inc. |
4H Club, Franklin - renovations |
250,000 |
0 |
Bridge Family Centers, Inc. |
Develop and renovate administrative space in West Hartford |
150,000 |
0 |
Casa Bienvenida |
Acquire property in Waterbury |
3,000,000 |
0 |
Rivera Hughes Memorial Foundation |
Acquire property in Waterbury |
1,000,000 |
0 |
Jewish Community Center of Eastern Fairfield County |
Facility upgrades, asbestos, removal, and HVAC replacement |
1,000,000 |
0 |
Polish American Foundation |
Sloper Wesoly House, New Britain - renovations |
100,000 |
0 |
Martin House, Norwich |
Build efficiency apartments |
0 |
1,000,000 |
Department of Education §§ 13(j), 32(h) | |||
Municipalities, regional school districts, and regional education service centers (RESCs) |
Wiring school buildings |
2,000,000 |
2,000,000 |
School readiness programs |
Minor capital improvements and wiring for technology |
1,500,000 |
1,500,000 |
Challenger Learning Center of Southeastern Connecticut |
Construct building |
850,000 |
0 |
Waterford Country School |
Build gymnasium |
1,000,000 |
0 |
Stratford |
Stratford High School – new boilers |
500,000 |
0 |
Municipalities, regional school districts, and RESCs |
Purchase and install security infrastructure, including surveillance cameras, entry door buzzer systems, scan cards, and panic alarms |
5,000,000 |
0 |
State Library §§ 13(k), 32(i) | |||
Public libraries not located in distressed municipalities |
Construction, renovation, expansion, energy conservation, handicapped accessibility |
3,500,000 |
3,500,000 |
Public libraries located in distressed municipalities |
Construction, renovations, expansion, energy conservation, handicapped accessibility |
5,000,000 |
5,000,000 |
North Branford |
Edward Smith Library of Northford – renovations and additions |
439,025 |
0 |
Somers |
Expand Somers Library |
439,025 |
0 |
Vernon |
George Maxwell Memorial Library, Rockville – ADA compliance improvements, including an elevator |
550,000 |
0 |
Branford |
Blackstone Library |
500,000 |
0 |
Department of Children and Families § 13(l) | |||
Children's Home of Cromwell |
Infrastructure renewal and renovation |
400,000 |
0 |
Pathway-Senderos Teen Pregnancy Prevention Center, New Britain |
Acquire new facility |
1,200,000 |
0 |
Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut, Stamford |
Expansion |
2,000,000 |
0 |
Youth Continuum, New Haven |
Renovations and code improvements |
500,000 |
0 |
The Grounds, Inc. |
Plan and develop new facility in West Hartford |
30,000 |
0 |
Miscellaneous Grants §§ 13(m) & (n), 32(j) | |||
Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc. |
Buy and upgrade transmission, broadcast, production, and information technology equipment |
2,500,000 |
0 |
Connecticut Innovations, Inc. (CII) |
Recapitalize CII programs • Capital expenses associated with the Biobus - $1,500,000 for FY 08 |
12,000,000 |
12,000,000 |
§ 39 — Exemption from Grant Repayment Requirements
The act exempts First Step or its successor agency from liability for repaying a grant from the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services authorized and awarded under SA 01-2, JSS, and required under a contract dated June 22, 2004. The special act authorized up to $4 million for the department for grants-in-aid to private, nonprofit organizations for alterations and improvements to various facilities. The authorization was effective July 1, 2002.
§§ 40-61 — STATUTORY BOND AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FYS 08 AND 09
§§ 40-43 & 46-53 — Increased Authorizations for Various Agencies and Purposes
The act increases bond authorization limits for various statutory grants and purposes and allocates new bonding for these purposes for FY 08 and FY 09 as shown in Table 3. It authorizes up to $977. 4 million in GO bonds for FY 08 and $861. 4 million for FY 09. It also authorizes up to $235 million in revenue bonds for FY 08 and $180 million for FY 09 for Clean Water Fund loans.
|
Table 3: Statutory Bond Authorizations For FY 08 & FY 09 | ||||
§ |
Agency |
Purpose/Fund |
FY 08 |
FY 09 |
40 |
Office of Policy & Management |
Economic and community development project grants (Urban Act) |
$20,000,000 |
$20,000,000 |
41 |
Office of Policy & Management |
Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP) |
20,000,000 |
20,000,000 |
42 |
Treasurer |
Capital Equipment Purchase Fund |
40,000,000 |
26,000,000 |
43 |
Office of Policy & Management |
LOCIP |
30,000,000 |
30,000,000 |
46 |
Education |
Charter school capital expenses |
5,000,000 |
5,000,000 |
47 |
Education |
School construction projects |
707,000,000 |
603,000,000 |
48 |
Education |
School construction interest subsidy grants |
14,400,000 |
16,400,000 |
49 |
Agriculture |
Farmland preservation |
5,000,000 |
5,000,000 |
50 |
Environmental Protection |
Clean Water Fund grants |
90,000,000 |
90,000,000 |
51 |
Environmental Protection |
Clean Water Fund loans (revenue bonds) |
235,000,000 |
180,000,000 |
52 |
Economic and Community Development |
Manufacturing Assistance Act |
45,000,000 |
45,000,000 |
53 |
Environmental Protection |
Special Contaminated Property Remediation and Insurance Fund |
1,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
§ 44 — Housing Trust Fund Authorization
The law allows the State Bond Commission to authorize up to $20 million per year over five years (FY 06 to FY 10) to capitalize the Housing Trust Fund. The act increases (1) the maximum GO bond authorization for the fund for FY 09 by $10 million, from $20 million to $30 million and (2) the fund's total maximum capitalization by $10 million, from $100 million to $110 million.
The Housing Trust Fund was established to expand affordable housing opportunities for low- and moderate-income homeowners.
§ 45 — Charter School Facility Grants
The act extends, through FY 09, the State Department of Education's authority to provide grants, within available bond authorizations (see Table 3 above), to help charter schools:
1. renovate, build, buy, extend, replace, or carry out major alterations in their facilities;
2. replace windows, doors, boilers and other heating and ventilation system components, internal communication systems, lockers, and ceilings; (b) upgrade restrooms; (c) replace and upgrade lighting; or (d) install security equipment; and
3. repay debt incurred for school building projects.
The act eliminates a requirement that charter schools use state funds for debt repayment only to repay debt incurred before July 1, 2005.
By law, the education commissioner, in selecting schools to receive grants, must give preference to those that provide matching funds from nonstate sources.
§ 52 — Groton Sub Base and Connecticut Center For Advanced Technology
Of the $90 million it authorizes for the Manufacturing Assistance Act, the act (1) increases by $40 million (from $10 million to $50 million) the amount earmarked for grants to the U. S. Navy or other eligible applicants to enhance the infrastructure at the Groton submarine base for long-term, ongoing naval operations and (2) reserves $2 million for a grant to the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology for manufacturing initiatives, including aerospace and defense.
