Substitute Senate Bill No. 1052
Substitute Senate Bill No. 1052
PUBLIC ACT NO. 97-131
AN ACT REDUCING PAPERWORK AND EXPEDITING THE
RECEIPT OF FEDERAL FUNDS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 3-39a of the general
statutes is repealed and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof:
Notwithstanding or limiting the provisions of
section 13a-166, AS AMENDED BY SECTION 4 OF THIS
ACT, the STATE Comptroller, with the approval of
the Secretary of the Office of Policy and
Management FOR ANY AMOUNT OVER ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS, shall record as receivable in
the appropriate fund or funds of the state any
sums of money which, by written commitment in a
form acceptable to the STATE Comptroller, the
federal government, any other state, any
subdivision or agency of this state or any other
state, any corporation or any person becomes
obligated to pay to the state in connection with
any programs federally supported in whole or in
part, or any works of improvement undertaken or to
be undertaken by the state and which are
expendable by the state for such programs or works
of improvement. Such receivables when so recorded
shall be deemed to be appropriated for the purpose
or purposes designated in such commitments and
shall be subject to allotment according to law,
EXCEPT THAT NO GIFT, CONTRIBUTION, INCOME FROM
TRUST FUNDS, OR OTHER AID FROM ANY PRIVATE SOURCE
OR FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT IS RECORDED AS
A RECEIVABLE SHALL REQUIRE ALLOTMENT, UNLESS THERE
IS A NOTICE BY THE SECRETARY OF THE OFFICE OF
POLICY AND MANAGEMENT THAT THE STATE AGENCY
RECEIVING SUCH FUNDING HAS FAILED TO CONSISTENTLY
PROVIDE THE NOTIFICATIONS REQUIRED IN SUBSECTION
(e) OF SECTION 4-66a, AS AMENDED BY SECTION 3 OF
THIS ACT.
Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 4-31a of
the general statutes is repealed and the following
is substituted in lieu thereof:
(a) Any gift, contribution, income from trust
funds, or other aid from any private source or
from the federal government, except federal aid
for highway and bridge purposes or federal funds
in the possession of the Board of Control of the
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, the
Board of Trustees of the University of
Connecticut, the Board of Trustees of the
Connecticut State University System, the Board of
Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges, or
the Employment Security Division of the Labor
Department, or any other gift, grant or trust fund
in the possession of any of said boards, shall be
entered upon the records of the General Fund in
the manner prescribed by the Secretary of the
Office of Policy and Management. When so recorded,
such amounts shall be deemed to be appropriated to
the purposes of such gift, contribution or other
aid and shall be allotted in accordance with law.
NO GIFT, CONTRIBUTION, INCOME FROM TRUST FUNDS, OR
OTHER AID FROM ANY PRIVATE SOURCE OR FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT IS SUBJECT TO THIS
SUBSECTION SHALL REQUIRE ALLOTMENT, EXCEPT UPON A
NOTICE BY THE SECRETARY OF THE OFFICE OF POLICY
AND MANAGEMENT THAT THE STATE AGENCY RECEIVING
SUCH FUNDING HAS FAILED TO CONSISTENTLY PROVIDE
THE NOTIFICATIONS REQUIRED IN SUBSECTION (e) OF
SECTION 4-66a, AS AMENDED BY SECTION 3 OF THIS
ACT.
Sec. 3. Subsection (e) of section 4-66a of
the general statutes is repealed and the following
is substituted in lieu thereof:
(e) The secretary shall require that notice
be given to him of all applications for federal
financial assistance OR FOR ANY GIFT,
CONTRIBUTION, INCOME FROM TRUST FUNDS, OR OTHER
AID FROM ANY PRIVATE SOURCE submitted by the
state, or any agency thereof, authorities and
development agencies. The secretary may require
that notice be given him of all applications for
federal financial assistance submitted by
municipalities or any agency thereof. [Such notice
shall] THE SECRETARY MAY REQUIRE THAT ANY NOTICE
OF APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE be
accompanied by an urban impact statement, on a
form furnished by said secretary, indicating that
the project or program for which such application
is being made has been reviewed in accordance with
the goals set forth in section 4-66b. ONGOING FUND
RAISING FROM ANY PRIVATE SOURCE BY AN INSTITUTION
OF HIGHER EDUCATION SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN
APPLICATION UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS SECTION.
Sec. 4. Section 13a-166 of the general
statutes is repealed and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof:
In accordance with procedures promulgated by
the Secretary of the Office of Policy and
Management for the purpose of supplementing the
financing of the aggregate cost of construction of
any highway or bridge, INCLUDING PLANNING, DESIGN
AND PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING, or the purchase of
land in connection therewith financed in part by
federal grants under the provisions of federal law
the STATE Comptroller is authorized to record as
receivables that portion of the federal grant
apportionment to the state required to finance the
federal share of the proposed project upon
authorization OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT by the
Federal Highway Administration; [to call for bids
for such project, or upon the approval of the
project by the Federal Highway Administration in
the case of federal aid secondary projects, or
upon authorization of the project by the federal
highway administration in the cases of preliminary
engineering or acquisition of rights-of-way;] and
such amount, after deduction therefrom of such
part of said federal share as may have been
provided for under any appropriation available
pursuant to part III of this chapter, is deemed to
be appropriated for said purposes. [and shall be
allotted in accordance with law.] NO GRANT FROM
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT IS RECORDED AS A
RECEIVABLE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL REQUIRE
ALLOTMENT, UNLESS THERE IS A NOTICE BY THE
SECRETARY OF THE OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
THAT THE STATE AGENCY RECEIVING SUCH FUNDING HAS
FAILED TO CONSISTENTLY PROVIDE THE NOTIFICATIONS
REQUIRED IN SUBSECTION (e) OF SECTION 4-66a, AS
AMENDED BY SECTION 3 OF THIS ACT.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved June 13, 1997