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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 662 of 739

shows and events; (3) [to] To encourage residential housing development; (4) [to] To operate, maintain and market the convention center; (5) [to] To stimulate family-oriented tourism, art, culture, history, education and entertainment through cooperation and coordination with city and regional organizations; (6) [to] To manage facilities through contractual agreement or other legal instrument; (7) [to] To stimulate economic development in the capital region; (8) [upon] Upon request from the legislative body of a city or town within the capital region, to work with such city or town to assist in the development and redevelopment efforts to stimulate the economy of the region and increase tourism; (9) [upon] Upon request of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, to enter into an agreement for funding to facilitate the relocation of state offices within the capital city economic development district; (10) [in] In addition to the authority set forth in subdivision (9) of section 32-600, to develop and redevelop property within the town and city of Hartford; and (11) [to] To market and develop the capital city economic development district as a multicultural destination and create a vibrant, multidimensional downtown. (b) For these purposes, the authority shall have the following powers: (1) To have perpetual succession as a body corporate and to adopt