Connecticut General Statutes 32-762 – Brownfield remediation and development account
(a) There is established an account to be known as the “brownfield remediation and development account”, which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. There shall be deposited in the account: (1) The proceeds of bonds issued by the state for deposit into said account and used in accordance with this section; (2) repayments of assistance provided pursuant to subsection (c) of § 22a-133u; (3) interest or other income earned on the investment of moneys in the account; (4) funds recovered pursuant to sections 32-766 and 32-767; (5) any proceeds realized by the state from activities pursuant to § 32-763 or § 32-765; and (6) all funds required by law to be deposited in the account. Any balance remaining in the account at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward in the account for the fiscal year next succeeding.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 32-762
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development. See Connecticut General Statutes 32-760
- Financial assistance: means grants, loans or loan guarantees, or any combination thereof. See Connecticut General Statutes 32-760
- 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.
- State: means the state of Connecticut. See Connecticut General Statutes 32-760
- succeeding: when used by way of reference to any section or sections, mean the section or sections next preceding, next following or next succeeding, unless some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
(b) All moneys received in consideration of financial assistance, including payments of principal and interest on any loans made pursuant to § 32-765, shall be credited to the account and shall become part of the assets of the account. At the discretion of the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, any federal, private or other moneys received by the state in connection with projects undertaken pursuant to § 32-763 or § 32-765 shall be credited to the assets of the account.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, proceeds from the sale of bonds available pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of § 4-66c may, with the approval of the Governor and the State Bond Commission, be used to capitalize the account.
(d) The commissioner may use funds in the account (1) to provide financial assistance for the remediation and development of brownfields in the state pursuant to § 32-763 or § 32-765, (2) to provide financial assistance to parcel owners required to perform mitigation actions pursuant to § 22a-6u, and (3) for administrative costs not to exceed five per cent of such funds.