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CT Gen Stat § 32-324f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 588p - Energy Conservation Loans and Investment in Alternative Fuels|Section 32-324f - Guidelines for grant program.

 The Department of Economic and Community Development, in consultation with the person, firm, corporation or entity selected to implement the grant pursuant to subsection (b) of section 32-324a, if applicable, shall create guidelines necessary for the administration of the provisions of this section on the progress of the grant programs administered pursuant to sections 32-324a to 32-324e, inclusive.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 57; P.A. 09-234, S. 6.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 09-234 deleted requirement re annual report to General Assembly, effective July 1, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 32-324g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 588p - Energy Conservation Loans and Investment in Alternative Fuels|Section 32-324g - Fuel diversification grant program. Agreement. Guidelines.

 The Department of Economic and Community Development shall administer a fuel diversification grant program to provide funding to Connecticut institutions of higher education or Connecticut institutions of agricultural research for purposes which may include, but are not limited to (1) research to promote biofuel production from agricultural products, algae and waste grease, and (2) biofuel quality testing. Said department may enter into an agreement, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 55a, with a person, firm, corporation or other entity to administer such program. The Department of Economic and Community Development, in consultation with such person, firm, corporation or entity, if applicable, shall create guidelines necessary for the administration of the provisions of this section.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 61; P.A. 09-234, S. 7.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 09-234 deleted requirement re annual report to commissioner by selected person, firm, corporation or other entity, effective July 1, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 32-324h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 588p - Energy Conservation Loans and Investment in Alternative Fuels|Section 32-324h - Institute for Sustainable Energy to educate consumers re biodiesel. Connecticut biodiesel link program. Posting of information on Internet.

 (a) The Institute for Sustainable Energy shall (1) compile and distribute educational materials regarding biodiesel to municipalities, local boards of education and private commercial entities to educate future consumers, and (2) establish and administer a Connecticut biodiesel link program to establish a database of schools, restaurants, institutional cafeterias and other institutions and businesses in the state that produce waste vegetable oil or other comparable food product suitable for conversion to biodiesel. The database shall be maintained by the Institute for Sustainable Energy and shall be made available to the public on said institute's Internet web site. Businesses interested in selling their waste vegetable oil or other comparable food product to producers of biodiesel heating and motor vehicle fuel may notify the Institute for Sustainable Energy and have their names, contact information and intentions regarding such businesses placed on said web site. The Institute for Sustainable Energy shall make reasonable efforts to facilitate contact between parties with similar interests.(b) The Institute for Sustainable Energy shall post educational materials regarding the Connecticut biofuel link program on said institute's Internet web site, and such information shall be posted as a link on the Internet web sites of the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Department of Agriculture, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, The University of Connecticut Biofuel Consortium and The University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System, including, but not limited to, information regarding the starting of a waste vegetable oil business and strategies for conducting such business.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 59.)
CT Gen Stat § 32-325 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 588q - Regional Economic Development|Section 32-325 - Short title: Regional Economic Development Act.

 Sections 32-325 to 32-330, inclusive, shall be known and may be cited as the “Regional Economic Development Act”.(P.A. 93-382, S. 23, 69.)History: P.A. 93-382 effective July 1, 1993.
CT Gen Stat § 32-326 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 588q - Regional Economic Development|Section 32-326 - Legislative finding.

 It is hereby found and declared that there exists in this state a great and growing need for additional public and private capital improvements and acquisitions and project development that will promote economic diversification, stability and growth; that such improvements, acquisitions and projects are a particularly effective investment of state funds because of their relative immobility in an increasingly global economy; that such improvements, acquisitions and projects are particularly needed in communities experiencing significant military and industrial job losses; and that regional cooperation in the planning and development of such improvements, acquisitions and projects is desirable and should be encouraged; and therefore, it is necessary and in the public interest and for the public good that the provisions of sections 32-325 to 32-330, inclusive, are hereby declared a matter of legislative determination.(P.A. 93-382, S. 24, 69.)History: P.A. 93-382 effective July 1, 1993.
CT Gen Stat § 32-328 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 588q - Regional Economic Development|Section 32-328 - Financial assistance.

