Connecticut General Statutes 10-286d – Site-acquisition grant
(a) Any grant for a completed school building project approved by the Commissioner of Administrative Services under the provisions of sections 10-282 and 10-286 shall include an amount equal to the percentage determined in § 10-285a of the site-acquisition costs related to such project which are determined to be eligible by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, provided the site of such project was approved by the Commissioner of Administrative Services and by the local board of education in such school district prior to the date of beginning of construction. Such site-acquisition grant shall be in addition to the amount granted pursuant to § 10-286. In the case of new school building projects the date of site acquisition shall have no bearing on approval of a site-acquisition grant.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 10-286d
- Completed school building project: means a school building project declared complete by the applicant board of education as of the date shown on the final application for grant payment purposes as submitted by said board to the Commissioner of Administrative Services or an agent of the commissioner. See Connecticut General Statutes 10-282
- Date of beginning of construction: means the date on which the general construction contract or the first phase thereof, purchase agreement or leasing agreement is signed by the authorized agent of the town or regional school district. See Connecticut General Statutes 10-282
(b) For purposes of determining the amount of grants pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for a priority school district under § 10-266p, the Department of Administrative Services shall allow the reasonable cost, as determined by the commissioner, of acquiring property adjacent to an existing school site as an eligible cost if the acreage of the existing school site is less than half of the number of the acres permitted under regulations adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to this chapter.
(c) For projects authorized, and sites selected for school use, on and after July 1, 2007, remediation costs of the site and site improvements eligible for grant assistance under this chapter shall not exceed twenty-five per cent of the appraised value of the site with improvements unless the purchase price is such that the sum of the purchase price plus remediation costs of the site and site improvements does not exceed one hundred twenty-five per cent of the appraised value of the site and improvements.