§§ 54 & 58-60 — 21st Century UConn
The act extends UConn's capital improvement campaign, known as 21st Century UConn, by one year. It reduces the annual caps on the amount of state-backed bonds the UConn board of trustees can issue in FY 08 through FY 14, increases the cap for FY 15, and extends the program through 2016 as shown below in Table 4.
Under prior law and the act, any difference between the amount actually issued in any year and the cap can be carried forward to any succeeding fiscal year. Financing transaction costs can be added to the caps.
Table 4: Annual Bond Limits for 21st Century UConn
FY |
Prior Limit (in millions) |
New Limit (in millions) |
Change (in millions) |
2008 |
$120. 0 |
$115. 0 |
($5. 0) |
09 |
155. 0 |
140. 0 |
(15. 0) |
10 |
160. 5 |
140. 5 |
(20. 0) |
11 |
161. 5 |
146. 5 |
(15. 0) |
12 |
138. 1 |
123. 1 |
(15. 0) |
13 |
129. 5 |
114. 5 |
(15. 0) |
14 |
126. 5 |
111. 5 |
(15. 0) |
15 |
90. 9 |
100. 0 |
9. 1 |
16 |
N. A. |
90. 9 |
0 |
§ 55 — Construction Grants for Public Libraries
The act doubles the State Library Board's maximum grant for public library construction projects from $500,000 to $1 million for project applications submitted on or after September 1, 2007. As under prior law, the grants pay for one-third of the total cost of each approved project on the board's priority list, up to the maximum grant. The grants are subject to available appropriations.
§ 56 — Matching Grants for Commercial Freight Rail Lines
The act authorizes up to $10 million in GO bonds to the DOT for FY 09 to provide competitive matching grants for commercial freight rail lines operating in Connecticut. Recipients must use the grants to improve, repair, and modernize existing rails, rail beds, and related facilities. The act requires the DOT commissioner to adopt regulations to implement the grant program.
§ 57 — Financial Assistance to Torrington
By law, the General Assembly must approve state assistance to any applicant or business project that exceeds $10 million in any two-year period. In 2004, the General Assembly approved up to $30 million in bond-funded grants, loans, loan guarantees, insurance contracts, investment, or some combination of these forms of assistance to restore and improve property in Torrington.
This act (1) changes the name of the assistance recipient from Downtown Torrington Redevelopment LLC to Torrington Development Corporation and (2) allows the DECD to provide the assistance between the act's effective date (November 2, 2007) and June 30, 2009, instead of between July 1, 2001 and June 30, 2007.
§§ 61-100 —STO BOND AUTHORIZATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION PROVISIONS
§§ 61-63 & 88 — Strategic Transportation Project List Additions
Certain transportation projects and initiatives are specified by law as “strategic transportation projects” and identified for available funding. This act adds the following projects and initiatives to the strategic project list (referred to as “tier 1” projects):
1. purchasing up to 38 electric rail cars for use on the New Haven Line and Shore Line East commuter rail services;
2. purchasing equipment and facilities to support Shore Line East commuter rail expansion, including implementing phases I & II as recommended in the Department of Transportation (DOT) commissioner's January 1, 2007 report on obstacles to improved service on Shore Line East;
3. improving bicycle access to, and storage facilities at, transportation centers;
4. developing a new commuter rail station in Orange;
5. improving bus connectivity and service, up to $20 million for FY 08, of which (a) up to $14 million must be used to build bus maintenance and storage facilities for the Windham and Torrington regional transit districts, (b) up to $5 million must be used to buy and install clean diesel bus retrofits, and (c) up to $1 million must be used to buy vehicles for elderly and disabled demand-responsive transportation programs that participate in the state municipal dial-a-ride matching grant program established by law;
6. funding the Waterbury Intermodal Transportation Center, up to $18 million;
7. funding the state share of Tweed New Haven Airport's Runway Safety Area, up to $1. 055 million; and
8. evaluating purchase of rolling stock for direct commuter rail service connecting Connecticut to New Jersey via Pennsylvania Station in New York. The evaluation must be conducted by the governor or her designee initiating formal discussions with appropriate parties from New York, New Jersey, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Amtrak.
The act modifies two projects already approved by the legislature for funding as priority transportation projects. Instead of developing a new commuter rail station between New Haven and Milford, the act specifies that the new station be in West Haven. It also expands the funding authorization for the Commercial Vehicle Information System Network to include weigh-in-motion and electronic pre-clearance of safe truck operators for fixed-scale operations on I-91 (Middletown) and I-95 (Greenwich and Waterford) for up to $4 million.
By law, the transportation commissioner must evaluate and plan implementation for various specified projects (referred to as “tier 2” projects). This already includes improving Routes 2 and 2A in Preston, North Stonington, and Montville. The act requires that, as part of this project, DOT conduct the first phase of a Route 2A bypass alternative that would begin in Preston, proceed northerly toward downtown Norwich, and end at Route 2 in Preston. The first phase of the study must include an analysis of the feasibility, local economic impact, and cost of constructing the portion of the alternative bypass that would pass through the Hinkley Hill area in Norwich. An independent entity that contracts with the DOT must conduct the study's first phase, for which cost may not exceed $300,000. It must submit the results to DOT, which must submit them to the Transportation Committee by September 30, 2008.
The act also adds to the tier 2 project list the completion of the Day Hill Corridor environmental assessment study. Its cost may not exceed $500,000.
§§ 64 & 65 — “Fix-It-First” Program for State Roads and Bridges
The act authorizes up to $150 million in STO bonds ($75 million each for FY 08 and FY 09) for DOT to establish a “Fix-it-First” program. Up to $30 million of each year's authorization is earmarked for repairing state roads, with $30 million of that amount earmarked for rehabilitating and rebuilding highways that are not part of the interstate highway system. Up to $45 million of each year's authorization must be used for repairing state bridges.
The act requires DOT to choose road projects based on traffic volume, condition, and need, with priority given to projects already programmed in out years. It directs DOT to use its FY 08 bridge repair authorization for bridges rated in Category 4 or 5 under the National Bridge Inspection Standards established by federal regulation. (Under the federal rating system a bridge can be classified from a 9 (excellent) to a 0 (failed) condition. A Category 5 bridge is classified as in “fair” condition. A Category 4 bridge is considered in “poor” condition. Bridges in more deteriorated condition may be classified as in serious, critical, or imminent failure condition. )
Bond funds can also be used for enhancing and improving pedestrian and bicycle access for the road projects and when bridges need to be rebuilt.
By January 1, 2009, DOT must report the program results to the Transportation Committee.
§§ 66-67 & 93-94 — Transit-Oriented Development Projects
Definition. The act changes the definition of "transit-oriented development. " Under prior law, it meant the development of residential, commercial, and employment centers within walking distance to public transportation facilities and services in order to facilitate and encourage their use. The act instead defines it as such development within one-half mile or walking distance of public transportation facilities (including rail and bus rapid transit and services) that meet transit-supportive standards for land uses, built environment densities, and walkable environments in order to facilitate and encourage their use.
