{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-7-159j","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-159j","heading":"Costs authorized for payment from master plan fund.","body":"Costs authorized for payment from a district master plan fund, established pursuant to section 7-159i shall be limited to:\n(1) Costs of improvements made within the resiliency improvement district, including, but not limited to, (A) capital costs, including, but not limited to, (i) the acquisition or construction of land, improvements, infrastructure, measures designed to improve resilience, environmental infrastructure, clean energy projects, public ways, parks, buildings, structures, railings, signs, landscaping, plantings, curbs, sidewalks, turnouts, recreational facilities, structured parking, transportation improvements, pedestrian improvements and other related improvements, fixtures and equipment for public or private use, (ii) the demolition, alteration, remodeling, repair or reconstruction of existing buildings, structures and fixtures, (iii) environmental remediation, (iv) site preparation and finishing work, and (v) all fees and expenses associated with the capital cost of such improvements, including, but not limited to, licensing and permitting expenses and planning, engineering, architectural, testing, legal and accounting expenses; (B) financing costs, including, but not limited to, closing costs, issuance costs, reserve funds and capitalized interest; (C) real property assembly costs; (D) costs of technical and marketing assistance programs; (E) professional service costs, including, but not limited to, licensing, architectural, planning, engineering, development and legal expenses; (F) maintenance and operation costs; (G) administrative costs, including, but not limited to, reasonable charges for the time spent by municipal employees, other agencies or third-party entities in connection with the implementation of a district master plan; and (H) organizational costs relating to the planning and the establishment of the resiliency improvement district, including, but not limited to, the costs of conducting environmental impact and other studies and the costs of informing the public about the creation of resiliency improvement districts and the implementation of the district master plan;\n(2) Costs of improvements that are made outside the resiliency improvement district but are directly related to or are made necessary by the establishment or operation of the resiliency improvement district, including, but not limited to, (A) that portion of the costs reasonably related to the construction, alteration or expansion of any facilities not located within the resiliency improvement district that are required due to improvements or activities within the resiliency improvement district, including, but not limited to, roadways, traffic signalization, easements, sewage treatment plants, water treatment plants or other environmental protection devices, storm or sanitary sewer lines, water lines, electrical lines, improvements to fire stations and street signs; (B) costs of public safety and public school improvements made necessary by the establishment of the resiliency improvement district; and (C) costs of funding to mitigate any adverse impact of the resiliency improvement district upon the municipality and its constituents; and\n(3) Costs related to environmental improvement projects developed by the municipality related to the resiliency improvement district.","path":["TITLE 7. MUNICIPALITIES","CHAPTER 98. MUNICIPAL POWERS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_098.htm#sec_7-159j","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:20Z","sha256":"8288cdff441d7924e87450b646bb511c859325bd160f774daa69c5556c09c434","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-7-159i","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-7-159k"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}