CHAPTER 47
STATE PROPERTY AND FUNDS

      Sec. 4-24. Transferred to Chapter 59, Part II, Sec. 4b-11.

      Secs. 4-24a and 4-24b. Capitol Center Commission. Director and staff; contracts; federal aid. Sections 4-24a and 4-24b are repealed.

      (1967, P.A. 589, S. 1, 2; 1971, P.A. 10, S. 1; 1972, P.A. 85, S. 2; P.A. 73-599, S. 37; P.A. 77-614, S. 80, 284, 610; P.A. 84-512, S. 29, 30.)

      Secs. 4-24c to 4-24k. Transferred to Chapter 60, Part I, Secs. 4b-66 to 4b-74, inclusive.

      Secs. 4-24l and 4-24m. Transferred to Chapter 60, Part I, Secs. 4b-60 and 4b-61, respectively.

      Sec. 4-25. Transferred to Chapter 58, Sec. 4a-66.

      Sec. 4-26. Transferred to Chapter 59, Part III, Sec. 4b-21.

      Sec. 4-26a. Transferred to Chapter 59, Part I, Sec. 4b-3.

      Secs. 4-26b and 4-26c. Transferred to Chapter 59, Part III, Secs. 4b-23 and 4b-24, respectively.

      Sec. 4-26d. Transferred to Chapter 59, Part III, Sec. 4b-26.

      Sec. 4-26e. Transferred to Chapter 59, Part I, Sec. 4b-2.

      Secs. 4-26f and 4-26g. Transferred to Chapter 59, Part I, Secs. 4b-4 and 4b-5, respectively.

      Sec. 4-26h. Transferred to Chapter 59, Part III, Sec. 4b-32.

      Sec. 4-26i. Transferred to Chapter 59, Part III, Sec. 4b-27.

      Sec. 4-27. Transferred to Chapter 59, Part III, Sec. 4b-22.

      Sec. 4-27a. Transferred to Chapter 59, Part II, Sec. 4b-13.

      Sec. 4-27b. Transferred to Chapter 59, Part III, Sec. 4b-31.

      Sec. 4-28. Federal funds; Governor's responsibilities. Copy of applications and notice of awards to be submitted to committee having cognizance of appropriations and budgets of state agencies. Waste treatment management planning areas. (a) The Governor is designated, as administrative agent of the state, to apply for any funds or other aid for new construction, reconstruction and equipment for state institutions, for The University of Connecticut and for any other purpose which the Congress of the United States has authorized or may authorize the federal government to grant to the several states. The Governor, or any other officer of the state designated in any Act passed by the Congress of the United States, is authorized, in the name of the state, to make all applications and sign all documents necessary to obtain such aid from the United States or any agency thereof. The Treasurer is directed to receive all funds granted by the United States, or by any agency thereof, and to hold the same separate from all other funds of the state. Such funds shall be disbursed by said Treasurer, upon voucher of the Comptroller, under the direction of, and subject to regulations of, the Governor.

      (b) The Governor may designate any commissioner, officer or agency of the state or any group or committee of commissioners or officers of the state as the sole agency of the state, (i) to apply for, accept and expend funds allocated or payable to the state for state, local and other expenditures under any Act of Congress or administrative ruling pursuant thereto, (ii) to establish and administer or supervise the administration of any state-wide plan which is now or may hereafter be required as a condition for receipt of federal funds and (iii) to take such other action as may be reasonable and necessary to fulfill the purposes of the federal requirements. Such agency may comply with all administrative requirements, not inconsistent with the laws of the state, imposed as a condition for receipt of said federal funds.

      (c) A copy of any application made by a state agency under the provisions of this section or under the authority of any other section of the general statutes, or a detailed summary thereof, except applications for research grants by educational institutions, shall be submitted, through the Office of Fiscal Analysis, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, together with any plans or amendments, prior to submission of such application to the federal government. Notice of grant awards, except awards for research grants to educational institutions, which the state receives shall be sent to the committee, through the Office of Fiscal Analysis upon notification to the state of such award by the federal government.

      (d) For the purposes of encouraging and facilitating the development and implementation of area-wide waste treatment management plans pursuant to the federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Governor may designate (1) the boundaries of one or more waste treatment management planning areas within the state and (2) a single representative organization, including but not limited to appointed and elected officials from state, regional or local governments, or their designees, capable of developing effective area-wide waste treatment management plans for such areas. Upon the designation of that organization, notice thereof shall be given to the Legislative Committee on State Planning and Development established pursuant to section 4-60d, and the organization shall every six months thereafter submit a report on its activities to the Governor and to that committee.

      (1949 Rev., S. 264; 1967, P.A. 601, S. 1; P.A. 75-322, S. 1, 2; P.A. 79-557, S. 2; P.A. 82-314, S. 12, 63.)

      History: 1967 act added Subsec. (b); P.A. 75-322 added Subsec. (c); P.A. 79-557 moved former Subsec. (c) to Subsec. (d) and created new Subsec. (c); P.A. 82-314 changed formal designation of appropriations committee.

      Sec. 4-28a. Advisory commission. The Governor may designate and establish such advisory commission or commissions as may be required as a condition of eligibility for benefits under any federal law, to consult with the agency designated pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) of section 4-28 in carrying out its purposes. The Governor shall designate the chairman of any such commission and each member of the commission shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. Members shall receive no compensation but shall receive necessary expenses while engaged in commission matters.

      (1967, P.A. 601, S. 2.)

      Sec. 4-28b. Federal block grant funds. Hearing. Approval or modification of Governor's recommended allocations. Transfer of allocations. Reduction of federal reimbursements. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes: (1) If, during any fiscal year, the state receives federal block grant funds, the Governor shall submit recommended allocations of such funds to the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate. Within five days of receipt of the recommendations, the speaker and the president pro tempore shall submit the recommended allocations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and to the joint standing committee or committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of the subject matter relating to such recommended allocations, as determined by the speaker and the president pro tempore. Within thirty days of their receipt of the Governor's recommended allocations, the committee having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, in concurrence with the committee or committees of cognizance, shall advise the Governor of their approval or modifications, if any, of such recommended allocations. If the joint standing committees do not concur, the committee chairpersons shall appoint a committee on conference which shall be comprised of three members from each joint standing committee. At least one member appointed from each committee shall be a member of the minority party. The report of the committee on conference shall be made to each committee, which shall vote to accept or reject the report. The report of the committee on conference may not be amended. If a joint standing committee rejects the report of the committee on conference, the Governor's recommended allocations shall be deemed approved. If the joint standing committees accept the report, the committee having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies shall advise the Governor of their approval or modifications, if any, of such recommended allocations, provided if the committees do not act within thirty days, the recommended allocations shall be deemed approved. Disbursement of such funds shall be in accordance with the Governor's recommended allocations as approved or modified by the committees. After such recommended allocations have been so approved or modified, any proposed transfer to or from any specific allocation of a sum or sums of over fifty thousand dollars or ten per cent of any such specific allocation, whichever is less, shall be submitted by the Governor to the speaker and the president pro tempore and approved, modified or rejected by the committees in accordance with the procedures set forth in this subdivision. Notification of all transfers made shall be sent to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and to the committee or committees of cognizance, through the Office of Fiscal Analysis; (2) if, during any fiscal year, federal funding for programs financed by state appropriations with federal reimbursements is reduced below the amounts estimated under the provisions of section 2-35, the Governor shall submit recommendations to the joint standing committee having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and to the committee of cognizance, for legislation necessary to modify funding for such programs consistent with such reductions in federal funding.

      (P.A. 81-449, S. 9, 11; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-2, S. 1, 2; P.A. 82-242, S. 1, 2; P.A. 83-376, S. 1, 2; P.A. 84-73, S. 1, 2; P.A. 86-355, S. 1, 3; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 28, 131; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 1.)

