The state shall protect, save harmless and indemnify the Capital Region Development Authority and its directors, officers and employees from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand, suit or judgment based upon any alleged act or omission of the authority or any such director, officer or employee in connection with, or any other legal challenge to, the overall project, as defined in section 32-651, stadium facility operations, as defined in section 32-651, public act 98-1 of the December special session*, public act 99-241* or public act 00-140*, including without limitation the preparation by the authority of the environmental impact evaluation contemplated by subsection (j) of section 32-664, provided any such director, officer or employee is found to have been acting in the discharge of such director, officer or employee's duties or within the scope of such director, officer or employee's employment and any such act or omission is found not to have been wanton, reckless, wilful or malicious.

(P.A. 99-241, S. 25, 66; P.A. 00-140, S. 4, 40; 00-230, S. 14; P.A. 12-147, S. 23.)

*Note: Public act 98-1 of the December special session is entitled “An Act Authorizing the Issuance of General Obligation Bonds of the State to Finance an Open-Air Stadium Project and Related Infrastructure Improvements in Hartford, Connecticut and a Training Facility in the State and the Execution of an Agreement Between the State and the National Football League New England Patriots”, public act 99-241 is entitled “An Act Increasing Certain Bond Authorizations for Capital Improvements, the Capital City Economic Development Authority, and the Convention Center and Sportsplex in Hartford and Associated Development Activities” and public act 00-140 is entitled “An Act Implementing the Master Development Plan for the Adriaen's Landing Project and the Stadium at Rentschler Field Project”. (See Reference Tables captioned “Public Acts of December, 1998”, “Public Acts of 1999” and “Public Acts of 2000”, respectively, in Volume 16 which list the sections amended, created or repealed by the acts.)

History: P.A. 99-241 effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 00-140 revised internal references and made a technical change, effective May 2, 2000; P.A. 00-230 made technical changes; P.A. 12-147 replaced “Capital City Economic Development Authority” with “Capital Region Development Authority”, effective June 15, 2012.