(a) The State Bond Commission shall authorize the issuance of bonds of this state, in accordance with the provisions of § 3-20, in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate one hundred forty million dollars for the grants described in subsection (e) of § 32-4n. The amount authorized for the issuance and sale of bonds in accordance with this section shall not exceed the amount authorized in each fiscal year in the following amounts, provided the costs of issuance and capitalized interest, if any, may be added to the capped amount in each fiscal year, and each of the authorized amounts shall be effective on July first of the fiscal year indicated as follows:

Fiscal Year Ending June 30

Amount

2017

$ 8,921,436

2020

9,096,428

2021

9,446,428

2022

9,621,428

2023

9,796,428

2024

9,971,428

2025

10,321,428

2026

10,321,428

2027

10,321,428

2028

10,321,428

2029

10,371,428

2030

10,496,428

2031

10,496,428

2032

10,496,428

Total

$140,000,000

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 32-4o

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Outlays: Outlays are payments made (generally through the issuance of checks or disbursement of cash) to liquidate obligations. Outlays during a fiscal year may be for payment of obligations incurred in prior years or in the same year.

(b) The State Bond Commission shall approve a memorandum of understanding between the Department of Economic and Community Development and this state, acting by and through the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the Treasurer, providing for the issuance of such bonds for the purposes of the grants described in subsection (e) of § 32-4n, including provisions regarding the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs should be added to the proceeds of the bonds authorized pursuant to this section for such grants. The memorandum of understanding shall be deemed to satisfy the provisions of § 3-20 and the exercise of any right or power granted thereby which is not inconsistent with the provisions of this section.

(c) All provisions of § 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby, which 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 said § 3-20, and from time to time renewed. All bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of this state and the full faith and credit of this 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 this 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 Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.

(d) Subject to the amount of limitations of the capping provisions in subsection (a) of this section, the principal amount of the bonds authorized under this section shall be deemed to be an appropriation and allocation of such amount, and such approval of such request shall be deemed the allotment by the Governor of such capital outlays within the meaning of § 4-85.