Sec. 22a-27k. Long Island Sound account. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 22a-27k. Long Island Sound account. (a) There is established an account to be known as the "Long Island Sound account". The Long Island Sound account shall be an account of the Environmental Quality Fund. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the contrary, any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account shall be deposited in the Environmental Quality Fund and credited to the Long Island Sound account. Any balance remaining in the account at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward in the account for the fiscal year next succeeding. The account shall be available to the Commissioner of Environmental Protection for (1) (A) restoration and rehabilitation of tidal wetlands in proximity to Long Island Sound, (B) restoration and rehabilitation of estuarine embayments in proximity to Long Island Sound, (C) acquisition of public access to Long Island Sound, (D) propagation of and habitat protection for shellfish and finfish, including anadromous fish, and (E) education and public outreach programs to enhance the public's understanding of the need to protect and conserve the natural resources of Long Island Sound; (2) allocation of grants to agencies, institutions or persons including, but not limited to, the Long Island Sound Foundation, to conduct research and to provide public education and public awareness to enhance understanding and management of the natural resources of Long Island Sound; (3) provision of funds for services which support the protection and conservation of the natural resources of Long Island Sound; or (4) reimbursement of the Department of Motor Vehicles for the cost of producing, issuing, renewing and replacing Long Island Sound commemorative number plates, including administrative expenses, pursuant to section 14-21e.

      (b) The commissioner may receive private donations to the Long Island Sound account and any such receipts shall be deposited in the account.

      (c) The commissioner may provide for the reproduction and marketing of the Long Island Sound commemorative number plate image for use on clothing, recreational equipment, posters, mementoes, or other products or programs deemed by the commissioner to be suitable as a means of supporting the Long Island Sound account. Any funds received by the commissioner from such marketing shall be deposited in the Long Island Sound account.

      (P.A. 92-133, S. 5, 9; P.A. 94-130, S. 7; 94-227, S. 7.)

      History: P.A. 94-130 changed name of fund from "Long Island Sound Fund" to "Long Island Sound account" and made said account an account of the Environmental Quality Fund and eliminated the requirement that such fund be held separate and apart from other moneys, funds and accounts and that investment earnings be credited to the assets of said fund; P.A. 94-227 added new Subsec. (b) re private donations and new Subsec. (c) re marketing of certain items for the benefit of the fund (Revisor's note: In 1995 references in Subsecs. (b) and (c) to "Long Island Sound Fund" were changed editorially by the Revisors to "Long Island Sound account" to conform with Subsec. (a) as amended by P.A. 94-130).