      History: Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-2 specified applicability re education block grants; P.A. 82-242 made provisions applicable to any fiscal year where previously limited in applicability to 1981-1982 fiscal year generally and to 1982-1983 fiscal year in case of education block grants; P.A. 83-376 amended Subdiv. (2) to make provisions applicable to all block grants where previously limited in applicability to block grants received in lieu of categorical grants, established five-day limit for speaker and president pro tempore to submit governor's recommendations to committees and thirty-day limit for committees to advise governor, established conference committee procedure and added provision that any proposed amendments to recommendations after their approval or modification shall be submitted and approved, modified, or rejected in accordance with procedures in Subdiv. (2); P.A. 84-73 amended Subdiv. (2) to repeal requirement that proposed amendments to governor's recommendations, after approval, are subject to procedures in Subdiv. (2), substituting requirement that after governor's recommended allocations have been approved, any proposed transfer to or from any specific allocation of more than fifty thousand dollars or ten per cent of such allocation, whichever is less, shall be subject to procedures in Subdiv. (2) and adding provision that notice of all transfers shall be sent to certain joint standing committees through office of fiscal analysis; P.A. 86-355 repealed former Subdiv. (1) which had authorized governor, with approval of finance advisory committee, to authorize expenditure of state funds to replace reduced or eliminated federal grant for not more than sixty days following reduction or elimination of such grant, and renumbered remaining subdivisions; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 added requirement for a hearing on recommended allocations within fifteen days of receipt of the recommendations by the committee and made technical changes for the purpose of gender neutrality, effective July 1, 2001; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3 deleted provision requiring that committees hold a public hearing on recommended allocations within fifteen days of committees' receipt, effective June 30, 2005.

      Sec. 4-28c. Federal oil pricing and allocation settlement funds. Approval or modification of Governor's recommended allocations. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 4-28, 4-30a, 16a-4a and 16a-14, on July 1, 1987, and every six months thereafter, the Governor shall submit to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy planning and activities his recommended allocations of any funds resulting from any settlement resolving oil pricing and allocation regulatory violations under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act, as amended, except that if such funds (1) amount to less than one hundred thousand dollars in any six-month period, or (2) are received within sixty days prior to the end of any such six-month period, the recommended allocation of such funds may be submitted at the end of the next six-month period. Not later than sixty calendar days after receipt of the Governor's recommended allocations, such committee, in concurrence with the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, shall advise the Governor of their approval or modifications, if any, of the recommended allocations. If the joint standing committees do not concur, the committee chairmen shall appoint a committee on conference which shall be comprised of three members from each such joint standing committee. At least one member appointed from each such joint standing committee shall be a member of the minority party. The report of the committee on conference shall be made to each such joint standing committee, which shall vote to accept or reject the report. The report of the committee on conference may not be amended. If a joint standing committee rejects the report of the committee on conference, the Governor's recommended allocations shall be deemed approved. If the joint standing committees accept the report, the committee having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies shall advise the Governor of the joint standing committees' approval or modifications, if any, of the Governor's recommended allocations, provided if the joint standing committees do not act within sixty calendar days, the recommendations shall be deemed approved. Disbursement of such funds shall be in accordance with the Governor's recommendations as approved or modified by the committees. After such recommended allocations have been so approved or modified, any proposed transfer to or from any specific allocation of a sum or sums of more than twenty-five thousand dollars or five per cent of any such specific allocation, whichever is less, shall be submitted by the Governor to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy planning and activities and approved, modified or rejected by the committees in accordance with the procedures set forth in this section. The Governor shall submit a notice of any other transfer to or from any specific allocation to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, through the Office of Fiscal Analysis, and to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy planning and activities.

      (P.A. 83-55, S. 2, 3; P.A. 86-198, S. 1, 3; P.A. 87-57, S. 1, 2.)

      History: P.A. 86-198 established deadlines for submission of governor's recommended allocations to general assembly committee having cognizance of energy matters, extended from thirty days to sixty days period for both general assembly committees to advise governor of approval or modification of allocations and authorized conference committee and transfers to or from specific allocations after recommended allocations are approved or modified; P.A. 87-57 revised the deadline for submission of the governor's recommended allocations from sixty days after receipt of funds to every six months, established exceptions to the requirement for submission of recommended allocations in the case of funds less than one hundred thousand dollars and funds received within sixty days of the deadline, and changed "sixty days" to "sixty calendar days".

      Sec. 4-28d. Reserved for future use.

      Sec. 4-28e. Tobacco Settlement Fund. Disbursements and grants. (a) There is created a Tobacco Settlement Fund which shall be a separate nonlapsing fund. Any funds received by the state from the Master Settlement Agreement executed November 23, 1998, shall be deposited into the fund.

      (b) (1) The Treasurer is authorized to invest all or any part of the Tobacco Settlement Fund, all or any part of the Tobacco and Health Trust Fund created in section 4-28f and all or any part of the Biomedical Research Trust Fund created in section 19a-32c. The interest derived from any such investment shall be credited to the resources of the fund from which the investment was made.

      (2) Notwithstanding sections 3-13 to 3-13h, inclusive, the Treasurer shall invest the amounts on deposit in the Tobacco Settlement Fund, the Tobacco and Health Trust Fund and the Biomedical Research Trust Fund in a manner reasonable and appropriate to achieve the objectives of such funds, exercising the discretion and care of a prudent person in similar circumstances with similar objectives. The Treasurer shall give due consideration to rate of return, risk, term or maturity, diversification of the total portfolio within such funds, liquidity, the projected disbursements and expenditures, and the expected payments, deposits, contributions and gifts to be received. The Treasurer shall not be required to invest such funds directly in obligations of the state or any political subdivision of the state or in any investment or other fund administered by the Treasurer. The assets of such funds shall be continuously invested and reinvested in a manner consistent with the objectives of such funds until disbursed in accordance with this section, section 4-28f or section 19a-32c.

      (c) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, disbursements from the Tobacco Settlement Fund shall be made as follows: (A) To the General Fund in the amount identified as "Transfer from Tobacco Settlement Fund" in the General Fund revenue schedule adopted by the General Assembly; (B) to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services for a grant to the regional action councils in the amount of five hundred thousand dollars; and (C) to the Tobacco and Health Trust Fund in an amount equal to nineteen million five hundred thousand dollars.

      (2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002, and each fiscal year thereafter, disbursements from the Tobacco Settlement Fund shall be made as follows: (A) To the Tobacco and Health Trust Fund in an amount equal to twelve million dollars; (B) to the Biomedical Research Trust Fund in an amount equal to four million dollars; (C) to the General Fund in the amount identified as "Transfer from Tobacco Settlement Fund" in the General Fund revenue schedule adopted by the General Assembly; and (D) any remainder to the Tobacco and Health Trust Fund.

      (3) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2008, to June 30, 2015, inclusive, the sum of ten million dollars shall be disbursed from the Tobacco Settlement Fund to the Stem Cell Research Fund established by section 19a-32e for grants-in-aid to eligible institutions for the purpose of conducting embryonic or human adult stem cell research.

      (d) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, five million dollars shall be disbursed from the Tobacco Settlement Fund to a tobacco grant account to be established in the Office of Policy and Management. Such funds shall not lapse on June 30, 2000, and shall continue to be available for expenditure during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001.

      (e) Tobacco grants shall be made from the account established pursuant to subsection (d) of this section by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management in consultation with the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president pro tempore of the Senate, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the Senate, and the cochairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, or their designees. Such grants shall be used to reduce tobacco abuse through prevention, education, cessation, treatment, enforcement and health needs programs.

      (f) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, and each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars is appropriated to the Department of Revenue Services and the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars is appropriated to the office of the Attorney General for the enforcement of the provisions of sections 4-28h to 4-28q, inclusive.

      (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-2, S. 26, 72; P.A. 00-170, S. 40, 42; 00-216, S. 14, 28; P.A. 04-218, S. 11; P.A. 05-149, S. 5.)

      History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-2 effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 00-170 amended Subsec. (c) to provide for $500,000 from the Tobacco Settlement Fund to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services for regional action councils for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 00-216 added provisions re Biomedical Research Trust Fund, designated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (b)(1), added Subsec. (b)(2) re investment by the Treasurer, designated existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (c)(1), inserting Subpara. designators therein, added Subsec. (c)(2) re disbursements, and made technical changes, effective June 1, 2000 (Revisor's note: In Subsec. (c)(1), "and (3) third" added by P.A. 00-170 was changed editorially by the Revisors to "and (C)" for consistency with changes made by P.A. 00-216; P.A. 04-218 added new Subsec. (f) re appropriation of funds for enforcement of tobacco settlement provisions, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 05-149 amended Subsec. (c) by adding Subdiv. (3) re disbursements to Stem Cell Research Fund, effective June 15, 2005.

