Title 32 — Title 32: Commerce and Economic and Community Development

Sec. 32-650. Legislative findings. It is found and declared that the general welfare, health and prosperity of the people of the state of Connecticut will be promoted by the holding in the vicinity of its capital city of Hartford of university sporting events, other athletic cont…

Sec. 32-650a. “Adriaen's Landing”. The use of the term “Adriaen's Landing” in this chapter, subdivision (1) of section 12-412 and subsection (a) of section 12-498 is for convenience and shall not be construed to require that the improvements within the capital city economic devel…

Sec. 32-651. Definitions. As used in sections 32-650 to 32-668, inclusive, sections 39 and 40 of public act 98-1 of the December special session*, as amended by public act 99-241 and public act 00-140, and subsection (c) of section 32-605: (1) “Adriaen's Landing site” means the a…

Sec. 32-652. Bond authorization for stadium facility project. (a) The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with this section from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state by the Treasurer, pursuant to and in accordance with this section in one…

Sec. 32-653. Bond authorization for costs of overall project other than costs of stadium facility project. (a) The State Bond Commission shall have the power, in accordance with the provisions of this section from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state, purs…

Sec. 32-654. Conditions for contracts. Master development plan. (a) Except with respect to the payment by the secretary and the authority of certain limited amounts of preliminary costs pursuant to section 64 of public act 99-241*, no contract may be awarded, obligation incurred …

Sec. 32-654a. Validation of master development plan and feasibility and implementation studies. Upon May 2, 2000, (1) the master development plan in the form filed with the clerks of the Senate and the House of Representatives on March 3, 2000, is validated and shall be deemed to…

Sec. 32-655. Powers and duties of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. (a) Except as otherwise limited by sections 32-650 to 32-668, inclusive, the secretary may: (1) Acquire, by condemnation, gift, purchase, lease, lease-purchase, exchange or otherwise, the real…

Sec. 32-655a. Project comptroller. Duties. Audits. Consultants. The secretary shall take reasonable steps designed to ensure that the expenditure of public funds for project costs of the overall project is subject to adequate financial controls and that construction of the overal…

Sec. 32-655b. Modification of master development plan. The master development plan may be modified by the secretary after May 2, 2000, to the extent determined by the secretary to be necessary or desirable in light of unforeseen conditions or circumstances, including, without lim…

Sec. 32-656. Contracting by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. Stadium naming rights. Contract compliance. (a) In the exercise of the powers and authority of the secretary pursuant to section 32-655, the secretary may utilize private parties, by contract, to ca…

Sec. 32-657. Stadium Facility Enterprise Fund. Accounts and subaccounts. Auditing requirements. (a) The secretary is authorized to establish with the Treasurer and administer a separate nonlapsing enterprise fund to be known as the “Stadium Facility Enterprise Fund”. All revenues…

Sec. 32-658. Condemnation of real property for Adriaen's Landing and related infrastructure. (a) The secretary may take all or a portion of the real property comprising the Adriaen's Landing site, and such off-site real property as may be determined by the secretary to be necessa…

Sec. 32-659. Payment of damages. After the assessment of damages and benefits provided for in subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 32-658 has been filed with the clerk of the superior court, the property owner affected may file with said clerk written acceptance thereof.…

Sec. 32-660. Appeal to Superior Court. Reassessment of damages or benefits by trial referees. Any real property owner claiming to be aggrieved by the assessment of such damages or such benefits by the secretary may, not later than six months after the same has been filed, apply t…

Sec. 32-661. Costs in appeals from awards. In any appeal to the Superior Court taken under and by virtue of sections 32-658 to 32-663, inclusive, when the appellant obtains an award from the court greater than that awarded by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, …

Sec. 32-662. Lien for assessed benefits. (a) The amount of benefits assessed by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management under the provisions of subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 32-658 or reassessed by the court shall constitute a lien upon the real prope…

Sec. 32-663. Interest payable ninety days after acceptance of agreement. When the secretary desires to take property comprising all or a part of the Adriaen's Landing site and has entered into an agreement to purchase at a stipulated amount any real property with the owner or own…

Sec. 32-664. Jurisdiction over and application for licenses, permits, approvals and administrative actions. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any permit or approval required or permitted to be issued and any administrative action required or permitted to …

Sec. 32-665. Statutory and other provisions of law not applicable. (a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 32-650 to 32-668, inclusive, the following provisions of the general statutes, including regulations adopted thereunder, shall not apply to the overall project: Section…

Sec. 32-666. Property tax exemption for property leased by state and for private development districts. Grants in lieu of taxes. Convention center facilities deemed state-owned property for purposes of state insurance or self-insurance. (a) Any land on the Adriaen's Landing site …

Sec. 32-666a. Fixing of assessments for capital city projects or Adriaen's Landing developments. The city of Hartford, upon approval of its legislative body, may negotiate and fix assessments on improvements for retail, commercial and housing purposes during the period of constru…

Sec. 32-667. Waiver of referendum or similar requirement for certain expenditures. Notwithstanding any provisions of any statute, special act, charter or ordinance, no referendum or town meeting or similar vote shall be required in connection with the expenditure of public moneys…

Sec. 32-668. Liberal construction. Sections 32-650 to 32-667, inclusive, and section 39 of public act 98-1 of the December special session*, as amended by public act 99-241** and public act 00-140**, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liber…

Sec. 32-669. Status report. (a) On or before February 1, 2003, and annually thereafter, until five years after the opening of the convention center, the Capital Region Development Authority shall prepare a report regarding the status of the Adriaen's Landing project and The Unive…

Secs. 32-670 to 32-699. Reserved for future use.