Section 10-287c-12 - Legislative authorization for a grant commitment (Reference: Section 10-283)(a)Notice of Legislative Action. The Commissioner shall notify each applicant whose project was included on the list submitted to the general assembly as to the action taken by the general assembly within 30 days of such action.(b)Authorization for Grant Commitment Denied. Any applicant not receiving an authorization for a grant commitment for a project may file a written request with the Commissioner, prior to September 1 following the consideration of such project by the General Assembly, to include such project for consideration on the next list to be submitted by the Commissioner to the Governor and the General Assembly. Failure to submit such a request shall not prohibit an applicant from submitting a new application for any project not receiving an authorization for a grant commitment.(c)Lapse of General Assembly Authorization. The commissioner may, unless good cause is shown, disapprove a grant application for any project if the applicant has not, by June 30th of the year following the year of legislative authorization, completed all necessary steps under its charter and the general statutes to appropriate sufficient funds to pay for the project and any site acquisition costs for the project or authorized bonding or other means of financing the appropriation.(d) The Commissioner may disapprove a grant application for any project if the applicant has not begun construction, as defined in section 10-282 of the Connecticut General Statutes, within two years after the effective date of the act of the General Assembly authorizing the Commissioner to enter into grant commitments for such projects as provided in Sections 10-283 and 10-283a of the Connecticut General Statutes. However, for good cause, extensions may be granted by the Commissioner for up to two years from the anticipated date of lapse.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 10-287c-12
Effective October 3, 1995