Sec. 10-398. Preparation of budgets for regional tourism districts for fiscal year ending June 30, 2004.
Sec. 10-398. Preparation of budgets for regional tourism districts for fiscal
year ending June 30, 2004. Notwithstanding subsection (a) of section 10-394, for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, no later than October 1, 2003, each regional tourism
district established under section 10-397 shall prepare a proposed budget for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2004, to carry out its statutory duties. After approval by said tourism
district's board of directors, and no later than October 1, 2003, the tourism district shall
submit the proposed budget to the executive director of the Commission on Culture and
Tourism for review, comments and recommendations by the commission concerning the
proposed expenditures. The commission shall review, in consultation with the tourism
district, the proposed budget no later than October 10, 2003, and approve or disapprove
the budget. If the commission disapproves any annual budget, it shall adopt an interim
budget and such interim budget shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect
until the tourism district submits and the commission approves a modified budget. The
tourism district shall, on or before November 1, 2003, submit a copy of the budget to
the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
relating to appropriations, finance, revenue and bonding and commerce and the Office
of Policy and Management, including an explanation detailing the proposed expenditures for the tourism district for the succeeding fiscal year. No funds shall be expended
by the tourism district without prior approval of the budget by the Commission on
Culture and Tourism.
(June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 217; P.A. 04-205, S. 5; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, S. 30.)
History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 04-205, effective June 3, 2004, and May Sp. Sess.
P.A. 04-2, effective May 12, 2004, both replaced Connecticut Commission on Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film
with Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism.