Section 8-240b - Bond authorization for retrofitting projects for multifamily residences(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 hundred twenty-five million dollars, provided seventy-five million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2024.(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 Energy and Environmental Protection for the purpose of financing and awarding grants for retrofitting projects for multifamily residences as provided in section 8-240a. Not more than twenty million dollars of the bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be utilized by said department for grants for such projects.(c) All provisions of section 3-20, 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 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.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-240b
Amended by P.A. 24-0151,S. 65 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2024 Regular Session, eff. 6/6/2024.Amended by P.A. 24-0151,S. 18 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2024 Regular Session, eff. 6/6/2024.Amended by P.A. 24-0143,S. 20 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2024 Regular Session, eff. 6/6/2024(Not implemented per P.A. 24-0151,S. 65 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2024 Regular Session).Added by P.A. 23-0205,S. 91 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2023 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2023.