      Sec. 4-28f. Tobacco and Health Trust Fund. Transfers from Tobacco Settlement Fund. Board of trustees. Disbursements. (a) There is created a Tobacco and Health Trust Fund which shall be a separate nonlapsing fund. The purpose of the trust fund shall be to create a continuing significant source of funds to (1) support and encourage development of programs to reduce tobacco abuse through prevention, education and cessation programs, (2) support and encourage development of programs to reduce substance abuse, and (3) develop and implement programs to meet the unmet physical and mental health needs in the state.

      (b) The trust fund may accept transfers from the Tobacco Settlement Fund and may apply for and accept gifts, grants or donations from public or private sources to enable the trust fund to carry out its objectives.

      (c) The trust fund shall be administered by a board of trustees, except that the board shall suspend its operations from July 1, 2003, to June 30, 2005, inclusive. The board shall consist of seventeen trustees. The appointment of the initial trustees shall be as follows: (1) The Governor shall appoint four trustees, one of whom shall serve for a term of one year from July 1, 2000, two of whom shall serve for a term of two years from July 1, 2000, and one of whom shall serve for a term of three years from July 1, 2000; (2) the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate each shall appoint two trustees, one of whom shall serve for a term of two years from July 1, 2000, and one of whom shall serve for a term of three years from July 1, 2000; (3) the majority leader of the House of Representatives and the majority leader of the Senate each shall appoint two trustees, one of whom shall serve for a term of one year from July 1, 2000, and one of whom shall serve for a term of three years from July 1, 2000; (4) the minority leader of the House of Representatives and the minority leader of the Senate each shall appoint two trustees, one of whom shall serve for a term of one year from July 1, 2000, and one of whom shall serve for a term of two years from July 1, 2000; and (5) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee, shall serve as an ex-officio voting member. Following the expiration of such initial terms, subsequent trustees shall serve for a term of three years. The period of suspension of the board's operations from July 1, 2003, to June 30, 2005, inclusive, shall not be included in the term of any trustee serving on July 1, 2003. The trustees shall serve without compensation except for reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in performing their duties. The board of trustees shall establish rules of procedure for the conduct of its business which shall include, but not be limited to, criteria, processes and procedures to be used in selecting programs to receive money from the trust fund. The trust fund shall be within the Office of Policy and Management for administrative purposes only. The board of trustees shall meet not less than bimonthly except during the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, and June 30, 2005, and, not later than January first of each year, except during the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, and June 30, 2005, shall submit a report of its activities and accomplishments to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, in accordance with section 11-4a. Such report shall be approved by each trustee.

      (d) (1) During the period commencing July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2003, the board of trustees, by majority vote, may recommend authorization of disbursement from the trust fund for the purposes described in subsection (a) of this section and section 19a-6c, provided the board may not recommend authorization of disbursement of more than fifty per cent of net earnings from the principal of the trust fund for such purposes. For the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2005, and each fiscal year thereafter, the board may recommend authorization of the net earnings from the principal of the trust fund for such purposes. The board's recommendations shall give (A) priority to programs that address tobacco and substance abuse and serve minors, pregnant women and parents of young children, and (B) consideration to the availability of private matching funds. Recommended disbursements from the trust fund shall be in addition to any resources that would otherwise be appropriated by the state for such purposes and programs.

      (2) Except during the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, and June 30, 2005, the board of trustees shall submit such recommendations for the authorization of disbursement from the trust fund to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies. Not later than thirty days after receipt of such recommendations, said committees shall advise the board of their approval, modifications, if any, or rejection of the board's recommendations. If said joint standing committees do not concur, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president pro tempore of the Senate, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the House of Representatives and the minority leader of the Senate each shall appoint one member from each of said joint standing committees to serve as a committee on conference. The committee on conference shall submit its report to both committees, which shall vote to accept or reject the report. The report of the committee on conference may not be amended. If a joint standing committee rejects the report of the committee on conference, the board's recommendations shall be deemed approved. If the joint standing committees accept the report of the committee on conference, the joint standing committee having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies shall advise the board of said joint standing committees' approval or modifications, if any, of the board's recommended disbursement. If said joint standing committees do not act within thirty days after receipt of the board's recommendations for the authorization of disbursement, such recommendations shall be deemed approved. Disbursement from the trust fund shall be in accordance with the board's recommendations as approved or modified by said joint standing committees.

      (3) After such recommendations for the authorization of disbursement have been approved or modified pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, any modification in the amount of an authorized disbursement in excess of fifty thousand dollars or ten per cent of the authorized amount, whichever is less, shall be submitted to said joint standing committees and approved, modified or rejected in accordance with the procedure set forth in subdivision (2) of this subsection. Notification of all disbursements from the trust fund made pursuant to this section shall be sent to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, through the Office of Fiscal Analysis.

      (4) The board of trustees shall, not later than February first of each year, except during the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, and June 30, 2005, submit a report to the General Assembly, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, that includes all disbursements and other expenditures from the trust fund and an evaluation of the performance and impact of each program receiving funds from the trust fund. Such report shall also include the criteria and application process used to select programs to receive such funds.

      (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-2, S. 27, 72; P.A. 00-216, S. 15, 28; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4, S. 40, 58; P.A. 03-19, S. 3; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, S. 10.)

      History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-2 effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 00-216 designated existing provisions as Subsecs. (a) and (b), added provisions in Subsec. (a) re purposes of trust fund and added Subsecs. (c) re board of trustees and (d) re disbursements, effective June 1, 2000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4 amended Subsec. (c) by adding provisions re bimonthly meeting and annual report of the board of trustees, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 03-19 made technical changes in Subsec. (c), effective May 12, 2003; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3 amended Subsecs. (c) and (d) by adding provisions re suspension of the board's operations from July 1, 2003, to June 30, 2005, effective August 20, 2003.

      See Sec. 4-38f for definition of "administrative purposes only".

      Sec. 4-28g. Receipt of funds for tobacco education, reduction or prevention of use. Department of Public Health approval. Any governmental entity or Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended or Section 501(c)(4) of said Internal Revenue Code organization, including, but not limited to, local health districts and regional action councils, which receives state dollars for tobacco education or reduction or prevention of tobacco use, shall submit a plan to the Department of Public Health identifying the target population, the methods for choosing the target population, and the evaluation component for the effectiveness of the program. Such plan shall be approved by the Department of Health prior to the release of funds.

      (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-2, S. 45.)

      Sec. 4-28h. Regulation of certain cigarette manufacturers under tobacco settlement agreement: Definitions. As used in sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive:

      (1) "Adjusted for inflation" means increased in accordance with the formula for inflation adjustment set forth in Exhibit C to the Master Settlement Agreement;

      (2) "Affiliate" means a person who directly or indirectly owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with, another person. The terms "owns", "is owned" and "ownership" mean ownership of an equity interest, or the equivalent thereof, of ten per cent or more. The term "person" means an individual, partnership, committee, association, corporation or any other organization or group of persons;

      (3) "Allocable share" means allocable share as that term is defined in the Master Settlement Agreement;

      (4) "Cigarette" means any product that contains nicotine, is intended to be burned or heated under ordinary conditions of use, and consists of or contains (A) any roll of tobacco wrapped in paper or in any substance not containing tobacco; or (B) tobacco, in any form, that is functional in the product, which, because of its appearance, the type of tobacco used in the filler, or its packaging and labeling, is likely to be offered to, or purchased by, consumers as a cigarette; and (C) any roll of tobacco wrapped in any substance containing tobacco which, because of its appearance, the type of tobacco used in the filler, or its packaging and labeling, is likely to be offered to, or purchased by, consumers as a cigarette described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. The term "cigarette" includes roll-your-own tobacco, meaning any tobacco which, because of its appearance, type, packaging or labeling is suitable for use and likely to be offered to, or purchased by, consumers as tobacco for making cigarettes. For purposes of this definition of "cigarette", 0.09 ounces of roll-your-own tobacco shall constitute one individual "cigarette";

      (5) "Master Settlement Agreement" means the settlement agreement executed November 23, 1998, by the state of Connecticut and leading tobacco product manufacturers, entitled "State of Connecticut v. Philip Morris, et al.";

