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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 668 of 739

(12) [to] To engage in and contract for marketing and promotional activities to attract national, regional and local conventions, sports events, trade shows, exhibitions, banquets and other events to maximize the use of the convention center facilities. (d) In addition to the powers enumerated in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, with respect to capital city projects, the authority shall have the following powers: (1) To acquire, by gift, purchase, condemnation, lease or transfer, lands or rights-in-land and to sell and lease or sublease, as lessor or lessee or sublessor or sublessee, any portion of its real property rights, including air space above and enter into related common area maintenance, easement, access, support and similar agreements, and own and operate facilities, provided such activity is consistent with all applicable federal tax covenants of the authority, transfer or dispose of any property or interest therein acquired by it, at any time and to receive and accept aid or contributions, from any source, of money, labor, property or other thing of value, to be held, used and applied to carry out the purposes of this section, subject to the conditions upon which such grants and contributions are made, including, but not limited to, gifts or grants from any department, agency or instrumentality of the United States or this state for any purpose consistent with this section; (2) [in] In consultation with the chief elected official of the town and city of Hartford, to condemn properties which may be necessary or desirable to effectuate the purposes of the authority to be exercised in accordance with the provisions of part I of chapter 835; (3) [to] To formulate plans for, acquire, finance and develop, lease, purchase, construct, reconstruct, repair, improve, expand, extend, operate, maintain and market facilities, provided such activities are consistent with all applicable federal tax covenants of the authority;