Sec. 11-8k. Historic documents preservation grants to municipalities. Allocation of moneys in historic documents preservation account.
               	 		
      Sec. 11-8k. Historic documents preservation grants to municipalities. Allocation of moneys in historic documents preservation account. (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.