Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-104 — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 267 / Section 15-104
Sec. 15-104. Report of accident.
Status: in_force

(b) The report, the form of which shall be prescribed by the executive director, shall include information to enable the executive director to determine whether the requirements for the deposit of security under section 15-105 are inapplicable by reason of the existence of insurance or other exceptions specified in this chapter. The executive director may rely upon the accuracy of the information until he or she has reason to believe that the information is erroneous.

(c) The operator and the owner shall furnish such additional information as the executive director may require.

See Sec. 15-71a re reporting of accidents involving aircraft.

See Sec. 15-115 re penalty for failure to make report or for false statement or misrepresentation in report.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-108 — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 267 / Section 15-108
Sec. 15-108. Self-insurance.
Status: in_force

(b) The executive director may issue a certificate of self-insurance when satisfied that the applicant is possessed and will continue to be possessed of ability to pay judgments against the applicant within the limits provided in this chapter.

(c) Upon not less than ten days' notification of a self-insurer, the executive director may for reasonable cause cancel a certificate of self-insurance and shall cancel such certificate upon failure of a self-insurer to pay any judgment within thirty days.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-31d — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 264a / Section 15-31d
Sec. 15-31d. Refunding bonds. Bond anticipation notes.
Status: in_force

(b) Whenever the authority has adopted a resolution authorizing bonds pursuant to section 15-31c , the authority may, pending the issue of such bonds, issue temporary notes and any renewals thereof in anticipation of the proceeds from the sale of such bonds, which notes and any renewals thereof shall be designated “Bond Anticipation Notes”. Such portion of the proceeds from the sale of such bonds as may be so required shall be applied to the payment of the principal of and interest on any such bond anticipation notes which have been issued. The principal of and interest on any bond anticipation notes issued pursuant to this subsection may be repaid from pledged revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged to the repayment of the bonds in anticipation of which the bond anticipation notes are issued, to the extent not paid from the proceeds of renewals thereof or of the bonds.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-15d — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 263 / Section 15-15d
Sec. 15-15d. Pilotage concurrent with New York. Rotation system for assignment of pilots.
Status: in_force

(b) The Connecticut Port Authority may execute an agreement with the pilot commission of any other state for the establishment of a rotation system for the assignment of pilots for the conduct of vessels in the ports and waters of the state, including the waters of Long Island Sound.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-72 — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 266 / Section 15-72
Sec. 15-72. Operating aircraft or unmanned aircraft carelessly, negligently or recklessly.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 15-34(10) for definition of “careless, negligent or reckless operation”.

See Sec. 15-77 re operation of aircraft or carrying passengers while under the influence of liquor or drugs.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-154 — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 268 / Section 15-154
Sec. 15-154. Enforcement. Refusal to stop vessel or take vessel to designated area. Rules for avoiding interference with operation of law enforcement vessel or fire rescue vessel. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) When engaged in the enforcement of this chapter and chapter 446k, such officer shall have the authority to stop and board any vessel which is under way or which is moored on the waters of this state for the purposes of (1) examining decals, certificates and other documents, (2) inspecting safety equipment and waste disposal systems, (3) determining if the operation of such vessel exceeds the noise levels established in subsection (b) of section 15-129 , (4) searching when such officer has probable cause to believe that any provision of any law of this state or any rule or regulation of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection relating to boating or water pollution has been violated, (5) determining compliance with section 15-132a , subsections (d) and (e) of section 15-133 and sections 15-140 l and 15-140n , when such authorized officer has probable cause to believe said section or subsection has been violated, and (6) making arrests.

(c) No person operating a vessel shall refuse to stop such vessel or, if sea conditions make stopping in that area unsafe, refuse to take such vessel to a designated area after being requested or signaled to do so by such officer. Any person operating a vessel who refuses to stop or refuses to take such vessel to the designated area shall have committed an infraction. Any person, when signaled to stop by such officer in a law enforcement vessel using an audible signal device or flashing blue lights, who operates such vessel in disregard of such signal so as to (1) interfere with or endanger the operation of the law enforcement vessel or any other vessel, (2) endanger or cause damage to property or person, or (3) increase or maintain speed in an attempt to escape or elude such law enforcement officer shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. If such violation causes the death or serious physical injury of another person, the vessel operator shall be guilty of a class D felony, and such operator's safe boating certificate, certificate of personal watercraft operation or right to operate a vessel that requires a certificate shall be suspended for one year. For any subsequent offense, such operator shall be guilty of a class D felony, except that if any prior offense by such operator under this section caused, and such subsequent offense causes, the death or serious physical injury of another person, such operator shall be guilty of a class D felony for which one year of the sentence imposed may not be suspended or reduced by the court, and such operator's safe boating certificate, certificate of personal watercraft operation or right to operate a vessel that requires a certificate shall be suspended for not less than eighteen months or more than two years. Proof of the registration number of the vessel shall be prima facie evidence in any prosecution that the owner was the operator. For purposes of this subsection, “serious physical injury” means physical injury which creates a substantial risk of death, or which causes serious disfigurement, serious impairment of health or serious loss or impairment of the function of any bodily organ.

(d) Upon the immediate approach of a law enforcement vessel using an audible signal device or flashing blue lights, or a fire rescue vessel using an audible signal device or flashing red or yellow lights, any person operating a vessel shall immediately slow to a speed sufficient to maintain steerage only, shall alter course, within its ability, so as not to inhibit or interfere with the operation of the law enforcement vessel or fire rescue vessel, and shall proceed, unless otherwise directed by an officer in the law enforcement vessel or fire rescue vessel, at a reduced speed until beyond the area of operation of the law enforcement vessel or fire rescue vessel. Any person operating a vessel who wilfully or negligently obstructs or retards any law enforcement or fire rescue vessel answering an emergency call or in pursuit of fleeing law violators shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars.

(e) Any person operating a vessel passing within two hundred feet of a stationary law enforcement vessel using an audible signal device or flashing blue lights, or a stationary fire rescue vessel using flashing red or yellow lights shall reduce speed to a speed of slow-no-wake until there is a distance of more than two hundred feet between such person's vessel and the law enforcement vessel or fire rescue vessel. Any person operating a vessel passing within two hundred feet of a commercial vessel responding to or towing a vessel in distress when such commercial vessel is displaying flashing red or yellow lights shall reduce speed to a speed of slow-no-wake. For purposes of this subsection, “slow-no-wake” means operation of a vessel at a speed that does not produce more than a minimum wake and is not greater than six miles per hour over ground, unless a higher minimum speed is necessary to maintain steerage when traveling with a strong current.

(f) A person who violates subsection (e) of this section shall be fined not less than fifty dollars or more than two hundred dollars.

(g) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall publish an enforcement manual, conduct training and educational sessions, serve as liaison between the enforcement groups and the Superior Court and shall be generally responsible for the overall coordination of enforcement.

Cited. 224 C. 29.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-120l — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 267a / Section 15-120l
Sec. 15-120l. Bonds of the authority. Trust agreements. Liability and indemnification of directors.
Status: in_force

(b) Except as otherwise expressly provided in sections 15-120g to 15-120o , inclusive, or by the board, every issue of bonds, notes or other obligations, shall be a general obligation of the authority payable out of any moneys or revenues of the authority subject only to any agreements with the holders of particular bonds, notes or other obligations pledging any particular moneys or revenues. Any such bonds, notes or other obligations may be additionally secured by any grant or contributions from any department, agency or instrumentality of the United States or person or a pledge of any moneys, income or revenues of the authority from any source whatsoever.

(c) Any provision of any law to the contrary notwithstanding, any bonds, notes or other obligations issued by the authority pursuant to sections 15-120g to 15-120o , inclusive, shall be fully negotiable within the meaning and for all purposes of title 42a. Any such bonds, notes or other obligations shall be legal investments for all trust companies, banks, investment companies, savings banks, building and loan associations, executors, administrators, guardians, conservators, trustees and other fiduciaries and pension, profit-sharing and retirement funds.

(d) Bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority shall be authorized by resolution of the board of directors of the authority and may be issued in one or more series and shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, in the case of any such note, or any renewal thereof, not exceeding the term of years as the board shall determine from the date of the original issue of such notes, and, in the case of bonds, not exceeding thirty years from the date thereof, bear interest at such rate or rates, be in such denomination or denominations, be in such form, either coupon or registered, carry such conversion or registration privileges, have such rank or priority, be executed in such manner, be payable from such sources in such medium of payment at such place or places within or without this state, and be subject to such terms of redemption, with or without premium, as such resolution or resolutions may provide.

(e) Bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority may be sold at public or private sale at such price or prices as the board shall determine.

(f) Bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority may be refunded and renewed from time to time as may be determined by resolution of the board, provided any such refunding or renewal shall be in conformity with any rights of the holders thereof.

(g) Bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority issued under the provisions of sections 15-120g to 15-120o , inclusive, shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability of the state or of any political subdivision thereof other than the authority or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any such political subdivision other than the authority, and shall not constitute bonds or notes issued or guaranteed by the state within the meaning of section 3-21 , but shall be payable solely from the funds herein provided therefor. All such bonds, notes or other obligations shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that neither the state of Connecticut nor any political subdivision thereof other than the authority shall be obligated to pay the same or the interest thereof except from revenues or other funds of the authority and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state of Connecticut or of any political subdivision thereof other than the authority is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on such bonds, notes or other obligations.

(h) Any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds, notes or other obligations may contain provisions, except as expressly limited in sections 15-120g to 15-120o , inclusive, and except as otherwise limited by existing agreements with the holders of bonds, notes or other obligations, that shall be a part of the contract with the holders thereof, as to the following: (1) The pledging of all or any part of the moneys received by the authority to secure the payment of the principal of and interest on any bonds, notes or other obligations or of any issue thereof; (2) the pledging of all or part of the assets of the authority to secure the payment of the principal and interest on any bonds, notes or other obligations or of any issue thereof; (3) the establishment of reserves or sinking funds, the making of charges and fees to provide for the same, and the regulation and disposition thereof; (4) limitations on the purpose to which the proceeds of sale of bonds, notes or other obligations may be applied and pledging such proceeds to secure the payment of the bonds, notes or other obligations, or of any issues thereof; (5) limitations on the issuance of additional bonds, notes or other obligations; the terms upon which additional bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations may be issued and secured; the refunding or purchase of outstanding bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority; (6) the procedure, if any, by which the terms of any contract with the holders of any bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority may be amended or abrogated, the amount of bonds, notes or other obligations the holders of which must consent thereto, and the manner in which such consent may be given; (7) limitations on the amount of moneys to be expended by the authority for operating, administrative or other expenses of the authority; (8) the vesting in a trustee or trustees of such property, rights, powers and duties in trust as the authority may determine, which may include any or all of the rights, powers and duties of any trustee appointed by the holders of any bonds, notes or other obligations and limiting or abrogating the right of the holders of any bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority to appoint a trustee under this chapter or limiting the rights, powers and duties of such trustee; (9) provision for a trust agreement by and between the authority and a corporate trustee which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state, which agreement may provide for the pledging or assigning of any assets or income from assets to which or in which the authority has any rights or interest, and may further provide for such other rights and remedies exercisable by the trustee as may be proper for the protection of the holders of any bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority and not otherwise in violation of law. Such agreement may provide for the restriction of the rights of any individual holder of bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of such trust agreement may be treated as a part of the cost of operation of the authority. The trust agreement may contain any further provisions which are reasonable to delineate further the respective rights, duties, safeguards, responsibilities and liabilities of the authority; individual and collective holders of bonds, notes and other obligations of the authority and the trustees; (10) covenants to do or refrain from doing such acts and things as may be necessary or convenient or desirable in order to better secure any bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority, or which, in the discretion of the authority, will tend to make any bonds, notes or other obligations to be issued more marketable notwithstanding that such covenants, acts or things may not be enumerated herein; (11) any other matters of like or different character, which in any way affect the security or protection of the bonds, notes or other obligations.

(i) Any pledge made by the authority of income, revenues, or other property shall be valid and binding from the time the pledge is made, and shall constitute a pledge within the meaning and for all purposes of title 42a. The income, revenue, or other property so pledged and thereafter received by the authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the authority, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof.

(j) The board of directors of the authority is authorized and empowered to obtain from any department, agency or instrumentality of the United States any insurance or guarantee as to, or of or for the payment or repayment of, interest or principal, or both, or any part thereof, on any bonds, notes or other obligations issued by the authority pursuant to the provisions of sections 15-120g to 15-120o , inclusive, and, notwithstanding any other provisions of said sections, to enter into any agreement, contract or any other instrument whatsoever with respect to any such insurance or guarantee except to the extent that such action would in any way impair or interfere with the authority's ability to perform and fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the holders of the bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations of the authority.

