§ 8-68a — State grants for community centers.

Connecticut § 8-68a

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 8: Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development
• Ch. 128: Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects

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The state, acting by and through the Commissioner of Housing, may enter into a contract with the housing authority of any municipality maintaining a housing project, for which state assistance has been provided, for a state grant equivalent to fifty per cent of the cost of establishing a community center in such municipality, subject to a finding by said commissioner that such municipality will establish a continuing program for such center. In anticipation of final payment of such grant, the state, acting by and through said commissioner and in accordance with such contract, may make advances to the authority for preliminary planning expense or other development cost of such center.

Legislative History

(February, 1965, P.A. 630, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 522, S. 8; P.A. 77-614, S. 284, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 81, 136; P.A. 79-598, S. 3, 4, 10; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.) History: 1967 act substituted commissioner of community affairs for public works commissioner; P.A. 77-614 substituted department of economic development for commissioner of community affairs, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 substituted commissioner for department; P.A. 79-598 substituted commissioner of housing for commissioner of economic development; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; pursuant to P.A. 13-234, reference to Commissioner of Economic and Community Development was changed editorially by the Revisors to reference to Commissioner of Housing, effective June 19, 2013.