Sec. 10-393. Appointment of commission members. Terms and duties. Appointment and authority of executive director. (a) The Connecticut Commission on
Culture and Tourism shall consist of thirty-five voting commissioners and nonvoting
ex-officio members. Such ex-officio members shall be the executive directors of the
Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation and the Connecticut Humanities Council,
the State Poet Laureate, the State Historian and the State Archaeologist. The State Poet
Laureate, the State Historian and the State Archaeologist shall serve as commissioners
without being appointed and without receiving compensation for such service. The remaining thirty commissioners shall be appointed as follows:
(1) The Governor shall appoint eight commissioners: (A) One commissioner shall
be an individual with knowledge of and experience in the tourism industry from within
the state; (B) three commissioners shall be individuals with knowledge of or experience
or interest in history or humanities; (C) one commissioner shall be an individual with
knowledge of or experience or interest in the arts; (D) one commissioner shall be an
individual with experience relating directly to the production of digital media or motion
pictures; and (E) two commissioners shall be selected at large.
(2) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint four commissioners:
(A) One commissioner shall be an individual with knowledge of and experience in the
tourism industry from the southwestern tourism district, established under section 10-397; (B) one commissioner shall be an individual with knowledge of or experience or
interest in history or humanities; (C) one commissioner shall be an individual with
knowledge of or experience or interest in the arts; and (D) one commissioner shall be
an individual with experience relating directly to the production of digital media or
motion pictures.
(3) The president pro tempore of the Senate shall appoint four commissioners: (A)
One commissioner shall be an individual with knowledge of and experience in the tourism industry from the central tourism district, established under section 10-397; (B) one
commissioner shall be an individual with knowledge of or experience or interest in
history or humanities; (C) one commissioner shall be an individual with knowledge of
or experience or interest in the arts; and (D) one commissioner shall be an individual
with experience relating directly to the production of digital media or motion pictures.
(4) The majority leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint three commissioners: (A) One commissioner shall be an individual with knowledge of and experience
in the tourism industry from the south central tourism district, established under section
10-397; (B) one commissioner shall be an individual with knowledge of or experience
or interest in the arts; and (C) one commissioner shall be an individual with experience
relating directly to the production of digital media or motion pictures.
(5) The majority leader of the Senate shall appoint three commissioners: (A) One
commissioner shall be an individual with knowledge of and experience in the tourism
industry from the eastern tourism district; (B) one commissioner shall be an individual
with knowledge of or experience or interest in the arts; and (C) one commissioner shall
be an individual with experience relating directly to the production of digital media or
motion pictures.
(6) The minority leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint four commissioners: (A) One commissioner shall be an individual with knowledge of and experience
in the tourism industry from within the state; (B) one commissioner shall be an individual
with knowledge of or experience or interest in history or humanities; (C) one commissioner shall be an individual with knowledge of or experience or interest in the arts; and
(D) one commissioner shall be an individual with experience relating directly to the
production of digital media or motion pictures.
(7) The minority leader of the Senate shall appoint four commissioners: (A) One
commissioner shall be an individual with knowledge of and experience in the tourism
industry from the northwestern tourism district, established under section 10-397; (B)
one commissioner shall be an individual with knowledge of or experience or interest in
history or humanities; (C) one commissioner shall be an individual with knowledge of
or experience or interest in the arts; and (D) one commissioner shall be an individual
with experience relating directly to the production of digital media or motion pictures.
(b) Each commissioner shall serve a term that is coterminous with such commissioner's appointing authority.
(c) The commission shall have an executive director, appointed by the Governor
in accordance with the provisions of chapter 46, who shall administer the commission
in accordance with subsection (e) of this section. The voting commissioners shall elect
annually: A commissioner from among the voting commissioners to serve as chairperson
of the commission, one commissioner as vice-chairperson, and other commissioners as
officers. Such commissioners shall establish bylaws as necessary for the operation of
the commission. Commissioners shall receive no compensation for the performance of
their duties, but may be reimbursed for their necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The commission shall meet at least once during each calendar quarter
and at such other times as the chairperson deems necessary or upon the request of a
majority of commissioners in office.