 (a) An agency may apply for financial assistance under this section by submitting a regional economic development plan to the commissioner, with a request for financial assistance for one or more projects identified in the plan. The commissioner may also propose eligible projects, in amounts not to exceed one-third of the funds available under sections 32-325 to 32-330, inclusive, for financial assistance under this section, after submitting such proposal to the agencies within the planning region in which the project is to be located and consulting with such agencies as to the appropriateness of such project under any applicable regional economic development plan.(b) The commissioner may fund not more than ninety per cent of total project costs in targeted investment communities, not more than seventy-five per cent of total project costs in the case of a project in a region that includes a targeted investment community or not more than sixty-six and two-thirds per cent of total project costs in the case of a project in a region that does not include a targeted investment community.(c) Financial assistance may be provided to municipalities and other organizations to develop greenways, including, but not limited to, transportation-related greenways supported by the federal Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, as amended from time to time. The amount of any grant shall be as follows: (1) For transportation greenways projects that are part of interstate greenways, not more than twenty per cent of the project cost; (2) for transportation greenways projects that are local spurs from interstate greenways or that are intertown greenways projects, not more than ten per cent of the project cost; and (3) for greenways that are not transportation greenways, not more than half of the capital costs of the project.(d) The total financial assistance under sections 32-325 to 32-330, inclusive, for any agency or project shall not exceed twenty million dollars of state funds plus any federal funds that the commissioner applies to the project.(P.A. 93-382, S. 26, 69; P.A. 95-335, S. 7, 26; P.A. 00-148, S. 17.)History: P.A. 93-382 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-335 inserted new Subsec. (c) making greenways projects eligible for financial assistance and relettered former Subsec. accordingly, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 00-148 amended Subsec. (c) by changing “Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991” to “Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century”.
CT Gen Stat § 32-329 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 588q - Regional Economic Development|Section 32-329 - Bond issue.

 (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time, to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate one hundred million dollars.(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department of Economic and Community Development for the purposes of sections 32-328, 32-763 and 32-765.(c) All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization, which is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.(P.A. 93-382, S. 27, 69; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-2, S. 195, 203; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-308, S. 25.)History: P.A. 93-382 effective July 1, 1993; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-2 in Subsec. (a) increased bond authorization from $60,000,000 to $100,000,000, effective June 21, 1994; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Economic Development with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; P.A. 13-308 amended Subsec. (b) to add reference to Secs. 32-763 and 32-765, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 32-330 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 588q - Regional Economic Development|Section 32-330 - Unrestricted federal funds for capital improvements.

 Any unrestricted funds available for capital improvements received on or after January 1, 1993, by the state from the federal government under any program for defense conversion or general economic assistance may be made available for the purposes of section 32-328.(P.A. 93-382, S. 28, 69.)History: P.A. 93-382 effective July 1, 1993.
CT Gen Stat § 32-340 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 588r - Small Business|Section 32-340 - Short title: Small Business Financial Recovery Act of 1993.

 Sections 32-340 to 32-346, inclusive, and section 12-217o shall be known and may be cited as the “Small Business Financial Recovery Act of 1993”.(P.A. 93-382, S. 39, 69; P.A. 10-188, S. 14.)History: P.A. 93-382 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 10-188 made a technical change, effective June 7, 2010.
CT Gen Stat § 32-341 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 588r - Small Business|Section 32-341 - Small business assistance program.

 (a) There is established within Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated a small business assistance program under which the corporation shall make loans and loan guarantees and provide equity equivalent capital to businesses in this state that employ not more than one hundred persons and are unable to obtain conventional financial assistance. The corporation may establish criteria for such loans, including, but not limited to, whether such assistance would enable an applicant to create or retain jobs and whether the applicant exports goods or services out of the state.(b) The corporation shall develop an accelerated application process for such program. No business may receive more than two hundred thousand dollars in loans, loan guarantees or equity equivalent capital under the program. Payments of principal and interest of loans under the program shall be made to the corporation for deposit in the Connecticut Works Fund authorized under section 32-23ii. The corporation is authorized for the purposes of this section to enter into contracts with financial institutions for the purpose of guaranteeing loans, participating in loans or participating in providing equity equivalent capital to businesses.(P.A. 93-382, S. 40, 69; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 66, 130; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 152.)History: P.A. 93-382 effective July 1, 1993; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1 made technical change, effective July 1, 1994; pursuant to June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, “Connecticut Development Authority” and “authority” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated” and “corporation”, respectively, effective July 1, 2012.See Sec. 32-477 re priority for applicants establishing work environments consistent with criteria in Sec. 32-475.
CT Gen Stat § 32-342 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 588r - Small Business|Section 32-342 - Surety companies and bonds. Technical assistance.

 The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall provide technical assistance to enable (1) surety companies to participate in the surety guarantee program of the United States Small Business Administration and (2) small contractors to obtain bonds from such surety companies.(P.A. 93-382, S. 45, 69; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6.)History: P.A. 93-382 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Economic Development with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development.
CT Gen Stat § 32-343 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 588r - Small Business|Section 32-343 - Bond issue.

 Section 32-343 is repealed, effective July 1, 1995.(P.A. 93-382, S. 46, 69; P.A. 95-272, S. 28, 29.)
CT Gen Stat § 32-346 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 588r - Small Business|Section 32-346 - Revolving account.

 The corporation shall establish a “Connecticut technology partnership assistance program revolving account”. Any and all references in any general statutes, procedure or legal document to the “phase III assistance program revolving account” shall, on and after July 1, 1995, be deemed to refer to the “Connecticut technology partnership assistance program revolving account”. The account shall be used for the purpose of providing financial aid under section 32-41u.(P.A. 93-382, S. 49, 69; P.A. 94-162, S. 3, 4; P.A. 95-272, S. 24, 29; P.A. 00-187, S. 58, 75; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 14.)History: P.A. 93-382 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 94-162 changed name of account, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-272 changed phase III assistance program revolving account to Connecticut technology partnership assistance program revolving account and added technical name change language, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 00-187 authorized use of account for providing financial aid under Sec. 32-41u, effective July 1, 2000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 eliminated availability of funds from account for financial assistance under Sec. 32-345, effective June 29, 2007.
CT Gen Stat § 32-347 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 588r - Small Business|Section 32-347 - Short title: Small Business Recovery Act of 1993.

