Connecticut General Statutes/Title 25/Chapter 477/Section 25-95

CGS § 25-95. Agreements of state and local authorities.

The state, acting through the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, may enter into agreements with such local authority authorized to contract under section 25-94 for the purpose of constructing projects or systems to prevent, correct and arrest flood damage and impacts of climate change within the boundaries of the state. The plans, specifications, system and construction shall be under the direct control and supervision of the commissioner. The contract shall describe (1) the nature and extent of the system, (2) the amount of the cost to the state, (3) the share to be paid by the district or board, and (4) the method of financing the payment by such local authority, all of which shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner.

Short History

(1955, S. 2395d; 1957, P.A. 364, S. 27; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 118; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 21-115, S. 10.)

Long History

History: 1971 act replaced water resources commission with environmental protection commissioner; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 21-115 deleted “erosion and” and added “and impacts of climate change”, effective July 1, 2021.

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