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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 666 of 739

fees, rents and other charges for the use, occupancy or operation of such projects, and to establish and revise from time to time, procedures concerning the use, operation and occupancy of the convention center facilities, including parking rates, rules and procedures, provided such arrangements are consistent with all applicable federal tax covenants of the authority, and to utilize net revenues received by the authority from the operation of the convention center facilities, after allowance for operating expenses and other charges related to the ownership, operation or financing thereof, for other proper purposes of the authority, including, but not limited to, funding of operating deficiencies or operating or capital replacement reserves for either the convention center or the related parking facilities as determined to be appropriate by the authority; (7) [to] To engage architects, engineers, attorneys, accountants, consultants and such other independent professionals as may be necessary or desirable to carry out its purposes; to contract for construction, development, concessions and the procurement of goods and services and to establish and modify procurement procedures from time to time to implement the foregoing in accordance with the provisions of section 32-603; (8) [to] To adopt procedures (A) which shall require that contractors or subcontractors engaged in the convention center project and the construction of the convention center hotel take affirmative action to provide equal opportunity for employment without discrimination as to race, creed, color, national origin or ancestry or gender, (B) to ensure that the wages paid on an hourly basis to any mechanic, laborer or workman employed by such contractor or subcontractor with respect to the convention center project or the construction of the convention center hotel shall be at a rate customary or prevailing for the same work in the same trade or occupation in the town and city of Hartford, unless otherwise established pursuant to a project labor agreement, and (C)