Sec. 22a-27r. Invasive species detection and control account. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 22a-27r. Invasive species detection and control account. There is established an account known as the invasive species detection and control account, which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the Conservation Fund. Said account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited therein. Moneys in the account shall be expended by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection for the purposes of controlling invasive species, including, but not limited to, employing an invasive species coordinator, developing an early detection and rapid response policy, educating the public regarding invasive species, funding Department of Agriculture and Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station inspectors and making grants to municipalities for the control of invasive species on publicly accessible land and waters.

      (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 8.)

      History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 effective July 1, 2007.