AN ACT CONCERNING THE PAYMENT OF CERTAIN COSTS FROM BOND FUNDS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsection (l) of section 4b-23 of the 2008 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(l) The Commissioner of Public Works shall monitor the amount of leased space being requested and the costs of all proposed and approved facility project actions and, in the case of space or facility projects for which bond funds were authorized, shall advise the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the Governor when the space to be leased or the forecast costs to complete the project exceed the square footage amount or the cost levels in the approved state facility plan by ten per cent or more. Approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the Properties Review Board, the State Bond Commission and the Governor shall be required to continue the project.

Statement of Purpose:

To clarify the role of the Department of Public Works in monitoring the state facility plan.

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