(k) Neither the members of the board of directors of the authority nor any person executing bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority issued pursuant to sections 15-120g to 15-120o , inclusive, shall be liable personally on such bonds, notes or other obligations or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance thereof, nor shall any director or employee of the authority be personally liable for damage or injury, not wanton, reckless, wilful or malicious, caused in the performance of his duties and within the scope of his employment or appointment as such director, officer or employee. The authority shall protect, save harmless and indemnify its directors, officers or employees from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand, suit or judgment by reason of alleged negligence or alleged deprivation of any person's civil rights or any other act or omission resulting in damage or injury, if the director, officer or employee is found to have been acting in the discharge of his duties or within the scope of his employment and such act or omission is found not to have been wanton, reckless, wilful or malicious.

(l) The board of directors of the authority shall have power to purchase bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority out of any funds available therefor. The authority may hold, cancel or resell such bonds, notes or other obligations subject to and in accordance with agreements with holders of its bonds, notes and other obligations.

(m) All moneys received pursuant to the authority of sections 15-120g to 15-120o , inclusive, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in said sections. Any officer with whom, or any bank or trust company with which, such moneys shall be deposited shall act as trustee of such moneys and shall hold and apply the same for the purposes of sections 15-120g to 15-120o , inclusive, subject to such regulations as said sections and the resolution authorizing the bonds of any issue or the trust agreement securing such bonds may provide.

(n) Any holder of bonds, notes or other obligations issued under the provisions of sections 15-120g to 15-120o , inclusive, and the trustee or trustees under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by any resolution authorizing the issuance of, or any such trust agreement securing, such bonds, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceedings, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the state or granted hereunder or under such resolution or trust agreement, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by said sections or by such resolution or trust agreement to be performed by the authority or by any officer, employee or agent thereof, including the fixing, charging and collecting of the rates, rents, fees and charges herein authorized and required by the provisions of such resolution or trust agreement to be fixed, established and collected.

(o) The authority may make representations and agreements for the benefit of the holders of any bonds, notes or other obligations of the state which are necessary or appropriate to ensure the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of interest on bonds, notes or other obligations of the state from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, including agreement to pay rebates to the federal government of investment earnings derived from the investment of the proceeds of the bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority. Any such agreement may include: (1) A covenant to pay rebates to the federal government of investment earnings derived from the investment of the proceeds of the bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority, (2) a covenant that the authority will not limit or alter its rebate obligations until its obligations to the holders or owners of such bonds, notes or other obligations are finally met and discharged, and (3) provisions to (A) establish trust and other accounts which may be appropriate to carry out such representations and agreements, (B) retain fiscal agents as depositories for such fund and accounts and (C) provide that such fiscal agents may act as trustee of such funds and accounts.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-31c — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 264a / Section 15-31c
Sec. 15-31c. Bonds and notes. Special capital reserve fund.
Status: in_force

(b) Bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be obligations of the authority and shall neither be payable from nor charged upon any funds other than the revenues of the authority pledged to the payment thereof, nor shall the state or any political subdivision thereof be subject to any liability thereon except to the extent of such pledged revenues. The issuance of bonds under the provisions of this section and sections 15-31d to 15-31f , inclusive, shall not directly or indirectly or contingently obligate the state or any political subdivision thereof to levy or to pledge any form of taxation whatever therefor or to make any appropriation for their payment. The bonds shall not constitute a charge, lien or encumbrance, legal or equitable, upon any property of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, except the property of the authority or the state mortgaged or otherwise encumbered under the provisions and for the purposes of sections 15-31a to 15-31i , inclusive. The substance of such limitation shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond. Bonds issued pursuant to this section and sections 15-31d to 15-31f , inclusive, shall not be subject to any statutory limitation on the indebtedness of the state and such bonds, when issued, shall not be included in computing the aggregate indebtedness of the state in respect to and to the extent of any such limitation.

(c) The bonds referred to in this section may be executed and delivered at such time or times, shall be dated, shall bear interest at such rate or rates, including variable rates to be determined in such manner as set forth in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the bonds, provide for payment of interest on such dates, whether before or at maturity, shall mature at such time or times not exceeding thirty years from their date, have such rank or priority, be payable in such medium of payment, be issued in coupon, registered or book entry form, carry such registration and transfer privileges and be subject to purchase or redemption before maturity at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions, including the condition that such bonds be subject to purchase or redemption on the demand of the owner thereof, all as may be determined by the authority. The authority shall determine the form of the bonds, including any interest coupons to be attached thereto, the manner of execution of the bonds, the denomination or denominations of the bonds and the place or places of payment of principal and interest, which may be at any bank or trust company within or without the state. Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds, the authority may, under like restrictions, provide for the issuance of interim receipts or temporary bonds, with or without coupons, exchangeable for definitive bonds when such bonds have been executed and are available for delivery. If any of the officers whose signatures appear on the bonds or coupons cease to be officers before the delivery of any such bonds, such signatures shall, nevertheless, be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if they had remained in office until delivery.

(d) Any bonds issued under the authority of this section and sections 15-31d to 15-31f , inclusive, may be sold at public sale on sealed proposals or by negotiation in such manner, at such price and at such time or times as may be determined by the authority. The authority may pay from the proceeds of the bonds all costs and expenses which the authority may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the authorization, sale and issuance thereof, including the cost of interest on any short-term financing authorized under subsection (b) of section 15-31d .

(e) The principal of and interest on any bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be secured by a pledge of the revenues out of which such bonds shall be made payable. They may be secured by a mortgage covering all or any part of the project from which the revenues so pledged may be derived or by a pledge of one or more leases, sale contracts or loan agreements with respect to such project or by a pledge of one or more notes, debentures, bonds or other secured or unsecured debt obligations of any lessee or contracting party under a loan agreement or sale contract or by a pledge of reserve and sinking funds established pursuant to the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds and any other funds and accounts, including proceeds from investment of any of the foregoing, established pursuant to this chapter or the proceedings authorizing the issuance of such bonds, and by moneys paid under a credit facility, including, but not limited to, a letter of credit or policy of bond insurance, issued by a financial institution pursuant to an agreement authorized by such proceedings.

(f) The proceedings under which the bonds are authorized to be issued pursuant to this section, and any mortgage given to secure the same, may, subject to the provisions of the general statutes, contain any agreements and provisions customarily contained in instruments securing bonds, including, but not limited to: (1) Provisions respecting custody of the proceeds from the sale of the bonds, including their investment and reinvestment until used for the cost of the project; (2) provisions respecting the fixing and collection of rents or payments with respect to the facilities of the ports and harbors of the state and any facility charges; (3) the terms to be incorporated in the lease, sale contract or loan agreement with respect to the project; (4) the maintenance and insurance of the project; (5) the creation, maintenance, custody, investment and reinvestment, and use of the revenues derived from the operation of the ports and harbors of the state; (6) establishment of reserves or sinking funds, and such accounts thereunder as may be established by the authority, and the regulation and disposition thereof; (7) the rights and remedies available in case of a default to the bondholders or to any trustee under any lease, sale contract, loan agreement, mortgage or trust indenture; (8) reimbursement agreements, remarketing agreements, standby bond purchase agreements or similar agreements in connection with obtaining any credit or liquidity facilities including, but not limited to, letters of credit or policies of bond insurance and such other agreements entered into pursuant to section 3-20a ; (9) provisions for the issuance of additional bonds on a parity with bonds theretofore issued, including establishment of coverage requirements with respect thereto; (10) covenants to do or to refrain from doing such acts and things as may be necessary or convenient or desirable in order to better secure any bonds or to maintain any federal or state exemption from tax of the interest on such bonds; and (11) provisions or covenants of like or different character from the foregoing which are consistent with the provisions of sections 15-31a to 15-31i , inclusive, and which the authority determines in such proceedings are necessary, convenient or desirable in order to better secure the bonds or bond anticipation notes, or will tend to make the bonds or bond anticipation notes more marketable, and which are in the best interests of the state. The proceedings under which the bonds are authorized, and any mortgage given to secure the same, may further provide that any cash balances not necessary (A) to pay the cost of maintaining, repairing and operating the facilities of the ports and harbors of the state, (B) to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the same shall become due and payable, and (C) to create and maintain reserve and sinking funds as provided in any authorizing resolution or other proceedings shall be deposited into one or more specifically designated working funds to be held in trust by the authority and applied to future debt service requirements or other port authority purposes.

(g) In the discretion of the authority, bonds issued pursuant to this section may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. Such trust indenture may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants setting forth the duties of the authority in relation to the exercise of its powers pursuant to sections 15-31a to 15-31i , inclusive, and the custody, safeguarding and application of all moneys. The authority may provide by such trust indenture for the payment of the proceeds of the bonds and the revenues from the operation of the ports and harbors of the state to the trustee under such trust indenture or other depository, and for the method of disbursement thereof, with such safeguards and restrictions as it may determine. All expenses incurred in carrying out such trust indenture may be treated as a part of the operating expenses of the applicable project. If the bonds shall be secured by a trust indenture, the bondholders shall have no authority to appoint a separate trustee to represent them.

(h) In connection with the issuance of bonds to finance a project or to refund bonds previously issued by the authority or the state to finance a project, the authority may create and establish one or more reserve funds to be known as special capital reserve funds and may pay into such special capital reserve funds (1) any moneys appropriated and made available by the state for the purposes of such funds, (2) any proceeds of sale of notes or bonds for a project, to the extent provided in the resolution of the authority authorizing the issuance thereof, and (3) any other moneys which may be made available to the authority for the purpose of such funds from any other source or sources. The moneys held in or credited to any special capital reserve fund established under this section, except as hereinafter provided, shall be used solely for the payment of the principal of and interest on, when due, whether at maturity or by mandatory sinking fund installments, on bonds of the authority secured by such capital reserve fund as the same become due, the purchase of such bonds of the authority, the payment of any redemption premium required to be paid when such bonds are redeemed prior to maturity; provided the authority shall have power to provide that moneys in any such fund shall not be withdrawn therefrom at any time in such amount as would reduce the amount of such funds to less than the maximum amount of principal and interest becoming due by reasons of maturity or a required sinking fund installment in the then current or any succeeding calendar year on the bonds of the authority then outstanding or the maximum amount permitted to be deposited in such fund by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, to permit the interest on said bonds to be excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes and secured by such special capital reserve fund, such amount being herein referred to as the “required minimum capital reserve”, except for the purpose of paying such principal of, redemption premium and interest on such bonds of the authority secured by such special capital reserve becoming due and for the payment of which other moneys of the authority are not available. The authority may provide that it shall not issue bonds secured by a special capital reserve fund at any time if the required minimum capital reserve on the bonds outstanding and the bonds then to be issued and secured by the same special capital reserve fund at the time of issuance, unless the authority, at the time of the issuance of such bonds, shall deposit in such special capital reserve fund from the proceeds of the bonds so to be issued, or otherwise, an amount which, together with the amount then in such special capital reserve fund, will be not less than the required minimum capital reserve. On or before December first, annually, there is deemed to be appropriated from the state General Fund such sums, if any, as shall be certified by the chairperson or vice-chairperson of the authority to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the Treasurer, as necessary to restore each such special capital reserve fund to the amount equal to the required minimum capital reserve of such fund, and such amounts shall be allotted and paid to the authority. For the purpose of evaluation of any such special capital reserve fund, obligations acquired as an investment for any such fund shall be valued at market. Nothing contained in this section shall preclude the authority from establishing and creating other debt service reserve funds in connection with the issuance of bonds or notes of the authority which are not special capital reserve funds. Subject to any agreement or agreements with holders of outstanding notes and bonds of the authority, any amount or amounts allotted and paid to the authority pursuant to this section shall be repaid to the state from moneys of the authority at such time as such moneys are not required for any other of its corporate purposes and in any event shall be repaid to the state on the date one year after all bonds and notes of the authority theretofore issued on the date or dates such amount or amounts are allotted and paid to the authority or thereafter issued, together with interest on such bonds and notes, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of the holders thereof, are fully met and discharged. No bonds secured by a special capital reserve fund shall be issued to pay project costs unless the authority is of the opinion and determines that revenues pledged to secure such bonds shall be sufficient to (A) pay the principal of and interest on the bonds issued to finance the project, (B) establish, increase and maintain any reserves deemed by the authority to be advisable to secure the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds, (C) pay the cost of maintaining the project in good repair and keeping it properly insured, and (D) pay such other costs of the project as may be required. No bonds secured by a special capital reserve fund shall be issued unless the issuance of such bonds is approved by the Treasurer. Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this section, the aggregate amount of bonds secured by the special capital reserve funds authorized to be created and established by this subsection shall not exceed fifty million dollars.