(d) Thirteen voting commissioners of the board shall constitute a quorum and the
affirmative vote of a majority of the voting commissioners present at a meeting of the
commission shall be sufficient for any action taken by the commission. No vacancy of
a commissioner shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform
all the duties of the commission. Any action taken by the commission may be authorized
by resolution at any regular or special meeting and shall take effect immediately unless
otherwise provided in the resolution.
(e) The executive director of the commission shall administer the commission, subject to the supervision of the commissioners. The executive director shall have the authority to administer all laws under the jurisdiction of the commission and the power
and authority to: Coordinate and direct the operation of the commission; establish rules
for the internal operation of the commission; contract for facilities, services and programs to implement the purposes of the commission established by law; and enter into
agreements for funding from private sources, including corporate donations and other
commercial sponsorships. The executive director is authorized to do all things necessary
to apply for, qualify for and accept any funds made available under any federal act for
the purposes established under section 10-392. All funds received under this subsection
shall be deposited into the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism account,
established under section 10-395. The executive director may enter into contracts with
the federal government concerning the use of such funds.
(June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 211; P.A. 04-20, S. 4; 04-205, S. 5; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, S. 30; P.A. 06-172, S. 2;
P.A. 07-217, S. 47; 07-220, S. 1.)
History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 04-20 made a technical change in Subsec. (a)(7),
effective April 16, 2004; P.A. 04-205, effective June 3, 2004, and May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, effective May 12, 2004, both
replaced Connecticut Commission on Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film with Connecticut Commission on Culture
and Tourism; P.A. 06-172 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the number of members from 29 to 35 and to provide that the
new members have experience relating directly to the production of digital media or motion pictures; P.A. 07-217 made
technical changes in Subsec. (e), effective July 12, 2007; P.A. 07-220 amended Subsec. (a) to delete having an interest in
tourism as requirement for each of the commissioners and to provide that their knowledge and experience shall be in the
tourism industry and amended Subsec. (b) to delete prohibition against members of boards of directors of regional tourism
districts serving as commissioner, effective July 5, 2007.
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Sec. 10-416a. Tax credits for rehabilitation of certified historic structures. (a)
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless
the context clearly indicates another meaning:
(1) "Commission" means the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism
established pursuant to section 10-392;
(2) "Certified historic structure" means an historic commercial or industrial property that: (A) Is listed individually on the National or State Register of Historic Places,
or (B) is located in a district listed on the National or State Register of Historic Places,
and has been certified by the commission as contributing to the historic character of
such district;
(3) "Certified rehabilitation" means any rehabilitation of a certified historic structure for residential use consistent with the historic character of such property or the
district in which the property is located as determined by regulations adopted by the
commission;
(4) "Owner" means any person, firm, limited liability company, nonprofit or for-profit corporation or other business entity which possesses title to an historic structure
and undertakes the rehabilitation of such structure;
(5) "Placed in service" means that substantial rehabilitation work has been completed which would allow for issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the entire building
or, in projects completed in phases, for individual residential units that are an identifiable
portion of the building;
(6) "Qualified rehabilitation expenditures" means any costs incurred for the physical construction involved in the rehabilitation of a certified historic structure for residential use, excluding: (A) The owner's personal labor, (B) the cost of a new addition,
except as required to comply with any provision of the State Building Code or the State
Fire Safety Code, and (C) any nonconstruction cost such as architectural fees, legal fees
and financing fees;
(7) "Rehabilitation plan" means any construction plans and specifications for the
proposed rehabilitation of a certified historic structure in sufficient detail for evaluation
by compliance with the standards developed under the provisions of subsections (b) to
(d), inclusive, of this section; and
(8) "Substantial rehabilitation" or "substantially rehabilitate" means the qualified
rehabilitation expenditures of a certified historic structure that exceed twenty-five per
cent of the assessed value of such structure.
(b) (1) The commission shall administer a system of tax credit vouchers within the
resources, requirements and purposes of this section for owners rehabilitating certified
historic structures.
