Sec. 22a-27o. Greenways account. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 22a-27o. Greenways account. (a) There is established an account to be known as the "greenways account". The greenways account shall be an account of the Conservation Fund established under section 22a-27h. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account shall be deposited in the Conservation Fund and credited to the greenways 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 (1) to the Commissioner of Environmental Protection for reimbursement of the Department of Motor Vehicles for the cost of producing, issuing, renewing and replacing greenways commemorative number plates, including administrative expenses, pursuant to section 14-21i and (2) to the Commissioner of Environmental Protection for grants pursuant to section 23-101.

      (b) The Commissioner of Environmental Protection may receive private donations to the greenways account and any such receipts shall be deposited in the account.

      (c) The Commissioner of Environmental Protection may provide for the reproduction and marketing of the greenways 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 greenways account. Any funds received by the commissioner from such marketing shall be deposited in the greenways account.

      (P.A. 97-236, S. 19, 27.)

      History: P.A. 97-236 effective July 1, 1997.