(a) Said sums shall be distributed to each town under the provisions of this part, semiannually, one-half during July and one-half during January of each year, provided the amount of each such distribution shall be reduced proportionately in the event that the total of all such distributions exceeds the amount appropriated for the purposes of section 13a-175d.

(b) Upon approval by the Governor of the annual appropriation act, a town may enter into agreements for the expenditure of funds allocated under sections 13a-175a, 13a-175d and 13a-175i, for construction, improvement or maintenance of highways or improvement or maintenance of dirt and unimproved roads, provided the cost of such construction, improvement or maintenance shall not exceed the sum to be distributed to such town, pursuant to this part during July of the fiscal year to which such appropriation act relates, and provided the terms of such agreements shall not require any payments to be made before July first of such fiscal year.

(1967, P.A. 701, S. 5; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 117; P.A. 80-295, S. 1, 2; P.A. 81-463, S. 3, 10; 81-472, S. 18, 159; P.A. 93-80, S. 47, 67.)

History: 1969 act replaced highway commissioner with commissioner of transportation; P.A. 80-295 added Subsec. (b) re towns' entering on agreements for expenditure of allocated funds; P.A. 81-463 repealed provision in Subsec. (a) that sums distributable to towns could be taken by towns in the form of highway materials, or in services under agreements between the commissioner and a town; P.A. 81-472 made technical changes; P.A. 93-80 amended Subsec. (a) to require amount of each distribution to be reduced proportionately in the event that the total of all distributions exceeds the amount appropriated for the purposes of Sec. 13a-175d, effective July 1, 1993.