(2) The credit authorized by this section shall be available in the tax year in which
the substantially rehabilitated certified historic structure is placed in service. In the case
of projects completed in phases, the tax credit shall be prorated to the substantially
rehabilitated identifiable portion of the building placed in service. If the tax credit is
more than the amount owed by the taxpayer for the year in which the substantially
rehabilitated certified historic structure is placed in service, the amount that is more
than the taxpayer's tax liability may be carried forward and credited against the taxes
imposed for the succeeding five years or until the full credit is used, whichever occurs first.
(3) Any credits allowed under this section that are provided to multiple owners of
certified historic structures shall be passed through to persons designated as partners,
members or owners, pro rata or pursuant to an agreement among such persons designated
as partners, members or owners documenting an alternative distribution method without
regard to other tax or economic attributes of such entity. Any owner entitled to a credit
under this section may assign, transfer or convey the credits, in whole or in part, by sale
or otherwise to any individual or entity and such transferee shall be entitled to offset
the tax imposed under chapter 207, 208, 209, 210, 211 or 212 as if such transferee had
incurred the qualified rehabilitation expenditure.
(c) The commission shall develop standards for the approval of rehabilitation of
certified historic structures for which a tax credit voucher is sought. Such standards
shall take into account whether the rehabilitation of a certified historic structure will
preserve the historic character of the building.
(d) The commission shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to carry
out the purposes of this section. Such regulations shall include provisions for filing of
applications, rating criteria and for timely approval by the commission.
(e) Prior to beginning any rehabilitation work on a certified historic structure, the
owner shall submit (1) a rehabilitation plan to the commission for a determination of
whether or not such rehabilitation work meets the standards developed under the provisions of subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this section, and (2) an estimate of the
qualified rehabilitation expenditures. The provisions of this subsection shall not disqualify applications for tax credits for certified historic structures for which rehabilitation
commenced but were not placed in service before July 1, 2006.
(f) If the commission certifies that the rehabilitation plan conforms to the standards
developed under the provisions of subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this section, the
commission shall reserve for the benefit of the owner an allocation for a tax credit
equivalent to twenty-five per cent of the projected qualified rehabilitation expenditures,
not exceeding two million seven hundred thousand dollars.
(g) Following the completion of rehabilitation of a certified historic structure, the
owner shall notify the commission that such rehabilitation has been completed. The
owner shall provide the commission with documentation of work performed on the
certified historic structure and shall submit certification of the costs incurred in rehabilitating the certified historic structure. The commission shall review such rehabilitation
and verify its compliance with the rehabilitation plan. Following such verification, the
commission shall issue a tax credit voucher to the owner rehabilitating the certified
historic structure or to the taxpayer named by the owner as contributing to the rehabilitation. The tax credit voucher shall be in an amount equivalent to the lesser of the tax
credit reserved upon certification of the rehabilitation plan under the provisions of subsection (f) of this section or twenty-five per cent of the actual qualified rehabilitation
expenditures not exceeding two million seven hundred thousand dollars. In order to
obtain a credit against any state tax due that is specified in subsections (h) to (j), inclusive,
of this section, the holder of the tax credit voucher shall file the voucher with the holder's
state tax return.
(h) The Commissioner of Revenue Services shall grant a tax credit to a taxpayer
holding the tax credit voucher issued under subsections (e) to (i), inclusive, of this section
against any tax due under chapter 207, 208, 209, 210, 211 or 212 in the amount specified
in the tax credit voucher. Such taxpayer shall submit the voucher and the corresponding
tax return to the Department of Revenue Services.
(i) The aggregate amount of all tax credits which may be reserved by the commission
upon certification of rehabilitation plans under subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this
section shall not exceed fifteen million dollars in any one fiscal year.
(j) The commission may charge an application fee in an amount not to exceed ten
thousand dollars to cover the cost of administering the program established pursuant to
this section.
(P.A. 06-186, S. 82; P.A. 07-217, S. 48.)
History: P.A. 06-186 effective July 1, 2006, and applicable to income years commencing on or after January 1, 2006;
P.A. 07-217 made a technical change in Subsec. (g), effective July 12, 2007.
