Sec. 4-124q. Grants-in-aid to regional agencies.
Sec. 4-124q. Grants-in-aid to regional agencies. There shall annually be paid to
each regional planning agency organized under the provisions of chapter 127, each
regional council of governments organized under the provisions of this chapter, and
each regional council of elected officials organized under the provisions of this chapter
in any planning region without a regional planning agency, from any appropriation for
such purpose, a grant-in-aid equal to (1) five and three-tenths per cent of any such
appropriation plus (2) for each agency or council which raises local dues in excess of
five and three-tenths per cent of any such appropriation, an additional grant in an amount
equal to the product obtained by multiplying any appropriation available for the purpose
of this subdivision by the following fraction: The amount of dues raised by such agency
or council pursuant to section 8-34a, section 4-124f or section 4-124p in excess of five
and three-tenths of any such appropriation shall be the numerator. The amount of such
dues raised by each such agency or council in excess of five and three-tenths per cent
of any such appropriation shall be added together and the sum shall be the denominator.
(P.A. 78-263, S. 1, 3; P.A. 82-411, S. 1, 6; P.A. 85-465, S. 1, 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1, S. 1, 121; June Sp. Sess. P.A.
01-9, S. 65, 131.)
History: P.A. 82-411 referred to dues "raised pursuant to section 8-34a" rather than to "local" dues in Subsec. (a), added
Subsec. (b) concerning a second grant-in-aid formula; P.A. 85-465 deleted Subsec. (b) which provided that each regional
planning agency, regional council of governments, or regional council of elected officials in any planning region without
a regional planning agency shall receive, in addition to any other state grants, an annual state grant equal to $0.15 per dollar
raised by such agency or council, with a grant minimum of $7,000 and maximum of $35,000; amended former Subsec.
(a)(1) by changing grant from $20,000 to 5.3% of the appropriation for such purpose and amended formula for additional
grant in Subsec. (a)(2) by replacing references to $20,000 with references to 5.3% of such appropriation; June Sp. Sess.
P.A. 98-1 substituted "this chapter" for "chapter 50", effective June 24, 1998; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 made technical
changes, effective July 1, 2001.