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