2011 Connecticut Code
Title 26 Fisheries and Game
Chapter 490 Fisheries and Game
Sec. 26-27c. Reproduction and marketing of stamp as artwork. Migratory bird conservation account. Subaccount. Restricted uses of funds.

      Sec. 26-27c. Reproduction and marketing of stamp as artwork. Migratory bird conservation account. Subaccount. Restricted uses of funds. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection may provide for the Connecticut Migratory Bird Stamp to be reproduced and marketed in the form of prints and other related artwork. Funds generated from such marketing and the sale of stamps pursuant to section 26-27b shall be deposited in a separate account maintained by the Treasurer and known as the migratory bird conservation account. Within said account, there shall be a subaccount for the voluntary migratory bird conservation donation collected pursuant to section 26-27b. The migratory bird conservation account shall be a separate, nonlapsing account of the General Fund. All funds credited to the migratory bird conservation account and subaccount shall only be used for: (1) The development, management, preservation, conservation, acquisition, purchase and maintenance of waterfowl habitat and wetlands and purchase or acquisition of recreational rights or interests relating to migratory birds; and (2) the design, production, promotion and procurement and sale of the prints and related artwork.

      (P.A. 91-308, S. 3; P.A. 92-133, S. 2, 9; P.A. 94-130, S. 9; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 441; P.A. 10-3, S. 69.)

      History: P.A. 92-133 granted broader authority to the commissioner for the reproduction and marketing of the Connecticut Migratory Bird Conservation Stamp and required funds generated from the sale and marketing of the stamps be deposited into the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund; P.A. 94-130 changed name of fund from "Migratory Bird Conservation Fund" to "migratory bird conservation account" and made said account an account of the Conservation Fund and eliminated the requirement that investment earnings be credited to the assets of said fund; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 deleted provisions re funds to be deposited into migratory bird conservation account and re use of same; P.A. 10-3 added requirement that funds generated from marketing and sale of stamps be deposited into migratory bird conservation account, added provision re subaccount within said account for voluntary migratory bird conservation donation and added provision re permissible uses for funds in account and subaccount, effective April 14, 2010.