For the purposes of sections 32-9i to 32-9l, inclusive, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context indicates another meaning and intent:

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(a) “Eligible municipality” means any municipality in the state which is a distressed municipality as defined in subsection (b) of section 32-9p, and any other municipality in the state which has a population of not less than ten thousand and which has a rate of unemployment which exceeds one hundred ten per cent of the state’s average rate of unemployment, as determined by the Labor Department, for the calendar year preceding the determination of eligibility, provided no such other municipality with an unemployment rate of less than six per cent shall be eligible. Eligible municipalities shall be designated by the Department of Economic and Community Development.

(b) “Eligible business facility” means (1) a business facility located in an eligible municipality and for which a certificate of eligibility or commitment letter has been issued by the department prior to March 1, 1991; or (2) a business facility for which a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the department and which is located in an enterprise zone designated pursuant to section 32-70. A business facility for which such a certificate is issued shall be deemed an eligible business facility only during the twenty-four-month period following the day on which the certificate of eligibility is issued. A business facility may not become an eligible business facility for the purposes of sections 32-9i to 32-9l, inclusive, unless it meets each of the following requirements: (A) It is a facility which does not primarily serve said eligible municipality in which it is located. A facility shall be deemed to meet this requirement if it is used primarily for the manufacturing, processing or assembling of raw materials or manufactured products, or for research or industrial warehousing, or any combination thereof or, if located in an enterprise zone designated pursuant to section 32-70, it is to be used by an establishment, an auxiliary or an operating unit of an establishment, which is an economic base business as defined in subsection (d) of section 32-222 or has a North American Industrial Classification code of 114111 through 114210, 311111 through 339999 or 482111 through 484230, 488310, 488320, 488991, 493120, 493130, 493190, 511210, 512110, 512120, 512191, 522210, 522293, 522294, 522298, 522310, 522320, 522390, 523110, 523120, 523130, 523140, 523210, 523910, 524113, 524114, 524126, 524127, 524128, 524130, 524292, 541711, 541712, 551111, 551112, 551114, 561422, 611310, 611410, 611420, 611430, 611513, 611519, 611710 and 624410 or any business that is part of an economic cluster, as defined in subsection (e) of section 32-222, or any establishment or auxiliary or operating unit thereof, as defined in the North American Industrial Classification System Manual. A facility shall not be deemed to meet this requirement if (i) it is used primarily in making retail sales of goods or services to customers who personally visit such facility to obtain such goods or services, or (ii) it is used primarily as a hotel, apartment house or other place of business which furnishes dwelling space or accommodations to either residents or transients; (B) it is a facility which is newly constructed or has undergone major expansion or renovation as determined by the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development; and (C) it is a facility which will create in the eligible municipality in which it is located, as a direct result of such construction, expansion or renovation, not less than five new employment positions, or in the case of a facility located in an enterprise zone designated pursuant to section 32-70, not less than three new employment positions in the enterprise zone.

(c) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development.

(d) “Department” means the Department of Economic and Community Development.

(e) “Eligibility period” means the twenty-four-month period following the day on which the certificate of eligibility is issued.

(f) “Full-time employee” means an employee who works a minimum of thirty-five hours per week.