Bill Text: CT HB05718 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Municipal Authority To Provide Tax Abatements To Encourage Residential Development And Establishing The Rentschler Field Improvement District In The Town Of East Hartford.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-1-1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-07-02 - Signed by the Governor [HB05718 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2013-HB05718-Introduced.html

General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 5718

 

January Session, 2013

 

LCO No. 2136

   

Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

 

Introduced by:

 

REP. ROJAS, 9th Dist.

 

AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TAX ABATEMENTS TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.

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

That sections 12-65b and 12-65c of the general statutes be amended to expand the authority of municipalities to abate taxes to encourage residential development.

Statement of Purpose:

To give municipalities greater authority to provide tax abatements in order to encourage residential development.

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