By law, transit-oriented development is eligible for urban action bonds (CGS § 4-66c), congestion mitigation and air quality grants (CGS § 13b-38v), DECD grants and loans (CGS § 13b-79v), and Connecticut Development Authority loans (CGS § 13b-79w).
DOT Commissioner. The act adds participating in transit-oriented development projects at or near transit facilities, if funds are available, to the transportation commissioner's general powers, duties, and responsibilities. The act permits the commissioner, if funds are available and with the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) secretary's approval, to participate in such projects to the extent that they result in public transportation facility development or improvement.
The act requires the commissioner to use an open, competitive process to select developers when soliciting transit-oriented development proposals. With the OPM secretary's approval, the commissioner may waive the competitive selection process if:
1. the developer is an abutting land owner;
2. his or her property is essential to the project; and
3. the commissioner expressly finds that (a) the state's cost for any property transaction or provision of services does not exceed the fair market value of the property or services and (b) the waiver is in the state's best interest.
The act requires the State Properties Review Board's approval for any lease, sale, or purchase of state land or facilities for a transit-oriented development project.
It exempts transit-oriented development projects started under its provisions from state laws that:
1. prohibit the state from selling state land without first giving the municipality where it is located the option to purchase it;
2. set out the approval process for purchasing, selling, or transferring state land; and
3. establish the process DOT must follow for selecting, evaluating, and negotiating with consultants, including selecting the lowest responsible and qualified bidder for work on certain public buildings.
Pilot Program. The act authorizes up to $5 million in GO bonds in FY 08 for DOT to establish a transit-oriented development pilot program. It designates as pilot projects commuter station development (1) in all towns on the New Britain-Hartford Busway, (2) in Windsor and Meriden on the New Haven-Springfield rail line, (3) on the New Haven rail line from West Haven to Stratford, and (4) in New London on the Shore Line East rail line.
The act permits other projects to be designated as transit-oriented development pilot projects if (1) they are identified in law as strategic projects; (2) they are substantially funded by federal, state, or local government; and (3) substantial planning is underway or completed. The act specifies that such projects qualify for pilot funding of between $250,000 and $1 million each if the towns involved have a memorandum of understanding (MOU) involving a regional planning agency.
The act requires that the MOU identify the grant administrator and the participating municipalities and regional planning agencies. It must also include:
1. a work plan;
2. a budget;
3. anticipated work products;
4. geographically defined transit-oriented development zones; and
5. a deadline for completing the project.
The MOU must propose to complete one or more of the following:
1. a transit-oriented development plan or station area development plan;
2. the development or adoption of a transit-oriented development overlay zone;
3. the selection of a preferred development approach;
4. the implementation of a transit-oriented development plan;
5. a market assessment for transit-oriented development plan implementation;
6. a financial assessment and planning for transit-oriented development plan implementation;
7. the preparation of detailed plans for environmental and brownfield remediation, if required; or
8. the preparation of development or joint development agreements.
The act requires OPM to review and approve MOUs. An applicant must submit a proposed MOU to OPM. OPM must (1) review it within 60 days of receiving it, (2) notify the applicant of any deficiencies in it, and (3) permit the applicant to reapply. OPM must also (1) monitor the pilot program grants (see below) to make sure they comply with the MOUs and (2) help any pilot program obtain necessary funding or investments.
Grant Programs. In addition to the pilot program, the act creates a transit-oriented development planning grant program. Planning grants must be available for (1) completing a transit-oriented development plan or station area development plan, (2) developing or adopting a transit-oriented development overlay zone, or (3) preparing a development strategy and selecting a preferred development approach. The act limits planning activities to areas within one-half mile of transit stations.
The act also creates a transit-oriented development facilitation grant program. Facilitation grants must be available for transit-oriented development projects that completed one or more of the following: (1) a transit-oriented development plan or station area development plan, (2) developed or adopted a transit-oriented development overlay zone, or (3) prepared a development strategy and selected a preferred development approach. The act limits facilitation activities to areas within one-half mile of transit stations.
The act allows facilitation grants to be used for one or more of the following:
1. implementing a transit-oriented development plan and overlay zone;
2. performing a market analysis to determine the economic viability of a project;
3. financial planning;
4. analyzing a project's economic benefits, revenue, or expense projections; and
5. preparing (a) environmental assessments and plans for brownfield remediation, (b) infrastructure studies and surveys, (c) requests for development proposals, and (d) development or joint development agreements.
§ 68 — Connecticut Bikeway Grant Program
The act authorizes up to $12 million in GO bonds ($6 million each in FY 08 and in FY 09) for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to establish a Connecticut bikeway grants program for municipalities.
Grants may be used for planning, design, land acquisition, construction, construction administration, and publications for bikeways and multiuse paths. Eligible projects may include (1) bicycle trails that complete sections of the Connecticut portion of the East Coast Greenway, (2) bikeways that connect to the East Coast Greenway, and (3) bikeways and multiuse paths established as part of the State Recreational Trails Plan.
Under the act, grant eligibility criteria must include (1) a 20% local match provided by municipal, federal, other state, nonprofit, or private funds; (2) municipal responsibility for bikeway maintenance; (3) public input; and (4) project designs that comply with the 1999 American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials' “Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities. ” If grant applications include more than one municipality, the act requires the local match to be 10% rather than 20%. State grant funds may be used to match federal funds being used for the specified purposes. For purposes of the grant program, a “bikeway” is any road, street, path, or way specifically designated for bicycle travel whether or not it is shared with other modes of transportation.
The act allows DEP to use up to 2% of the bond allocation for administrative purposes. It also requires DEP to establish a committee to advise the commissioner on the allocation of funds. The committee must consist of trail users and advocates the commissioner designates. The act directs DOT to work with DEP in furtherance of the bikeway program.
§ 69 — Bond Authorization for New Haven Line Rail Stations
The act authorizes up to $6 million in STO bonds ($3 million each in FY 08 and in FY 09) for DOT to make rail station improvements identified in its October 6, 2006 New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection Report.
§ 70 — Bond Authorization for Stamford Parking Garage
The act authorizes up to $35 million in STO bonds in FY 08 for DOT to build a parking garage at the Stamford Transportation Center, including rights-of-way, alternative temporary parking, other property acquisition, and related projects.
§§ 71-82 — Bond Authorizations for Capital Improvement Projects
The act authorizes up to $275. 688 million in STO bonds in FY 08 and $173. 3 million in FY 09 for DOT's capital improvement program as shown in Table 5.
