File No. 315
Substitute House Bill No. 6843
House of Representatives, April 15, 1997. The
Committee on Planning and Development reported
through REP. DAVIS, 50th DIST., Chairman of the
Committee on the part of the House, that the
substitute bill ought to pass.
AN ACT CONCERNING HOME RULE AND FISCAL AUTONOMY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (a) Any regional council of
elected officials, established pursuant to
sections 4-124c to 4-124h, inclusive, of the
general statutes, as amended by this act, or
regional council of governments established
pursuant to sections 4-124i to 4-124p, inclusive,
of the general statutes, as amended by this act,
may impose a tax within the boundaries of the
planning region on any income, item, transaction,
property, subject or object.
(b) No tax imposed pursuant to this section
shall be effective unless adopted by ordinance of
the legislative body of all of the municipalities
that are members of the regional council of
elected officials or regional council of
governments.
(c) If a sales and use tax is imposed, the
situs of sales and uses of motor vehicles,
aircraft, boats and utilities shall be the
residence of the purchaser.
Sec. 2. Subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2)
of subsection (c) of section 7-148 of the general
statutes is repealed and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof:
(B) Assess, levy and collect taxes for
general or special purposes on all INCOME, ITEMS,
TRANSACTIONS, property, subjects or objects which
may be lawfully taxed, and regulate the mode of
assessment and collection of taxes and assessments
not otherwise provided for, including
establishment of a procedure for the withholding
of approval of building application when taxes are
delinquent for the property for which an
application was made.
Sec. 3. (NEW) Any municipality may impose a
tax within the boundaries of the municipality on
any income, item, transaction, property, subject
or object. Such tax shall not be effective unless
imposed pursuant to an ordinance adopted by the
legislative body of the municipality.
Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 12-62a of
the general statutes is repealed and the following
is substituted in lieu thereof:
(b) Each such municipality shall, no later
than the close of its next revaluation required
under the provisions of section 12-62, assess all
property for purposes of the local property tax.
THE MUNICIPALITY MAY ASSESS ALL PROPERTY at a
uniform rate of seventy per cent of present true
[and] OR actual value, as determined under section
12-63. THE MUNICIPALITY MAY ESTABLISH, BY
ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY ITS LEGISLATIVE BODY, THE PER
CENT OF THE UNIFORM RATE FOR DIFFERENT
CLASSIFICATIONS OF PROPERTY.
Sec. 5. Section 4-124f of the general
statutes is repealed and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof:
Any regional council of elected officials
established under the provisions of section 4-124c
is authorized to receive for its own use and
purposes any funds from any source, including the
state and federal governments, and including
bequests, gifts or contributions made by any
individual, corporation or association. Any town,
city or borough participating in a regional
council of elected officials shall annually
appropriate funds for the expenses of such council
in the performance of its purposes. Such funds
shall be appropriated and paid in accordance with
a dues formula established by the regional council
of elected officials. Such council may withhold
any services it deems advisable from any town,
city or borough which has failed to pay such dues.
Within the amounts so received a council may
engage employees and contract with professional
consultants, municipalities, the state and the
federal governments, other regional councils of
governments, regional councils of elected
officials, regional planning agencies and other
intertown, regional or metropolitan agencies, or
with any one or more of them, and may enter into
contracts from time to time to carry out its
purpose. ANY REGIONAL COUNCIL OF ELECTED OFFICIALS
MAY ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH ANY OTHER REGIONAL
COUNCIL OF ELECTED OFFICIALS OR REGIONAL COUNCIL
OF GOVERNMENTS, ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTIONS 4-124i
TO 4-124p, INCLUSIVE, AS AMENDED BY THIS ACT, TO
CARRY OUT ITS PURPOSES. The accounts of any
regional council of elected officials shall be
subject to an annual audit under the provisions of
chapter 111.
Sec. 6. Section 4-124p of the general
statutes is repealed and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof:
Each regional council of governments
established under the provisions of sections
4-124i to 4-124p, inclusive, AS AMENDED BY THIS
ACT, is authorized to receive for its own use and
purposes any funds from any source including the
state and federal governments and including
bequests, gifts and contributions made by any
individual, corporation or association. Any town,
city or borough participating in a regional
council of governments shall annually appropriate
funds for the expenses of such council in the
performance of its purposes. Such funds shall be
appropriated and paid in accordance with a dues
formula established by the regional council of
governments. Such council may withhold any
services it deems advisable from any town, city or
borough which has failed to pay such dues. Within
the amount so received, a council may engage
employees, and contract with professional
consultants, municipalities, the state and the
federal governments, other regional councils of
governments, regional councils of elected
officials, regional planning agencies and other
intertown, regional or metropolitan agencies, or
with any one or more of them, and may enter into
contracts from time to time to carry out its
purposes. ANY REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS MAY
ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH ANY OTHER REGIONAL
COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS OR REGIONAL COUNCIL OF
ELECTED OFFICIALS, ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTIONS
4-124c TO 4-124h, INCLUSIVE, AS AMENDED BY THIS
ACT, TO CARRY OUT ITS PURPOSES. The accounts of
any regional council of governments shall be
subject to an annual audit under the provisions of
chapter 111 and such council shall file an annual
report with the clerks of its member towns, cities
or boroughs, with planning commissions, if any, of
members, and with the Secretary of the Office of
Policy and Management, or his designee.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect from its
passage, except that section 1 shall be applicable
to fiscal years of regional councils of elected
officials and regional councils of governments
commencing on and after July 1, 1997, and sections
2 to 4, inclusive, shall be applicable to
assessment years of municipalities commencing on
and after October 1, 1997.
PD COMMITTEE VOTE: YEA 12 NAY 7 JFS