Sec. 22-26hh. State bonds authorized for purposes of this chapter. The State
Bond Commission shall have power, from time to time, to authorize the issuance of
bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in
the aggregate one hundred seventeen million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, the
proceeds of which shall be used for the purposes of section 22-26cc, provided not more
than five million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2008, and further
provided not more than two million dollars shall be used for the purposes of section 22-26jj. 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.
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 or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such
terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said bonds
issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith
and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of
and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the
contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.
(P.A. 78-232, S. 10, 11; P.A. 79-499; P.A. 80-441, S. 1, 4; P.A. 81-370, S. 6, 13; P.A. 82-369, S. 9, 28; June Sp. Sess.
P.A. 83-33, S. 10, 17; P.A. 84-443, S. 11, 20; 84-546, S. 65, 173; P.A. 85-558, S. 13, 17; P.A. 86-396, S. 18, 25; P.A. 87-405, S. 18, 26; P.A. 88-343, S. 12, 32; P.A. 89-331, S. 19, 30; P.A. 90-297, S. 11, 24; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-7, S. 13, 36;
June Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1, S. 11, 45; P.A. 95-272, S. 10, 29; P.A. 96-181, S. 107, 121; P.A. 97-234, S. 7; June 5 Sp. Sess.
P.A. 97-1, S. 14, 20; P.A. 98-259, S. 10, 17; P.A. 99-241, S. 12, 66; P.A. 00-203, S. 10, 11; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 00-1, S.
24, 46; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-7, S. 5, 28; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 94, 131; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-1, S. 19; June Sp.
Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 9; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7, S. 49.)
History: P.A. 79-499 increased bond authorization from $5,050,000 to $7,050,000; P.A. 80-441 increased bond authorization to $9,050,000; P.A. 81-370 increased the aggregate of bonds the bond commission may authorize for purposes of
chapter 422a to $9,250,000; P.A. 82-369 increased bond authorization to $9,750,000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-33 increased
bond authorization to $14,750,000; P.A. 84-443 increased authorization limit to $19,750,000; P.A. 84-546 made technical
change, substituting reference to Sec. 22-26dd for reference to Sec. 22-210dd; P.A. 85-558 increased the bond authorization
limit to $22,750,000; P.A. 86-396 increased bond authorization to $28,750,000; P.A. 87-405 increased the bond authorization to $36,750,000; P.A. 88-343 increased the bond authorization to $44,750,000; P.A. 89-331 increased the bond authorization to $52,750,000; P.A. 90-297 increased the bond authorization to $62,750,000 and required that the secretary of
office of policy and management rather than agriculture commissioner sign authorization request; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-7 increased the bond authorization to $66,250,000 and set forth a limit of $2,000,000 of that amount for Sec. 22-26jj; June
Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1 amended section to increase bond authorization to $76,250,000, effective July 1, 1993, provided
$5,000,000 of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-272 increased authorization amount to $82,250,000,
effective July 1, 1995, provided $3,000,000 shall be effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 96-181 decreased aggregate amount from
$82,250,000 to $78,250,000 and removed proviso re amount effective July 1, 1996, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 97-234
deleted reference to repealed Sec. 22-26ee; June 5 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 increased bond authorization from $78,250,000 to
$80,250,000 provided $1,000,000 is effective July 1, 1998, effective July 31, 1997; P.A. 98-259 increased authorization
to $82,750,000 provided $3,500,000 of said authorization was effective July 1, 1998, deleted proviso re use for purposes
of Sec. 22-26dd and made technical change, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 99-241 increased authorization to $83,750,000,
effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 00-203 designated existing language as Subsec. (a) and added new Subsec. (b) requiring the
State Bond Commission to authorize issuance of balance of bonds previously authorized but not allocated, effective June
7, 2000, and applicable to all open space land donations made on or after the income year commencing January 1, 1999;
June Sp. Sess. P.A. 00-1 repealed said Subsec. (b), effective June 21, 2000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-7 increased authorization
from $83,750,000 to $87,750,000 provided $2,000,000 is effective July 1, 2002, effective July 1, 2001; June Sp. Sess.
