HB 6828 Summary

• Authorizes the State Bond Commission to issue bonds totaling $5.28 million across six economic development and cultural projects, effective July 1, 2015.

• Provides $80,000 to the Bryan-Andrew House in Orange for interior renovation and kitchen facility installation for educational use by schools and community organizations.

• Allocates $500,000 to the Eastern Connecticut Performing Arts Association for theater renovation and remodeling on Main Street in Jewett City.

• Allocates $1 million to the town of Stratford for creation of a cultural arts center incorporating the Booth property, Perry House, William Samuel Johnson House, and other town venues.

• Allocates $1.5 million to the town of Thomaston for renovation of the Thomaston Opera House, $500,000 to Waterbury for restoration of Riverside Cemetery's historic mausoleums and headstones, and $1.7 million to the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum in Wethersfield for facility expansion.