      (6) "Qualified escrow fund" means an escrow arrangement with a federally or state-chartered financial institution having no affiliation with any tobacco product manufacturer and having assets of at least one billion dollars where such arrangement requires that such financial institution hold the escrowed funds' principal for the benefit of releasing parties and prohibits the tobacco product manufacturer placing the funds into escrow from using, accessing or directing the use of the funds' principal except as consistent with the provisions of subsection (b) of section 4-28i;

      (7) "Released claims" means released claims as that term is defined in the Master Settlement Agreement;

      (8) "Releasing parties" means releasing parties as that term is defined in the Master Settlement Agreement;

      (9) "Tobacco product manufacturer" means an entity, or its successor, that, after July 1, 2000, directly and not exclusively through an affiliate (A) manufactures cigarettes anywhere which the manufacturer intends to be sold in the United States, including cigarettes intended to be sold in the United States through an importer, provided that an entity that manufactures cigarettes that it intends to be sold in the United States shall not be considered to be a tobacco product manufacturer under this subparagraph (A) if (i) such cigarettes are sold in the United States exclusively through an importer that is an original participating manufacturer, as that term is defined in the Master Settlement Agreement, that will be responsible for payments under the Master Settlement Agreement with respect to such cigarettes as a result of the provisions of subsection II (mm) of the Master Settlement Agreement and that pays the taxes specified in subsection II (z) of the Master Settlement Agreement, and (ii) the manufacturer of such cigarettes does not market or advertise such cigarettes in the United States; or (B) is the first purchaser anywhere for resale in the United States of cigarettes manufactured anywhere that the manufacturer does not intend to be sold in the United States. A tobacco product manufacturer shall not include an affiliate of a tobacco product manufacturer unless such affiliate itself meets the criteria specified in subparagraph (A) or (B) of this subdivision;

      (10) "Units sold" means the number of individual cigarettes sold in this state by the applicable tobacco product manufacturer, whether directly or through a distributor, dealer or similar intermediary or intermediaries during the year in question, as measured by excise taxes collected by this state on packs, or on "roll-your-own" tobacco containers, bearing the excise tax stamp of the state. The Department of Revenue Services shall adopt such regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, as are necessary to ascertain the amount of state excise tax paid on the cigarettes of such tobacco product manufacturer for each year.

      (P.A. 00-208, S. 1, 4; P.A. 01-2, S. 3, 4.)

      History: P.A. 00-208 effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 01-2 amended Subdiv. (9) to make a technical change, effective March 30, 2001.

      Sec. 4-28i. Regulation of certain cigarette manufacturers under tobacco settlement agreement: Escrow funds. (a) Any tobacco product manufacturer selling cigarettes to consumers within this state, whether directly or through a distributor, dealer or similar intermediary or intermediaries, after July 1, 2000, shall (1) become a participating manufacturer, as the term is defined in section II(jj) of the Master Settlement Agreement, and generally perform its financial obligations under the Master Settlement Agreement; or (2) place into a qualified escrow fund not later than April fifteenth of the year following the year in question the following amounts, as adjusted for inflation: For calendar year 2000, $.0104712 per unit sold after July 1, 2000; for each of calendar years 2001 and 2002, $.0136125 per unit sold; for each of calendar years 2003 through 2006, $.0167539 per unit sold; for calendar year 2007 and for each calendar year thereafter, $.0188482 per unit sold.

      (b) A tobacco product manufacturer that places funds into escrow pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall receive the interest, or other appreciation on such funds, as earned. Such funds shall be released from escrow only (1) to pay a judgment or settlement on any released claim brought against such tobacco product manufacturer by the state or any releasing party located or residing in the state. Funds shall be released from escrow under this subdivision in the order in which the funds were placed into escrow and only to the extent and at such time as is necessary to make payments required under such judgment or settlement; (2) to the extent that a tobacco product manufacturer establishes that the amount it was required to place into escrow on account of units sold in this state in a particular year was greater than the Master Settlement Agreement payments, as determined pursuant to section IX(i) of said agreement including after final determinations of all adjustments, that such manufacturer would have been required to make on account of such units sold had it been a participating manufacturer, the excess shall be released from escrow and revert back to such tobacco product manufacturer; or (3) to the extent not released from escrow under subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection, funds shall be released from escrow and revert back to such tobacco product manufacturer twenty-five years after the date on which such funds were placed into escrow.

      (P.A. 00-208, S. 2, 4; P.A. 01-2, S. 1, 4; P.A. 04-218, S. 9.)

      History: P.A. 00-208 effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 01-2 amended Subsec. (a) to provide for deposit into the escrow fund not later than April fifteenth of the year following the year in question, effective March 30, 2001; P.A. 04-218 amended Subsec. (b) to add provisions re release of escrow funds if manufacturer establishes that amount placed in escrow on account of units sold in this state exceeds the Master Settlement Agreement payments, effective July 1, 2004.

      Sec. 4-28j. Cigarette manufacturers: Compliance with escrow requirements. Penalties. (a) Each tobacco product manufacturer that elects to place funds into escrow pursuant to section 4-28i shall annually certify to the Attorney General that it is in compliance with said section 4-28i.

      (b) The Attorney General may bring a civil action on behalf of the state against any tobacco product manufacturer that fails to place into escrow the funds required under section 4-28i. Any tobacco product manufacturer that fails in any year to place into escrow the funds required under section 4-28i shall (1) be required within fifteen days to place such funds into escrow as shall bring it into compliance with section 4-28i. The court, upon a finding of a violation of this subsection, may impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed five per cent of the amount improperly withheld from escrow per day of the violation and in a total amount not to exceed one hundred per cent of the original amount improperly withheld from escrow; (2) in the case of a knowing violation, be required within fifteen days to place such funds into escrow as shall bring it into compliance with section 4-28i. The court, upon a finding of a knowing violation of this subsection, may impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed fifteen per cent of the amount improperly withheld from escrow per day of the violation and in a total amount not to exceed three hundred per cent of the original amount improperly withheld from escrow; and (3) in the case of a second knowing violation, be prohibited from selling cigarettes to consumers within the state, whether directly or through a distributor, dealer or similar intermediary, for a period not to exceed two years. All costs, fees and expenses in connection with such action shall be assessed as damages against the tobacco product manufacturer together with reasonable attorney's fees.

      (c) Each failure to make an annual deposit required under section 4-28i shall constitute a separate violation.

      (P.A. 00-208, S. 3, 4; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7, S. 101.)

      History: P.A. 00-208 effective July 1, 2000; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7 amended Subsec. (b) to provide that costs and fees may be assessed as damages in actions brought under section.

      Sec. 4-28k. Cigarette manufacturers: Enforcement. Definitions. As used in sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive:

      (1) "Brand family" means all styles of cigarettes sold under the same trade mark and differentiated from one another by means of additional modifiers or descriptors, including, but not limited to, menthol, lights, kings and 100's, and includes any use of a brand name, alone or in conjunction with any other word, trademark, logo, symbol, motto, selling message, recognizable pattern of colors, or any other indicia of product identification identical or similar to, or identifiable with, a previously known brand of cigarettes;

      (2) "Cigarette" has the same meaning as provided in section 4-28h;

      (3) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Revenue Services;

      (4) "Nonparticipating manufacturer" means any tobacco product manufacturer that is not a participating manufacturer;

      (5) "Participating manufacturer" has the meaning as provided in section II(jj) of the Master Settlement Agreement, as defined in section 4-28h, and all amendments thereto;

      (6) "Qualified escrow fund" has the same meaning as provided in section 4-28h;

      (7) "Stamper" means, in the case of cigarettes other than roll-your-own tobacco, a person that under chapter 214 may lawfully purchase unstamped packages of cigarettes and affix Connecticut cigarette tax stamps to such packages, and, in the case of roll-your-own tobacco, a person licensed as a distributor under chapter 214a and required to pay the tax due on such tobacco under said chapter 214a;

      (8) "Tobacco product manufacturer" has the same meaning as provided in section 4-28h; and

      (9) "Units sold" has the same meaning as provided in section 4-28h.

      (P.A. 04-218, S. 1.)