(i) Any pledge made by the authority shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made, and the revenues or property so pledged and thereafter received by the authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act. The lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the authority, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created need be recorded.

(j) The authority shall have power out of any funds available therefor to purchase bonds or notes of the authority or the state issued pursuant to this section. The authority may hold, pledge, cancel or resell such bonds, subject to and in accordance with agreements with bondholders.

(k) Whether or not the notes and bonds are of such form and character as to be negotiable instruments under the terms of the Uniform Commercial Code, the notes and bonds are hereby made negotiable instruments within the meaning of and for all purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code, subject only to the provisions of the notes and bonds for registration.

(l) Any moneys held by the authority with respect to the ports and harbors of the state or by a trustee pursuant to a trust indenture, subject to the provisions of such indenture, including proceeds from the sale of any bonds and notes, and revenues, receipts and income from the operation of the ports and harbors of the state may be invested and reinvested in such obligations, securities and other investments, including, without limitation, participation certificates in the Short Term Investment Fund created in section 3-27a , or deposited or redeposited in such bank or banks, all as shall be authorized by the authority in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the bonds and notes.

(m) For the purposes of sections 15-31a to 15-31i , inclusive, the costs of the project payable out of the proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to this section shall include: (1) Expenses and obligations incurred for labor and materials in connection with the construction of the project; (2) the cost of acquiring by purchase, if such purchase shall be deemed expedient, and the amount of any award or final judgment in any proceedings to acquire by condemnation, such land, property rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements and other interests in land as may be deemed necessary or convenient in connection with such construction or with the operation of the project, and the amount of any damages incident thereto; (3) the costs of all machinery and equipment acquired in connection with the project; (4) reserves for the payment of the principal of and interest on any notes and bonds issued pursuant to this section and interest accruing on any such notes, during construction of the project and for six months after completion of such construction; (5) initial working capital, expenses of administration properly chargeable to the construction or acquisition of the project, legal, architectural and engineering expenses and fees, costs of audits, costs of preparing and issuing any notes and bonds pursuant to this section; and (6) all other items of expense not elsewhere specified incident to the planning, acquisition and construction of the project or of the placing of the same in operation.

(n) For purposes of sections 15-31a to 15-31i , inclusive, the term “project” shall refer to the renovations and improvements to be acquired and constructed at the ports and harbors of the state as may be specified from time to time by the board in a resolution as contemplated by subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140q — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 268 / Section 15-140q
Sec. 15-140q. Consent for chemical test and nontestimonial portion of drug influence evaluation. Suspension of safe boating certificate. Procedures. Hearing on suspension. Penalties for conviction. Elevated blood alcohol content defined. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) A peace officer who has placed a person under arrest for violating subsection (b) of section 53-206d ; operating a vessel upon the waters of this state while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both; or operating a vessel upon the waters of this state while such person has an elevated blood alcohol content, may request that such person submit to a blood, breath or urine test at the option of the peace officer, a drug influence evaluation conducted by a drug recognition expert, or both, after such person has been (A) apprised of such person's constitutional rights, (B) afforded a reasonable opportunity to telephone an attorney prior to the performance of such test or evaluation, (C) informed that evidence of any refusal to submit to such test or evaluation shall be admissible in accordance with subsection (d) of section 15-140r and may be used against such person in any criminal prosecution, except that refusal to submit to the testimonial portions of a drug influence evaluation shall not be considered evidence of refusal of such evaluation for purposes of any criminal prosecution, and (D) informed that such person's safe boating certificate, right to operate a vessel that requires a safe boating certificate for operation or certificate of personal watercraft operation issued by the commissioner as a condition of operating a vessel may be suspended in accordance with the provisions of this section if (i) such person refuses to submit to such test or nontestimonial portion of a drug influence evaluation, (ii) such person submits to such test and the results of such test indicate that such person has an elevated blood alcohol content, or (iii) the officer concludes, through investigation, that such person was operating a vessel under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both.

(2) If the person refuses to submit to any test or drug influence evaluation, the test or evaluation shall not be given, except that if the person refuses or is unable to submit to a blood test, the peace officer shall designate another test to be taken. If the person submits to a breath test and the peace officer, for reasonable cause, requests an additional chemical test of a different type to detect the presence of a drug or drugs other than or in addition to alcohol, the peace officer may administer such test, except that if the person refuses or is unable to submit to a blood test, the peace officer shall designate a urine test to be taken. The peace officer shall make a notation upon the records of the law enforcement unit, as defined in section 7-294a , that such officer informed the person that such person's safe boating certificate, right to operate a vessel that requires a safe boating certificate for operation or certificate of personal watercraft operation may be suspended if such person (A) refused to submit to such test or the nontestimonial portion of a drug influence evaluation; (B) submitted to such test and the results of such test indicated that such person had an elevated blood alcohol content; or (C) the officer concludes, through investigation, that such person was operating a vessel under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both.

(c) If the person arrested refuses to submit to such test or nontestimonial portion of a drug influence evaluation, or submits to such test and the results of such test indicate that at the time of the alleged offense such person had an elevated blood alcohol content, the peace officer shall immediately revoke the safe boating certificate, right to operate a vessel that requires a safe boating certificate for operation or certificate of personal watercraft operation, if any, of such person for a twenty-four-hour period. The peace officer shall prepare a written report of the incident and shall mail the report, together with any certificate taken into possession and a copy of the results of any chemical test, to the commissioner within three business days. The report shall be made on a form approved by the commissioner and shall be subscribed and sworn to under penalty of false statement as provided in section 53a-157b by the peace officer before whom such refusal was made or who administered or caused to be administered such test. If the person arrested refused to submit to such test or evaluation, the report shall be endorsed by a third person who witnessed such refusal. The report shall set forth the grounds for the officer's belief that there was probable cause to arrest such person for operating such vessel while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both, or while such person has an elevated blood alcohol content and shall state that such person refused to submit to such test or evaluation when requested by such peace officer or that such person submitted to such test and the results of such test indicated that such person at the time of the alleged offense had an elevated blood alcohol content.

(d) If a peace officer has placed a person under arrest for violating subsection (b) of section 53-206d ; operating a vessel upon the waters of this state while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both; or operating a vessel upon the waters of this state while such person has an elevated blood alcohol content and does not request that such person submit to a blood, breath or urine test under subsection (b) of this section, or obtains test results from a test administered under subsection (b) of this section that indicate that the person does not have an elevated blood alcohol content, such officer shall:

(1) Advise such person that such person's safe boating certificate, right to operate a vessel that requires a safe boating certificate for operation or certificate of personal watercraft operation issued by the commissioner as a condition of operating a vessel may be suspended in accordance with the provisions of this section if such officer concludes, through a police investigation, that such person was operating a vessel under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both; and

(2) Submit a report to the commissioner in accordance with the procedure set forth in subsection (c) of this section and, if such report contains the results of a blood, breath or urine test that does not show an elevated blood alcohol content, such report shall conform to the requirements in subsection (c) of this section for reports that contain results showing an elevated blood alcohol content. In any report submitted under this subdivision, the officer shall document (A) the basis for the officer's belief that there was probable cause to arrest such person for a violation of subsection (b) of section 53-206d ; operating a vessel upon the waters of this state while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both; or operating a vessel upon the waters of this state while such person has an elevated blood alcohol content, and (B) whether the officer concludes, through investigation, that the person was operating a vessel under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both. With such report, the officer may submit other supporting documentation indicating the person's intoxication by liquor or any drug, or both. If the officer concludes, through investigation, that the person was operating a vessel under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both, the officer shall immediately revoke and take possession of the person's safe boating certificate, right to operate a vessel that requires a safe boating certificate for operation or certificate of personal watercraft operation issued by the commissioner as a condition of operating a vessel, for a twenty-four-hour period.

(e) Upon receipt of a report submitted under subsection (c) or (d) of this section, the commissioner shall suspend the safe boating certificate, right to operate a vessel that requires a safe boating certificate for operation or certificate of personal watercraft operation of such person effective as of a date certain, and such date certain shall be no later than thirty-five days from the later of the date such person received (1) notice of such person's arrest by the peace officer, or (2) the results of a blood or urine test or a drug influence evaluation. Any person whose safe boating certificate, right to operate a vessel that requires a safe boating certificate for operation or certificate of personal watercraft operation is suspended in accordance with this subsection shall be entitled to a hearing before the commissioner to be held prior to the effective date of the suspension. The commissioner shall send a suspension notice to such person informing such person that such person's safe boating certificate, right to operate a vessel that requires a safe boating certificate for operation or certificate of personal watercraft operation is suspended and shall specify the date of such suspension and that such person is entitled to a hearing prior to the effective date of the suspension and may schedule such hearing by contacting the commissioner not later than seven days after the date of mailing of such suspension notice.

(f) If such person does not contact the department to schedule a hearing, the commissioner shall affirm the suspension contained in the suspension notice for the appropriate period specified in subsection (i) of this section.

(g) (1) If such person contacts the department to schedule a hearing, the commissioner shall assign a date, time and place for the hearing, which date shall be prior to the effective date of the suspension. At the request of such person and upon a showing of good cause, the commissioner may grant one continuance for a period not to exceed thirty days.

(2) A hearing based on a report submitted under subsection (c) of this section shall be limited to a determination of the following issues: (A) Whether the peace officer had probable cause to arrest the person for operating the vessel while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, or both, or while such person has an elevated blood alcohol content; (B) whether such person was placed under arrest; (C) whether such person (i) refused to submit to such test or nontestimonial portion of a drug influence evaluation, or (ii) submitted to such test and the results of such test indicated that at the time of the alleged offense that such person had an elevated blood alcohol content; and (D) whether such person was operating the vessel.

(3) A hearing based on a report submitted under subsection (d) of this section shall be limited to a determination of the following issues: (A) Whether the peace officer had probable cause to arrest the person for operating a vessel while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, or both, or while such person has an elevated blood alcohol content; (B) whether such person was placed under arrest; (C) whether such person was operating a vessel under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both; and (D) whether such person was operating the vessel.

(4) At a hearing held under this subsection, the results of the test, if administered, shall be sufficient to indicate the ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person at the time of operation, except that if the results of an additional test, administered pursuant to section 15-140r , indicate that the ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person is eight-hundredths of one per cent or less of alcohol, by weight, and is higher than the results of the first test, evidence shall be presented that demonstrates that the test results and analysis thereof accurately indicate the blood alcohol content at the time of operation. The fees of any witness summoned to appear at a hearing under this subsection shall be the same as provided in section 52-260 .

(5) In a hearing based on a report submitted under subsection (d) of this section, evidence of operation under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both shall be admissible. Such evidence may include, but need not be limited to, (A) the peace officer's observations of intoxication, as documented in a report submitted to the commissioner under subsection (d) of this section; (B) the results of any chemical test administered under this section or a toxicology report certified by the Division of Scientific Services within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection; (C) hospital or medical records obtained in accordance with subsection (j) of this section or by the consent of the operator; or (D) reports of drug recognition experts.

(h) If, after a hearing under subdivision (2) of subsection (g) of this section, the commissioner finds in the negative on any one of the issues specified in subparagraph (A), (B), (C) or (D) of said subdivision, the commissioner shall stay the safe boating certificate, right to operate a vessel that requires a safe boating certificate for operation or certificate of personal watercraft operation suspension. If, after a hearing under subdivision (3) of subsection (g) of this section, the commissioner finds in the negative on any one of the issues specified in subparagraph (A), (B), (C) or (D) of said subdivision, the commissioner shall stay the safe boating certificate, right to operate a vessel that requires a safe boating certificate for operation or certificate of personal watercraft operation suspension. If, after such hearing under subdivision (2) or (3) of subsection (g) of this section, the commissioner does not find on any one of said issues in the negative or if such person fails to appear at such hearing, the commissioner shall affirm the suspension contained in the suspension notice for the appropriate period specified in subsection (i) of this section. The commissioner shall render a decision at the conclusion of such hearing or send a notice of the decision by certified mail to such person not later than thirty-five days from the date of notice of such person's arrest by the peace officer or, if a continuance is granted, not later than sixty-five days from the date such person received notice of such person's arrest by the peace officer. The notice of such decision sent by certified mail to the address of such person as shown by the records of the commissioner shall be sufficient notice to such person that such person's safe boating certificate, right to operate a vessel that requires a safe boating certificate for operation or certificate of personal watercraft operation is suspended or the suspension is stayed. Unless a continuance of the hearing is granted pursuant to subsection (g) of this section, if the commissioner fails to render a decision within thirty-five days from the date that such person received notice of such person's arrest by the peace officer, the commissioner shall not suspend such person's safe boating certificate, right to operate a vessel that requires a safe boating certificate for operation or certificate of personal watercraft operation.