Table 5: Bond Authorizations for DOT Projects
Authorized Program Areas |
FY 08 |
FY 09 |
Interstate highway program |
$12,000,000 |
$12,000,000 |
Urban systems |
8,300,000 |
8,500,000 |
Interstate highway program |
112,940,000 |
42,030,000 |
Soil, water supply, and groundwater remediation at or near DOT maintenance facilities and former disposal areas |
6,000,000 |
6,000,000 |
State bridge improvement, rehabilitation, and replacement |
65,240,000 |
34,340,000 |
Reconstruction and improvements to the warehouse and State Pier in New London, including site and ferry slip improvements |
1,400,000 |
300,000 |
Developing and improving general aviation airports, including grants to municipal airports, but excluding Bradley International Airport |
2,000,000 |
2,000,000 |
Bus and rail facilities and equipment, including rights-of-way, other property acquisition, and related projects |
40,108,000 |
40,430,000 |
DOT facilities |
6,400,000 |
6,400,000 |
Cost of issuing STO bonds and debt service |
21,300,000 |
21,300,000 |
§§ 83-87 — Highway Resurfacing
The act authorizes up to $59 million in STO bonds in FY 09 for DOT's capital highway resurfacing program. The funds may be issued for road resurfacing and related projects.
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 1, 2008
§ 89 — Technical Change
The act makes a technical change.
§ 90 — New Haven Line Ticket Surcharge
The act replaces the $1-per-trip ticket surcharge scheduled to be imposed on New Haven Line passenger tickets from January 2008 until June 30, 2015 with a schedule of fare increases. Beginning on January 1, 2010, the act imposes a 1. 25% increase on the existing fare for all fares originating or terminating in Connecticut. On the following January 1 and on each January 1 until 2016, the act imposes an additional 1% increase over the existing fare for a total of seven annual increases.
Under prior law, the $1-per-trip ticket surcharge revenue had to be deposited in the New Haven Line revitalization account, which is a nonlapsing account within the Special Transportation Fund (STF) that could be used solely for the capital costs of the line's revitalization. The act instead requires the proceeds from the fare increases to be deposited into the account and allows the funds to be used to pay capital costs and debt service the revitalization program incurs. The act eliminates the account's scheduled termination on June 30, 2015 and specifies that funds in the account may be used to purchase rail cars for the New Haven Line in addition to those already authorized by the law.
The act requires the DOT commissioner to determine, and adopt regulations regarding, how to apply the increase to daily, multiple-ride, weekly, and monthly commutation tickets.
§ 91 — Increased Bond Authorization for Rail Cars
The act increases the STO bond authorization for rail cars, maintenance facilities, rights-of-way, other property acquisition, and related projects by $140 million, from $485. 65 millon to $625. 65 million.
§ 92 — Bond Authorization for UConn Transportation Institute
The act authorizes $500,000 in GO bonds in FY 08 for laboratory improvements to UConn's Connecticut Transportation Institute.
§ 95 — Pavement Noise Reduction Pilot Program
The act authorizes $1. 5 million in STO bonds in FY 08 for DOT and the UConn Transportation Institute to establish a noise reduction open-graded friction course pilot program. They must (1) build at least four one-mile test sections of rubberized open-graded friction course (i. e. , layers of pavement) and (2) monitor the pavement's performance, including its durability and sound reduction, for six years.
By January 1, 2011, the DOT and the Institute must submit a status report on the program to the Transportation Committee. They must submit a final report by January 1, 2015, or earlier if the pilot program concludes before then.
§ 96 — Funding TSB Projects
The act transfers $5. 5 million from the STF to the Transportation Strategy Board's (TSB) projects account, which is a nonlapsing account within the STF that may be used for the board's projects. One such project must be a study of the governance and operations of Bradley International Airport. Findings and recommendations from the study must be submitted to the Transportation and Commerce committees by December 31, 2008.
§ 97 — TSB Reporting Requirements
The act requires TSB to review and revise, as necessary, its transportation strategy every four, rather than every two, years. Prior law required TSB to submit a report describing its revisions to the General Assembly by January 1 in odd-numbered years. The act instead requires TSB to report by January 1, 2011 and every four years thereafter. The report must include a (1) prioritized list of projects necessary to implement its strategy and (2) completion schedule for all projects.
The law requires the Transportation; Finance, Revenue and Bonding; and Planning and Development committees to meet with the DOT and DECD commissioners, the OPM secretary, and the TSB chairperson in the January after the report is filed. The act also requires the Commerce Committee chairpersons and ranking members to attend.
§ 98 — Bond Authorization for Atlantic Street Underpass Project
The act authorizes up to $10 million in STO bonds for FY 08 for DOT to complete the Atlantic Street Underpass Project in Stamford.
§ 99 — Weigh Station Operations Report
As of January 1, 2008, the act requires weigh station personnel to maintain logs for each shift conducted at all weigh stations in Connecticut. The Department of Public Safety (DPS) commissioner must submit a written report that summarizes the information in the logs to the Transportation Committee by January 1, 2008 and semiannually thereafter. Each report must contain data for the preceding six months. The act also requires the commissioner's report to the committee to be posted on the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and DPS websites.
The act requires the weigh station logs, which must be submitted to the DPS commissioner, to record the following information:
1. the location, date, and hours of each shift;
2. the hours the station's “OPEN” sign is illuminated;
3. the number of DMV and DPS personnel for each shift;
4. the number and weight of all vehicles inspected;
5. the type of vehicle inspections conducted;
6. the number and types of citations issued;
7. the amount of fines that may be imposed for overweight and other violations;
8. the operating costs for each shift; and
9. the number of vehicles that pass through the weigh station during each shift.
By December 15, 2007, the DPS commissioner, in consultation with the DMV commissioner, must develop and distribute a form for recording this information.
The state operates fixed commercial vehicle weighing and inspection stations on I-84 in Danbury and Union, I-95 in Greenwich and Waterford, and I-91 in Middletown. Both DMV and DPS enforcement personnel operate the facilities. Enforcement personnel also conduct weight and safety inspections away from these fixed facilities using portable scales.
§ 100 — UCONN-RELATED PARKING FACILITIES
The act authorizes up to $20 million in GO bonds to OPM to plan and fund UConn activities-related parking facilities. The act reserves up to $10 million of this amount for facilities in Mansfield and up to $10 million for facilities at Rentschler Field in East Hartford.
The act requires the OPM secretary to implement the project in two phases. Phase I is the Mansfield parking and Phase II is the Rentschler Field parking. The act requires the secretary to submit a status report on the Mansfield phase to the Finance, Revenue and Bonding and Appropriations committees by July 1, 2008 and prohibits him from starting the Rentschler Field phase until each committee approves the report.
The act gives each committee 45 days from the date its clerk receives the Mansfield status report to accept or reject it. The secretary can withdraw or change the report and resubmit it but, in that case, the 45-day clock starts over from the resubmission date. Under the act, a committee that does not act within its allotted time is considered to have approved the report.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2007
§§ 101-108 — CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM 2020 PLAN
§ 102 – Purpose
The act's purpose is to finance a capital improvement plan for the CSUS that includes acquiring, constructing, improving, and equipping facilities, structures, and related systems.