 Sections 32-347 to 32-349, inclusive, shall be known and may be cited as the “Small Business Recovery Act of 1993”.(P.A. 93-382, S. 50, 69.)History: P.A. 93-382 effective July 1, 1993.
CT Gen Stat § 32-348 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 588r - Small Business|Section 32-348 - Establishment of a manufacturing extension service (CONNSTEP). Grants. Bond issue.

 Section 32-348 is repealed, effective July 1, 2012.(P.A. 93-382, S. 51, 69; P.A. 94-116, S. 11, 28; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 98-203, S. 2, 13; P.A. 11-61, S. 180.)
CT Gen Stat § 32-350 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 588r - Small Business|Section 32-350 - Definitions.

 As used in sections 32-350 to 32-352, inclusive:(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development;(2) “Woman-owned business” means any business (A) of which fifty-one per cent or more of the capital stock, if any, or assets are owned by a woman who is active in the daily affairs of the business and has the power to direct the management and policies of the business, and (B) that is a small business having fifty or fewer employees;(3) “Financial institution” means any trust company, bank, savings bank, credit union, savings and loan association, insurance company, investment company, mortgage banker, trustee, executor, pension fund, retirement fund or other fiduciary or private financial institution.(P.A. 99-208, S. 1; P.A. 01-10, S. 2.)History: P.A. 01-10 made a technical change in Subdiv. (2).
CT Gen Stat § 32-352 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 588r - Small Business|Section 32-352 - Business management training program.

 Each woman-owned business that receives a loan or loan guarantee pursuant to section 32-351 shall participate in a business management training program as designated by the commissioner. The commissioner may establish a business management training program to be administered by either the Office of Small Business Affairs or a nonprofit corporation, as determined by the commissioner, and may arrange for the participation of such other programs as the commissioner deems appropriate in implementing the business management training program. The commissioner may enter into a contract with a nonprofit corporation to provide for the administration of the business management training program pursuant to this section.(P.A. 99-208, S. 3; P.A. 01-10, S. 4.)History: P.A. 01-10 changed “women-owned” to “woman-owned”.
CT Gen Stat § 32-353 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 588r - Small Business|Section 32-353 - Definitions.

 As used in sections 32-353 to 32-355, inclusive:(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development;(2) “Minority-owned business” means any business (A) that is a minority business enterprise, as defined in section 4a-60g, and (B) that is a small business having fifty or fewer employees; and(3) “Financial institution” means any trust company, bank, savings bank, credit union, savings and loan association, insurance company, investment company, mortgage banker, trustee, executor, pension fund, retirement fund or other fiduciary or private financial institution.(P.A. 99-208, S. 4.)
CT Gen Stat § 32-355 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 588r - Small Business|Section 32-355 - Business management training program.

 Each minority-owned business that receives a loan or loan guarantee pursuant to section 32-354 shall participate in a business management training program as designated by the commissioner. The commissioner may establish a business management training program to be administered by either the Office of Small Business Affairs or a nonprofit corporation, as determined by the commissioner, and may arrange for the participation of such other programs as the commissioner deems appropriate in implementing the business management training program. The commissioner may enter into a contract with a nonprofit corporation to provide for the administration of the business management training program pursuant to this section.(P.A. 99-208, S. 6.)
CT Gen Stat § 32-356 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 588r - Small Business|Section 32-356 - Small business incubator account.

 There is established an account to be known as the small business incubator account, which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The commissioner may use funds from the account to provide administrative expenses and grants for the purposes of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 32-7f.(P.A. 06-83, S. 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 15; P.A. 11-61, S. 164.)History: P.A. 06-83 effective July 1, 2006; June Sp. Sess P.A. 07-4 amended Subsec. (b) to permit Department of Economic and Community Development to contract with an entity to operate program, to require department to develop guidelines for provision of grants and for department or operator to provide grants to assist small businesses operating incubator facilities, amended Subsec. (c) and deleted former Subsec. (d) to relieve commissioner from obligation to adopt regulations re process for grant application, redesignated existing Subsec. (e) as Subsec. (d) and amended same to delete provisions re moneys in account, and added new Subsec. (e) establishing Small Business Incubator Advisory Board, effective June 29, 2007; P.A. 11-61 deleted former Subsec. (a) re definition of “incubator facilities”, former Subsec. (b) re establishment of small business incubator program, former Subsec. (c) re grant applications and former Subsec. (e) re Small Business Incubator Advisory Board, and amended existing provisions re small business incubator account to authorize use of account for purposes of Sec. 32-7f(a)(1), delete “pursuant to this section” and make a technical change, effective July 1, 2011.