Conn. Gen. Stat. § 25-230
Short title: Multiple Use Rivers Act
This section and sections 25-231 to 25-238, inclusive, shall be known and may be cited as the Multiple Use Rivers Act.
General Statutes of Connecticut Chapter 485 — Multiple Use Rivers
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Provisions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 25-231
Definitions
As used in sections 25-230 to 25-238, inclusive: (1) “Approved river corridor management plan” means a river corridor management plan approved by the commissioner pursuant to section 25-235; (2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or his agent; (3) “Local drainage basin” means a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 25-232
Establishment of river commissions. Withdrawal of municipality
(a) Any two or more municipalities may, by ordinance, (1) establish a river commission to plan for coordinated management of the development, protection and preservation of a river corridor flowing through or forming a common boundary of such municipalities and to perform such other functions as are specified in sectio…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 25-233
Membership of river commissions. Procedures
(a) An ordinance authorizing the establishment of a river commission pursuant to section 25-232 shall provide for the membership of the commission, the method of selecting members, their terms of office and the filling of vacancies. Such ordinance shall provide for not more than twelve members from any one municipality…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 25-234
Resource inventory. Statement of objectives. Map. Notice. Hearing. Review by state officials. Management plan
(a) A river commission shall prepare a written inventory of all resources and all existing uses within those areas of the local drainage basin of the river corridor for which the commission was established which are within the boundaries of the municipalities represented on the commission. Such inventory shall also ide…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 25-235
Approval of management plan by municipalities, commissioner. Revisions to plan
(a) A river corridor management plan adopted by a river commission pursuant to section 25-234 shall be submitted to the legislative bodies of the municipalities participating in such commission for their approval. Following the approval of all of such legislative bodies, a river commission may apply to the commissioner…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 25-236
State plans and municipal land use regulations to be in accordance with recommendations of management plan. Exceptions. Acquisition of property for river corridor. Coordination of state permits and approvals
(a) Within thirty days of the commissioner's approval of a map and river corridor management plan pursuant to section 25-235, the river commission shall file such map and plan in the office of the town clerk in each member municipality. (b) Within one year of the commissioner's approval of a map and river corridor mana…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 25-237
Structures and uses existing at time of management plan approval
For purposes of sections 25-230 to 25-238, inclusive: (1) Any structure or related facility, including, but not limited to, a parking lot, septic system or pool or railroad right-of-way; (2) any surfaced area, including, but not limited to, a paved, bricked or graveled walk or driveway; (3) a lawn or other landscaped a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 25-238
Guidance by commissioner re management plan
The commissioner may, within available resources, issue written guidance for development of a river corridor management plan. Such guidance may cover engineering methods for avoiding environmental harm, identification of relevant laws and governmental programs, guidance on conducting an instream flow study and guidance…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 25-238a
Farmington River optimum flow. Dam release and holdback requests
(a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Metropolitan District Commission, shall make Colebrook River Lake Dam release and holdback requests to the United States Army Corps of Engineers, as needed, to achieve an optimum flow in the Farmington River for: (1) Fish and wildlife…