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Lower Connecticut River Conservation Zone (Connecticut General Statutes: Title 25 - Water Resources, Flood and Erosion Control; Chapter 477a)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Connecticut
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
River basin institution Ecosystem preservation Wetlands Freshwater resources management
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This chapter of the Connecticut General Statutes concerns the Lower Connecticut River Conservation Zone. It provides that the lower Connecticut River and the towns abutting the river possess unique scenic, ecological, scientific and historic value contributing to public enjoyment, inspiration and scientific study, that it is in the public interest that the provisions of this chapter be adopted to preserve such values and to prevent deterioration of the natural and traditional riverway scene for the enjoyment of present and future generations of Connecticut citizens and that the powers of the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, conferred by the provisions of section 22a-25, should be exercised in the furtherance of the purposes hereof in conformity with his general responsibility to preserve the natural resources of the state.

Full text
English
Website
www.cga.ct.gov