(i) The commissioner shall suspend the operator's safe boating certificate, right to operate a vessel that requires a safe boating certificate for operation or certificate of personal watercraft operation of a person who does not contact the department to schedule a hearing under subsection (e) of this section, who fails to appear at such hearing, or against whom, after a hearing, the commissioner holds pursuant to subsection (g) of this section. Such suspension shall be as of the effective date contained in the suspension notice or the date the commissioner renders a decision, whichever is later, for a period of: (1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, ninety days if such person submitted to a test and the results of such test indicated that at the time of the alleged offense that such person had an elevated blood alcohol content, or such person was found to have been operating a vessel under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both, based on a report filed pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, or (B) one hundred twenty days if such person submitted to a test and the results of such test indicated that the ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person was sixteen-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by weight, or (C) six months if such person refused to submit to such test; (2) if such person has previously had such person's safe boating certificate, right to operate a vessel that requires a safe boating certificate for operation or certificate of personal watercraft operation suspended under this section, (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, nine months if such person submitted to a test and the results of such test indicated that at the time of the alleged offense that such person had an elevated blood alcohol content, or such person was found to have been operating a vessel under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both, based on a report filed pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, (B) ten months if such person submitted to a test and the results of such test indicated that the ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person was sixteen-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by weight, and (C) one year if such person refused to submit to such test; and (3) if such person has two or more times previously had such person's safe boating certificate, right to operate a vessel that requires a safe boating certificate for operation or certificate of personal watercraft operation suspended under this section, (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, two years if such person submitted to a test and the results of such test indicated that at the time of the alleged offense that such person had an elevated blood alcohol content, or such person was found to have been operating a vessel under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both, based on a report filed pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, (B) two and one-half years if such person submitted to a test and the results of such test indicated that the ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person was sixteen-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by weight, and (C) three years if such person refused to submit to such test.

(j) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (b) to (i), inclusive, of this section, any peace officer who obtains the results of a chemical analysis of a blood sample taken from an operator of a vessel involved in an accident who suffered or allegedly suffered physical injury in such accident shall notify the commissioner and submit to the commissioner a written report if such results indicate that at the time of the alleged offense such person had an elevated blood alcohol content, or any quantity of an intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both, in such person's blood, and if such person was arrested for a violation of section 15-132a , subsection (d) of section 15-133 or section 15-140 l or 15-140n in connection with such accident. The report shall be made on a form approved by the commissioner containing such information as the commissioner prescribes and shall be subscribed and sworn under penalty of false statement, as provided in section 53a-157b , by the peace officer. The commissioner shall, after notice and an opportunity for hearing, which shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 54, suspend the safe boating certificate, right to operate a vessel that requires a safe boating certificate for operation or certificate of personal watercraft operation of such person for a period of up to ninety days, or, if such person has previously had such person's operating privilege suspended under this section, for a period up to one year. Each hearing conducted under this section shall be limited to a determination of the following issues: (1) Whether the peace officer had probable cause to arrest the person for operating a vessel while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, or both, or while such person has an elevated blood alcohol content; (2) whether such person was placed under arrest; (3) whether such person was operating the vessel; (4) whether (A) the results of the analysis of the blood of such person indicate that such person had an elevated blood alcohol content, or (B) the person was operating a vessel under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both; and (5) whether the blood sample was obtained in accordance with conditions for admissibility as set forth in section 15-140s . If, after such hearing, the commissioner finds on any issue in the negative, the commissioner shall not impose a suspension. The fees of any witness summoned to appear at the hearing shall be the same as provided by the general statutes for witnesses in criminal cases.

(k) The provisions of this section shall apply with the same effect to the refusal by any person to submit to an additional chemical test as provided in subparagraph (E) of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 15-140r .

(l) The provisions of this section do not apply to any person whose physical condition is such that, according to competent medical advice, such test would be inadvisable.

(m) The state shall pay the reasonable charges of any physician who, at the request of a law enforcement unit, as defined in section 7-294a , takes a blood sample for purposes of a test under the provisions of this section.

(n) For the purposes of this section, “elevated blood alcohol content” means: (1) A ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is eight-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by weight, or (2) if such person is under twenty-one years of age, a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is two-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by weight.

(o) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.

(p) For purposes of this section and section 15-140r , (1) “drug influence evaluation” means an evaluation developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the International Association of Chiefs of Police that is conducted by a drug recognition expert to determine the level of a person's impairment from the use of drugs and the drug category causing such impairment; (2) “drug recognition expert” means a person certified by the International Association of Chiefs of Police as having met all requirements of the International Drug Evaluation and Classification Program; and (3) “nontestimonial portion of a drug influence evaluation” means a drug influence evaluation conducted by a drug recognition expert that does not include a verbal interview with the subject.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-105 — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 267 / Section 15-105
Sec. 15-105. Security and suspension requirements. Exceptions. Waiver. Modification.
Status: in_force

(b) As promptly as practicable but not later than thirty days after the entry of the order required by subsection (a) of this section, the executive director, unless there is deposited for the benefit of the owner or operator or both, as the case may be, security in the sum so determined by the executive director, upon ten days' notification shall suspend: (1) The operating privilege of the owner and of all aircraft owned by the owner; or (2) the operating privilege of the operator.

(c) The requirements as to security and suspension do not apply: (1) To the operator or the owner of the aircraft if the executive director determines upon satisfactory evidence that the operator or owner is not charged with responsibility for the accident by the claimants, or to the operator of an aircraft involved in an accident in which no injury was caused to the person of anyone other than the operator, and no damage in excess of three hundred dollars was caused to property not owned, rented, occupied or used by such operator nor in his or her care, custody or control nor carried in or on the aircraft; (2) to the operator or owner of an aircraft if at the time of the accident the aircraft was stationary, without passengers thereon or boarding the aircraft or alighting therefrom and the aircraft was parked in an area legally used for aircraft parking with no engine running nor in the process of being started; (3) to the owner of an aircraft if at the time of the accident the aircraft was being operated, or was parked, without the owner's permission, express or implied; (4) to the owner if there is in effect at the time of the accident an aircraft liability policy or bond with respect to the aircraft involved in the accident; (5) to the operator, if not the owner of the aircraft, if there is in effect at the time of the accident an aircraft liability policy or bond with respect to the operator's operation of the aircraft involved in the accident; (6) to the operator or owner if his or her liability for damages resulting from such accident is covered by any other form of liability insurance policy or bond in effect at the time of the accident; (7) to any person qualifying as a self-insurer under section 15-108 , or to any person operating an aircraft for the self-insurer for whose acts the self-insurer is legally responsible; nor (8) after there is filed with the executive director satisfactory evidence that the person otherwise required to deposit security has (i) been released from liability; or (ii) been adjudicated not to be liable by judgment, or (iii) executed a written agreement with all claimants providing for payment of an agreed amount with respect to all claims for injuries or damages resulting from the accident.

(d) The requirements as to suspension may be waived by the executive director, in his or her discretion, if there is filed with the executive director by all claimants consent in writing that the person hereunder chargeable be allowed continuing operating privilege. If such waiver is granted by the executive director, it shall continue for six months from the date of the consent and thereafter unless the consent is revoked in writing.

(e) The executive director may take the actions authorized hereby or may modify or rescind the same at any time necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter upon ten days' notification of the persons affected thereby.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-13c — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 263 / Section 15-13c
Sec. 15-13c. Connecticut Pilot Commission. Members. Appointments. Duties.
Status: in_force

(b) The commission shall consist of nine members, one of whom shall be the executive director of the authority or the executive director's designee and one of whom shall be an active licensed pilot in this state operating on the Connecticut side of the rotation system for the assignment of pilots. The pilot member shall be designated by a simple majority vote of pilots operating on the Connecticut side of the rotation system for the assignment of pilots. The remaining seven members shall be appointed as follows: The Governor shall appoint one member representing a maritime-related industry, which industry shall not include a recreational industry; the president pro tempore of the Senate shall appoint one member representing the public with an interest in the environment who does not have an economic interest in the subject matters of the commission; the majority leader of the Senate shall appoint one member representing the public with an interest in the environment who does not have an economic interest in the subject matters of the commission; the minority leader of the Senate shall appoint one member who shall be a retired ship's master or captain; the speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint one member representing a maritime-related industry, which industry shall not include a recreational industry; the majority leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint one member representing a maritime-related industry from a shipping agent perspective; the minority leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint one member with an expertise in the area of admiralty law. Each member shall be a resident of the state, provided no member shall be an active licensed pilot, except the one active Connecticut licensed pilot operating in and designated by a simple majority of pilots operating on the Connecticut side of the rotation system for the assignment of pilots. Members shall receive no compensation for the performance of their duties.

(c) On or before July 1, 1992, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section (1) the Governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives and the majority leader of the Senate shall each appoint one member who shall serve until July 1, 1996; (2) the president pro tempore of the Senate, the majority leader of the House of Representatives and the minority leader of the House of Representatives shall each appoint one member who shall serve until July 1, 1995; and (3) the minority leader of the Senate shall appoint one member who shall serve until July 1, 1994. Thereafter, members shall serve for a term of four years and any vacancies on the commission shall be filled for the remainder of the term in the same manner as the original appointment.

(d) The Governor shall appoint the chairperson of the commission who shall not be an employee of the Connecticut Port Authority. The commission shall elect a vice-chairperson and any other officers that it deems necessary from among its membership. The powers of the commission shall be vested in and exercised by not less than five members serving on the commission. This number shall constitute a quorum and the affirmative vote of five members present at a meeting of the commission shall be necessary for any action taken by the commission.

(e) The commission shall, subject to the approval of the authority in such authority's sole discretion, set: (1) The required qualifications of pilots for eligibility for licensure, including background, training, length of service and apprenticeship; (2) examination requirements for obtaining a pilot's or other type of operating license; and (3) the appropriate number of state-licensed pilots necessary for the safe, efficient and proper operations in the ports and waters of the state, including the waters of Long Island Sound. In setting these requirements, the commission may not consider the licenses of pilots by other jurisdictions as a disqualifying factor.

(f) The commission shall advise the authority on (1) the establishment of fair and reasonable rates of pilotage, pursuant to section 15-14 , including establishment of a hearing process for the setting of fair and reasonable rates of pilotage and licensure fees; (2) the policy of the state on the establishment of a rotation system for the assignment of pilots; (3) the policy of the state on the issuance of reciprocal licenses to pilots licensed in other states; (4) the enhancement of safety and protection of the marine environment during the operation of vessels and the prevention of oil spills and other marine incidents; (5) the proper equipment required on a vessel and the operation of vessels used by pilots for embarkation and disembarkation; (6) the designation of pilot boarding stations; (7) the proper safety equipment provided by vessels to enable pilots to safely board vessels; (8) the state's policy relative to matters of interstate pilotage; and (9) any other matter requested by the authority.

(g) The commission shall: (1) Assist in the preparation of examinations for pilot licensure and other operating certificates; (2) evaluate the examination results of applicants for a pilot license and make appropriate recommendations concerning such applicants' qualifications; (3) assist in the review and monitoring of the performance of pilots, including compliance with state policies, procedures and regulations; (4) review applications for reciprocal licensure and make appropriate recommendations concerning such pilots' qualifications; (5) recommend the duties of pilots for the reporting of faulty pilot boarding and disembarkation systems and of violations of any state laws; (6) review and investigate any marine incident or casualty and conduct hearings to determine the causes of any such incident; (7) investigate and make recommendations on disciplinary measures, including such measures as letters of caution, admonition or reprimand and licensure suspension or forfeiture, including disciplinary matters relative to alcohol or drug abuse; (8) retain an independent investigator to compile a comprehensive factual record of any marine incident or casualty; (9) assist in the review of complaints filed with the authority; and (10) assist in the preparation of any report or matter relative to pilotage.

(h) Nothing in this section shall supersede the authority of the Connecticut Port Authority with respect to licensing marine pilots as specified in section 15-13 .

See Sec. 4-38f for definition of “administrative purposes only”.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-147 — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 268 / Section 15-147
Sec. 15-147. Termination of certificate of number upon transfer, destruction or abandonment of vessel.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person who transfers to another ownership of a vessel numbered by this state or a vessel having been awarded a registration decal by this state or who presents evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that such vessel has been stolen, lost or destroyed, may, upon surrendering the outstanding certificate of number or certificate of decal and upon application and payment of a fee of one dollar, have another vessel numbered in his name for the remainder of the numbering period, or may have another registration decal issued in his name for the remainder of the registration period, provided if the numbering fee or registration decal fee in accordance with the provisions of section 15-144 is greater for such other vessel to be numbered or to obtain a registration decal than the fee paid for said registration period with respect to the vessel transferred, such person shall pay a fee in addition to said one dollar, equal to the registration fee in said section 15-144 for such other vessel to be numbered or to receive a registration decal minus the amount of such fee paid for said registration period with respect to the vessel transferred.

