§ 12-242uu — Bond authorization.

(a) The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the provisions of this section from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts in the aggregate, not exceeding thirty-three million two hundred sixty thousand dollars. (b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds and the interest on such proceeds shall be used for the purposes of acquiring the rights with respect to affected state obligations pursuant to section 12-242gg , including, but not limited to, payment of any compensation and interest for such rights, any refund of corporation business tax and interest based on the assertion that interest received from stock or obligations of the United States should not be included in gross income, and all related administrative expenses as follows: For the Office of Policy and Management: For the Judicial Department, State Treasurer, Attorney General and the Department of Revenue Services not exceeding forty-eight million dollars and the interest on such amount. (c) All provisions of section 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 and 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 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. (d) None of said 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, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and stating such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. (e) For the purposes of this section “state moneys” means the proceeds of the sale of bonds authorized pursuant to this section or of temporary notes issued in anticipation of the moneys to be derived from the sale of such bonds. Each request filed as provided in subsection (d) of this section for an authorization of bonds shall identify the purpose for which the proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended. (f) Any balance of proceeds of the sale of said bonds and the interest on such proceeds authorized for the purposes of subsection (b) of this section in excess of the aggregate costs of the purposes so authorized shall be deposited in the General Fund. (g) Net earnings on investment of proceeds, accrued interest and premiums on the issuance of any such bonds authorized for the purposes of subsection (b) of this section, after payment of expenses incurred by the Treasurer or State Bond Commission in connection with their issuance, if any, shall be used for the purposes described in said subsection (b).

Legislative History

(P.A. 95-2, S. 23–29, 37; P.A. 99-241, S. 10, 66; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 7.) History: P.A. 95-2 effective March 8, 1995; P.A. 99-241 amended Subsec. (a) to decrease authorization from $48,000,000 to $35,500,000, effective July 1, 1999; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5 amended Subsec. (a) to decrease the aggregate authorization from $35,500,000 to $33,260,000, effective July 1, 2005.