The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may offer a reward of up to one thousand dollars for information which leads to the imposition of a civil penalty for a violation of section 22a-250 or a conviction under section 22a-226a or 22a-226b, which reward may be paid out of any funds received by the state attributable to any civil penalty or fine imposed for any such violation. The Comptroller is authorized to disburse a portion of such funds from the General Fund for purposes of this section.