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House Bill No. 5506
Public Act No. 22-118 529 of 739
cost and is seeking reauthorization, the new construction project at Bassick High School (Project Number 015-0180 N) with costs not to exceed one hundred twenty-nine million dollars shall be included in section 362 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of Bridgeport meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said chapter and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-285a of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section concerning the reimbursement percentage that a local board of education may be eligible to receive for a school building project for any school build project that was previously authorized and that has changed substantially in scope or cost and is seeking reauthorization, the town of Bridgeport may use the reimbursement rate of seventy-eight and ninety-three-hundredths per cent for the reauthorized amount of the new construction project at Bassick High School, provided the town of Bridgeport meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said chapter and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section requiring that the description of a project type for a school building project be made at the time of application for a school building project grant, the town of Bridgeport may change the description and scope of the new construction project at Bassick High School to include land acquisition and site remediation costs, provided the total project costs