      Sec. 4-28l. Cigarette Manufacturers: Enforcement. Certification. (a) Any tobacco product manufacturer whose cigarettes are sold in this state, whether directly or through a distributor, retailer or similar intermediary or intermediaries, shall execute a certification annually on a form prescribed by the commissioner, certifying under penalty of law for false statement that, as of the date of such certification, such tobacco product manufacturer is either a participating manufacturer or is in full compliance with the provisions of sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive. Such tobacco product manufacturer shall deliver such certificate to the commissioner and Attorney General no later than April thirtieth of each year. Each tobacco product manufacturer shall maintain all invoices and documentation of sales and other such information relied upon for such certification for a period of five years unless otherwise required by law to maintain them for a longer period of time.

      (b) If a tobacco product manufacturer is a participating manufacturer, such manufacturer shall include in its certification a list of its brand families. The participating manufacturer shall update such list thirty days prior to any addition to, or modification of, its brand families by executing and delivering a supplemental certification to the Attorney General and the commissioner.

      (c) If the tobacco product manufacturer is a nonparticipating manufacturer, such manufacturer shall include in its certification: (1) A list of all of its brand families and the number of units of each brand family that were sold in the state during the preceding calendar year; (2) a list of all of its brand families that have been sold in the state at any time during the current calendar year; (3) an indication, by an asterisk, of any brand family sold in the state during the preceding calendar year that is no longer being sold in the state as of the date of such certification; and (4) the name and address of any other manufacturer of such brand families in the preceding or current calendar year. Each nonparticipating manufacturer shall update such list thirty days prior to any addition to, or modification of, its brand families by executing and delivering a supplemental certification to the Attorney General and the commissioner.

      (d) If the tobacco product manufacturer is a nonparticipating manufacturer, such manufacturer shall further (1) certify that such nonparticipating manufacturer is registered to do business in this state pursuant to title 33 or 34 as a foreign corporation or business entity or has appointed an agent for service of process and provided notice thereof as required by section 4-28n, (2) certify that such nonparticipating manufacturer has established and continues to maintain a qualified escrow fund and has executed a qualified escrow agreement that governs the qualified escrow fund, (3) certify that such nonparticipating manufacturer is in full compliance with the provisions of sections 4-28h to 4-28r, inclusive, and any regulations adopted under sections 4-28h to 4-28r, inclusive, and (4) provide (A) the name, address and telephone number of the financial institution where the nonparticipating manufacturer has established such qualified escrow fund required pursuant to the provisions of sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive, and all regulations adopted under sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive; (B) the account number of such qualified escrow fund and subaccount number for the state of Connecticut; (C) the amount that such nonparticipating manufacturer placed in such fund for cigarettes sold in the state during the preceding calendar year, the date and amount of each such deposit, and such evidence or verification as may be deemed necessary by the commissioner or the Attorney General, to confirm the foregoing; and (D) the amounts of and dates of any withdrawal or transfer of funds the nonparticipating manufacturer made at any time from such fund or from any other qualified escrow fund into which it ever made escrow payments pursuant to the provisions of sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive, and all regulations adopted under sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive.

      (e) A tobacco product manufacturer may not include in its certification a brand family unless (1) in the case of a participating manufacturer, the participating manufacturer affirms that the brand family is to be deemed to be its cigarettes for purposes of calculating its payments under the Master Settlement Agreement for the relevant year, in the volume and shares determined pursuant to the Master Settlement Agreement; and (2) in the case of a nonparticipating manufacturer, such nonparticipating manufacturer affirms that the brand family is to be deemed to be its cigarettes for purposes of sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive. Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting or otherwise affecting the state's right to maintain that a brand family constitutes cigarettes of a different tobacco product manufacturer for purposes of calculating payments under the Master Settlement Agreement or for purposes of sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive.

      (P.A. 04-218, S. 2.)

      Sec. 4-28m. Cigarette manufacturers: Directory. Violations of law. Review. (a)(1) Not later than July 1, 2005, the commissioner shall develop and make available for public inspection, on the Department of Revenue Services' website and in such other forms as the commissioner deems appropriate, a directory listing of all tobacco product manufacturers that have provided current and accurate certifications conforming to the requirements of section 4-28l and all brand families that are listed in such certifications. The commissioner shall update the directory as necessary in order to correct mistakes and to add or remove a tobacco product manufacturer or brand family to keep the directory current and in conformity with the requirements of sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive.

      (2) The commissioner shall not include or retain in such directory the name or brand families of any manufacturer that has failed to provide the required certification or whose certification the commissioner determines is not in compliance with the provisions of section 4-28l, unless such violation has been remedied to the satisfaction of the commissioner.

      (3) The commissioner shall not include or retain in the directory any brand family of a nonparticipating manufacturer if the commissioner concludes: (A) All escrow payments required pursuant to the provisions of sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive, for any period for any brand family, whether or not listed by such nonparticipating manufacturer, have not been fully paid into a qualified escrow fund governed by a qualified escrow agreement that has been approved by the Attorney General, or (B) any outstanding final judgment, including interest thereon, for a violation of sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive, has not been fully satisfied for such brand family and such manufacturer.

      (b) It shall be unlawful for any person:

      (1) To affix a tax stamp to a package or other container of cigarettes of a tobacco product manufacturer or brand family not included in the directory; and

      (2) To sell, offer, possess for sale or distribute in this state, cigarettes of a tobacco product manufacturer or brand family not included in the directory.

      (c) A violation of subsection (b) of this section shall be a class A misdemeanor.

      (d) Any person who violates subsection (b) of this section engages in an unfair and deceptive trade practice in violation of section 42-110b.

      (e) A determination by the commissioner not to include a brand family or tobacco product manufacturer in the directory maintained pursuant to this section or to remove such brand family or manufacturer from the directory shall be subject to review in the manner prescribed by section 12-311.

      (P.A. 04-218, S. 3.)

      Sec. 4-28n. Cigarette manufacturers: Agents for service of process. (a) Any nonparticipating manufacturer that has not registered to do business in this state, pursuant to title 33 or 34, as a foreign corporation or business entity shall, as a condition precedent to having its brand families listed or retained in the directory maintained pursuant to section 4-28m, appoint and continually engage without interruption the services of an agent in this state to act as agent for the service of process on whom all process and any action or proceeding against it concerning or arising out of the enforcement of the provisions of sections 4-28h to 4-28r, inclusive, may be served in any manner authorized by law. Such service shall constitute legal and valid service of process on the nonparticipating manufacturer. The nonparticipating manufacturer shall provide the name, address, telephone number and proof of the appointment and availability of such agent to, and to the satisfaction of, the commissioner and the Attorney General.

      (b) A nonparticipating manufacturer shall provide notice to the commissioner and the Attorney General at least thirty calendar days prior to termination of the authority of an agent and shall further provide proof, to the satisfaction of the commissioner and the Attorney General, of the appointment of a new agent no less than five calendar days prior to the termination of an existing agent appointment. In the event an agent terminates an agency, the nonparticipating manufacturer shall notify the commissioner and the Attorney General of such termination not later than five calendar days after such termination and shall include proof, to the satisfaction of the commissioner and the Attorney General, of the appointment of a new agent.

      (c) Any nonparticipating manufacturer whose products are sold in this state without appointing or designating an agent as required in this section shall be deemed to have appointed the Secretary of the State as such agent and may be proceeded against in courts of this state by service of process upon the Secretary of the State, except that the appointment of the Secretary of the State as such agent shall not satisfy the condition precedent to having the brand families of the nonparticipating manufacturer listed or retained in the directory.

      (P.A. 04-218, S. 4.)

      Sec. 4-28o. Cigarette manufacturers: Reporting requirements. Regulations. (a) Not later than twenty-five days after the end of each month, and more frequently if so directed by the commissioner, each stamper shall submit such information as the commissioner requires to facilitate compliance with sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive, including, but not limited to, a list by brand family of the total number of cigarettes, or in the case of roll-your-own tobacco, the equivalent stick count, for which the stamper affixed stamps during the previous month. The stamper shall maintain, and make available to the commissioner for a period of five years, all invoices and documentation of purchases and sales of all nonparticipating manufacturer cigarettes and any other information relied upon in reporting to the commissioner. Each stamper shall provide and update as necessary an electronic mail address to the commissioner.