§ 103 — Definitions
The act defines CSUS 2020 as the projects in the CSUS facilities plan necessary to modernize, rehabilitate, renew, expand, and stabilize the system's physical infrastructure. The “CSUS 2020 Fund” is the fund the act creates to hold the GO bond proceeds used to finance CSUS 2020. The state treasurer holds and administers the fund separate from other accounts.
Under the act, a project is any CSUS building or facility, including existing ones; real and personal property; and related equipment and improvements. A project does not include current operating charges, unless the board of trustees includes such an amount in a financing transaction to ensure that the interest on the bonds is exempt from federal tax. A project may also include (1) specific residential or other auxiliary service facilities already defined in statute and (2) any state facility used for CSUS programs.
The cost of a project includes (1) all costs associated with acquiring, planning, designing, constructing, equipping, and financing; (2) working capital, including costs the Department of Public Works (DPW) incurs in supervising the design and construction process; and (3) consulting and technical services (e. g. , accounting, engineering, and legal services). It includes administrative and operating expenses except those incurred by the CSUS in carrying out the CSUS 2020 plan.
§ 104 — CSUS 2020 Projects and Costs, Facilities Plan Revisions, and Construction Management and Oversight
The act authorizes 36 projects costing $950 million over three phases of the plan, from FY 09 through FY 18 (see Table 6). The projects and costs are distributed across the four state universities as shown in Table 7.
Table 6: CSUS 2020 Projects and Costs
|
Phase I |
Phase II |
Phase III |
FY 09 –11 |
FY 12 –14 |
FY 15 –18 | |
Central Connecticut State University | |||
Code Compliance/ Infrastructure Improvements |
$18,146,445 |
$6,704,000 |
$5,000,000 |
Renovate/Expand Willard and DiLoreto Halls (design/construction) |
0 |
57,737,000 |
0 |
Renovate/ Expand Willard and DiLoreto Halls (equipment) |
0 |
0 |
3,348,000 |
New Classroom Office Building |
33,978,000 |
0 |
0 |
East Campus Infrastructure Development |
13,244,000 |
0 |
0 |
Burritt Library Expansion (design and construction) |
0 |
0 |
96,262,000 |
Burritt Library Renovation (design) |
0 |
0 |
11,387,000 |
New Maintenance/ Salt Shed Facility |
2,503,000 |
0 |
0 |
Eastern Connecticut State University | |||
Code Compliance/ Infrastructure Improvements |
8,255,113 |
5,825,000 |
5,000,000 |
Fine Arts Instructional Center (design) |
12,000,000 |
0 |
0 |
Fine Arts Instructional Center (construction) |
0 |
71,556,000 |
0 |
Fine Arts Instructional Center (equipment) |
0 |
4,115,000 | |
Goddard Hall Renovation (design/construction) |
0 |
19,239,000 |
0 |
Goddard Hall Renovation (equipment) |
0 |
0 |
1,095,000 |
Sports Center Addition and Renovation (design) |
0 |
0 |
11,048,000 |
Outdoor Track- Phase II |
1,816,000 |
0 |
0 |
Athletic Support Building |
1,921,000 |
0 |
0 |
New Warehouse |
2,269,000 |
0 |
0 |
Southern Connecticut State University | |||
Code Compliance/ Infrastructure Improvements |
21,860,500 |
8,637,000 |
5,000,000 |
New Academic Laboratory Building/ Parking Garage (construct garage, design academic laboratory building, demolish Seabury Hall) |
20,426,000 |
0 |
0 |
New Academic Laboratory Building/ Parking Garage (construct academic laboratory building) |
0 |
63,171,000 |
0 |
Health and Human Services Building |
0 |
0 |
60,412,000 |
Fine Arts Instructional Center |
0 |
0 |
70,929,000 |
Western Connecticut State University | |||
Code Compliance/ Infrastructure Improvements |
7,658,330 |
4,323,000 |
7,212,000 |
Fine Arts Instructional Center (construction) |
80,605,000 |
0 |
0 |
Fine Arts Instructional Center (equipment) |
0 |
4,666,000 |
0 |
Higgins Hall Renovations (design) |
0 |
2,982,000 |
0 |
Higgins Hall Renovations (construction/ equipment) |
0 |
0 |
31,594,000 |
Berkshire Hall Renovations (design) |
0 |
0 |
4,797,000 |
University Police Department Building (design) |
500,000 |
0 |
0 |
University Police Department Building (construction) |
0 |
4,245,000 |
0 |
Midtown Campus Mini-Chiller Plant |
0 |
0 |
1,957,000 |
System-Wide | |||
New and Replacement Equipment |
26,895,000 |
14,500,000 |
31,844,000 |
Alterations/ Improvements (Auxiliary service facilities) |
18,672,422 |
15,000,000 |
20,000,000 |
Telecommunications Infrastructure Upgrade |
5,000,000 |
3,415,000 |
5,000,000 |
Land and Property Acquisition |
9,250,190 |
3,000,000 |
4,000,000 |
TOTAL |
$285,000,000 |
$285,000,000 |
$380,000,000 |
Table 7: CSUS 2020 Authorizations by University
University |
No. of Projects |
Cost |
Central |
8 |
$248,309,445 |
Eastern |
10 |
144,139,113 |
Southern |
5 |
250,435,500 |
Western |
9 |
150,539,330 |
System-wide |
4 |
156,576,612 |
Total |
36 |
$950,000,000 |
Facilities Plan Revisions
For project changes that meet certain thresholds, the act requires approval by the board of trustees and, in some cases, the General Assembly.
The act authorizes the CSUS board of trustees to revise, delete, or add projects by a formal vote. Any revision is subject only to the board's formal approval if the board finds it consistent with the original project's intent (subject to the General Assembly's authourity, see below). It is not clear whether and how the board can authorize revisions that are inconsistent with the original project's intent. The act specifically requires the board to formally approve only those additions necessitated by a change in system planning or for reasons beyond the system's control. But it also implicitly requires the board to approve all additions before forwarding them to the legislature for approval.
The General Assembly must enact legislation to (1) add or delete a project to or from the plan or (2) make a revision that increases or decreases the original project costs (exclusive of changes due to materials costs) by an amount equal to (a) 10% or more for projects with cost estimates under $1 million, or (b) 5% or more for projects with cost estimates over $1 million. The board must submit its request for such legislation to the governor and the General Assembly.
The board can determine the sequencing and timing of the projects, to the extent the authorized funding allows, and revise cost estimates. The act also allows the board to reallocate funds between projects, if the statutory project list is revised accordingly and projects from which money is taken can still be completed within authorized amounts or are deleted from the list.
Construction Management and Code Compliance
By law, the DPW is authorized to supervise the design and construction of state buildings, including hiring design and construction firms. The act makes the DPW commissioner responsible for these functions as part of CSUS 2020. It requires him quarterly to provide the CSUS chancellor with information on (1) project costs, (2) timeliness of completion, and (3) any issues that arise in the design or construction process.
