The department is authorized to accept any federal funds allotted to this state under any federal act for any projects which may be established by federal law for any of the purposes, or activities related thereto, of this chapter, and said department shall administer such funds in accordance with federal law. Said department may enter into contracts with the federal government concerning the use and repayment of such funds under such federal act and the prosecution of the work under any such contract.

(1955, June, 1955, S. 1895d; November, 1955, S. N179; February, 1965, P.A. 232, S. 2; 492, S. 4; 1967, P.A. 522, S. 34; 1969, P.A. 628, S. 18; P.A. 73-599, S. 23.)

History: 1965 acts deleted specific reference to funds allotted under Federal Housing Act of 1954, broadened reference to federal funds uses to include use for interregional and area planning, urban renewal or development, demonstration projects, etc. as well as for local and regional planning; 1967 act deleted reference to use of funds for local planning and for urban renewal or redevelopment and deleted reference to contracting power of municipal planning commissions, zoning commissions and planning and zoning commissions; 1969 act generalized use of funds for “any projects”, replacing use for “state, regional, interregional or area planning, demonstration projects or any other projects”, deleted provisions re separate account in which funds are to be deposited and re contracting powers of regional planning agencies; P.A. 73-599 replaced Connecticut development commission with department of commerce, here referred to as “the department” (P.A. 77-614 replaced commerce department with department of economic development).