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Statutes > Connecticut > Title10 > Chap184b > Sec10-398

      Sec. 10-398. Preparation of budgets for regional tourism districts for fiscal year ending June 30, 2004. Notwithstanding subsection (a) of section 10-394, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, no later than October 1, 2003, each regional tourism district established under section 10-397 shall prepare a proposed budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, to carry out its statutory duties. After approval by said tourism district's board of directors, and no later than October 1, 2003, the tourism district shall submit the proposed budget to the executive director of the Commission on Culture and Tourism for review, comments and recommendations by the commission concerning the proposed expenditures. The commission shall review, in consultation with the tourism district, the proposed budget no later than October 10, 2003, and approve or disapprove the budget. If the commission disapproves any annual budget, it shall adopt an interim budget and such interim budget shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect until the tourism district submits and the commission approves a modified budget. The tourism district shall, on or before November 1, 2003, submit a copy of the budget to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations, finance, revenue and bonding and commerce and the Office of Policy and Management, including an explanation detailing the proposed expenditures for the tourism district for the succeeding fiscal year. No funds shall be expended by the tourism district without prior approval of the budget by the Commission on Culture and Tourism.

      (June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 217; P.A. 04-205, S. 5; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, S. 30.)

      History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 04-205, effective June 3, 2004, and May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, effective May 12, 2004, both replaced Connecticut Commission on Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film with Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism.