All sums received by the State Treasurer from railroad companies or from any other source, as reimbursement for expenses incurred by the State Forest Fire Warden or his deputies in the performance of their duties, shall be deposited in the General Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 4-32. Expenditures incurred by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for the prevention and suppression of forest fires shall be paid with moneys appropriated from the General Fund.
(1949 Rev., S. 3482; June, 1955, S. 1881d; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 23; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 200; P.A. 96-180, S. 90, 166; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 1961 act deleted reference to receipt of funds from county treasurers; 1971 act replaced state park and forest commission with environmental protection commissioner; P.A. 96-180 changed “State Fire Warden” to “State Forest Fire Warden”, effective June 3, 1996; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.