§ 32-70a — Goals and performance standards for enterprise zones. Municipal reports to commissioner. Assessment of each enterprise zone.

Connecticut § 32-70a

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 32: Commerce and Economic and Community Development
• Ch. 585: Enterprise Zones, Entertainment Districts, Enterprise Corridor Zones and Airport Development Zones

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(a) On or before October 1, 2006, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall establish goals for enterprise zones designated under section 32-70. The commissioner shall review such goals every five years and update them as necessary and appropriate. Such goals shall include, but not be limited to, increasing private investment, expanding the tax base, providing job training and job creation for residents of enterprise zones and reducing property abandonment and blight in enterprise zones. (b) On or before October 1, 2006, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall establish performance standards to measure the progress of municipalities with enterprise zones in attaining the goals for enterprise zones established under subsection (a) of this section. The commissioner shall review and update such performance standards as appropriate and necessary. (c) On or before November 1, 2011, and every five years thereafter, each business located within an enterprise zone that is certified to receive enterprise zone benefits shall electronically submit, in a format determined by the commissioner, a report to the municipality, which shall include, but not be limited to: (1) The name of the certified business receiving enterprise zone benefits; (2) The enterprise zone address of each certified business receiving enterprise zone benefits; (3) The date on which the certified business was first certified; (4) The number of full-time jobs the certified business had at the time of application; (5) The number of part-time jobs the certified business had at the time of application; (6) The number of full-time jobs of the certified business filled by residents of the enterprise zone as of June thirtieth of each year since certification; (7) The number of part-time jobs of the certified business filled by residents of the enterprise zone as of June thirtieth of each year since certification; (8) The number of full-time jobs the certified business had as of June thirtieth of each year since certification; (9) The number of part-time jobs the certified business had as of June thirtieth of each year since certification; (10) The average annual wage paid by the certified business to its full-time employees as of June thirtieth of each year since certification; (11) The average annual wage paid by the certified business to its part-time employees as of June thirtieth of each year since certification; (12) The number of employees of the certified business eligible for health benefits as of June thirtieth of each year since certification; (13) The per cent of average employee contribution to the health plan of the certified business as of June thirtieth of each year since certification; (14) The amount invested by the certified business in job training as of June thirtieth of each year since certification; (15) The amount of square footage of the building or buildings residing at the enterprise zone address at the time of application; (16) The amount of square footage of the building or buildings residing at the enterprise zone address as of June thirtieth of each year since certification; (17) The amount invested by the certified business or property owner in the building or buildings residing at the enterprise zone address as of June thirtieth of each year since certification; (18) The amount invested in personal property, excluding machinery and equipment used in the manufacture of goods, as of June thirtieth of each year since certification; (19) The amount invested in machinery and equipment used in the manufacture of goods as of June thirtieth of each year since certification; (20) The amount of the personal property tax abatement awarded to the certified business as of June thirtieth of each year since certification; (21) The amount of the real property tax abatement awarded to the certified business as of June thirtieth of each year since certification; (22) The amount of personal property tax actually paid by the certified business to the municipality as of June thirtieth of each year since certification; and (23) The amount of real property tax actually paid by the certified business to the municipality as of June thirtieth of each year since certification. (d) On or before October 1, 2011, and every five years thereafter, each municipality in which an enterprise zone is located shall electronically submit, in a format determined by the commissioner, a report to the commissioner evaluating the progress of the municipality in meeting the performance standards established under subsection (b) of this section. Each municipal report shall include, to the extent available, a list of all businesses certified within the municipality's enterprise zone, and the information provided by businesses under subsection (c) of this section. (e) On or before February 1, 2012, the commissioner shall assess the performance of each enterprise zone. In making such assessment the commissioner shall consider the report submitted under subsection (f) of this section by the municipality in which the enterprise zone is located and any other information the commissioner deems relevant. The commissioner shall report the findings of said assessment and any recommendations for improvement in the performance of the enterprise zone in the Department of Economic and Community Development's annual report. (f) On or before January 1, 2013, the commissioner shall assess the performance of each enterprise zone and may recommend to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of all matters relating to the Department of Economic and Community Development, that the designation be removed if the commissioner determines that the enterprise zone has not met performance standards established under subsection (b) of this section. Upon such recommendation, the General Assembly may remove the designation.

Legislative History

(P.A. 93-323, S. 1, 4; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 06-101, S. 1; P.A. 09-234, S. 1; P.A. 23-33, S. 5.) History: P.A. 93-323 effective July 2, 1993; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Economic Development with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; P.A. 06-101 amended Subsec. (a) to change deadline for establishing, rather than adopting, goals from October 1, 1993, to October 1, 2006, and require review of goals every five years and update as necessary, amended Subsec. (b) to change deadline for establishing, rather than adopting, performance standards from January 1, 1994, to October 1, 2006, and require review and update of standards as necessary, amended Subsec. (c) to change date for submittal from July 1, 1994, to July 1, 2011, to replace “annually” with “every five years”, to require report by business, rather than municipality, to provide for electronic submission and to add Subdivs. (1) to (23), inclusive, and inserted new Subsec. (d) re municipal reports to commissioner, redesignating existing Subsec. (d) as (e) and changing date for enterprise zone assessment from January 1, 1995, to February 1, 2011, and requiring inclusion of said assessment in department's annual report, and redesignating existing Subsec. (e) as (f) and changing date of assessment from January 1, 1998, to January 1, 2013, and specifying to whom commissioner may recommend removal of enterprise zone designations, effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 09-234 amended Subsec. (c) to change deadline re report from July 1, 2011, to November 1, 2011, add provisions re businesses certified to receive enterprise zone benefits and make conforming changes, amended Subsec. (d) to change deadline re report from July 1, 2011, to October 1, 2011, amended Subsec. (e) to change deadline re assessment from February 1, 2011, to February 1, 2012, change reference for report commissioner shall consider from Subsec. (c) to Subsec. (f) and make a technical change, and amended Subsec. (f) to delete references to Connecticut Development Authority and Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated and make a technical change, effective July 9, 2009; P.A. 23-33 made a conforming change in Subsec. (a).