(c) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction.

(d) Any person, who for reasons acceptable to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, requests a change in the type of registration issued for a vessel owned by such person, from a registration number to a registration decal, or from a registration decal to a registration number, may, upon surrendering the outstanding registration and payment of a fee of three dollars, have the new registration for such vessel issued in such person's name for the remainder of the registration period.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140m — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 268 / Section 15-140m
Sec. 15-140m. Reckless operation of a vessel in the second degree.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person guilty of reckless operation of a vessel in the second degree shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred dollars.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-80 — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 266 / Section 15-80
Sec. 15-80. Aviation commissions.
Status: in_force

(b) Such aviation commission shall be charged with the administration of such local ordinances as may, from time to time, be enacted, concerning airports, landing fields and aeronautics.

Cited. 211 C. 690.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-120nn — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 267b / Section 15-120nn
Sec. 15-120nn. Operation and management of airports.
Status: in_force

(b) The authority may sell, lease or grant any interest in any airport or airport site, or any part thereof, hangars, shops or other buildings or other property which it owns, leases, operates or manages. Leases of land of the state shall be for periods determined by the authority and may provide for the construction of buildings on the land. The authority may confer the privilege of concessions of supplying, upon the airports, goods, commodities, service and facilities. The authority shall grant no exclusive right for the use of any airway, airport, restricted landing area or other air navigation facility under its jurisdiction.

(c) The authority may purchase or acquire title in fee simple to, or any lesser estate, interest or right in, any airport, restricted landing area or other air navigation facility owned or controlled by any municipality or by any two or more municipalities jointly or by any other person, except any such purchase or lease of an airport owned or controlled by a municipality, or any political subdivision thereof, shall be subject to the approval of the legislative bodies of the municipality that owns or controls the airport and the municipality within whose territorial limits the airport is located, which such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to displace or supersede an existing agreement that is executed between a municipality, or any political subdivision thereof, that owns or controls an airport and the municipality within whose territorial limits the airport is located with regard to the airport.

(d) The authority may purchase or acquire any interest, in whole or in part, in land, buildings, equipment or facilities that it has leased or granted in any airport, airport site or any part thereof pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. The authority's determination that such purchase or acquisition is necessary shall be conclusive.

(e) The authority may (1) prohibit, limit or restrict the parking of vehicles, (2) determine speed limits with the approval of the Office of the State Traffic Administration, (3) restrict roads or portions thereof to one-way traffic, (4) designate the location of crosswalks, on any portion of any road or highway upon the grounds of any airport owned or held under lease by the state, and (5) erect and maintain signs designating such prohibitions or restrictions. The authority may provide by procedure for a fine for any person who fails to comply with any such prohibition or restriction.

(f) The authority may enter into an agreement with any municipality within or near which any airport owned or leased by the state is located, for the purpose of mutual assistance for fire protection.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-74b — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 266 / Section 15-74b
Sec. 15-74b. Lines within clear zone prohibited.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) Immediately upon July 6, 1971, the executive director shall establish clear zones, in accordance with regulations adopted by the executive director, for all public airport runways, and shall establish a list of priorities for the abatement or correction of encroachments thereon by public service companies. (2) Subject to the availability of funds, the executive director shall, from time to time, order the relocation, removal or such other appropriate corrective action as the executive director deems necessary to abate or correct such encroachments on clear zones.

(c) Where overhead lines already exist within the limits of an established clear zone, the executive director shall reimburse the owner public service company for the cost of relocation, removal or other corrective measures approved by the executive director. Funds required for the implementation of this section shall be appropriated from existing and future appropriations for state aid to airports in accordance with procedures adopted by the authority pursuant to section 1-121 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140r — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 268 / Section 15-140r
Sec. 15-140r. Evidence of alcohol or drugs in blood or urine.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall ascertain the reliability of each method and type of device offered for chemical testing and analysis of blood, of breath and of urine and certify those methods and types which the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection finds suitable for use in testing and analysis of blood, breath and urine, respectively, in this state. The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, after consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, governing the conduct of chemical tests, the operation and use of chemical test devices and the training and certification of operators of such devices and the drawing or obtaining of blood, breath or urine samples as the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection finds necessary to protect the health and safety of persons who submit to chemical tests and to insure reasonable accuracy in testing results. Such regulations shall not require recertification of a peace officer solely because such officer terminates such officer's employment with the law enforcement agency for which certification was originally issued and commences employment with another such agency.

(c) If a person is charged with a violation of section 15-132a , subsection (d) of section 15-133 or section 15-140 l or 15-140n , the charge may not be reduced, nolled or dismissed unless the prosecuting authority states in open court such prosecutor's reasons for the reduction, nolle or dismissal.

(d) (1) In any criminal prosecution for a violation of section 15-132a , subsection (d) of section 15-133 or section 15-140 l or 15-140n , evidence that the defendant refused to submit to a blood, breath or urine test or the nontestimonial portion of a drug influence evaluation requested in accordance with section 15-140q shall be admissible provided the requirements of subsection (a) of said section have been satisfied. If a case involving a violation of section 15-132a , subsection (d) of section 15-133 or section 15-140 l or 15-140n is tried to a jury, the court shall instruct the jury as to any inference that may or may not be drawn from the defendant's refusal to submit to a blood, breath or urine test or evaluation.

(2) In any prosecution for a violation of subsection (a) of this section in which it is alleged that the defendant's operation of a vessel was impaired, in whole or in part, by consumption of cannabis, as defined in section 21a-420 , the court may take judicial notice that the ingestion of cannabis (A) can impair a person's ability to operate a vessel; (B) can cause impairment of motor function, reaction time, tracking ability, cognitive attention, decision-making, judgment, perception, peripheral vision, impulse control or memory; and (C) does not enhance a person's ability to safely operate a vessel.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-228 — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 269 / Section 15-228
Sec. 15-228. Fees.
Status: in_force

(b) If an application, certificate of title or other document required to be delivered to the department under any provision of sections 15-201 to 15-232 , inclusive, is not delivered to the department within ten days from the time it is required to be delivered, the department shall collect, as a penalty, an amount equal to the fee required for the transaction.

(c) Vessels leased to an agency of this state and vessels owned by the state, an agency of the state or a municipality, as defined in section 7-245 , shall be exempt from the fees imposed by this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 268 / Section 15-140c
Sec. 15-140c. Abandonment of vessel. Parties with standing. Abandoned vessel procedures. Online process. Hazardous waste designation. Violation; fine; exception.
Status: in_force

(b) The last owner of record of a vessel, as recorded with the governmental entity that issued such registration, shall be presumed to be the person who abandoned or caused the abandonment of such vessel, except: (1) Where such person provides the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection with sufficient evidence that ownership of such vessel was transferred to another person prior to the abandonment of such vessel, and (2) the last owner of record for any vessel for which a certificate of title was issued by this state shall be the owner indicated on such certificate of title. For the purpose of this subsection, a vessel that is documented with the United States Coast Guard under maritime or admiralty law shall be considered to be registered with the United States Coast Guard.

(c) Only a party with standing or such party's designated agent, as identified in writing by such party with standing on a notification of abandoned vessel, may initiate the abandoned vessel procedures described in this section. For the purpose of this section, the following parties shall have standing:

(1) The owner of the property where the abandoned vessel came to rest or to which the abandoned vessel was made fast;

(2) Any harbormaster, police department, municipality or agent of the state that agrees to accept or process an abandoned vessel;

(3) Any emergency responder, including a responding utility, or any person or firm contracted by a governmental agency to provide emergency services and responding to a bona fide emergency in a declared emergency pursuant to chapter 517 or the aftermath of a declared emergency; and

(4) Any licensed motor vehicle dealer who is authorized to tow or transport, in accordance with section 14-66 , or any professional marine salvager when such dealer or salvager is engaged by any of the persons described in subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of this subsection.

(d) Any party with standing may seek full cost recovery from the person who abandoned the vessel for any unpaid expense incurred as a result of, or incidental to, such vessel abandonment. Any person who acts in good faith and without malicious intent in the processing, storage or movement of any abandoned vessel pursuant to this section shall be immune from civil liability for damage to such vessel.

(e) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall notify the Secretary of the State by electronic mail of the receipt of any notice of abandoned vessel, as described in subsection (h) of this section, for any abandoned vessel currently or previously registered in this state. Such notification shall include a description of the abandoned vessel and shall identify the name of the owner of the vessel, as recorded with the Department of Motor Vehicles, if known. After receipt of any such notification, the Secretary of the State shall provide the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection with copies of: (1) Any financing statement filed with the Secretary of the State for such vessel that names the owner of the vessel as the debtor and that describes the vessel, by identification number or by type, as collateral or that states that the collateral is “all assets” or “all property” of said owner; or (2) any vessel lien against such vessel filed with the Secretary of the State. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall notify all secured parties listed on any such financing statements and any such lienholders, in writing, that such vessel is deemed abandoned. Such notice shall describe the consequences of abandonment, as prescribed by this section, and provide instructions regarding retrieval of such vessel. If such abandoned vessel was documented in accordance with the maritime or admiralty laws of the United States, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall make reasonable efforts to determine whether any lien, ship mortgage or security interest exists against such abandoned vessel and shall make reasonable attempts to notify all lienholders, ship mortgagees and persons with a security interest of the status and location of the abandoned vessel.

(f) (1) Any party with a vessel lien, as filed with the Secretary of the State, may seek a writ of attachment in accordance with the provisions of section 49-55d . Any person with a security interest against an abandoned vessel may take any action permitted by a secured party, in accordance with the provisions of section 42a-9-601 . Any such writ or action shall be at such party's or person's own expense and instituted not later than the issuance of a notice of assumed ownership to such party or person by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. If such party or person fails to seek such writ or take action, such party or person shall be deemed to have discharged such lien or security interest. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall file a notice of discharge of any such lien or security interest with the Secretary of the State. Any such discharge notice shall: (A) Identify the vessel lien or security interest by a file number, (B) describe the vessel by identification number or type, and (C) state that a notice of assumed ownership was issued to the party with standing.

(2) Any party with a vessel lien or person with a security interest against an abandoned vessel as filed with an agency of the United States may seek a writ of attachment in accordance with the provisions of section 49-55d or any other applicable provision of federal or state law.

(3) Any vessel lienholder or person with a security interest may request that the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection suspend the abandoned vessel procedures pursuant to subsection (h) of this section for the purpose of arranging for the removal, transport or storage of an abandoned vessel.

(4) Any party with a vessel lien or person with a security interest in the vessel who enters onto property of a party with standing to take an abandoned vessel into custody shall be liable to the applicable party with standing for any damage or physical injury caused by such entry or taking.

(5) Any abandoned vessel, once in the custody of a vessel lienholder or person with a security interest or an agent of a vessel lienholder or such person, shall no longer be deemed to be an abandoned vessel and shall otherwise be processed pursuant to chapter 847.

(g) In the event an abandoned vessel is registered in another state, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall notify the registering agency and any agency of such state that is responsible for recording vessel liens and security interests, by electronic mail, of such vessel's abandonment and shall allow such agencies fifteen business days to return information regarding the owner of record of such vessel and any person who registered or recorded a vessel lien or security interest against such vessel or to otherwise intervene in the abandoned vessel procedures described in this section. If such agencies identify any vessel lienholder or person with a security interest, the commissioner shall make reasonable attempts to notify such vessel lienholder or person. If such registering agency does not provide contact information or otherwise intervene in such procedures not later than fifteen business days after receipt of such notification, any further obligation to identify or contact the last owner of record, vessel lienholder or person with a security interest shall be considered to be waived, unless the abandoned vessel is documented according to the maritime or admiralty laws of the United States, in which case the commissioner may use the information contained in such documentation to identify the last owner of record.

(h) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall establish the following online process for the disposition of abandoned vessels. Such process shall apply, in its entirety, only to those abandoned vessels that are not documented according to the maritime or admiralty laws of the United States or for which such documentation is expired or cancelled. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to vessels that are documented according to the maritime or admiralty laws of the United States except the provisions of subdivisions (1) to (5), inclusive, of this subsection.

