Connecticut § 22a-26a State-owned properties providing public access to Long Island Sound.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 22a-26a — State-owned properties providing public access to Long Island Sound.

Connecticut § 22a-26a

Title 22aEnvironmental Protection

Ch. 439Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. State Policy

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-26a (2026).

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The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Departments of Transportation and Administrative Services, The University of Connecticut and other state agencies with jurisdiction over state-owned properties, shall identify state-owned properties which provide public access to the waters of Long Island Sound and, in addition, identify other properties which the state may acquire to provide public access to the waters of Long Island Sound. The properties to be identified shall include highway easements, bridge crossings, university-owned lands, railroad rights-of-way and other coastal or riverfront properties owned or controlled by the state or by others. State-owned properties which are used for non-water-dependent activities shall be assessed for reclassifi

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The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Departments of Transportation and Administrative Services, The University of Connecticut and other state agencies with jurisdiction over state-owned properties, shall identify state-owned properties which provide public access to the waters of Long Island Sound and, in addition, identify other properties which the state may acquire to provide public access to the waters of Long Island Sound. The properties to be identified shall include highway easements, bridge crossings, university-owned lands, railroad rights-of-way and other coastal or riverfront properties owned or controlled by the state or by others. State-owned properties which are used for non-water-dependent activities shall be assessed for reclassification to public water-dependent use or shared use. The department shall submit a report of its findings to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters concerning the environment on or before October 1, 1992, and the Comptroller shall cause such findings to be added to and made a part of the inventory of state property required pursuant to the provisions of section 4-36.

Legislative History

(P.A. 90-126; P.A. 11-51, S. 69; 11-80, S. 1.) History: P.A. 11-51 replaced “Department of Public Works” with “Department of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.