Connecticut § 22a-354w Guidelines for acquisition of lands surrounding public water supply well fields.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 22a-354w — Guidelines for acquisition of lands surrounding public water supply well fields.

Connecticut § 22a-354w

Title 22aEnvironmental Protection

Ch. 446iWater Resources. Invasive Plants

This text of Connecticut § 22a-354w (Guidelines for acquisition of lands surrounding public water supply well fields.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Connecticut primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-354w (2026).

Text

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health and the chairperson of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, shall prepare guidelines for acquisition of lands surrounding existing or proposed public water supply well fields. In preparing such guidelines the commissioner shall consider economic implications for mandating land acquisition including, but not limited to, the effect on land values and the ability of small water companies to absorb the cost of acquisition.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health and the chairperson of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, shall prepare guidelines for acquisition of lands surrounding existing or proposed public water supply well fields. In preparing such guidelines the commissioner shall consider economic implications for mandating land acquisition including, but not limited to, the effect on land values and the ability of small water companies to absorb the cost of acquisition.

Legislative History

(P.A. 89-305, S. 17, 32; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 96-180, S. 79, 166; P.A. 11-80, S. 1, 69.) History: P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 96-180 changed “Department of Public Utilities Control” to “Public Utilities Control Authority”, effective June 3, 1996; P.A. 11-80 changed “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” and changed “Public Utilities Control Authority” to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority”, effective July 1, 2011.