(1) The party with standing shall file a notarized notice of abandoned vessel with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection in person, by mail, by paid delivery service or electronically, as prescribed by the commissioner. Such filing shall be on forms as prescribed by the commissioner. The fee for filing such notice shall be twenty dollars.

(2) Upon receipt of any such filing, the commissioner shall determine whether such vessel is reported as stolen or missing. If the vessel was reported as stolen or missing, the police department with whom the report was filed, after notification by the commissioner, shall take such vessel into custody or arrange for the return of such vessel to the owner of such vessel at the expense of the person who abandoned such vessel.

(3) The commissioner shall post information regarding the report of the abandoned vessel online, on a publicly accessible abandoned vessel Internet web site. Such information shall be sufficient to identify the abandoned vessel and shall contain, at a minimum and when such information is known, the registration number of such vessel, the make and model of such vessel, the length and color of such vessel, the town and water body nearest to the location of such vessel abandonment and instructions for contacting the commissioner.

(4) The commissioner shall send a certified letter to the person who abandoned such vessel, provided such person can be identified and, in such letter, identify the abandoned vessel, notify the recipient of the consequences of abandonment under the provisions of this section and provide instructions regarding retrieval of such vessel.

(5) The commissioner shall provide to the party with standing a water resistant adhesive label advising that the subject vessel is being processed pursuant to the provisions of this section and that contains instructions on how to contact the commissioner in order to acquire more information or intervene in such procedures. The party with standing shall immediately affix the label to the abandoned vessel in a prominent location in such a manner as to be visible to an approaching person.

(6) A forty-five-day abandoned vessel period shall commence beginning on the date of the first attempt to deliver the certified letter described in subdivision (4) of this subsection. In any case in which a vessel is not registered, such period shall begin when the commissioner posts information regarding the abandoned vessel on the Internet web site described in subdivision (3) of this subsection. The commissioner may suspend such abandoned vessel period for not more than six months for just cause, provided the commissioner shall state, in writing, for publication on such abandoned vessel Internet web site described in subdivision (3) of this subsection, the reason for such suspension and the elements necessary to resume the abandoned vessel period.

(7) On the day following the expiration of the abandoned vessel period, if any person who abandoned such vessel, vessel lienholder or person with a security interest did not contact the commissioner or otherwise failed to remove such abandoned vessel, the commissioner shall issue a notice of assumed ownership, by certified mail, to the party with standing and provide a copy of the notice to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles by electronic mail. If such abandoned vessel is the subject of a vessel lien or security interest, as filed with the Secretary of the State, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall file a notice of discharge with the Secretary of the State. Such notice shall: (A) Identify the vessel lien or security interest by a file number, (B) describe the vessel by identification number or type, and (C) indicate that a notice of assumed ownership was issued to the party with standing. The notice of assumed ownership shall be a termination of any and all liens and security interests against such vessel and shall satisfy the notice of removal requirements of section 49-56a . Upon issuance of said notice of assumed ownership the party with standing shall be deemed to be the owner of the abandoned vessel, and the original of the notice of assumed ownership shall be prima facie evidence of such ownership. In the event such vessel is titled in this or another state, such notice of assumed ownership shall be prima facie evidence of a transfer, by operation of law, from a titleholder to the party with standing and shall be deemed sufficient documentation to establish the party with standing's ownership interest or right to acquire the ownership interest. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall cancel the existing registration for such vessel and shall note the transfer of ownership to the party with standing in the vessel registration record, if such record exists and is accessible to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. If such vessel is registered by a registering agency other than the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall notify such agency, by electronic mail, of the transfer of ownership.

(8) If the person who abandoned such vessel contacts the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, such person shall have until the last day of the abandoned vessel period described in subdivision (6) of this subsection to remove such abandoned vessel from the property or possession of the party with standing, as applicable. If the person who abandoned such vessel fails to remove such vessel by said day, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in conjunction with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, shall cause the registration of the abandoned vessel to be cancelled and shall issue a notice of assumed ownership to the party with standing. The commissioner may suspend the abandoned vessel period, in accordance with subdivision (6) of this subsection, at the request of the person who abandoned the vessel and for just cause shown. The person who abandoned the vessel shall be liable for any property damage caused by the removal of the abandoned vessel that is undertaken pursuant to this subdivision.

(i) For a period of forty-five days following the end of a declared state of emergency that resulted in the widespread displacement of vessels and that was declared to be an emergency by the Governor pursuant to chapter 517, there shall be no fee for the filing of a notice of abandoned vessel, pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (h) of this section, and notarization of such notice shall not be required. Notwithstanding sections 1-217 and 14-10 , the commissioner may publish the name of the owner of any such abandoned vessel and town of record, as such information appears on vessel registration records, during the declared emergency and until such time as such vessel is no longer deemed abandoned.

(j) A notice of abandoned vessel, as described in subdivision (1) of subsection (h) of this section, shall be prepared and submitted to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for each abandoned vessel, including any vessel that is documented with the United States Coast Guard in accordance with the maritime or admiralty laws of the United States or that is relocated to an abandoned vessel holding area by persons or agents acting in a relief or emergency capacity.

(k) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may waive the requirement to contact the person who abandoned such vessel by certified mail, as required by subdivision (4) of subsection (h) of this section, if contact with such person is otherwise established by electronic mail or another suitable means of communication, as determined by the commissioner.

(l) Notwithstanding any provisions of the general statutes, any waste oil, fuel, antifreeze or other hazardous materials stored on an abandoned vessel and incidental to the operation and maintenance of such abandoned vessel shall be deemed household hazardous waste, for the purpose of disposal of such materials, if removed from such abandoned vessel in preparation for the storage, removal or destruction of such abandoned vessel.

(m) Any person who abandons a vessel shall have committed a violation and shall be fined not less than three hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, except if such abandonment occurred during a declared emergency and as a result of the conditions that caused such emergency to be declared.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-120o — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 267a / Section 15-120o
Sec. 15-120o. Annual reports. Audits.
Status: in_force

(b) The board of directors of the authority shall annually contract with a person, firm or corporation for a compliance audit of the authority's activities during the preceding authority fiscal year. The audit shall determine whether the authority has complied with its regulations concerning affirmative action, personnel practices, the purchase of goods and services and the use of surplus funds. The board shall submit the audit report to the Governor, the Auditors of Public Accounts and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding.

(c) The board of directors of the authority shall annually contract with a firm of certified public accountants to undertake an independent financial audit of the authority in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. The board shall submit the audit report to the Governor, the Auditors of Public Accounts and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding. The books and accounts of the authority shall be subject to annual audits by the state Auditors of Public Accounts.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-120ii — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 267b / Section 15-120ii
Sec. 15-120ii. Rates, rents, fees and charges. Annual operating budget.
Status: in_force

(b) The authority shall designate the beginning and ending dates of the fiscal year for the operation of Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other airports. The authority shall approve an annual operating budget for Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other airports for each such fiscal year, providing for (1) payment of the costs of maintaining, repairing and operating the facilities of Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other airports and each and every portion thereof during such fiscal year, to the extent that the payment of such costs has not otherwise been adequately provided for, (2) the payment of the principal of and interest on any outstanding revenue obligations of the authority, including obligations of the state that may be assumed by the authority, becoming due and payable in such fiscal year, and (3) the creation and maintenance of reserves and sinking funds, and compliance with rate covenants, required, permitted or provided for in any resolution authorizing, or trust agreement securing, such obligations. Such annual operating budget shall include an estimate of revenues from the rates, rents, fees and charges fixed by the authority pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and from any and all other sources, to meet the estimated expenditures of Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other airports for such fiscal year. The annual operating budget of Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other airports as so approved shall take effect as of the date of its approval. On or before the twentieth day of each month, including the month next preceding the first month of the fiscal year to which the annual operating budget applies, the authority or the trustee under any trust indenture securing the bonds issued under section 15-120ff , at the direction of the authority, shall transfer to operating advance accounts established by the authority from the funds available for such purpose such amount as may be necessary to make the amount then held within such accounts for the payment of operating expenses of Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other airports equal to such amount as shall be necessary for the payment of such operating expenses during the next ensuing two months, as shown by the annual operating budget for such fiscal year. Except as otherwise provided in sections 15-120aa to 15-120oo , inclusive, either expressly or by implication, all provisions of the general statutes governing state employees and state property, and all other provisions of the general statutes applicable to Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other airports, shall continue in effect. All pension, retirement or other similar benefits vested or acquired at any time before or after July 1, 1981, with respect to any state employees shall continue unaffected and as if the salaries and wages of such employees continued to be paid out of the general funds of the state.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-133 — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 268 / Section 15-133
Sec. 15-133. Rules for safe operation. Operation of vessel while under the influence of liquor or drugs. Penalties. Records of conviction.
Status: in_force

(b) No person shall use a vessel in a manner that unreasonably or unnecessarily interferes with free and proper navigation. Anchoring under a bridge, in a narrow channel or in a congested water not designated as an anchorage area is such interference, except in case of emergency.

(c) No person shall alter, deface or remove any capacity information label affixed to any vessel.

(d) No person shall operate a vessel: (1) While under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both, or (2) while such person has an elevated blood alcohol content. For the purposes of this section and sections 15-140 l and 15-140n , “elevated blood alcohol content” means: (A) A ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is eight-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by weight, or (B) if such person is under twenty-one years of age, a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is two-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by weight. For the purposes of this section and sections 15-132a , 15-140 l , 15-140n , 15-140o and 15-140q , “operate” means that the vessel is underway or aground and not moored, anchored or docked.

(e) In any prosecution for a violation of subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of this section, evidence concerning the amount of alcohol in the defendant's blood or urine at the time of the alleged offense, as shown by a chemical analysis of the defendant's blood, breath or urine, otherwise admissible under subsection (a) of section 15-140r , shall be admissible only at the request of the defendant.

(f) No person shall operate a vessel or engage in any activity contrary to the regulations adopted by the commissioner.

(g) No person shall moor a vessel to, obstruct, remove, damage or destroy any navigation aid or any device used to mark a restricted area.

(h) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (d) of this section shall: (1) For conviction of a first violation, (A) be fined not less than five hundred dollars or more than one thousand dollars, and (B) be (i) imprisoned not more than six months, forty-eight consecutive hours of which may not be suspended or reduced in any manner, or (ii) imprisoned not more than six months, with the execution of such sentence of imprisonment suspended entirely and a period of probation imposed requiring as a condition of such probation that such person perform one hundred hours of community service, as defined in section 14-227e , and (C) have such person's safe boating certificate or certificate of personal watercraft operation, if any, or right to operate a vessel that requires a safe boating certificate for operation suspended for one year; (2) for conviction of a second violation not later than ten years after a prior conviction for the same offense, (A) be fined not less than one thousand dollars or more than four thousand dollars, (B) be imprisoned not more than two years, one hundred twenty consecutive days of which may not be suspended or reduced in any manner, and sentenced to a period of probation requiring as a condition of such probation that such person perform one hundred hours of community service, as defined in section 14-227e , and (C) have such person's safe boating certificate or certificate of personal watercraft operation, if any, or right to operate a vessel that requires a safe boating certificate for operation suspended for three years or until the date of such person's twenty-first birthday, whichever is longer; and (3) for conviction of a third and subsequent violation not later than ten years after a prior conviction for the same offense, (A) be fined not less than two thousand dollars or more than eight thousand dollars, (B) be imprisoned not more than three years, one year of which may not be suspended or reduced in any manner, and sentenced to a period of probation requiring as a condition of such probation that such person perform one hundred hours of community service, as defined in section 14-227e , and (C) have such person's safe boating certificate or certificate of personal watercraft operation, if any, or right to operate a vessel that requires a safe boating certificate for operation permanently revoked upon such third offense.

(i) The suspension of a safe boating certificate or certificate of personal watercraft operation or right to operate a vessel that requires a safe boating certificate for operation imposed under subsection (h) of this section shall take effect immediately upon expiration of any period in which an appeal of any conviction under subsection (d) of this section may be taken, provided if an appeal is taken, the suspension shall be stayed during the pendency of such appeal. If the suspension or revocation takes effect, the defendant shall return, not later than the second business day after the suspension or revocation takes effect, by personal delivery or first class mail, the safe boating certificate or certificate of personal watercraft operation issued to the defendant.

(j) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (c) or (g) of this section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars and not more than five hundred dollars. Any person who violates any of the provisions of subsection (f) of this section shall have committed an infraction.

(k) (1) A record shall be kept by the Superior Court of any conviction relating to the operation of a vessel. A summary of such record, with a statement of the number of the operator's safe boating certificate or certificate of personal watercraft operation shall, not later than five days after such conviction, forfeiture or any other disposition or nolle, be transmitted to the commissioner by such court. Each court shall report each conviction under subsection (d) of this section to the commissioner. The commissioner shall suspend the safe boating certificate or certificate of personal watercraft operation of the person reported as convicted for the period of time required by subsection (h) of this section.