Annually, beginning January 1, 2009, the commissioner must report to the governor and the General Assembly on any costs for (1) construction management, (2) administrative services, and (4) fees associated with CSUS 2020.
The act also requires the DPS commissioner and the chancellor to enter into and maintain an MOU that assigns DPS staff to ensure fire and building code compliance for CSUS 2020 projects. The MOU is to cover CSUS 2020 buildings and projects (1) whose construction begins while it is in effect and (2) that are under the state's threshold limits.
Acquisition of Equipment, Furniture, or Personal Property
The act requires the board of trustees to ask DPW in writing for approval to acquire or purchase any equipment, furniture, and other personal property using CSUS 2020 bond funds. The DPW commissioner has 30 days to approve or disapprove the request or it is deemed approved.
§ 105 — Bond Authorizations
The act authorizes up to $95 million a year over 10 years in state GO bonds, from FY 09 through FY 18. If the board of trustees or the governor do not approve all or a portion of the capped amount in a fiscal year, the unapproved amount is added to the capped amount for the following year.
State Bond Commission Approval
The State Bond Commission must approve the CSUS 2020 plan and authorize the total $950 million bond issuance. The act requires the CSUS board of trustees to enter into an MOU with the OPM secretary and the treasurer regarding the bond issuance, including the extent to which federal, private, or other available funds should be added to the bond proceeds to finance CSUS 2020. The bond commission must approve the MOU, which satisfies the standard statutory bond commission requirements.
Gubernatorial Approval
The governor must approve each annual CSUS 2020 bond issuance, which is capped at $95 million a year. The board of trustees must submit annually, by March 1, the most recently approved facilities plan and the bond amount required for the subsequent fiscal year to the governor, treasurer, and OPM secretary. The governor has 30 days to approve or disapprove the bond amount, in whole or in part, and give her reasons to the board in writing, or the request is deemed approved. The governor's approval of the bonds is deemed to be an appropriation and allocation of the bond amounts.
§§ 106 & 107 — Reporting Requirements
CSUS 2020 Semiannual Report. By January 1, 2010 and semiannually thereafter, the CSUS must report to the governor and the General Assembly on the status of CSUS 2020. The board of trustees may request from the treasurer information necessary to prepare each report, which must include:
1. the number of projects and bonds authorized and approved,
2. project costs and timeliness of completion,
3. any issues that arise in the design or construction process,
4. a schedule of the remaining projects and their expected costs,
5. the amount of money raised from private sources for the capital and endowment programs, and
6. any revisions to the facilities plan approved by the board.
The act also requires the first semiannual report of each year to include:
1. the use of bond funds in the current fiscal year,
2. the projected use of bond funds for the succeeding fiscal year,
3. any updated master plans affecting the remaining projects, and
4. any information requested by the Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee's bonding subcommittee.
The act authorizes the bonding subcommittee to recommend modifications in CSUS 2020 to the full committee, if warranted by a significant change in the state's economic circumstances.
Five-Year CSUS 2020 Performance Review. On January 1, 2014 and January 1, 2019, the CSUS must submit to the governor and the General Assembly a five-year CSUS 2020 performance review report. The report must identify each CSUS 2020 project's progress and compare its actual expenditures to original estimates.
The governor and the General Assembly have 60 days to consider the report and determine whether there has been insufficient progress or significant cost increases. If so, the governor and the General Assembly may make recommendations to CSUS and for legislative action.
§ 108 — Financial Audits
The act requires the board of trustees to select and appoint independent auditors to annually audit each CSUS 2020 project. The auditors must (1) review invoices, expenditures, cost allocations, and other appropriate documents and (2) reconcile project costs and verify their conformance to budgets, cost allocation agreements, and applicable contracts. The audits must be submitted annually to the governor and General Assembly.
The auditors serve for five consecutive years, cannot perform any nonaudit services for the system during that period, and may not be reappointed. The board must assure the auditors unfettered access to any documents they need. By law, independent auditors are licensed public accountants who meet the independence standards included in the U. S. comptroller generals' generally accepted government auditing standards.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2008
§ 109 — REIMBURSEMENT FOR DELAYED SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION GRANT PAYMENTS
The act requires the state to reimburse school districts for their costs for short-term borrowing to cover state school construction grant payments that were delayed because state bond funds for the payments were unavailable during FY 08. To be eligible for reimbursement, a district must have submitted a grant payment request that was approved by the State Department of Education between July 1 and December 31, 2007.
Reimbursement must equal 100% of a district's reasonable fees, interest, and other costs or lost income related to district borrowing to cover school construction project costs otherwise payable by the state, including those attributable to shifting money previously budgeted for, or allocated to, another purpose to cover school construction project expenses. The act sets the interest rate for costs attributable to such shifting at the state Short Term Investment Fund's interest rate payable for the period during FY 08 that bond funds to pay state grants were unavailable.
Towns must apply to the State Department of Education for reimbursement by March 31, 2008. The education commissioner prescribes how districts apply and determines whether costs are reasonable.
The act requires the commissioner to pay reimbursement grants from the bond authorization for school construction project grants. As required by IRS regulations, to ensure the bonds funding the reimbursement grants qualify as tax-exempt, the act establishes as the state's official intent that (1) the state reasonably expects to use the bond proceeds to reimburse the costs and expenses the act describes and (2) the aggregate reimbursements are not expected to exceed the total amount of funds the act allows the state to spend for the reimbursements. It authorizes the OPM secretary and the state treasurer to amend the act's declaration of official intent on the state's behalf.
The state generally reimburses school districts for 20% to 80% of the eligible costs for local school construction projects (reimbursement rates for certain types of projects are higher). State school construction grants are funded by state GO bonds. Grants are disbursed to school districts in “progress payments” that cover ongoing project construction expenses.
§§ 110-214 — CHANGES IN PRIOR GO BOND AUTHORIZATIONS
The act changes the amounts and purposes of previous GO bond authorizations, reallocates previously authorized funds, and cancels certain authorized but unallocated funds as shown in Tables 8 and 9. These changes constitute a net reduction of $205,523,126 in previous authorizations.
