Connecticut HB 5442: AN ACT CONCERNING PAYMENT PARITY UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM FOR MIDWIVES AND PODIATRISTS.

Bill Text

House Bill No. 5442

Public Act No. 26-134

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR
AND TAX AGREEMENTS RELATED TO CERTAIN CLASS I
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subdivision (57) of section 12-81 of the 2026 supplement to
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
thereof (Effective from passage):
(57) (A) (i) Any Class I renewable energy source, as defined in section
16-1, or hydropower facility described in subdivision (21) of subsection
(a) of section 16-1, installed for the generation of electricity where such
electricity is intended for private residential use or on a farm, as defined
in subsection (q) of section 1-1, provided (I) such installation occurs on
or after October 1, 2007, (II) the estimated annual production of such
source or facility does not exceed the estimated annual load for the
location where such source or facility is located, where such load and
production are estimated as of the date of installation of the source or
facility as indicated in the written application filed pursuant to
subparagraph [(G)] (F) of this subdivision, and (III) such installation is
for a single family dwelling, a multifamily dwelling consisting of two to
four units or a farm; (ii) any passive or active solar water or space
heating system; or (iii) any geothermal energy resource. In the case of

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clause (i) of this subparagraph, the utilization of or participation in any
net metering or tariff policy or program implemented by the state or
ownership of such source or facility by a party other than the owner of
the real property upon which such source or facility is installed shall not
disqualify such source or facility from exemption pursuant to this
section. In the case of clause (ii) or (iii) of this subparagraph, such
exemption shall apply only to the amount by which the assessed
valuation of the real property equipped with such system or resource
exceeds the assessed valuation of such real property equipped with the
conventional portion of the system or resource;
(B) For assessment years commencing on and after October 1, 2013,
any Class I renewable energy source, as defined in section 16-1,
hydropower facility described in subdivision (21) of subsection (a) of
section 16-1, or solar thermal or geothermal renewable energy source,
installed for generation or displacement of energy, provided (i) such
installation occurs on or after January 1, 2010, (ii) such installation is for
commercial or industrial purposes, (iii) the nameplate capacity of such
source or facility does not exceed the load for the location where such
generation or displacement is located, and (iv) such source or facility is
located in a distressed municipality, as defined in section 32-9p, with a
population between one hundred twenty-five thousand and one
hundred thirty-five thousand;
(C) For assessment years commencing on and after October 1, 2013,
any municipality may, upon approval by its legislative body or in any
town in which the legislative body is a town meeting, by the board of
selectmen, abate up to one hundred per cent of property tax for any
Class I renewable energy source, as defined in section 16-1, hydropower
facility described in subdivision (21) of subsection (a) of section 16-1, or
solar thermal or geothermal renewable energy source, installed for
generation or displacement of energy, provided (i) such installation
occurs between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2013, (ii) such

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installation is for commercial or industrial purposes, (iii) the nameplate
capacity of such source or facility does not exceed the load for the
location where such generation or displacement is located, and (iv) such
source or facility is not located in a municipality described in
subparagraph (B) of this subdivision;
(D) [Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (E) of this subdivision,
for] For assessment years commencing on and after October 1, 2014, any
(i) Class I renewable energy source, as defined in section 16-1, other than
a nuclear power generating facility, (ii) hydropower facility described
in subdivision (21) of subsection (a) of section 16-1, or (iii) solar thermal
or geothermal renewable energy source, installed for generation or
displacement of energy, provided (I) such installation occurs on or after
January 1, 2014, (II) is for commercial or industrial purposes, (III) the
nameplate capacity of such source or facility does not exceed the load
for the location where such generation or displacement is located or the
aggregated load of the beneficial accounts for any Class I renewable
energy source participating in virtual net metering pursuant to section
16-244u, and (IV) in the case of clause (iii) of this subparagraph, such
exemption shall apply only to the amount by which the assessed
valuation of