2019 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development
Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects
Section 8-70 - State assistance.

(a) Upon preliminary approval by the State Bond Commission pursuant to the provisions of section 3-21, the state, acting by and through the Commissioner of Housing, may enter into a contract or contracts with an authority or combination of authorities for state financial assistance for a moderate rental housing project or projects in the form of (1) interim and permanent loans or deferred loans; (2) guarantees by the state of the notes of an authority; (3) grants; or (4) any combination of such forms of aid. In the case of a deferred loan, the contract shall require that payments on all or a portion of the interest are due currently but that payments on principal may be made at a later time.

(b) Upon preliminary approval by the State Bond Commission pursuant to the provisions of section 3-21, the state, acting by and through the Commissioner of Housing, may enter into a contract or contracts with an eligible developer for state financial assistance for a moderate rental housing project or projects in the form of interim and permanent mortgage loans and, in the case of a housing authority or nonprofit corporation, the commissioner may enter into a contract or contracts to provide state financial assistance in the form of a grant.

(c) Permanent loans or deferred loans made by the state under the authorization of this section (1) shall bear interest payable quarterly on the first days of January, April, July and October for the preceding calendar quarter at a rate to be determined in accordance with subsection (t) of section 3-20; (2) shall be in an amount not in excess of the development cost of the project or projects, including, in the case of loans or deferred loans financed from the proceeds of the state's general obligation bonds issued pursuant to any authorization, allocation or approval of the State Bond Commission made prior to July 1, 1990, a state service charge, as approved by the Commissioner of Housing; and (3) shall be repayable in such installments as are determined by the Commissioner of Housing within fifty years from the date of completion of the project or projects, as determined by the Commissioner of Housing. The term of a permanent loan or deferred loan may be extended upon the recommendation of the Commissioner of Housing with the approval of the State Bond Commission if the commissioner determines that such an extension is necessary for the continuing financial viability of a project. In anticipation of such permanent loans or deferred loans, the state, acting by and through the Commissioner of Housing, with the approval of the Governor and the Treasurer, may make temporary loans or deferred loans or advances to the authority or authorities at an interest rate to be determined in accordance with subsection (t) of section 3-20. As a condition of making any loan under this section, the commissioner may require the authority or authorities or the eligible developer to develop a management plan designed to ensure adequate maintenance of such project or projects.

(d) Grants made by the state under the authorization of this section shall be in an amount not in excess of the development cost of the projects as approved by the commissioner.

(1949 Rev., S. 949; 1949, October, 1949, March, 1950, 1951, 1953, June, 1955, S. 444d; November, 1955, S. N14; 1957, P.A. 395, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 466, S. 1; 1961, P.A. 447, S. 3; 1963, P.A. 54, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 522, S. 8; 1972, P.A. 245, S. 2; P.A. 73-598, S. 2, 3; P.A. 77-614, S. 284, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 81, 136; 78-304, S. 2, 3, 22; P.A. 79-598, S. 3, 4, 10; P.A. 84-493, S. 4, 9; P.A. 87-386, S. 1; 87-416, S. 2, 24; P.A. 90-238, S. 3, 32; P.A. 92-166, S. 2, 31; P.A. 93-165, S. 3, 7; 93-309, S. 13, 29; 93-435, S. 71, 95; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 06-93, S. 5; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)

History: 1959 act changed the termination date for contracts under Subsec. (a) from June 30, 1959, to July 1, 1961; 1961 act changed said date to July 1, 1963; 1963 act removed the termination date and made contracts subject to preliminary approval of state bond commission; 1967 act substituted commissioner of community affairs for public works commissioner; 1972 act specified in Subsec. (b) that loans bear interest at rate determined by bond commission; P.A. 73-598 amended Subsec. (b) to specify that interest be payable quarterly and that rate established be per annum rate commencing from first day of quarter in which determined; P.A. 77-614 substituted department of economic development for commissioner of community affairs, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 substituted commissioner for department; P.A. 78-304 inserted new Subsec. (b) concerning contracts with developers after preliminary approval of bond commission, designated former Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (c) and substituted “permanent loans” for “definitive loans”; P.A. 79-598 substituted commissioner of housing for commissioner of economic development; P.A. 84-493 provided for state financial assistance to moderate rental housing projects in the form of a grant; P.A. 87-386 added provisions re extension of loan term and requirement for management plan to Subsec. (c); P.A. 87-416 provided that the interest rates on loans would be determined in accordance with Sec. 3-20(t); P.A. 90-238 revised provisions re state service fees; P.A. 92-166 amended Subsec. (a) by making deferred loans a form of financial assistance available under the section and providing that payments on interest are due immediately but that payments on principal may be made at a later time and made technical changes to Subsec. (c) consistent with changes in Subsec. (a); P.A. 93-165 amended Subsec. (a) by making technical change re payment of interest, effective June 23, 1993; P.A. 93-309 added new Subsec. (e) prohibiting the commissioner of housing, on and after July 1, 1994, or the effective date of regulations adopted under Sec. 8-437, from accepting applications for housing developments that qualify for financial assistance under Sec. 8-433, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-435 amended Subsec. (e) by deleting the reference to “July 1, 1994,” re the deadline for the receipt by the commissioner of housing of certain applications for state financial assistance, and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; P.A. 06-93 deleted former Subsec. (e) re regulations and application to program repealed by the same act; pursuant to P.A. 13-234, references to Commissioner of Economic and Community Development were changed editorially by the Revisors to references to Commissioner of Housing, effective June 19, 2013.

Cited. 214 C. 505.