Bill Text: CT HB05276 | 2018 | General Assembly | Comm Sub


Bill Title: An Act Authorizing Bonds Of The State For The Railroad Museum Of New England In The Town Of Thomaston.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-27 - Favorable Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding [HB05276 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2018-HB05276-Comm_Sub.html

General Assembly

 

Raised Bill No. 5276

February Session, 2018

 

LCO No. 1786

 

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Referred to Committee on COMMERCE

 

Introduced by:

 

(CE)

 

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE RAILROAD MUSEUM OF NEW ENGLAND IN THE TOWN OF THOMASTON.

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

Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2018) (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate one million five hundred thousand dollars.

(b) The proceeds of the sale of such bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department of Economic and Community Development for the purpose of providing a grant-in-aid to the Railroad Museum of New England in the town of Thomaston for construction and renovations to the museum.

(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby, that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section. Temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with section 3-20 of the general statutes and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of such bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization that is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Such bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of such bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

Section 1

July 1, 2018

New section

CE

Joint Favorable C/R

FIN

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