      (b) The commissioner may disclose to the Attorney General any information received under sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive, and requested by the Attorney General for purposes of determining compliance with and enforcing the provisions of sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive. The commissioner and the Attorney General shall share with each other the information received under sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive, and may share such information with other federal, state or local agencies only for purposes of enforcement of the provisions of sections 4-28h to 4-28r, inclusive, or corresponding laws of other states.

      (c) The Attorney General may require at any time from a nonparticipating manufacturer proof of the amount of money in the qualified escrow fund maintained by such manufacturer for the purpose of compliance with provisions of sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive. Such proof shall be provided to such manufacturer by the financial institution in which such manufacturer has established such fund. Such proof shall include the amount of money in such fund, exclusive of interest, the amount and date of each deposit to such fund and the amount and date of each withdrawal from such fund.

      (d) In addition to the information requested to be submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and section 4-28l, the commissioner may require a stamper or tobacco product manufacturer to submit any additional information including, but not limited to, samples of the packaging or labeling of each brand family, as is necessary to enable the Attorney General to determine whether a tobacco product manufacturer is in compliance with the provisions of sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive.

      (e) To promote compliance with the provisions of sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive, the commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, requiring a tobacco product manufacturer subject to the requirements of subsection (c) of section 4-28l to make the escrow deposits required in quarterly installments during the year in which the sales covered by such deposits are made. The commissioner may require production of information sufficient to enable the commissioner to determine the adequacy of the amount of the installment deposit.

      (P.A. 04-218, S. 5.)

      History: P.A. 04-218 effective January 1, 2005.

      Sec. 4-28p. Cigarette manufacturers: Violations by stampers. Penalties. Seizure of contraband. Injunctions. (a) In addition to any other civil or criminal remedy provided by law, upon a determination that a stamper has violated subsection (b) of section 4-28m or any regulation adopted under sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive, the commissioner, after a hearing, may revoke or suspend the license of such stamper in the manner provided by section 12-295. Each stamp affixed and each offer to sell cigarettes in violation of subsection (b) of section 4-28m shall constitute a separate violation. The commissioner may also assess such stamper a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed the greater of five hundred per cent of the retail value of the cigarettes, or five thousand dollars, upon a determination of violation of subsection (b) of section 4-28m.

      (b) Any cigarettes that have been sold, offered for sale or possessed for sale in this state, in violation of subsection (b) of section 4-28m shall be deemed contraband goods under section 12-305 and such cigarettes shall be subject to seizure as provided in section 12-305. All such cigarettes so seized shall be destroyed and not resold.

      (c) The Attorney General, on behalf of the commissioner, may seek an injunction to restrain a threatened or actual violation of subsection (b) of section 4-28m or subsections (a) or (d) of section 4-28o by a stamper and to compel the stamper to comply with said subsections. The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to effect the purposes of this section.

      (P.A. 04-218, S. 6.)

      Sec. 4-28q. Cigarette manufacturers: State to recover enforcement costs. Certification of stampers. (a) In any action brought by the state to enforce the provisions of sections 4-28k to 4-28p, inclusive, the state shall be entitled to recover, when it is the prevailing party, the costs of investigation, expert witness fees, costs of the action and reasonable attorneys' fees.

      (b) If a court determines that a person has violated the provisions of sections 4-28k to 4-28p, inclusive, the court shall order any profits, gains, gross receipts or other benefits from the violation to be paid to the state. Unless otherwise expressly provided in sections 4-28k to 4-28p, inclusive, the remedies or penalties provided by sections 4-28k to 4-28p, inclusive, are cumulative to each other and to the remedies or penalties available under all other laws of this state.

      (c) No person shall be issued a license or granted a renewal of a license to act as a stamper unless such person has certified in writing, under penalty for false statements, that such person will comply with sections 4-28k to 4-28p, inclusive.

      (P.A. 04-218, S. 7.)

      Sec. 4-28r. Cigarette manufacturers: Severability of provisions. If a court of competent jurisdiction finds that the provisions of sections 4-28h to 4-28r, inclusive, conflict and cannot be reconciled, then sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive, shall supersede the provisions of sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive. If any section, subsection, subdivision, subparagraph, sentence, clause or phrase of sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive, causes sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive, to no longer constitute a qualifying or model statute, as those terms are defined in the Master Settlement Agreement, then that portion of sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive, shall not be valid. If any section, subsection, subdivision, subparagraph, sentence, clause or phrase of sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive, is for any reason held to be invalid, unlawful or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive, or any part thereof.

      (P.A. 04-218, S. 8.)

      Sec. 4-29. Use of appropriations in conjunction with federal funds. Any state appropriation or the proceeds of any bond issue authorized by the General Assembly for the purpose of erecting a building or buildings for the use of any state institution, any institution under the jurisdiction of the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System enumerated in section 10a-87, any state vocational school or The University of Connecticut, for the development of aviation and for other purposes, may be used in whole or in part as the state's share of the cost of the work involved in conjunction with any funds made available by any branch of the federal government if the Governor so determines and directs.

      (1949 Rev., S. 265; P.A. 83-587, S. 3, 96; P.A. 91-256, S. 38, 69.)

      History: P.A. 83-587 replaced "state college" with "institution under the jurisdiction of the board of trustees of the Connecticut State University"; P.A. 91-256 made a technical change.

      Sec. 4-29a. Revenue sharing funds. Funds due to the state under the federal revenue sharing program in each fiscal year ending June 30, beginning with fiscal year 1978-79, and the balance in the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund of the state as of June thirtieth of each fiscal year shall be treated as General Fund revenues and shall be available for General Fund purposes.

      (P.A. 79-425, S. 1, 2.)

      Sec. 4-29b. Use of indirect cost recoveries. Any state agency which receives indirect cost recoveries from federal grant funds or other sources, when such recoveries apply to costs originally paid from the General Fund, shall deposit such cost recoveries with the Treasurer, to the credit of General Fund revenues, unless such deposit is waived by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. This section does not apply to any applicable surcharges on assessments recovered by the state pursuant to sections 12-586g and 12-586f. For purposes of this section "state agency" does not include any constituent unit of the state system of higher education or any state institution of higher education.

      (P.A. 00-192, S. 28, 102; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-6, S. 15, 85; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 41, 131.)

      History: P.A. 00-192 effective July 1, 2000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-6 provided that section does not apply to certain recoveries under Secs. 12-586g and 12-586f, effective July 1, 2001; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 changed "overhead charges" to "surcharges" re Secs. 12-586g and 12-586f, effective July 1, 2001.

      Sec. 4-30. Borrowing money for the Transportation Department. Section 4-30 is repealed.

      (1949 Rev., S. 102; November, 1955, S. N2; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 58; P.A. 78-298, S. 13, 14.)

      Sec. 4-30a. Transfer of surplus to Budget Reserve Fund and State Employees Retirement Fund. Reduction of outstanding state indebtedness. (a) After the accounts for the General Fund have been closed for each fiscal year and the Comptroller has determined the amount of unappropriated surplus in said fund, after any amounts required by provision of law to be transferred for other purposes have been deducted, the amount of such surplus shall be transferred by the State Treasurer to a special fund to be known as the Budget Reserve Fund. When the amount in said fund equals ten per cent of the net General Fund appropriations for the fiscal year in progress, no further transfers shall be made by the Treasurer to said fund and the amount of such surplus in excess of that transferred to said fund shall be deemed to be appropriated to the State Employees Retirement Fund, in addition to the contributions required pursuant to section 5-156a, but not exceeding five per cent of the unfunded past service liability of the system as set forth in the most recent actuarial valuation certified by the Retirement Commission. Such surplus in excess of the amounts transferred to the Budget Reserve Fund and the state employees retirement system shall be deemed to be appropriated for: (1) Redeeming prior to maturity any outstanding indebtedness of the state selected by the Treasurer in the best interests of the state; (2) purchasing outstanding indebtedness of the state in the open market at such prices and on such terms and conditions as the Treasurer shall determine to be in the best interests of the state for the purpose of extinguishing or defeasing such debt; (3) providing for the defeasance of any outstanding indebtedness of the state selected by the Treasurer in the best interests of the state by irrevocably placing with an escrow agent in trust an amount to be used solely for, and sufficient to satisfy, scheduled payments of both interest and principal on such indebtedness; or (4) any combination of these methods. Pending the use or application of such amount for the payment of interest and principal, such amount may be invested in (A) direct obligations of the United States government, including state and local government treasury securities that the United States Treasury issues specifically to provide state and local governments with required cash flows at yields that do not exceed Internal Revenue Service arbitrage limits, (B) obligations guaranteed by the United States government, and (C) securities backed by United States government obligations as collateral and for which interest and principal payments on the collateral generally flow immediately through to the security holder.

