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CT SB00959

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/28/2019

Primary Sponsor

Energy and Technology Committee

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Origin

Senate

2019 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Connecticut Green Bank may seek qualification as a Community Development Financial Institution under Section 4702 of the United States Code, which would qualify it as a community development entity for federal tax credit purposes under Internal Revenue Code Sections 45D and 1400N(m).

  • Connecticut Green Bank and its subsidiaries may seek to qualify as eligible borrowers for federal funding, including funding from the United States Department of Agriculture pursuant to 7 CFR 1720.

  • Board of directors composition reduces nonvoting members from two to one, maintaining eleven voting members with expertise in renewable energy, finance, environmental protection, labor, and community development.

  • Board appointment authority is distributed among the Governor, House Speaker, House Minority Leader, Senate President Pro Tempore, and Senate Minority Leader, with the Governor appointing the board chairperson.

  • Section 1 takes effect upon passage; Section 2 takes effect October 1, 2019.

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning The Connecticut Green Bank's Eligibility As A Borrower For Federal Programs And Members Of The Connecticut Green Bank's Board Of Directors.

Last Action

File Number 169

3/26/2019

Committee Referrals

Energy and Technology2/28/2019

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