Sec.22a-27l-3. Expenditure of funds

(a) The commissioner shall consider and shall expend funds in the account for one or more of the following purposes which may be undertaken by or for the department of environmental protection:

(1) research, pertaining to creating, conducting or updating new or existing inventories regarding endangered species, natural area preserves or nonharvested wildlife;

(2) gathering, preparing or disseminating information about endangered species, nonharvested wildlife, natural area preserves, or areas which may prove worthy of inclusion within a system of natural area preserves;

(3) conserving, protecting, restoring or enhancing any natural area preserve or the habitat used or inhabited by any endangered species or nonharvested wildlife;

(4) identifying, protecting, conserving, managing or monitoring any endangered species or nonharvested wildlife or ecological, scientific, educational, historical, economic, recreational or aesthetic value;

(5) educating the public about or providing access to endangered species, natural area preserves or nonharvested wildlife;

(6) identifying any species of wildlife or plant which has or could become endangered and identifying or studying the causes or reasons why such species of plant or wildlife has or may become endangered; or

(7) promotion of the income tax contribution system established under section 22a-27l and promotion of the account.

(b) After the close of each fiscal year, the commissioner shall prepare and maintain an accounting of how the funds in the account for the preceding fiscal year have been used.

(Effective April 27, 1995)