Section 8-169hh. – Definitions.

For purposes of this section and sections 8-169ii to 8-169ss, inclusive: (1) “Authority” means the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority established in section 8-169ii; (2) “Authority development project” means a project occurring within the boundaries of a Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority development district; (3) “Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority development district” or “development district” means the area […]

Section 8-169ii. – Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority established. Board of directors; appointments; record of proceedings; action. Authority's procedures for conduct. Termination.

(a) There is hereby established and created a body politic and corporate, constituting a public instrumentality and political subdivision of the state established and created for the performance of an essential public and governmental function, to be known as the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority. The authority shall not be construed to be a department, institution […]

Section 8-169jj. – Purposes of authority. Powers.

(a) The purposes of the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority shall be to: (1) Stimulate economic and transit-oriented development, as defined in section 13b-79kk, within Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority development districts; (2) encourage residential housing development within development districts; (3) manage facilities through contractual agreement or other legal instrument; (4) stimulate new investment within development districts […]

Section 8-169kk. – Written procedures for conduct of board of directors.

The board of directors of the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority shall adopt written procedures, in accordance with the provisions of section 1-121, for: (1) Adopting an annual budget and plan of operations, which shall include a requirement of board approval before the budget or plan may take effect; (2) hiring, dismissing, promoting and compensating employees […]

Section 8-169ll. – Member municipalities; joint member entities. Appointment of local development board.

(a)(1) Any municipality with a population of seventy thousand or more as determined by the most recent decennial census, except the city of Hartford or any municipality that is considered part of the capital region, as defined in section 32-600, may, by certified resolution of the legislative body of the municipality, opt to join the […]

Section 8-169mm. – Reports to the Governor, Auditors of Public Accounts and General Assembly. Annual compliance and independent financial audits. Contract compliance officer; report.

(a) In lieu of the report required under section 1-123, within the first ninety days of each fiscal year of the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority, the board of directors of the authority shall submit a report to the Governor, the Auditors of Public Accounts and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance […]

Section 8-169nn. – Application or request for funds re authority development project. Economic development statement. Expenditure of funds. Coordination of resources.

(a) Any person, including, but not limited to, a state or municipal agency, requesting funds from the state, including, but not limited to, any authority created by the general statutes or any public or special act, with respect to any authority development project shall, at the time it makes such request for funds from the […]

Section 8-169oo. – Bonds, notes and other obligations of the authority.

(a) The board of directors of the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority is authorized from time to time to issue its bonds, notes and other obligations in such principal amounts as in the opinion of the board shall be necessary to provide sufficient funds for carrying out the purposes set forth in section 8-169jj, including the […]

Section 8-169pp. – State's pledge to not limit or alter rights of authority or holders of bonds, notes and obligations or parties to contracts.

The state of Connecticut does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any bonds, notes and other obligations issued under section 8-169oo and with those parties who may enter into contracts with the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority or its successor agency, that the state will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested […]

Section 8-169qq. – State's protection of authority's directors, officers and employees from financial loss arising from claim. State's assumption of liability on debt authority unable to pay.

(a) The state shall protect, save harmless and indemnify the directors, officers and employees of the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority from financial loss and expenses, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand, suit or judgment based upon any alleged act or omission of any such director, officer or employee […]

Section 8-169rr. – Economic development master plan. Development and submission to authority; review and approval.

(a) For the purposes of this section, “economic development master plan” means (1) a comprehensive economic development plan that is designed to increase the tax base of a municipality, or the combined tax bases of two or more municipalities, as applicable, to a level that will allow the municipality or municipalities to provide an adequate […]

Section 8-169ss. – Encouragement to hire local employees. Office of Workforce Strategy assistance with training and recruitment.

The authority, member municipalities and joint member entities shall encourage businesses, as appropriate, to hire local employees. Any business that receives financial assistance from the authority shall enter into an agreement with the Office of Workforce Strategy for assistance with the training and recruitment of workers. (P.A. 19-117, S. 223; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, […]