Table 8: Cancellations and Changes in Prior Authorizations
§ |
Agency/Grantee |
For |
Change |
112 |
Environmental Protection |
Mill Brook-Piper Brook flood control project in Newington & New Britain, including replacing bridges over Piper Brook - Reduced from $815,000 to $375,000 |
($440,000) |
114 |
Mental Health & Addiction Services |
Grants to tax-exempt, private nonprofit organizations for community- based residential and outpatient facilities – purchases, repairs, alterations, and improvements, with at least $800,000 for First Step in New London – Reduced from $1. 25 million to $677,653 |
(572,347) |
116 |
Eastern Connecticut State University |
Campus security system - Reduced from $550,000 to $523,302 |
(26,698) |
118 |
Environmental Protection |
Grants to municipalities for incinerators and landfills, including bulky waste landfills New: Earmark $439,025 for Plymouth - Reduced from $8. 5 million to $8,426,830 |
(73,170) |
121 |
CSU System |
Land acquisition and related development costs - Reduced from $1,000,000 to $943,429 |
(56,571) |
122 |
Eastern CSU |
Planning for new campus police station - Reduced from $212,000 to $136,900 |
(75,100) |
124 |
CSU System |
Land and property acquisition - Reduced from $4,000,000 to $3,247,000 |
(753,000) |
127 |
Eastern CSU |
Development of campus police station - Canceled |
(1,471,000) |
129 |
Environmental Protection |
Residential Underground Storage Tank Replacement Program – Reduced from $5. 5 million to $4. 25 million |
(1,250,000) |
133 |
CSU System |
Alterations, repairs and improvements to auxiliary services buildings - Reduced from $5,000,000 to $3,870,000 |
(1,130,000) |
134 |
CSU System |
System telecom infrastructure upgrades, improvements and expansions - Reduced from $1,921,000 to $76,561 |
(1,844,439) |
135 |
CSU System |
Land and property acquisitions – Canceled |
(500,000) |
136 |
Central CSU |
Alterations, renovations and improvements to facilities, including fire, safety, energy conservation and code compliance improvements - Reduced from $743,000 to $426,301 |
(316,699) |
137 |
Central CSU |
Davidson/Marcus White fire code improvements - Reduced from $417,000 to $146,000 |
(271,000) |
138 |
Central CSU |
Renovations at the Institute of Technology and Business Development – Canceled |
(200,000) |
139 |
Western CSU |
Alterations, renovations and improvements to facilities, including fire, safety, energy conservation and code compliance improvements - Reduced from $980,000 to $701,670 |
(278,330) |
141 |
Public Health |
Either (1) purchase and install modular-based portable hospital or (2) provide grant to CT hospitals for patient isolation and treatment for smallpox events and grants to CT hospitals for up to 50% of total cost of physical plant modifications and renovations to isolate patients for smallpox – Reduced from $10 million to $9,999,533 |
(467) |
143 |
CSU System |
Land and property acquisitions - Canceled |
(2,000,000) |
144 |
Central CSU |
New maintenance facility/salt storage shed – Canceled |
(1,297,000) |
145 |
Central CSU |
New swing space classroom/office facility – Canceled |
(20,203,000) |
146 |
Central CSU |
Various ventilation and air conditioning improvements – Canceled |
(743,000) |
147 |
Western CSU |
New fine and performing arts building – Canceled |
(5,792,000) |
148 |
Southern CSU |
Earl Hall various upgrades, including mechanical and electrical improvements – Canceled |
(4,273,000) |
149 |
Southern CSU |
Jennings Hall various mechanical and electrical improvements – Canceled |
(798,000) |
151 |
Eastern CSU |
Alterations, renovations and improvements to facilities, including fire, safety, energy conservation and code compliance improvements, including improvements to the south electrical loop - Reduced from $915,000 to $515,000 |
(400,000) |
153 |
Military |
Southington Readiness Center alterations, renovations, & improvements – Reduced from $913,300 to $687,540 |
(225,760) |
154 |
CSU System |
Alterations, repairs and improvements to auxiliary services buildings - Reduced from $5,000,000 to $3,969,084 |
(1,030,916) |
155 |
CSU System |
Feasibility study for establishing and education center in Bridgeport - Canceled |
(250,000) |
156 |
Central Connecticut State University |
Alterations, renovations and improvements to facilities - Reduced from $2,500,000 to $775,000 |
(1,725,000) |
157 |
Central Connecticut State University |
Davidson Hall fire code improvements - Canceled |
(1,587,000) |
158 |
Central Connecticut State University |
Barnard Hall roof replacements and stairwell enclosure - Canceled |
(195,000) |
159 |
Central Connecticut State University |
Marcus White Hall fire code improvements – Canceled |
(1,181,000) |
160 |
Central Connecticut State University |
Renovations and improvements to Willard and DiLoreto Halls, and an in-fill addition – Canceled |
(1,694,000) |
161 |
Western Connecticut State University |
Alterations, renovations and improvements to facilities – Canceled |
(885,000) |
162 |
Western Connecticut State University |
New fine and performing arts building - Canceled |
(3,372,000) |
163 |
Western Connecticut State University |
Renovations and improvements to academic facilities - Reduced from $1,300,000 to $675,000 |
(625,000) |
164 |
Southern Connecticut State University |
Alterations, renovations and improvements to facilities - Reduced from $2,600,000 to $2,214,800 |
(385,200) |
165 |
Southern Connecticut State University |
Lyman Auditorium upgrades - Canceled |
(252,000) |
166 |
Southern Connecticut State University |
Develop new academic building and parking garage - Canceled |
(7,907,000) |
167 |
Eastern Connecticut State University |
Alterations, renovations and improvements to facilities, including a new campus police station - Reduced from $2,700,000 to $736,307 |
(1,963,693) |
168 |
Eastern Connecticut State University |
Softball field relocation - Reduced from $2,788,000 to $274,820 |
(2,513,180) |
171 |
Milford |
Upgrade Daniel Wasson Babe Ruth Field - Canceled |
(50,000) |
173 |
Hartland |
Hartland Elementary School playground improvements - Canceled |
(50,000) |
174 |
Portland |
Gildersleeve Elementary School playscape - Canceled |
(50,000) |
175 |
Ellington |
Renovate and relocate Pinney House – Canceled |
(500,000) |
178 |
Family and Children's Aid Project, Danbury |
A building - Canceled |
(3,500,000) |
179 |
Meriden |
Economic development or purchase of open space rights at Mountainside Corporation – Canceled |
(1,000,000) |
180 |
Windham Regional Community Council, Inc. |
Old: Improvements to Windham Recovery Center - $764,000 New: Improvements to central office building in Willimantic - $814,500 |
50,500 |
182 |
Windham |
Generations Family Center improvements - Canceled |
(1,400,000) |
183 |
Canaan |
Falls Village Day Care Center, construction and equipment - Canceled |
(50,000) |
185 |
Fairfield |
Administration building for Operation Hope - Canceled |
(250,000) |
191 |
CSU System |
New and replacement instruction, research, laboratory and physical plant, and administrative equipment - Canceled |
(10,000,000) |
192 |
CSU System |
Alterations, repairs, and improvements to auxiliary services buildings - Reduced from $5,000,000 to $2,142,494 |
(2,857,506) |
193 |
Central Connecticut State University |
