2015 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 22a - Environmental Protection
Chapter 446h - Soil Conservation
Section 22a-317 - (Formerly Sec. 25-105a). State grants to county soil and water conservation districts.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may provide, within available appropriations, an annual grant to each of the eight county soil and water conservation districts and thereafter to the soil and water conservation districts established pursuant to section 22a-315 upon approval of regulations establishing such districts to assist in expansion of public services.

(1967, P.A. 579, S. 1; P.A. 74-325, S. 4, 5; P.A. 76-207, S. 1, 2; P.A. 82-380, S. 1, 3; P.A. 84-308, S. 1, 4; P.A. 86-299, S. 1, 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-10, S. 19, 20; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 74-325 added reference to payments made to soil and water conservation districts which are not “county” districts; P.A. 76-207 increased amount of payments from $1,000 to $6,000; P.A. 82-380 raised the annual appropriation for the county soil and water conservation districts from $6,000 to $9,000; Sec. 25-105a transferred to Sec. 22a-317 in 1983; P.A. 84-308 increased the amount of the grant from $9,000 to $12,000; P.A. 86-299 increased grant amount to $16,500; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-10 made grants under this section discretionary, replacing provision authorizing comptroller to draw $16,500 for each district annually; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.