Title 25, Title 25: Water Resources. Flood and Erosion Control

Sec. 25-157a. Comprehensive environmental assessment and plan re crossings of Long Island Sound. Not later than one year from June 3, 2002, a comprehensive environmental assessment and plan shall be completed under the direction of the Institute for Sustainable Energy. In conduct…

Sec. 25-157b. Crossings of Long Island Sound. Evaluation of application's consistency with comprehensive environmental assessment plan. Any application for an electric power line, gas pipeline or telecommunications crossing of Long Island Sound that is considered by any state age…

Sec. 25-157c. State's advisory opinion to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Request for moratorium. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Connecticut Siting Council, within fifteen days of June 3, 2002, shall submit the state's advisory opinion to the…

Secs. 25-157d to 25-157m. Reserved for future use. PART III BI-STATE LONG ISLAND SOUND COMMISSION

Sec. 25-157n. Bi-State Long Island Sound Commission. Legislative findings. Establishment. Duties. Expenses. Effective date. (a) The General Assembly hereby finds that Long Island Sound is a precious and sensitive natural resource providing the states of Connecticut and New York w…

Secs. 25-157o to 25-157s. Reserved for future use. PART IV LONG ISLAND SOUND RESOURCE AND USE INVENTORY.LONG ISLAND SOUND BLUE PLAN

Sec. 25-157t. Long Island Sound Resource and Use Inventory and Blue Plan Advisory Committee. Long Island Sound Resource and Use Inventory. Long Island Sound Blue Plan. (a) There is established a Long Island Sound Resource and Use Inventory and Blue Plan Advisory Committee that sh…

Sec. 25-157u. Eelgrass working group. Reconvene. Duties. Not later than January 1, 2025, the members of the eelgrass working group, as constituted pursuant to special act 23-7, shall reconvene to review the output of the Eelgrass Collaborative related to permitting and policies s…

Sec. 25-157v. Connecticut Seagrass Coordinator. Duties. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Aquaculture and The University of Connecticut, shall identify an individual to serve as the Connecticut S…

Sec. 25-160. Purpose of commission. In order to provide for the maximum enhancement of the marine resources of the Pawcatuck River, the legislature hereby finds that the best interest of the people of the state and the communities involved will be served by the establishment of a…

Sec. 25-161. Establishment of commission. Membership. There is hereby established a Bi-State Pawcatuck River Commission. The commission shall consist of ten members, five of whom shall be residents of Connecticut and five of whom shall be residents of Rhode Island. The Connecticu…

Sec. 25-162. Duties of commission. Report. The commission may make such recommendations as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of sections 25-160 to 25-163, inclusive. In furtherance of its responsibilities under section 25-160 to 25-164, inclusive, the commission shall c…

Sec. 25-163. Cooperation by other public bodies. The commission may request and receive from any department, division, board, bureau, commission or other agency of the state of Connecticut or the state of Rhode Island, or any political subdivision thereof or any public authority …

Sec. 25-164. Effective date. Sections 25-160 to 25-163, inclusive, shall take effect upon the enactment by the state of Rhode Island of legislation having like effect as said sections. (P.A. 90-341, S. 10, 14.)

Sec. 25-170. Commission authorized. Membership. Duties. (a) The towns of Shelton, Derby, Ansonia, Orange, Stratford and Milford may by ordinance establish a Housatonic River Estuary Commission. The ordinance shall set forth the number of members of the commission, their method of…

Secs. 25-175 to 25-177. Establishment of commission; membership. Duties of commission; report. Effective date. Sections 25-175 to 25-177, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 1, 2013. (P.A. 90-341, S. 6, 7, 11, 14; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 13-299, S. 95.)

Secs. 25-179 to 25-198. Reserved for future use. Note: Chapters 483d to 483z are also reserved for future use.

Sec. 25-199. Designation of the Eightmile River within the national wild and scenic rivers system. (a) It is declared to be the policy of the state of Connecticut that the portion of the Eightmile River watershed which is the subject of the authorized study by the Eightmile River…

Sec. 25-199a. Designation of portion of Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook within the national wild and scenic rivers system. (a) It is declared to be the policy of the state of Connecticut that the portion of the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook which is the subject …

Sec. 25-199b. (Formerly Sec. 25-178). Designation of the Farmington River within the national wild and scenic rivers system. (a) It is declared to be the policy of the state of Connecticut that the portion of the Farmington River which is the subject of the authorized study by th…

Sec. 25-199c. Designation of the Housatonic River within the national wild and scenic rivers system. Administering agency. Authorized agricultural activities. (a) The portion of the Housatonic River that is the subject of a memorandum of agreement among the Housatonic River Commi…

Sec. 25-200. Short title: Protected Rivers Act. Sections 25-200 to 25-210, inclusive, shall be known and may be cited as the “Protected Rivers Act”. (P.A. 94-150, S. 1.)

Sec. 25-201. Definitions. For the purposes of sections 25-200 to 25-210, inclusive: (1) “Approved map” means a map approved by the commissioner pursuant to section 25-205; (2) “Approved river corridor protection plan” means a river corridor protection plan approved by the commiss…

Sec. 25-202. Eligible river corridors. (a) The commissioner, in accordance with the provisions of this section, shall adopt a list of rivers flowing within or through or bordering this state which, together with the surrounding land, the commissioner considers appropriate for des…

Sec. 25-203. Establishment of river committees. (a) The commissioner shall establish a river committee to plan for designation and protection and preservation of eligible river corridors and to perform such other functions as are specified in sections 25-200 to 25-210, inclusive,…

Sec. 25-204. Resource inventory. Statement of objectives. Map. Notice and hearing. River corridor protection plan. (a) A river committee shall prepare a written inventory of all resources within the local drainage basin of the river for which the committee was established. Such r…

Sec. 25-205. Approval of river corridor protection plan. Designation of protected river corridor by General Assembly. (a) A river corridor protection plan adopted by a river committee pursuant to section 25-204 shall be submitted to the legislative bodies of the towns participati…

Sec. 25-206. Consistency of state and municipal land use laws and plans with designated river corridor protection plan. Authority of Connecticut Siting Council and Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection re activities within designated river corridors. (a) Within thir…

Sec. 25-207. Structures and uses existing at time of designation of river corridor. For purposes of sections 25-200 to 25-210, inclusive, any structure or related facility including, but not limited to, a parking lot, septic system, pool or surfaced area, including, but not limit…

Sec. 25-208. Acquisition of land within designated river corridor by state or municipality. (a) For the purpose of preserving or protecting a designated river corridor, the commissioner is authorized to acquire real property or any interest therein within such corridor. Such acqu…

Sec. 25-209. Commissioner authorized to provide guidance re river corridor protection plans. The commissioner may, within available funds, issue written guidance for development of a river corridor protection plan. Such guidance may address legal means for preserving land and wat…

Sec. 25-210. Development of hydropower and maintenance of railroad rights-of-way within protected river corridors. Nothing in sections 25-200 to 25-210, inclusive, and subsection (a) of section 13a-94, shall be construed to limit or preclude the development of hydropower except w…

Sec. 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. (P.A. 95-333, S. 1.)

Sec. 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 Environ…

Sec. 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 throu…

Sec. 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 …

Sec. 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 …

Sec. 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 comm…

Sec. 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…

Sec. 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 surfac…

Sec. 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 r…

Sec. 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 …