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Multiple Use Rivers (Connecticut General Statutes: Title 25 - Water Resources, Flood and Erosion Control; Chapter 485)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Connecticut
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Freshwater resources management Surface water Inland waters River basin institution Local government Governance Procedural matters Zoning Coastal zone management
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This chapter of the Connecticut General Statutes concerns multiple use rivers. It provides that any two or more municipalities may, by ordinance, 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 or designate a river advisory board to act as such a river commission. A municipality may join a river commission established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section if the subject river flows through the municipality or forms a boundary of the municipality and the legislative body of such municipality adopts an ordinance authorizing such municipality to do so. It further provides for membership of river commissions, and procedures; resource inventory, statement of objectives, map, notice, hearing, review by state officials, and management plan; approval of management plan by municipalities, commissioner, and revisions to plan; state plans and municipal land use regulations to be in accordance with recommendations of management plan, exceptions, acquisition of property for river corridor, and coordination of state permits and approvals; structures and uses existing at time of management plan approval; and guidance by commissioner re management plan.

Full text
English
Website
www.cga.ct.gov