      (b) Moneys in said Budget Reserve Fund shall be expended only as provided in this subsection. When in any fiscal year the Comptroller has determined the amount of a deficit applicable with respect to the immediately preceding fiscal year, to the extent necessary, the amount of funds credited to said Budget Reserve Fund shall be deemed to be appropriated for purposes of funding such deficit.

      (c) The Treasurer is authorized to invest all or any part of said fund in accordance with the provisions of section 3-31a. The interest derived from the investment of said fund shall be credited to the General Fund.

      (P.A. 79-623, S. 6, 8; P.A. 82-443, S. 1, 3; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-37, S. 1, 3; P.A. 85-516, S. 1, 8; P.A. 86-403, S. 8, 132; June 23, Sp. Sess. II P.A. 86-1, S. 7, 10; P.A. 92-205, S. 6, 12; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-14, S. 1, 11; P.A. 02-118, S. 1; P.A. 03-2, S. 56.)

      History: P.A. 82-443 amended Subsec. (a) to repeal provision that not less than ten per cent of any surplus, when determined, be transferred to the budget reserve fund, and to provide that the entire amount of any surplus, when determined, be transferred to said fund, added provision to Subsec. (a) that the amount of any surplus which may not be transferred to the budget reserve fund because of the maximum size of said fund, shall be deemed to be appropriated to retire state indebtedness and amended Subsec. (b) to provide that when a deficit has been determined for the immediately preceding fiscal year, funds credited to the budget reserve fund shall be deemed to be appropriated to fund such deficit; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-37 amended Subsec. (a) to provide that the portion of the state's total indebtedness to be retired by the amount of surplus in excess of that transferred to the budget reserve fund is the portion of indebtedness "in excess of the state's normal debt retirement schedule" and amended Subsec. (b) to repeal provision authorizing expenditure of moneys in budget reserve fund upon request of governor and approval of two-thirds of each house of the general assembly; P.A. 85-516 amended Subsec. (c) by adding provision that the interest derived from the investment of the fund shall be credited to the general fund; P.A. 86-403 made technical change in Subsec. (a); June 23 Sp. Sess. II P.A. 86-1 amended Subsec. (a) to clarify that "the amount in said fund" and "general fund appropriations" are "for the fiscal year in progress" and to replace purposes for which amount of surplus in excess of that transferred to budget reserve fund shall be deemed to be appropriated with purposes in Subdivs. (1) to (4), inclusive, and added provision re investment of amount pending application of such amount for payment of interest and principal; P.A. 92-205 amended Subsec. (a) to add provision re appropriation of surplus to state employees retirement fund, but not exceeding five per cent of unfunded past service liability of the system; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-14 changed effective date of P.A. 92-205 but did not affect the date applicable to this section; P.A. 02-118 amended Subsec. (a) to increase amount of surplus transferred to fund from five to seven and one-half per cent of net General Fund appropriations for fiscal year in progress, effective July 1, 2002; P.A. 03-2 amended Subsec. (a) to increase amount of surplus transferred to fund from seven and one-half to ten per cent of net General Fund appropriations for the fiscal year in progress, effective February 28, 2003.

      Cited. 41 CS 90.

      Sec. 4-31. Disposition of insurance funds. The Governor may authorize the use of any moneys received by the state in payment of insurance claims upon property of the state for the purpose of rebuilding, repairing or replacing such property.

      (1949 Rev., S. 272; P.A. 75-450; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 610; P.A. 78-298, S. 5, 14; P.A. 82-314, S. 13, 63; P.A. 86-162, S. 1, 2.)

      History: P.A. 75-450 required finance and control commissioner to notify appropriations committee of insurance claims received; P.A. 77-614 substituted secretary of the office of policy and management for commissioner of finance and control; P.A. 78-298 deleted provisions for use of funds from private sources etc. for rebuilding, repairing or replacing property; P.A. 82-314 changed committee names; P.A. 86-162 deleted requirement that secretary of the office of policy and management notify general assembly committees having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and budgets of state agencies, and state finance, revenue and bonding, within ninety days of receipt of such insurance payment and whether the state plans to rebuild, repair or replace such property.

      Sec. 4-31a. Gifts, contributions, trust income placed in General Fund. (a) Any gift, contribution, income from trust funds, or other aid from any private source or from the federal government, except federal aid for highway and bridge purposes or federal funds in the possession of the Board of Control of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, the Board of Trustees of the University of Connecticut, the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System, the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges, or the Employment Security Division of the Labor Department, or any other gift, grant or trust fund in the possession of any of said boards, shall be entered upon the records of the General Fund in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. When so recorded, such amounts shall be deemed to be appropriated to the purposes of such gift, contribution or other aid and shall be allotted in accordance with law. No gift, contribution, income from trust funds, or other aid from any private source or from the federal government that is subject to this subsection shall require allotment, except upon a notice by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management that the state agency receiving such funding has failed to consistently provide the notifications required in subsection (e) of section 4-66a.

      (b) No fund shall be created and set up on the books of the state except by act of the General Assembly or upon the approval of the Governor.

      (1959, P.A. 337, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 502, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 610; P.A. 82-218, S. 39, 46; P.A. 86-205, S. 1; P.A. 89-260, S. 2, 41; P.A. 91-256, S. 39, 69; P.A. 97-131, S. 2, 5.)

      History: 1971 act included federal funds of boards of trustees for state colleges, community colleges and technical colleges in funds exempt from inclusion in general fund; P.A. 77-614 substituted secretary of the office of policy and management for commissioner of finance and control; P.A. 82-218 replaced "state colleges" with "Connecticut State University" pursuant to reorganization of higher education system, effective March 1, 1983; P.A. 86-205 amended Subsec. (a) to include federal funds in the possession of the employment security division of the labor department within funds exempt from inclusion in general fund; P.A. 89-260 in Subsec. (a) substituted "board of trustees of the community-technical colleges" for the board of trustees for regional community colleges and the board of trustees of the state technical colleges; P.A. 91-256 made a technical change; P.A. 97-131 added provision that gifts, contributions, income from trust funds and other aid from private sources and the federal government do not require allotment except upon notice by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management that the state agency receiving the funding has consistently failed to provide the notification required by Sec. 4-66a(e), effective June 13, 1997.

      Sec. 4-31b. Annual statement re internal service fund operations. The custodian or administrator of each internal service fund of the state shall submit to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, through the legislative Office of Fiscal Analysis, not later than October first of each year, a statement showing in detail the operations of such fund for the preceding fiscal year. Such statement shall include an accounting, by item, for all revenues and expenditures of such fund for such year.

      (P.A. 83-403, S. 1, 2.)

      Sec. 4-31c. Grants and Restricted Accounts Fund. There is established a fund to be known as the "Grants and Restricted Accounts Fund". Upon certification by the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management that the CORE-CT project for financial services is operational, the fund shall contain all moneys that are restricted, not available for general use and previously accounted for in the General Fund as "Federal and Other Grants". The Comptroller is authorized to make such transfers as are necessary to provide that, notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, all moneys that are restricted and not available for general use are in the Grants and Restricted Accounts Fund.

      (May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, S. 81.)

      History: May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2 effective July 1, 2004.

      Sec. 4-32. State revenue accounting. Each state department, institution, board, commission or other state agency and each official and employee thereof, including the clerks of the Superior Court, receiving any money or revenue for the state, shall, within twenty-four hours of its receipt, account for and, if the total of the sums received amounts to five hundred dollars or more, pay the same to the Treasurer or deposit the same in the name of the state in depositories designated by the Treasurer under such regulations as the Treasurer prescribes. Total daily receipts of less than five hundred dollars may be held until the total receipts to date amount to five hundred dollars, but not for a period of more than seven calendar days. The Treasurer is authorized to make exceptions to the limitations herein prescribed upon written application from the head of any state department, institution, board, commission or other state agency stating that compliance would be impracticable and giving the reasons therefor. The Treasurer shall make a written statement of any such exception and shall file copies thereof with the Comptroller and the Auditors of Public Accounts.

