{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-23-78","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 23-78","heading":"Matching funds.","body":"Any moneys authorized for the program may be expended with matching funds from: (1) Private contributions of cash or securities, in an amount not less than fifteen per cent; (2) moneys from a federal matching program, subject to the limitations of applicable federal and state laws, in an amount authorized by said federal program; (3) contributions of real property, or interest therein, that serves recreational and natural heritage land acquisition needs of the department as determined by the commissioner; (4) municipal contributions of cash or securities, in an amount not less than fifteen per cent, provided contributions from municipalities, nonprofit entities and water companies shall be derived from a source other than state grant moneys obtained from the open space and watershed land acquisition grant program; or (5) any combination thereof. Contributions of land or interest in land shall be valued, for purposes of this section, in the amount of their appraised value.","path":["TITLE 23. PARKS, FORESTS AND PUBLIC SHADE TREES","CHAPTER 453. RECREATION AND NATURAL HERITAGE TRUST PROGRAM. CONNECTICUT HERITAGE AREAS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_453.htm#sec_23-78","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:08Z","sha256":"c9b95b2bfb7b2155c46cb5487216327d8856620b2a05ef750c45bb392d688f9b","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-23-77","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-23-79"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}