Sec. 32-5. Receipts.
Sec. 32-5. Receipts. The department is authorized to receive and to pay over to
the State Treasurer any moneys from any source, including contributions made for the
purposes of said department by individuals, corporations or associations, or any amounts
from the sale of any printed matter or other material. Such receipts when so turned over
to the State Treasurer shall become part of the General Fund of the state, provided any
such contributions shall be deemed to be appropriated for the purposes designated by
the contributors and shall be allotted in accordance with law. The department is further
empowered to enter into a contract or contracts from time to time for the purposes of
this chapter, such obligations to be met from any appropriation or other funds made
available to it, as herein provided. No provision of this chapter shall be construed to
restrict or prohibit the department from receiving or accepting funds from any source,
including funds from federal, state or municipal governments or from private sources,
for any of the purposes, or activities related thereto, of this chapter.
(1949 Rev., S. 3540; 1959, P.A. 355, S. 1; February, 1965, P.A. 232, S. 1; 492, S. 2; P.A. 73-599, S. 20.)
History: 1959 act removed power of commission to expend receipts and provided for appropriation of contributions
and allotment in accordance with law; 1965 acts specified commission's right to receive and accept funds from any source;
P.A. 73-599 replaced Connecticut development commission with department of commerce, here referred to simply as
"department", (P.A. 77-614 replaced commerce department with department of economic development).
See Sec. 32-8 re administration of federal funds.