Alterations, renovations and improvements to facilities – Canceled |
(3,700,000) |
193 |
Central Connecticut State University |
Barnard Hall roof replacement and stairwell enclosure – Canceled |
(1,951,000) |
194 |
Western Connecticut State University |
Alterations, renovations and improvements to facilities, – Canceled |
(280,000) |
194 |
Western Connecticut State University |
New fine and performing arts building - Canceled |
(66,041,000) |
195 |
Southern Connecticut State University |
Alterations, renovations and improvements to facilities - Reduced from $1,100,000 to $1,011,700 |
(88,300) |
196 |
Southern Connecticut State University |
Lyman Auditorium upgrades - Canceled |
(1,971,000) |
197 |
Southern Connecticut State University |
Jennings Hall upgrades - Canceled |
(5,314,000) |
198 |
Southern Connecticut State University |
Earl Hall upgrades - Canceled |
(2,257,000) |
199 |
Eastern Connecticut State University |
Alterations, renovations and improvements to facilities - Reduced from $2,500,000 to $1,171,680 |
(1,328,320) |
200 |
Eastern Connecticut State University |
New parking garage - Canceled |
(18,296,000) |
201 |
Eastern Connecticut State University |
New fine arts building – Canceled |
(8,500,000) |
204 |
Glastonbury |
Glastonbury Riverfront Park Development Project – Canceled |
(500,000) |
205 |
Bridgeport |
Beardsley Park improvements - Canceled |
(100,000) |
206 |
Brooklyn |
Recreational facilities – Canceled |
(250,000) |
207 |
West Haven |
Painter Park improvements – Canceled |
(400,000) |
208 |
Newington |
Newington High School track repairs – Canceled |
(275,000) |
209 |
Plainville |
Norton Park soccer field construction - Canceled |
(175,000) |
210 |
Children and Families |
Old: Grants to private, nonprofit organizations, including Boys and Girls Clubs of America, to renovate and construct community centers for neighborhood revitalization or education, $5 million New: Increase authorization to $6,317,070 and allocate: (1) $439,020 for Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp in Pomfret Center; (2) $2,450,000 to Cardinal Shehan Center in Bridgeport to renovate a youth center; (3) $878,050 for Regional YMCA of Western CT in Brookfield for capital improvements, including an indoor pool; (4) $150,000 for Milford/Orange YMCA for a new addition and ADA compliance projects; (5) $1 million for CT Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs to develop and construct a new facility in Milford; (6) $250,000 for Boys and Girls Village, Inc. to acquire or rehabilitate program facilities in Bridgeport; (7) $150,000 for Ralphola Taylor Community Center YMCA in Bridgeport; (8) $1 million for Soundview Family YMCA in Branford to construct a swimming pool complex; and (9) $1. 5 million for new YMCA on Albany Avenue in Hartford. |
1,317,070 |
211 |
CT Culinary Institute |
Improvements to convert Hastings Hotel to vocational training school - Canceled |
(3,500,000) |
211 |
Farmington |
Revitalize Unionville center - Canceled |
(300,000) |
213 |
Windham |
Generations Family Center - Canceled |
(1,400,000) |
Table 9: Language Changes for Prior Authorizations
§ |
Amount Authorized |
Previous |
Change |
110 |
$500,000 |
Judicial: Planning for restoration, repairs, and renovations at Bridgeport Courthouse |
Use money for actual work instead of planning |
113 |
5,100,000 |
Judicial: Planning for new addition to Bridgeport Criminal Court Complex and improvements and renovations to existing facility |
Use funds for improvements and renovations to existing courthouse in Bridgeport |
117 |
$4,000,000 |
Mental Health and Addiction Services: Design and install sprinkler systems in direct patient care buildings |
Include related fire safety improvements |
120 |
3,500,000 |
Mental Health and Addiction Services: Design and install sprinkler systems in direct patient care buildings |
Include related fire safety improvements |
125 |
30,000,000 |
Economic and Community Development: Grant to New Haven for economic development projects, including downtown improvement and a biotechnology corridor and related development |
(1) Expand grantees to include New Haven Housing Authority, for-profit housing development corporations, and tax-exempt nonprofit organizations (2) Specify that funded projects must be in New Haven |
131 |
4,200,000 |
Veterans' Affairs: Renovate and improve existing facilities |
Add option to build a new veterans' health care facility |
132 |
896,607 |
Education: American School for the Deaf - buy amplification systems |
Add purchase of equipment to test the effectiveness of hearing aids and the amplification system |
170 |
300,000 |
Agriculture: Grant to Farmer's Cow, LLC for Connecticut Dairy Entrepreneurial Initiative |
Change grant purpose to “business development” |
172 |
50,000 |
Environmental Protection: Grant to East Hampton for watershed management at Crystal Lake |
Change grantee to Middletown |
175 187 |
250,000 |
OPM: Grant to Killingworth to restore and renovate Killingworth Old Town Hall |
Transfer grant authority to Commission on Culture and Tourism |
176 |
4,500,000 |
Children & Families: Reserve $1 million for construction and acquiring property in Middlesex County for Makayla's House |
(1) Use $1 million for construction and acquiring property in either Middlesex or Windham Counties for a residential facility (2) Use an additional $1 million for improvements, alterations, and construction of residential facilities at Klingberg Family Center, New Britain |
177 |
5,000,000 |
Children & Families: Grants to private nonprofit organizations, including Boys and Girls Clubs of America, for building and renovating youth centers for neighborhood recreation and education |
(1) Include YMCAs, YWCAs, and community centers (2) Earmark (a) $1 million for Bridgeport Police Athletic League to construct and renovate a new gym and youth center and (b) $750,000 to Bridgeport for Burroughs Community Center |
179 187 203 211 |
4,000,000 |
OPM: Grant to University of New Haven to establish and build Henry Lee Institute |
Transfer grant authority to DECD |
181 |
700,000 |
Social Services: Grant to Norwich for expanding Martin House |
Change grantee to Martin House |
184 |
1,000,000 |
Social Services: Grant to Danbury for buying buildings for Greater Danbury AIDS Project |
Change grantee to Greater Danbury AIDS Project |
186 |
500,000 |
Social Services: grant to West Hartford to relocate senior center |
Change purpose to “improve senior center” |
187, 188 |
250,000 |
OPM: Grant to Middelfield for Mattabeseck Bridge improvements |
Transfer grant authority to DOT |
190 |
77,947,900 |
Gateway CTC: Implement master plan to consolidate campuses in a single location |
Change purpose to: develop new comprehensive campus, including parking |
212 |
750,000 |
Social Services: Grant to Killingly to alter and expand the facilities for United Services of Dayville |
Change grantee to United Services of Dayville |
203 214 |
250,000 |
OPM: Grant to Norwalk Transit District to construct bus depot |
Transfer grant authority to DOT |
203 214 |
150,000 |
OPM: Grant to Southington to reconstruct Marion Ave. and Mount Vernon Rd. intersection |
Transfer grant authority to DOT |
203 214 |
350,000 |
OPM: Grant to Coventry to construct sand and salt shed |
Transfer grant authority to DOT |
OLR Tracking: JSL