CT HJ00099

Proposes a constitutional amendment establishing a "Community Investment Account" within the General Fund as a separate, nonlapsing account to receive funds designated by law.

Distributes account funds quarterly with 25% each to the Department of Economic and Community Development (historic preservation), Department of Housing (affordable housing), Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (municipal open space grants), and Department of Agriculture (farmland preservation and agricultural programs).

Allocates specific annual amounts from agricultural funding for the agricultural viability grant program ($500,000), farm transition program ($500,000), Connecticut farm link program ($75,000), Seafood Advisory Council ($47,500), Connecticut Farm Wine Development Council ($47,500), and Connecticut Food Policy Council ($25,000).

Directs the first $10 of each fee credited to the account to the agriculture sustainability account, with the remainder distributed according to the percentage allocations.

Requires submission to voters at the November 6, 2018 general election with ballot language asking whether to establish the Community Investment Account for agricultural, environmental, affordable housing, and historical preservation programs.