Bill Text: CT HB06577 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Payments In Lieu Of Taxes For State Forest Lands.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-05 - Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Appropriations [HB06577 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB06577-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 6577
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 2772
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Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
REP. BRYCKI, 45th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES FOR STATE FOREST LANDS.

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

That section 12-19a of the general statutes be amended to increase the state grant in lieu of taxes to towns having a certain percentage of state forest lands located therein.

Statement of Purpose:

To increase state reimbursement to towns which are unable to develop and tax a significant portion of their land due to state ownership.