(a) The Public Records Administrator shall make grants to municipalities from the historic documents preservation account, established under section 11-8i, for the preservation and management of historic documents.
(b) If the Public Records Administrator finds that any grant awarded pursuant to this section is being used for other purposes or to supplant a previous source of funds, the Public Records Administrator may require repayment.
(c) The Public Records Administrator shall allocate moneys in the historic documents preservation account, established under section 11-8i, for (1) the preservation and management of historic documents maintained by the State Library, and (2) the expenses of administering the historic documents preservation grant program, established under section 11-8l. The total amount of such allocated moneys in any fiscal year shall be thirty per cent of the moneys deposited in such historic documents preservation account in such year. On or before September 1, 2001, and annually thereafter, the State Library shall submit a report describing the activities performed with the allocated moneys for the preceding fiscal year to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to government administration.
(P.A. 00-146, S. 4, 8.)
History: P.A. 00-146 effective July 1, 2000.