CONNECTICUT STATUTES AND CODES
Sec. 13a-175a. Allocation of funds.
Sec. 13a-175a. Allocation of funds. For each fiscal year there shall be allocated
twelve million five hundred thousand dollars out of the funds appropriated to the Department of Transportation, or from any other source, not otherwise prohibited by law, to
be used by the towns for construction, reconstruction, improvement or maintenance of
highways, sections of highways, bridges or structures incidental to highways and bridges
or the improvement thereof, including the plowing of snow, the sanding of icy pavements, the trimming and removal of trees, the installation, replacement and maintenance
of traffic signs, signals and markings, and for traffic control and vehicular safety programs, traffic and parking planning and administration, and other purposes and programs
related to highways, traffic and parking, and for the purposes of providing and operating
essential public transportation services and related facilities.
(1967, P.A. 701, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 114; P.A. 73-5, S. 1, 4; P.A. 77-567, S. 1, 4; P.A. 78-160, S. 1, 3; P.A. 81-463, S. 1, 10; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, S. 41.)
History: 1969 act replaced highway commissioner with commissioner of transportation; P.A. 73-5 included in purposes
of allocation the provision and operation of essential public transportation services and facilities; P.A. 77-567 increased
allocation from $12,000,000 to $13,600,000 and provided that allocation come from transportation department appropriations rather than from funds received from commissioner of motor vehicles; P.A. 78-160 increased allocation to
$14,600,000; P.A. 81-463 repealed requirement that the commissioner supervise the use of funds by towns unless a town
requests the commissioner not to furnish supervision; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3 amended section to change amount
allocated to towns for specified purposes from $14,600,000 to $12,500,000, effective August 20, 2003.
See Sec. 13a-175j re emergency aid to repair damage resulting from natural disaster.