Sec. 3-6c. Compacts between Connecticut and other states or Indian tribes.
Amendments. General Assembly approval or rejection. Within ten days after the
date of execution of any compact or amendment to a compact between the state of
Connecticut and another state or an Indian tribe, the Governor shall file such compact
or amendment with the clerks of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The
General Assembly may approve such compact or amendment, in whole, by a majority
vote of each house or may reject such compact or amendment, in whole, by a majority
vote of either house. If rejected, the compact or amendment shall not be valid and shall
not be implemented. The compact or amendment shall be deemed rejected if the General
Assembly fails to vote to approve or reject the compact or amendment (1) prior to the
adjournment of the regular session of the General Assembly during which such compact
or amendment is filed, (2) prior to the adjournment of the regular session of the General
Assembly first following the date on which such compact or amendment is filed if the
General Assembly is not in regular session on such date or (3) prior to the adjournment
of a special session convened before the next regular session of the General Assembly
for the purpose of considering such compact or amendment if the General Assembly is
not in regular session on the date on which such compact or amendment is filed, provided,
if the compact or amendment is filed less than thirty days before the end of a regular
session, the General Assembly may vote to approve or reject the compact or amendment
(A) within thirty days after the first day of a special session convened before the next
regular session of the General Assembly for the purpose of considering such compact
or amendment, or (B) within thirty days after the first day of the next regular session
of the General Assembly.
(P.A. 94-244, S. 1, 2.)
History: P.A. 94-244 effective June 20, 1994.
Sec. 3-7. Cancellation of uncollectible claims. Compromise of disputed claims.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, any uncollectible claim for an
amount of one thousand dollars or less may be cancelled upon the books of any state
department or agency upon the authorization of the head of such department or agency.
Any uncollectible costs in an amount less than five thousand dollars incurred by the
Commissioner of Environmental Protection pursuant to section 22a-451, for investigating, containing, removing, monitoring or mitigating pollution and contamination, emergency or hazardous waste may be cancelled by the commissioner, in accordance with
procedures approved by the State Comptroller.
(b) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management may authorize the cancellation upon the books of any state department or agency of any uncollectible claim for
an amount greater than one thousand dollars due to such department or agency.
(c) Upon the recommendation of the Attorney General, the Governor may authorize
the compromise of any disputed claim by or against the state or any department or agency
thereof, and shall certify to the proper officer or department or agency of the state the
amount to be received or paid under such compromise. Such certificate shall constitute
sufficient authority to such officer or department or agency to pay or receive the amount
therein specified in full settlement of such claim. The record of any compromise effected
pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be open to public inspection in accordance
with section 1-210.
(1949 Rev., S. 103; P.A. 73-333; P.A. 81-232; 81-374, S. 1, 4; P.A. 82-412, S. 1, 2; P.A. 85-613, S. 11, 154; P.A. 87-299, S. 1, 2; P.A. 91-120; P.A. 97-203, S. 14, 20; 97-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 98-204, S. 1, 2.)
History: P.A. 73-333 required records of compromise decisions be open to public inspection; P.A. 81-232 permitted
cancellation of uncollectible claims due to state departments and agencies by the department or agency head if the amount
of the claim is less than twenty dollars where previously all cancellations were authorized by governor and included
references to state agencies in addition to departments; P.A. 81-374, effective July 1, 1981, added Subsec. (b) authorizing
cancellation of uncollectible patient claims, not exceeding four hundred dollars, owed to The University of Connecticut
health center; P.A. 82-412 amended section to allow cancellation of claims of fifty dollars or less, rather than twenty dollars
or less, by agency or department head; P.A. 85-613 made technical change, deleting reference to Sec. 1-20 in Subsec. (a);
P.A. 87-299 amended Subsec. (a) by increasing the amount of uncollectible claim due any state department or agency
which may be cancelled by the head of such department or agency from fifty dollars or less to two hundred dollars or less,
except for the department of revenue services where the maximum amount which may be so cancelled was continued at
fifty dollars; P.A. 91-120 increased the level of uncollectible claims which can be cancelled by the department of revenue
services from fifty dollars to two hundred dollars and rewrote the section for clarity; P.A. 97-203 amended Subsec. (b) to
replace Attorney General with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management re recommendation to the Governor,
effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 97-241 amended Subsec. (a) to provide that the Commissioner of Environmental Protection
may cancel uncollectible claims of less than five thousand dollars incurred by him under Sec. 22a-451, effective June 24,
1997; P.A. 98-204 amended Subsec. (a) by increasing the amount of uncollectible claim due any state department or agency
which may be cancelled by the head of such department or agency from two hundred dollars or less to one thousand dollars
or less and deleting provision that uncollectible patient claim due The University of Connecticut Health Center of four
hundred dollars or less may be cancelled upon the authorization of the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut,
amended Subsec. (b) by providing that the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, rather than the Governor,
upon the recommendation of said secretary, may authorize cancellation of uncollectible claim for one thousand, rather
than two hundred dollars, and deleting provision concerning cancellation of uncollectible patient claims greater than four
hundred dollars due The University of Connecticut Health Center, effective July 1, 1998.
