Sec. 21a-5. (Formerly Sec. 19-171d). Federal funds, separate account authorized.
Sec. 21a-5. (Formerly Sec. 19-171d). Federal funds, separate account authorized. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection is authorized to do all things necessary
to apply for, qualify for and accept any federal funds made available or allotted under
any federal act for any projects, programs or activities which may be established by
federal law, for any of the purposes, or activities related thereto, of any provisions of
the general statutes administered by said commissioner, and said commissioner shall
administer any such funds allotted to the department in accordance with federal law.
The commissioner may enter into contracts with the federal government concerning the
use and repayment of such funds under any such federal act, the prosecution of the work
under any such contract and the establishment of, and disbursement from, a separate
account in which federal and state funds estimated to be required for plan preparation
or other eligible activities under such federal act shall be kept. Said account shall not
be a part of the General Fund of the state or any subdivision of the state.
(P.A. 74-292, S. 2, 3; P.A. 84-344, S. 2, 11; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: Sec. 19-171d transferred to Sec. 21a-5 in 1983; P.A. 84-344 deleted Subsec. (b) which had authorized the state
to enter into contracts with boxing inspectors, effective March 1, 1985; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner
of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189
repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and
Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.