      (1949 Rev., S. 273; 1953, S. 101d; February, 1965, P.A. 247; P.A. 75-530, S. 2, 35; P.A. 77-452, S. 45, 72; P.A. 78-302, S. 6, 11; P.A. 97-65, S. 1, 2.)

      History: 1965 act made provisions for common pleas and superior court clerks; P.A. 75-530 included common pleas and superior court clerks under provisions of section, deleting prior language excepting them from provisions in certain cases; P.A. 77-452 deleted reference to court of common pleas, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 78-302 deleted provisions concerning petty cash funds for agencies; P.A. 97-65 increased from one hundred dollars to five hundred dollars the amount to be paid over to Treasurer within twenty-four hours of receipt, effective July 1, 1997.

      Sec. 4-33. Deposit of public money and trust funds. (a) Any person, with the approval of the Treasurer and the Comptroller, may deposit any funds or moneys in such person's hands belonging to the state or held by such person as a custodian or trustee or in an official capacity, in any qualified public depository, as defined in section 36a-330, or any bank authorized pursuant to section 3-24, provided such deposit shall only be made in such person's name as an official of the state, custodian or trustee or in the name of the state. In no case shall the deposit by such person in any one such qualified public depository or bank exceed in the aggregate at any one time seventy-five per cent of the total capital of such depository or bank, as determined in accordance with applicable federal regulations and regulations adopted by the Banking Commissioner under section 36a-332, provided: (1) Any such qualified public depository or bank is required to disclose such information relating to public deposits as the Banking Commissioner may require by regulations which the Banking Commissioner shall adopt in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. The regulations shall include, but not be limited to, disclosure of the most current quarterly statement of condition and statement of income; and (2) whatever interest or other pecuniary consideration such depository or bank allows for or upon such deposit or payment shall belong to and accrue to the benefit of the state.

      (b) On or before September first of each year, each person who deposits funds or moneys in an account under subsection (a) of this section shall submit to the Treasurer and the Comptroller, on a form provided by the Treasurer, a list of all such accounts, as of the preceding June thirtieth.

      (c) If the laws of this state have, in all other respects, been complied with, any person acting on behalf of, or as custodian or trustee for, the state, who deposits public funds in any depository, shall, because of failure, insolvency, receivership, forced closing or restricted operation of such depository, or a bank and credit union holiday or banking emergency proclaimed under the provisions of the laws of the United States or of this state, be relieved of personal responsibility for public funds so deposited and the surety or sureties upon the bond of such person shall be likewise relieved to the same extent as such person. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to relieve any such person or such person's surety or sureties from the obligation to account for the whole or such part of public funds so deposited as and when the same may be obtained by such person from such depository.

      (1949 Rev., S. 832; 1955, S. 370d; 1957, P.A. 240; 1967, P.A. 517, S. 12; P.A. 73-609, S. 1, 4; P.A. 75-256, S. 1, 5; P.A. 78-121, S. 3, 113; 78-236, S. 7, 20; P.A. 80-183, S. 2, 3; P.A. 81-193, S. 13, 16; P.A. 83-140, S. 2; 83-438, S. 1, 8; P.A. 87-9, S. 2, 3; P.A. 89-73, S. 1, 2; P.A. 91-245, S. 9; P.A. 94-7, S. 2; 94-190, S. 4; P.A. 95-282, S. 1, 11; P.A. 96-244, S. 38, 63; P.A. 00-6, S. 2; P.A. 03-84, S. 5.)

      History: 1967 act changed bank deposit limit from fifty to seventy-five per cent of bank's total funds; P.A. 73-609 changed building and loan association deposit limit to seventy-five thousand dollars and added provision concerning public officials acting as fiduciary; P.A. 75-256 deleted provision limiting investments in mutual saving banks as subject to provisions of Sec. 36-104 and changed building and loan association deposit limit to one hundred thousand dollars; P.A. 78-121 removed references to share accounts and to building or savings and loan associations, referring instead to accounts generally and savings and loan associations; P.A. 78-236 required approval of treasurer; P.A. 80-183 included federal savings and loan associations under provisions of section and required investments exceeding amount insured by Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation to be fully collateralized; P.A. 81-193 replaced references to a mutual savings bank, national or state bank and trust company, savings and loan association or federal savings and loan association with "any qualified public depository, as defined in Sec. 36-382" and deleted the limitation of one hundred thousand dollars on deposits except for a deposit in a savings bank; P.A. 83-140 required the state comptroller to approve the deposit by a public official of the state of any funds or moneys belonging to the state; P.A. 83-438 eliminated the one hundred thousand dollar maximum on public funds which may be deposited in a savings bank, added disclosure requirements for all qualified public depositories accepting public deposits and precluded any depository whose ratio of net worth to assets falls below three per cent from accepting additional public deposits; (Revisor's note: Pursuant to P.A. 87-9, "banking commissioner" was changed editorially by the Revisors to "commissioner of banking"); P.A. 89-73 revised Subsec. and Subdiv. designations and added Subsec. (b) requiring each public official who deposits funds to submit a list of such accounts; P.A. 91-245 substituted total capital as determined in accordance with applicable regulations for capital, general loss reserve, surplus and undivided profits, and deleted prohibition on acceptance of additional public deposits by depositories whose ratio of net worth to assets falls below three per cent; P.A. 94-7 amended Subsec. (a) to allow deposit of funds in an out-of-state bank, trust company or state trust company; P.A. 94-190 changed "depository" to "depository or bank" for consistency and deleted the reference to "subdivision (2) of" Sec. 3-24; P.A. 95-282 added Subsec. (c) re liability of persons acting on behalf of the state who deposit public funds in any depository and made technical changes, effective July 6, 1995, provided "any designation of a depository of public funds of the state or any municipality or regional school district, and any prescription of the method of supervision of the investment and reinvestment of trust funds of a municipality, made in accordance with the applicable provisions of sections 4-33, 7-401, 7-402, 7-403, subsection (c) of section 10-52 or subsection (d) of section 10-56 in effect on or before July 6, 1995, shall remain in effect until rescinded or otherwise modified in accordance with the provisions of public act 95-282" (Revisor's note: (1) The reference to "section 10-52" appears to be a clerical error since Subsec. (c) of Sec. 10-51 was amended by Sec. 5 of P.A. 95-282; (2) the Revisors changed the reference in Subsec. (c) from "any person acting in behalf of," to "any person acting on behalf of," for consistency with statutory usage); P.A. 96-244 revised effective date of P.A. 95-282 but without affecting this section; P.A. 00-6 replaced "bank holiday" with "bank and credit union holiday" and made technical changes for the purposes of gender neutrality in Subsec. (c); P.A. 03-84 changed "Commissioner of Banking" to "Banking Commissioner" and made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective June 3, 2003.

      See Sec. 3-24 re additional powers of Treasurer to deposit state funds.

      See Sec. 7-401 et seq. re municipal power to designate depositories and make deposits.

      Cited. 189 C. 490.

      Sec. 4-33a. Illegal, irregular or unsafe handling of state or quasi-public agency funds. All boards of trustees of state institutions, state department heads, boards, commissions, other state agencies responsible for state property and funds and quasi-public agencies, as defined in section 1-120, shall promptly notify the Auditors of Public Accounts and the Comptroller of any unauthorized, illegal, irregular or unsafe handling or expenditure of state or quasi-public agency funds or breakdowns in the safekeeping of any other resources of the state or quasi-public agencies or contemplated action to do the same within their knowledge.

      (1971, P.A. 557; P.A. 97-197.)

      History: P.A. 97-197 applied section to quasi-public agencies.

      Sec. 4-34. Transferred to Chapter 58, Sec. 4a-69.

      Sec. 4-35. Fiscal year. The fiscal year for all departments of the state government shall end on the thirtieth day of June.

      (1949 Rev., S. 266.)

      Sec. 4-36. Inventory and list of state property. Each state agency shall establish and keep an inventory account in the form prescribed by the Comptroller, and shall, annually, on or before October first, transmit to the Comptroller a detailed inventory, as of June thirtieth, of all of the following property owned by the state and in the custody of such agency: (1) Real property, and (2) personal property having a value of one thousand do