(2) The safe boating certificate, right to operate a vessel that requires a safe boating certificate for operation or certificate of personal watercraft operation of a person found guilty under subsection (d) of this section who is under eighteen years of age shall be suspended by the commissioner for the period of time set forth in subsection (h) of this section, or until such person attains the age of eighteen years, whichever period is longer.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-34 — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 266 / Section 15-34
Sec. 15-34. Definitions.
Status: repealed

(1) “Aeronautics” means transportation by aircraft; the operation, repair or maintenance of aircraft, aircraft engines or unmanned aircraft except by a manufacturer, including the repair, packing and maintenance of parachutes; the design, establishment, construction, extension, operation, improvement, repair or maintenance of airports, heliports, vertiports, restricted landing areas or other air navigation facilities, and air instruction.

(2) “Air instruction” means the imparting of aeronautical information by any aeronautics instructor or in or by any air school or flying club.

(3) “Air navigation” means the operation or navigation of aircraft in the air space over this state or upon any airport or restricted landing area within this state.

(4) “Air navigation facility” means any facility, other than one owned or controlled by the federal government, used in, available for use in or designed for use in, aid of air navigation, including airports, heliports, vertiports, restricted landing areas, and any structures, mechanisms, lights, beacons, marks, communicating systems or other instrumentalities or devices used or useful as an aid, or constituting an advantage or convenience, to the safe taking-off, navigation and landing of aircraft, or the safe and efficient operation or maintenance of an airport, heliport, vertiport or restricted landing area, and any combination of such facilities.

(5) “Aircraft” means any contrivance used or designed for navigation of or flight in air, including (A) airplanes, meaning power-driven fixed-wing aircraft, heavier than air, supported by the dynamic reaction of the air against their wings, (B) gliders, meaning heavier than air aircraft, the free flight of which does not depend principally upon a power-generating unit, and (C) rotorcraft, meaning power-driven aircraft, heavier than air, supported during flight by one or more rotors. “Aircraft” does not include unmanned aircraft.

(6) “Airman” means (A) any individual who engages, as the person in command, or as a pilot, mechanic or member of the crew, in the navigation of aircraft while under way; (B) any individual who is directly in charge of the inspection, maintenance, overhauling or repair of aircraft engines, propellers or appliances; and (C) any individual who serves in the capacity of aircraft dispatcher or air-traffic control-tower operator. “Airman” does not include any individual employed outside the United States, any individual employed by a manufacturer of aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers or appliances to perform duties as an inspector or mechanic in connection with such aircraft, engines, propellers or appliances and any individual performing inspection or mechanical duties in connection with aircraft owned or operated by such individual.

(7) “Airport” means any area of land or water, except a restricted landing area, which is designed for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, whether or not facilities are provided for the shelter, servicing or repair of aircraft, or for receiving or discharging passengers or cargo, and all appurtenant areas used or suitable for airport buildings or other airport facilities, and all appurtenant rights-of-way.

(8) “Airport hazard” means any structure, object of natural growth or use of land which obstructs the air space required for the flight of aircraft in landing or taking off at any airport, heliport, vertiport or restricted landing area or is otherwise hazardous to such landing or taking-off.

(9) “Airport protection privileges” means easements through or other interests in air space over land or water, interests in airport hazards outside the boundaries of airports, heliports, vertiports or restricted landing areas and other protection privileges the acquisition or control of which is necessary to ensure safe approaches to the landing areas of airports, heliports, vertiports and restricted landing areas and the safe and efficient operation thereof.

(10) “Careless, negligent or reckless operation” means the operation or piloting of any aircraft or unmanned aircraft carelessly, negligently, recklessly or in such manner as to endanger the property, life or limb of any person, due regard being had to the proximity of other aircraft or unmanned aircraft, the prevailing weather conditions and the territory being flown over.

(11) “Civil aircraft” means any aircraft other than a public aircraft.

(12) Repealed by 1972, P.A. 134, S. 6.

(13) “Connecticut Airport Authority” or “authority” means the Connecticut Airport Authority established pursuant to chapter 267b.

(14) “Executive director” means the executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority or the executive director's designee.

(15) “Flying club” means any person other than an individual which, neither for profit nor reward, owns, leases or uses one or more aircraft for the purpose of instruction or pleasure or both.

(16) “Manufacturer” means a person, partnership, association, limited liability company or corporation which, during the calendar year preceding application for registration, manufactured or assembled one or more aircraft for sale, or which proves to the satisfaction of the executive director that it intends in good faith to manufacture or assemble one or more aircraft for sale during the year immediately ensuing.

(17) “Municipality” means any city, town or borough or other subdivision of this state.

(18) “Navigable air space” means air space above the minimum altitudes of flight prescribed by the laws of this state or by procedures of the authority.

(19) “Nonresident” means any person whose legal residence is outside this state.

(20) “Operation of aircraft” means the use of aircraft for the purpose of air navigation and includes the navigation or piloting of aircraft. Any person who causes or authorizes the operation of aircraft, whether with or without the right of legal control thereof, shall be deemed to be engaged in the operation of aircraft within the meaning of the statutes of this state.

(21) “Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, company, association, joint stock association or body politic and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee or other similar representative thereof.

(22) “Public aircraft” means an aircraft used exclusively in the service of any government or of any political subdivision thereof, including the government of any state, territory or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, but does not include any government-owned aircraft engaged in carrying persons or property for commercial purposes.

(23) “Restricted landing area” means any area of land or water or both, which is used or is made available for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, the use of which shall, except in case of emergency, be only as provided from time to time by the executive director.

(24) Repealed by P.A. 85-130.

(25) Repealed by P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610.

(26) Repealed by P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610.

(27) “Heliport” means an area of defined dimensions, either at ground level or elevated on a structure, designated for the landing and takeoff of helicopters, which may be restricted solely for that purpose.

(28) “Ultra light aircraft” means (A) any aircraft which meets the criteria established by the Federal Aviation Administration, federal Air Regulation Part 103, or (B) any vehicle which: (i) Is used or intended to be used for manned operation by a single occupant in the air; (ii) is used or intended to be used for recreation or sport purposes only; (iii) has not been issued an airworthiness certificate by the government of the United States or any foreign government; and (iv) if unpowered, weighs less than one hundred fifty-five pounds or, if powered, weighs less than two hundred fifty-four pounds, empty weight, has a fuel capacity of no more than five U.S. gallons, is not capable of more than fifty-five knots calibrated air speed at full power in level flight and has a power-off stall speed which does not exceed twenty-four knots calibrated air speed.

(29) “Unmanned aircraft” means a powered aircraft that (A) uses aerodynamic forces to provide vertical lift, (B) is operated remotely by a pilot in command or is capable of autonomous flight, (C) does not carry a human operator, and (D) can be expendable or recoverable.

(30) “Vertiport” means an area of defined dimensions, either at ground level or elevated on a structure, designated for the vertical landing and takeoff of aircraft, which may be restricted solely for that purpose.

Zones are embraced within “airport protection privileges” and are not part of “airports” per se. 159 C. 453. Cited. 185 C. 145; 201 C. 700.

Cited. 35 CS 157.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-145a — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 268 / Section 15-145a
Sec. 15-145a. Marine dealer's registration numbers for boat trailers.
Status: in_force

(b) Each marine dealer who is in possession of one or more such registrations shall report such information to the tax assessor of the municipality wherein such dealer is located.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-101n — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 266a / Section 15-101n
Sec. 15-101n. Refunding bonds. Bond anticipation notes.
Status: in_force

(b) Whenever the State Bond Commission has adopted a resolution authorizing bonds pursuant to section 15-101 l , the Treasurer may, pending the issue of such bonds, issue, in the name of the state, temporary notes and any renewals thereof in anticipation of the proceeds from the sale of such bonds, which notes and any renewals thereof shall be designated “Bond Anticipation Notes”. Such portion of the proceeds from the sale of such bonds as may be so required shall be applied to the payment of the principal of and interest on any such bond anticipation notes which have been issued. The principal of and interest on any bond anticipation notes issued pursuant to this subsection may be repaid from pledged revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged to the repayment of the bonds in anticipation of which the bond anticipation notes are issued, to the extent not paid from the proceeds of renewals thereof or of the bonds.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-172 — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 268 / Section 15-172
Sec. 15-172. Provision of pump-out facilities.
Status: in_force

(b) Prior to taking action pursuant to subsection (a) of this section with respect to any docking facility, the commissioner shall consider relevant facts and circumstances including but not limited to, the following: The size, type and number of vessels the docking facility can accommodate; the proximity and availability of other pump-out facilities off the premises; the location of the docking facility; the depth of the waters and general hydrological character of the area; the present and potential use of the area by vessels; recreational uses of the area; marine life of the area including, but not limited to, finfish, shellfish and wildlife; and water quality standards and criteria.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-71b — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 266 / Section 15-71b
Sec. 15-71b. Aircraft accidents: Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Aircraft accident” means an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight until such time as all such persons have disembarked, in which any person suffers death or serious injury as a result of such person being in or upon the aircraft or in direct contact with the aircraft or anything attached thereto or as a result of the operation of the aircraft, or the aircraft receives substantial damage;

(2) “Substantial damage” means (A) damage in excess of one thousand dollars to the property of any person, or (B) damage or structural failure which adversely affects the structural strength, performance or flight characteristics of the aircraft or unmanned aircraft, and which would normally require major repair or replacement of the affected component. “Substantial damage” does not include engine failure, damage limited to an engine, bent fairings or cowling, dented skin, small punctured holes in the skin of fabric, ground damage to rotor or propeller blades and damage to landing gear, wheels, tires, flaps, engine accessories, brakes or wing tips; and

(3) “Unmanned aircraft accident” means an occurrence associated with the operation of an unmanned aircraft that takes place between the time an unmanned aircraft takes off until such unmanned aircraft lands, in which any person suffers death or serious injury because of such person being in direct contact with the unmanned aircraft or anything attached thereto or because of the operation of the unmanned aircraft, or the unmanned aircraft incurs or causes substantial damage.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-31a — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 264a / Section 15-31a
Sec. 15-31a. Connecticut Port Authority. Board of directors. Executive director. Audits. Annual reports.
Status: in_force

(b) The powers of the authority shall be vested in and exercised by a board of directors, which shall consist of twenty-one voting members as follows: (1) The State Treasurer, or the Treasurer's designee, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, or the commissioner's designee, the Commissioner of Transportation, or the commissioner's designee, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or the commissioner's designee, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee, the chief elected official of the town of New London, or such official's designee, the chief elected official of the city of New Haven, or such official's designee, and the chief elected official of the city of Bridgeport, or such official's designee, all of whom shall serve ex officio; (2) one appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; (3) one appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, who is the chief elected official of a town with a small harbor, or such official's designee; (4) one appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; (5) one appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who is a member or employee of a local port authority; (6) one appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; (7) one appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; and (8) seven appointed by the Governor, one of whom is the chief elected official of a town with a small harbor, or such official's designee. Said members of the General Assembly and the Governor shall appoint members of the board to succeed appointees whose terms expire and each member so appointed shall hold office for a period of four years from the first day of July in the year of his or her appointment. Appointed members shall include individuals who have experience and expertise in international trade, marine transportation, finance or economic development. The board of directors shall select the chairperson from among the members of the board, who shall serve for a term of two years. The board of directors shall select a vice-chairperson from among its members and such other officers as it deems necessary.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no appointed member of the board of directors may designate a representative to perform his or her respective duties under this section in such member's absence. Any appointed member who fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the board or who fails to attend fifty per cent of all meetings of the board held during any calendar year shall be deemed to have resigned from the board. Any vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled not later than thirty days following the occurrence of such vacancy in the same manner as the original appointment for the balance of the unexpired term. The appointing authority for any member may remove such member for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office after giving the member a copy of the charges against the member and an opportunity to be heard, in person or by counsel, in the member's defense, upon not less than ten days' notice. If any member shall be so removed, the appointing authority for such member shall file in the office of the Secretary of the State a complete statement of charges made against such member and the appointing authority's findings on such statement of charges, together with a complete record of the proceedings.

