Connecticut § 14-21k - Amistad commemorative account.
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§ 14-21k. Amistad commemorative account.
Sec. 14-21k. Amistad commemorative account. (a) There is established an account to be known as the “Amistad commemorative account” which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account.
(b) The moneys in said account shall be expended by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management for the purposes of: (1) Innovative community programs to further the goal of informing the public of the 1839 uprising against the crew of the Spanish slave schooner, The Amistad, and the United States Supreme Court case that arose from such uprising; (2) allocation of grants to agencies, institutions or persons to conduct research, provide public education, establish outreach programs and enhance public awareness of the Amistad uprising and its place in Connecticut's history; and (3) reimbursement to the Department of Motor Vehicles for the cost of producing, issuing, renewing and replacing Amistad commemorative number plates, including administrative expenses, pursuant to section 14-21j.
(c) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management may receive private donations to said account and any such receipts shall be deposited in said account.
(d) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may provide for the reproduction and marketing of the Amistad commemorative number plate image for use on clothing, recreational equipment, posters, mementoes or other products or programs deemed by the commissioner to be suitable as a means of supporting the Amistad commemorative account. Any moneys received by the commissioner from such marketing shall be deposited in said account.
(P.A. 98-182, S. 10, 22.)
History: P.A. 98-182 effective July 1, 1998.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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