Connecticut § 22a-422 (Formerly Sec. 25-54a). Declaration of policy.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 22a-422 — (Formerly Sec. 25-54a). Declaration of policy.

Connecticut·Title 22a Environmental Protection·Ch. 446k Water Pollution Control

It is found and declared that the pollution of the waters of the state is inimical to the public health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the state, is a public nuisance and is harmful to wildlife, fish and aquatic life and impairs domestic, agricultural, industrial, recreational and other legitimate beneficial uses of water, and that the use of public funds and the granting of tax exemptions for the purpose of controlling and eliminating such pollution is a public use and purpose for which public moneys may be expended and tax exemptions granted, and the necessity and public interest for the enactment of this chapter and the elimination of pollution is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination.

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It is found and declared that the pollution of the waters of the state is inimical to the public health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the state, is a public nuisance and is harmful to wildlife, fish and aquatic life and impairs domestic, agricultural, industrial, recreational and other legitimate beneficial uses of water, and that the use of public funds and the granting of tax exemptions for the purpose of controlling and eliminating such pollution is a public use and purpose for which public moneys may be expended and tax exemptions granted, and the necessity and public interest for the enactment of this chapter and the elimination of pollution is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination.

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Legislative History

(1967, P.A. 57, S. 1.) History: Sec. 25-54a transferred to Sec. 22a-422 in 1983. Annotation to former section 25-54a: Cited. 170 C. 31. Annotations to present section: Cited. 216 C. 436; 226 C. 358; Id., 737; 237 C. 135; 241 C. 466.