Any person, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, group, entity, political subdivision of the state, governmental unit or agency owning or having custody of an historic asset located or to be located in the state may apply for a grant. Where an applicant is not the owner of the historic asset, the owner must join in the application and in the terms and considerations of the Assistance Agreement. Operation of a commercial enterprise in connection with the historic asset shall not, of itself, cause the historic asset to be ineligible for a grant.
Conn. Agencies Regs. § 32-6a-5