P.A. 01-9 changed "section 22-26dd" to "section 22-26cc", effective July 1, 2001; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-1 increased bond
authorization to $89,750,000 and made $2,000,000 of said authorization effective July 1, 2004, effective July 1, 2004;
June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5 increased the aggregate authorization to $107,750,000, of which $10,000,000 is effective July 1,
2006, effective July 1, 2005; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7 increased aggregate authorization from $107,750,000 to
$117,750,000, of which $5,000,000 is effective July 1, 2008, effective November 2, 2007.
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Sec. 22-26ll. Farmland Preservation Advisory Board. Established. Membership meetings. Responsibilities. (a) There is established a Farmland Preservation Advisory Board, within the Department of Agriculture for administrative purposes only, to
assist and advise the Commissioner of Agriculture in carrying out the provisions of
sections 22-26aa to 22-26kk, inclusive.
(b) The advisory board shall consist of twelve members as follows: A representative
from The University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension Service, appointed by the
Governor to serve an initial term of two years; a representative from the Connecticut
Farm Bureau, who may be an owner and operator of a Connecticut farm and shall be
appointed by the Governor to serve an initial term of three years; five owners and operators of Connecticut farms, who shall be appointed as follows: One by the Governor,
one by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one by the speaker of the House of
Representatives, one by the majority leader of the Senate, and one by the majority leader
of the House of Representatives, to serve initial terms of three years; a representative
from the Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station, appointed by the minority leader
of the Senate, to serve an initial term of two years; a representative from the Connecticut
Conference of Municipalities, appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, to serve an initial term of two years; a representative from an organization
whose mission includes farmland preservation, who may be an owner and operator of
a Connecticut farm and who shall be appointed by the president pro tempore of the
Senate to serve an initial term of two years; a representative from an organization whose
mission includes food security, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives
to serve an initial term of two years; and a representative from a financial lending organization whose clients include owners and operators of Connecticut farms, appointed by
the Governor to serve an initial term of two years. The members of the board shall
select a chairperson from among the board members who are owners and operators of
Connecticut farms. Upon the expiration of the terms of the initial members, the terms
of such members shall be three years. A person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve
for the unexpired term of such vacancy. Any member may be eligible for reappointment.
(c) Upon establishment of the advisory board and selection of a chairperson pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the board: (1) Shall meet publicly with said commissioner and the staff of the purchase of development rights for agricultural land program
within the Department of Agriculture, not later than October 1, 2007, and at least quarterly thereafter to review the ongoing activities of the program, (2) shall evaluate and
provide comments and recommendations on the purchase of development rights for
agricultural land transaction process, including, but not limited to, methods for streamlining the process and appropriate levels of staffing and funding, methods for increased
participation by municipalities and farmers, methods of planning for future acquisitions
and identifying prime land for agricultural preservation, and outreach strategies to be
conducted by program staff to the state-wide farming community, targeted towards
attracting a greater number of quality applications, (3) may recommend any other
changes to the program deemed appropriate by the board, including recommendations
for future legislative action, and (4) shall evaluate and provide comments on the efficacy
of the method of bond funding established pursuant to section 3-20f.
(P.A. 07-162, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 07-162 effective July 1, 2007.
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Sec. 22-26mm. Municipal loan program. Account. Regulations. (a) The Commissioner of Agriculture shall administer a program providing eligible municipalities
with a loan for the purchasing of agricultural lands. Such loan shall be for a period not
to exceed five years and shall not be subject to interest. Municipalities shall be eligible
for such loan if they provide not less than twenty per cent of the purchase price of
such lands and may apply for such loan on a form prescribed by the Commissioner of
Agriculture.
(b) There is established an account to be known as the "municipal purchasing of
agricultural land account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the
General Fund. The account may contain any moneys required by law to be deposited
in the account. Moneys in the account shall be expended by the Commissioner of Agriculture for the purposes of providing municipalities with loans for the purchase of agricultural lands in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The Commissioner of Agriculture may adopt regulations, in accordance with
the provisions of chapter 54, setting forth the criteria for loans granted under this section,
and the terms governing such loans.
(P.A. 07-131, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 07-131 effective July 1, 2007.
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