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Sec. 10-416b. Tax credits for rehabilitation of certified historic structures for
mixed-use or affordable housing. (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall
have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates another meaning:
(1) "Commission" means the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism
established pursuant to section 10-392;
(2) "Certified historic structure" means an historic commercial or industrial property that: (A) Is listed individually on the National or State Register of Historic Places,
or (B) is located in a district listed on the National or State Register of Historic Places,
and has been certified by the commission as contributing to the historic character of
such district;
(3) "Certified rehabilitation" means any rehabilitation of a certified historic structure for mixed residential and nonresidential uses consistent with the historic character of
such property or the district in which the property is located as determined by regulations
adopted by the commission;
(4) "Owner" means any person, firm, limited liability company, nonprofit or for-profit corporation or other business entity which possesses title to an historic structure
and undertakes the rehabilitation of such structure;
(5) "Placed in service" means that substantial rehabilitation work has been completed which would allow for issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the entire building
or, in projects completed in phases, for individual residential units that are an identifiable
portion of the building;
(6) "Qualified rehabilitation expenditures" means any costs incurred for the physical construction involved in the rehabilitation of a certified historic structure for mixed
residential and nonresidential uses where at least thirty-three per cent of the total square
footage of the rehabilitation is placed into service for residential use, excluding: (A)
The owner's personal labor, (B) the cost of a new addition, except as required to comply
with any provision of the State Building Code or the State Fire Safety Code, and (C)
any nonconstruction cost such as architectural fees, legal fees and financing fees;
(7) "Rehabilitation plan" means any construction plans and specifications for the
proposed rehabilitation of a certified historic structure in sufficient detail for evaluation
by compliance with the standards developed under the provisions of subsections (b) to
(d), inclusive, of this section; and
(8) "Substantial rehabilitation" or "substantially rehabilitate" means the qualified
rehabilitation expenditures of a certified historic structure that exceed twenty-five per
cent of the assessed value of such structure.
(b) (1) The commission shall administer a system of tax credit vouchers within the
resources, requirements and purposes of this section for owners rehabilitating certified
historic structures.
(2) The credit authorized by this section shall be available in the tax year in which
the substantially rehabilitated certified historic structure is placed in service. In the case
of projects completed in phases, the tax credit shall be prorated to the substantially
rehabilitated identifiable portion of the building placed in service. If the tax credit is
more than the amount owed by the taxpayer for the year in which the substantially
rehabilitated certified historic structure is placed in service, the amount that is more
than the taxpayer's tax liability may be carried forward and credited against the taxes
imposed for the succeeding five years or until the full credit is used, whichever occurs first.
(3) Any credits allowed under this section that are provided to multiple owners of
certified historic structures shall be passed through to persons designated as partners,
members or owners, pro rata or pursuant to an agreement among such persons designated
as partners, members or owners documenting an alternative distribution method without
regard to other tax or economic attributes of such entity. Any owner entitled to a credit
under this section may assign, transfer or convey the credits, in whole or in part, by sale
or otherwise to any individual or entity and such transferee shall be entitled to offset
the tax imposed under chapter 207, 208, 209, 210, 211 or 212 as if such transferee had
incurred the qualified rehabilitation expenditure.
(c) The commission shall develop standards for the approval of rehabilitation of
certified historic structures for which a tax credit voucher is sought. Such standards
shall take into account whether the rehabilitation of a certified historic structure will
preserve the historic character of the building.
(d) The commission shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to carry
out the purposes of this section. Such regulations shall include provisions for the filing
of applications, rating criteria and for timely approval by the commission.
(e) Prior to beginning any rehabilitation work on a certified historic structure, the
owner shall submit (1) a rehabilitation plan to the commission for a determination of
whether or not such rehabilitation work meets the standards developed under the provisions of subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this section, (2) an estimate of the qualified
rehabilitation expenditures, and (3) for projects pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection
(f) of this section, (A) the number of units of affordable housing, as defined in section
8-39a, to be created, (B) the proposed rents or sale prices of such units, and (C) the
median income for the municipality where the project is located. In the case of a project
pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section the owner shall submit a
copy of data required under subdivision (3) of this subsection to the Department of
Economic and Community Development.
