Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-81r
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Sec. 12-81r. Municipal option to abate or forgive taxes or fix assessment on contaminated real property.
Official statutory text
(b) Any abatement or forgiveness of taxes or fixed assessment or any combination thereof under subsection (a) of this section shall be approved by vote of the board of finance, if applicable, and the legislative body of the municipality, or by vote of the board of finance, if applicable, and the board of selectmen in a municipality where the legislative body is a town meeting and contingent upon any other conditions deemed appropriate by such body.
(c) A municipality shall notify the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management not later than thirty days after granting any abatement or forgiveness of taxes or any fixed assessment under subsection (a) of this section. Such notice shall provide the owner's or purchaser's name, as the case may be, and the address of the property.
(c) A municipality shall notify the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management not later than thirty days after granting any abatement or forgiveness of taxes or any fixed assessment under subsection (a) of this section. Such notice shall provide the owner's or purchaser's name, as the case may be, and the address of the property.
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