For the purposes of this section, “state moneys” means the proceeds of the sale of bonds authorized pursuant to sections 13a-176 to 13a-183, inclusive, or of temporary notes issued in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of such bonds. With each request filed as provided in section 13a-178 for an authorization of bonds pursuant to sections 13a-176 to 13a-183, inclusive, for any purpose described in subdivision (1) or subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 13a-176, the Commissioner of Transportation shall also file a certificate briefly identifying the highway projects for costs of which the proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and stating the amount of such proceeds to be so used and expended for costs of each such project, together with a statement whether, in the opinion of the commissioner, all or any part of federal moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with any such project should be added to the state moneys available or becoming available hereunder for such project. If the certificate so filed with respect to any such project includes a statement that some amount of such federal moneys should be added to such state moneys, then, if and to the extent directed by the State Bond Commission at the time of authorization of such bonds, said amount of such federal moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with such project may be added to any state moneys available or becoming available hereunder for such project and be used for such project, and any other federal moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with such project upon receipt shall, in conformity with applicable federal law, be used by the Treasurer to meet the principal and interest of outstanding bonds issued pursuant to sections 13a-176 to 13a-183, inclusive, or to meet the principal of temporary notes issued in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of bonds theretofore authorized pursuant to said sections for the purpose of financing such costs, either by purchase or redemption and cancellation of such bonds or notes or by payment thereof at maturity. Whenever any of the federal moneys so received with respect to such highway projects are used to meet principal of such temporary notes or whenever principal of any of such temporary notes is retired by application of revenue receipts of the state, the amount of bonds theretofore authorized in anticipation of which such temporary notes were issued, and the aggregate amount of bonds which may be authorized pursuant to section 13a-176, for the purpose stated in said section 13a-176 which included said highway project, shall each be reduced by the amount of the principal so met or retired. Pending use of the federal moneys so received to meet principal as hereinabove directed, the amount thereof may be invested by the Treasurer in bonds or obligations of, or guaranteed by, the state or the United States or agencies or instrumentalities of the United States, and shall be deemed to be part of the debt retirement funds of the state, and net earnings on such investments shall be used in the same manner as the said moneys so invested.

(1959, P.A. 132, S. 9; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 183; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 123; P.A. 75-390, S. 1, 2.)

History: 1963 act replaced previous provisions: See title history; 1969 act replaced highway commissioner with commissioner of transportation; P.A. 75-390 allowed use of federal moneys to meet interest of outstanding bonds in addition to meeting principal.