(f) If the commission certifies that the rehabilitation plan conforms to the standards
developed under the provisions of subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this section, the
commission shall reserve for the benefit of the owner an allocation for a tax credit
equivalent to (1) twenty-five per cent of the projected qualified rehabilitation expenditures, or (2) for rehabilitation plans submitted pursuant to subsection (e) of this section
on or after June 14, 2007, thirty per cent of the projected qualified rehabilitation expenditures if (A) at least twenty per cent of the units are rental units and qualify as affordable
housing, as defined in section 8-39a, or (B) at least ten per cent of the units are individual
homeownership units and qualify as affordable housing, as defined in section 8-39a.
No tax credit shall be allocated for the purposes of this subdivision unless an applicant
has submitted to the commission a certificate from the Department of Economic and
Community Development pursuant to subsections (k) and (l) of this section confirming
that the project complies with affordable housing requirements under section 8-39a.
(g) Following the completion of rehabilitation of a certified historic structure, the
owner shall notify the commission that such rehabilitation has been completed. The
owner shall provide the commission with documentation of work performed on the
certified historic structure and shall submit certification of the costs incurred in rehabilitating the certified historic structure. The commission shall review such rehabilitation
and verify its compliance with the rehabilitation plan. Following such verification, the
commission shall issue a tax credit voucher to the owner rehabilitating the certified
historic structure or to the taxpayer named by the owner as contributing to the rehabilitation. The tax credit voucher shall be in an amount equivalent to the lesser of the tax
credit reserved upon certification of the rehabilitation plan under the provisions of subsection (f) of this section or (1) twenty-five per cent of the actual qualified rehabilitation
expenditures, or (2) for projects including affordable housing pursuant to subdivision
(2) of subsection (f) of this section, thirty per cent of the actual qualified rehabilitation
expenditures. In order to obtain a credit against any state tax due that is specified in
subsection (h) of this section, the holder of the tax credit voucher shall file the voucher
with the holder's state tax return.
(h) The Commissioner of Revenue Services shall grant a tax credit to a taxpayer
holding the tax credit voucher issued under subsections (e) to (i), inclusive, of this section
against any tax due under chapter 207, 208, 209, 210, 211 or 212 in the amount specified
in the tax credit voucher. Such taxpayer shall submit the voucher and the corresponding
tax return to the Department of Revenue Services.
(i) The commission may charge an application fee in an amount not to exceed ten
thousand dollars to cover the cost of administering the program established pursuant to
this section.
(j) The aggregate amount of all tax credits which may be reserved by the Commission on Culture and Tourism upon certification of rehabilitation plans under subsections
(a) to (i), inclusive, of this section shall not exceed fifty million dollars for the fiscal
three-year period beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2011, inclusive, and each
fiscal three-year period thereafter. No project may receive tax credits in an amount
exceeding ten per cent of such aggregate amount.
(k) On or before October 1, 2009, and annually thereafter, the Commission on Culture and Tourism shall report the total amount of historic preservation tax credits and
affordable housing tax credits reserved for the previous fiscal year under subsections
(a) to (i), inclusive, of this section, to the joint standing committees of the General
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce and to finance, revenue
and bonding. Each such report shall include the following information for each project
for which tax credit has been reserved: (1) The total project costs, (2) the value of the
tax credit reservation for the purpose of historic preservation, (3) a statement whether
the reservation is for mixed-use and if so, the proportion of the project that is not residential, and (4) the number of residential units to be created, and, for affordable housing
reservations, the value of the reservation and percentage of residential units that will
qualify as affordable housing, as defined in section 8-39a.
(l) (1) If the total amount of such tax credits reserved in the first fiscal year of a
fiscal three-year period is more than sixty-five per cent of the aggregate amount of tax
credits reserved under subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of this section, then no additional
reservation shall be allowed for the second fiscal year of such fiscal three-year period
unless the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of
matters relating to commerce and to finance, revenue and bonding each vote separately
to authorize continuance of tax credit reservations under the program.
(2) If the total amount of such credits reserved in the second year of a fiscal three-year period exceeds ninety per cent of the aggregate amount of tax credits reserved
under subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of this section, then no additional reservation
shall be allowed for the third fiscal year of such fiscal three-year period unless the joint
standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to
commerce and to finance, revenue and bonding each vote separately to authorize the
continuance of tax credit reservations under the program.
