HB 5412

General Assembly  Substitute Bill No. 5412
  February Session, 2026
 AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY
 RESPONSE ACCOUNT.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
 Assembly convened:
1Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2026) (a) There is established an
2     account to be known as the "Military Department emergency response
3     account", which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account. The account
4     shall contain any moneys required or permitted by law to be deposited
5     in the account. Any balance remaining in the account at the end of any
6     fiscal year shall be carried forward in the account for the fiscal year next
7     succeeding.
8(b) The Adjutant General shall administer the account. Moneys in the
9    account shall be used for the purpose of covering costs incurred by the
10    Military Department, or by other state personnel and resources, in
11    responding to an emergency, including, but not limited to, any natural
12    disaster, civil emergency or other event requiring a state response,
13    whenever federal moneys for such purpose are not immediately
14    available, provided any such use shall be approved by the Governor in
15    consultation with the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public
16    Protection.
17Sec. 2. (Effective July 1, 2026) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027,
18    the Treasurer shall transfer the sum of five hundred thousand dollars
19    from the Military Relief Fund, established under section 27-100a of the
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20 general statutes, to the Military Department emergency response
21 account, established under section 1 of this act.
 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
 sections:
 Section 1      July 1, 2026  New section
 Sec. 2  July 1, 2026  New section
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