Arbitration clause in state contract not invalidated by this section. 28 CS 173.
Sec. 3-8. Restoration and repair of state boundary marks. The Governor shall,
in 1975 and decennially thereafter, or whenever any monument or other boundary mark
between this state and an adjoining state has become damaged, displaced or destroyed,
appoint an agent authorized to act with a duly appointed agent of such adjoining state
to examine any or all of such monuments and boundary marks and restore or repair any
that are injured or have been removed; and a reasonable portion of the expense thereof,
together with the cost of the services of such agent, when approved by the Governor,
shall be paid from the State Treasury. Such agent or his representative may, upon giving
reasonable written notice to the owner, enter upon private property for the purpose of
surveying, establishing, maintaining or restoring any state boundary mark or monument
and shall use care so that no unnecessary damage shall result to such private property,
and the state shall pay damages to the owner of any such property, from appropriations
made to the Department of Transportation for any damage or injury such agent or his
representative causes such owner by such entry and activity.
(1949 Rev., S. 90; 1967, P.A. 46, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 550, S. 1.)
History: 1967 act changed "1970" and "quinquennially" to "1975" and "decennially", respectively; 1971 act made
provisions concerning entry on private property and reimbursement for any damage to private property.
Sec. 3-9. Automobile for use of the Governor. An automobile shall be provided
for the use of the Governor, to be purchased, maintained and operated at the expense
of the state from moneys appropriated for expenses of the Governor.
(1949 Rev., S. 81.)
Sec. 3-10. Maintenance of the Governor's residence. Foundations established
re Governor's residence. Disclosure of income, expenditures, contributions, officers and state employees. (a) The land, buildings, furnishings and improvements of
the Governor's official residence shall be maintained by the Commissioner of Public
Works and food, supplies and staff for such residence shall be provided by the commissioner at the expense of the state.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, for any foundation, as
defined in section 4-37e, and established for the purpose of assisting the Commissioner
of Public Works in performing the duties described in subsection (a) of this section, the
following information shall be subject to disclosure in accordance with the provisions
of chapter 14: (1) The annual income and individual expenditures and contributions in
excess of two hundred dollars of such foundation, (2) the names of the officers of any
such foundation, and (3) the names of any state employees acting on behalf of, or working
for such foundation.
(1949 Rev., S. 104; March, 1950, S. 33d; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 610; P.A. 87-496, S. 7, 110; P.A. 88-1, S. 2, 13; P.A. 04-37, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced "public works commissioner" with "commissioner of administrative services"; P.A. 87-496 substituted "public works commissioner" for "administrative services commissioner"; P.A. 88-1 required food, supplies and staff for the residence to be provided by the commissioner at state expense; P.A. 04-37 designated existing section
as Subsec. (a), and added new Subsec. (b) re disclosure of income, expenses, contributions, officers and certain state
employee names by foundations established to assist the Commissioner of Public Works in maintaining the Governor's
residence, effective April 20, 2004.
Sec. 3-10a. Governor to take steps to assure federal aid for higher education.
Section 3-10a is repealed.
(1961, P.A. 534; 1967, P.A. 585, S. 5.)
See Secs. 4-28, 10a-14, 10a-45 to 10a-47, inclusive, and 10a-116.
Sec. 3-10b. Governor may request waiver of certain federal-aid program requirements re administration of aid. (a) The Governor is authorized to request the
head of any federal department administering a grant-in-aid program under any federal
law which requires that a single state agency or multimember board or commission be
established or designated to administer or supervise the administration of the program,
that such federal department waive the single state agency or multimember board or
commission provision of such federal law in accordance with section 204 of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general statute, upon the waiver
by the head of a federal department pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Governor may authorize and direct that the program for which such waiver has been obtained
be administered by more than one state agency, board or commission.
(1969, P.A. 588, S. 1, 2.)
Sec. 3-10c. Appropriation to be used by or on behalf of former Governor. (a)
The Comptroller shall make available during the period of one year from the date a
former Governor shall leave office, upon submission of proper vouchers, the sum of
not more than ten thousand dollars, which is to be used by or on behalf of such former
Governor, as he or, in the event he is unable to do so because of illness or death, the
Comptroller deems proper and necessary, to meet the expenses applicable to the performance of public responsibilities related to his having held the office of Governor.
(b) To be eligible for the benefits of this section, a former Governor shall not, during
the term for which he was elected, have been removed from office or have left office
during the term for which he was elected for any reason other than physical or mental
disability.
(c) Repealed by P.A. 75-567, S. 56, 80.
(1971, P.A. 28, S. 1-3; P.A. 75-567, S. 56, 80; P.A. 81-371, S. 1, 2.)
History: P.A. 75-567 repealed Subsec. (c) which had provided an appropriation; P.A. 81-371, effective June 23, 1981,
added provision authorizing the comptroller to determine the proper and necessary use of fund, on behalf of a former
governor, if the former governor is unable to do so because of illness or death.