(3) Any tax credit reservations issued before a suspension of additional tax credit
reservations under subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection shall remain in place.
(P.A. 07-250, S. 19-21.)
History: P.A. 07-250, effective June 14, 2007, and Subsecs. (a) to (j) applicable to income years commencing on or
after January 1, 2008.
See Sec. 8-37lll re certification by Commissioner of Economic and Community Development of affordable housing
within certified historic structure.
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Sec. 10-417. (Formerly Sec. 32-86a). Commission powers and duties re digital
media and motion picture activities. (a) With respect to digital media and motion
picture activities, the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, established
under section 10-392, shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To promote the use of Connecticut locations, structures, facilities and services
for the production and postproduction of all digital media and motion pictures and other
media-related products;
(2) To provide support services to visiting and in-state production companies, including assistance to digital media and motion picture producers in securing permits
from state agencies, authorities or institutions or municipalities or other political subdivisions of the state;
(3) To develop and update a resource library concerning the many possible state
sites which are suitable for production;
(4) To develop and update a production manual of available digital media and motion picture production facilities and services in the state;
(5) To conduct and attend trade shows and production workshops to promote Connecticut locations and facilities;
(6) To prepare an explanatory guide showing the impact of relevant state and municipal tax statutes, regulations and administrative opinions on typical production activities
and to implement the tax credits provided for in section 12-217jj;
(7) To formulate and propose guidelines for state agencies for a "one stop permitting" process for matters including, but not limited to, the use of state roads and highways, the use of state-owned real or personal property for production activities and
the conduct of regulated activities, and to hold workshops to assist state agencies in
implementing such process;
(8) To formulate and recommend to municipalities model local ordinances and
forms to assist production activities, including, but not limited to, "one stop permitting"
of digital media and motion picture and other production activity to be conducted in
a municipality, and to hold workshops to assist municipalities in implementing such
ordinances;
(9) To accept any funds, gifts, donations, bequests or grants of funds from private
and public sources for the purposes of this section;
(10) To request and obtain from any state agency, authority or institution or any
municipality or other political subdivision of the state such assistance and data as will
enable the commission to carry out the purposes of this section;
(11) To assist and promote cooperation among all segments of management and
labor that are engaged in digital media and motion pictures;
(12) To take any other administrative action which may improve the position of the
state's digital media and motion picture production industries in national and international markets.
(b) On or before January 15, 2008, and biennially thereafter, the commission shall
submit to the General Assembly, in accordance with section 11-4a, a report on the
activities of the commission under this section and the estimated direct and indirect
economic impact of all digital media, motion pictures and related production activity
in the state, during the preceding calendar years. Each such report shall also include an
analysis of the impact on the state of each qualified production, as defined in section
12-217jj.
(P.A. 94-137, S. 2, 9; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 231; P.A. 04-205, S.
5; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, S. 30; P.A. 06-172, S. 3; P.A. 07-217, S. 49.)
History: P.A. 94-137 effective July 1, 1995; 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; June 30 Sp.
Sess. P.A. 03-6 deleted former Subsecs. (a), (b) and (d) re Connecticut Film, Video and Media Office and amended Subsec.
(c) to delete Subsec. designator, transfer powers and duties of said office re film activities to Connecticut Commission on
Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film, delete former Subdiv. (12) re advisory councils, redesignate existing Subdivs.
(13) and (14) as new Subdivs. (12) and (13) and make conforming changes, effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 04-205,
effective June 3, 2004, and May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, effective May 12, 2004, both replaced Connecticut Commission on
Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film with Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism; Sec. 32-86a transferred
to Sec. 10-417 in 2005; P.A. 06-172 replaced "film" and similar references with references to digital media and motion
pictures throughout section, designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and, in said Subsec., revised Subdiv. (1) to
authorize commission to promote the use of state structures and postproduction activity and amended Subdiv. (6) to
authorize preparation of a guide to implement tax credits under Sec. 12-217jj, added Subsec. (b) re report to General
Assembly and made technical changes throughout section; P.A. 07-217 made a technical change in Subsec. (a)(7), effective
July 12, 2007.
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