(d) The members of the board of directors shall appoint an executive director of the authority who shall not be a member of the board and shall serve at the pleasure of the board and receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the board. The executive director shall: (1) Be the chief administrative officer of the authority and direct and supervise administrative affairs and technical activities in accordance with the directives of the board; (2) approve all accounts for salaries, allowable expenses of the authority or of any employee or consultant thereof, and expenses incidental to the operation of the authority; (3) perform such other duties as may be directed by the board in carrying out the purposes of this section; and (4) attend all meetings of the board, keep a record of the proceedings of the authority and maintain and be custodian of all books, documents and papers filed with the authority and of the minute book or journal of the authority and of its official seal. The executive director may cause copies to be made of all minutes and other records and documents of the authority and may give certificates under the official seal of the authority to the effect that such copies are true copies, and all persons dealing with the authority may rely upon such certificates.

(e) Each member of the board of directors shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for such member's actual and necessary expenses incurred during the performance of such member's official duties.

(f) Members of the board of directors may engage in private employment, or in a profession or business, subject to any applicable laws, rules and regulations of the state regarding official ethics or conflict of interest.

(g) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, it shall not constitute a conflict of interest for a trustee, director, partner or officer of any person, firm or corporation, or any individual having a financial interest in a person, firm or corporation, to serve as a member of the board of directors of the authority, provided such trustee, director, partner, officer or individual shall comply with all applicable provisions of chapter 10.

(h) Eight members of the board of directors of the authority shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business or the exercise of any power of the authority. For the transaction of any business or the exercise of any power of the authority, and except as otherwise provided in this section, the authority may act by a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is in attendance.

(i) The board may delegate to eight or more members such board powers and duties as it may deem necessary and proper in conformity with the provisions of this section and its bylaws.

(j) The initial members of the board may begin service immediately upon appointment, but shall not serve past the sixth Wednesday of the next regular session of the General Assembly unless qualified in the manner provided in section 4-7 . Thereafter, all appointments shall be made with the advice and consent of both houses of the General Assembly, in the manner provided in section 4-19 .

(k) On or before December fifteenth of each year, the board shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the Governor and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation, commerce and the environment, summarizing the authority's activities, disclosing operating and financial statements and recommending legislation to promote the authority's purposes.

(l) Not later than seven days after receiving an audit of the authority conducted by an independent auditing firm, the board shall submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations, commerce, the environment and transportation a copy of each such audit.

(m) The board shall: (1) Develop and recommend to the Governor and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation a maritime policy for the state; (2) advise the Governor and such committee concerning the state's maritime policies and operations; (3) support the development of the state's maritime commerce and industries, including its ports and harbors; (4) recommend investments and actions, including dredging, required in order to preserve and enhance maritime commerce and industries; and (5) conduct studies and present recommendations concerning maritime issues.

(n) At least once each year, the board shall hold a public hearing for the purpose of evaluating the adequacy of the state's maritime policies, facilities and support for maritime commerce and industry.

(o) On or before January 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the board of directors shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the Governor and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) A description of the projects undertaken by the authority in the preceding year; (2) a list of projects which, if undertaken by the state, would support the state's maritime policies and encourage maritime commerce and industry; (3) a description of the authority's finances; (4) recommendations for improvements to existing maritime policies, programs and facilities; and (5) recommendations for legislation to promote the authority's purpose. The Commissioner of Administrative Services and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall jointly review and comment on each report before such report is submitted to the Governor and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140l — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 268 / Section 15-140l
Sec. 15-140l. Reckless operation of a vessel in the first degree while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person guilty of reckless operation of a vessel in the first degree while under the influence shall be fined not less than two thousand five hundred dollars or more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than two years, or both, and such person's safe boating certificate, certificate of personal watercraft operation or right to operate a vessel that requires a safe boating certificate shall be suspended by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of section 15-133 .

See Sec. 15-132a re manslaughter in the second degree with a vessel.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-13 — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 263 / Section 15-13
Sec. 15-13. Pilots; qualifications; extension of route; license fee; bond; suspension or revocation of license; inactive status; limited licenses; written procedures.
Status: in_force

(b) An extension of route for waters of this state, including the Connecticut waters of Long Island Sound, for which application is being made by a pilot currently licensed by the authority for eastern Long Island Sound and at least one of the ports of New London, New Haven or Bridgeport, shall be granted provided the applicant (1) has procured a federal first class pilot's license of unlimited tonnage issued by the United States Coast Guard covering the sections of the waters of this state, including the Connecticut waters of Long Island Sound, for which application for an extension of route is being made, and (2) can document that, within the thirty-six months immediately preceding such application, the applicant has made six round trips through the port or waterway for which application is being made as (A) observing pilot on vessels under enrollment or vessels under register subject to compulsory pilotage under sections 15-15 and 15-15c , during which the applicant does the piloting work under the supervision and authority of a pilot licensed by this state, or (B) pilot of record on American vessels under enrollment on which the applicant is not a crew member.

(c) Each pilot shall, upon the granting of a license, pay a fee of thirty dollars to said authority and shall give a bond of one thousand dollars to the Treasurer and the Treasurer's successors in office, with surety, to the acceptance of the authority, conditioned for the faithful performance of his or her duties as a pilot, upon which bond suit may be brought in the name of said Treasurer for the benefit of any person who may suffer loss or damage, by reason of the ignorance, neglect or misconduct of such pilot in the discharge of such pilot's duties. The authority shall increase such fee by fifty per cent July 1, 1985, by an additional fifty per cent effective July 1, 1989, by an additional twenty-five per cent effective July 1, 1991, and by an additional twenty-five per cent effective July 1, 1993.

(d) Each license shall expire on the last day of December following its issuance and may be renewed upon application and payment of the fee required by subsection (c) of this section, renewal of the bond required under subsection (c) of this section and proof of current federal licensure as required in subsection (a) of this section.

(e) The authority shall keep a record of each license and, if requested, shall furnish a certificate of such license.

(f) Said authority may suspend or revoke any pilot's license for (1) incompetence, (2) neglect of duty, (3) misconduct, or (4) using a vessel owned or operated by a person who has not obtained a certificate of compliance under the provisions of section 15-15e for the purpose of embarking or disembarking another vessel in open and unprotected waters. Any person aggrieved by the action of said authority under the provisions of this subsection may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183 .

(g) Any pilot who has been away from duty for a period of not less than six months, or who has not completed a passage through any port or waterway for which such pilot is licensed during such period, shall be placed on inactive status. Such pilot shall complete at least one round trip over the port or waterway for which such pilot is licensed before resuming his or her duties as a pilot. The refresher passages shall be made in the company of an active pilot licensed by the state. Such pilot, before resuming pilotage duties, shall submit to the authority a list of completed refresher passages, including the name, gross tons and draft of each vessel involved, a description and date of each passage and the name of the attending pilot.

(h) The authority may issue limited licenses pursuant to this section. Such licenses may be limited according to a pilot's qualifications for operating a vessel, which shall include, but not be limited to, the type, size, gross tonnage or draft of a vessel.

(i) The authority shall adopt written procedures, in accordance with section 1-121 , to carry out the purposes of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-218 — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 269 / Section 15-218
Sec. 15-218. Secured party's transfer statement, defined. Department of Motor Vehicles' duties upon acceptance.
Status: in_force

(1) That there has been a default on an obligation to the secured party of record secured by the vessel;

(2) The secured party of record is exercising or has exercised post-default remedies with respect to the vessel;

(3) By reason of the exercise, the secured party of record has the right to transfer the ownership interest of an owner, and the name of the owner;

(4) The name and last known mailing address of the owner of record and the secured party of record;

(5) The name of the transferee;

(6) Other information required by subsection (b) of section 15-207 ; and

(7) One of the following:

(A) The certificate of title is an electronic certificate of title;

(B) The secured party does not have possession of the written certificate of title created in the name of the owner of record; or

(C) The secured party is delivering the written certificate of title to the Department of Motor Vehicles with the secured party's transfer statement.

(b) Unless the department rejects a secured party's transfer statement for a reason stated in subsection (c) of section 15-208 , after delivery to the department of the statement and payment of fees and taxes payable under the law of this state, other than sections 15-201 to 15-232 , inclusive, in connection with the statement or the acquisition or use of the vessel, the department shall:

(1) Accept the statement;

(2) Amend the files of the department to reflect the transfer; and

(3) If the name of the owner whose ownership interest is being transferred is indicated on the certificate of title:

(A) Cancel the certificate of title even if the certificate of title has not been delivered to the department;

(B) Create a new certificate of title indicating the transferee as owner; and

(C) Deliver the new certificate of title or a record evidencing an electronic certificate of title.

(c) An application submitted under subsection (a) of this section or the creation of a certificate of title under subsection (b) of this section shall not in and of itself be a disposition of the vessel and shall not in and of itself relieve the secured party of its duties under article 9 of title 42a.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-71a — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 266 / Section 15-71a
Sec. 15-71a. Accidents to be reported.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 15-104 re report of accidents under Uniform Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-87 — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 266 / Section 15-87
Sec. 15-87. Service of process against nonresident owners and operators.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 15-106 re policy or bond requirements.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140k — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 268 / Section 15-140k
Sec. 15-140k. Reckless operation of a vessel in the first degree.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person guilty of reckless operation of a vessel in the first degree shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-120ff — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 267b / Section 15-120ff
Sec. 15-120ff. Bonds and notes.
Status: in_force

(b) Bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be obligations of the authority and shall neither be payable from nor charged upon any funds other than the revenues of the authority pledged to the payment thereof, nor shall the state or any political subdivision thereof be subject to any liability thereon except to the extent of such pledged revenues. The issuance of bonds under the provisions of sections 15-120aa to 15-120oo , inclusive, shall not directly or indirectly or contingently obligate the state or any political subdivision thereof to levy or to pledge any form of taxation whatever therefor or to make any appropriation for their payment. The bonds shall not constitute a charge, lien or encumbrance, legal or equitable, upon any property of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, except the property of the authority or the state mortgaged or otherwise encumbered under the provisions and for the purposes of sections 15-120aa to 15-120oo , inclusive. The substance of such limitation shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond. Bonds issued pursuant to sections 15-120aa to 15-120oo , inclusive, shall not be subject to any statutory limitation on the indebtedness of the state and such bonds, when issued, shall not be included in computing the aggregate indebtedness of the state in respect to and to the extent of any such limitation.

(c) The bonds referred to in this section may be executed and delivered at such time or times, shall be dated, shall bear interest at such rate or rates, including variable rates to be determined in such manner as set forth in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the bonds, provide for payment of interest on such dates, whether before or at maturity, shall mature at such time or times not exceeding forty years from their date, have such rank or priority, be payable in such medium of payment, be issued in coupon, registered or book entry form, carry such registration and transfer privileges and be subject to purchase or redemption before maturity at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions, including the condition that such bonds be subject to purchase or redemption on the demand of the owner thereof, all as may be determined by the authority. The authority shall determine the form of the bonds, including any interest coupons to be attached thereto, the manner of execution of the bonds, the denomination or denominations of the bonds and the place or places of payment of principal and interest, which may be at any bank or trust company within or without the state. Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds, the authority may, under like restrictions, provide for the issuance of interim receipts or temporary bonds, with or without coupons, exchangeable for definitive bonds when such bonds have been executed and are available for delivery. If any of the officers whose signatures appear on the bonds or coupons cease to be officers before the delivery of any such bonds, such signatures shall, nevertheless, be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if they had remained in office until delivery.

(d) Any bonds issued under the authority of sections 15-120aa to 15-120oo , inclusive, may be sold at public sale on sealed proposals or by negotiation in such manner, at such price and at such time or times as may be determined by the authority. The authority may pay from the proceeds of the bonds all costs and expenses which the authority may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the authorization, sale and issuance thereof, including the cost of interest on any short-term financing authorized under subsection (b) of section 15-120gg .

(e) The principal of and interest on any bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be secured by a pledge of the revenues out of which such bonds shall be made payable. They may be secured by a mortgage covering all or any part of the project from which the revenues so pledged may be derived or by a pledge of one or more leases, sale contracts or loan agreements with respect to such project or by a pledge of one or more notes, debentures, bonds or other secured or unsecured debt obligations of any lessee or contracting party under a loan agreement or sale contract or by a pledge of reserve and sinking funds established pursuant to the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds and any other funds and accounts, including proceeds from investment of any of the foregoing, established pursuant to this chapter or the proceedings authorizing the issuance of such bonds, and by moneys paid under a credit facility, including, but not limited to, a letter of credit or policy of bond insurance, issued by a financial institution pursuant to an agreement authorized by such proceedings.

(f) The proceedings under which the bonds are authorized to be issued pursuant to this section, and any mortgage given to secure the same, may, subject to the provisions of the general statutes, contain any agreements and provisions customarily contained in instruments securing bonds, including, but not limited to: (1) Provisions respecting custody of the proceeds from the sale of the bonds, including their investment and reinvestment until used for the cost of the project; (2) provisions respecting the fixing and collection of rents or payments with respect to the facilities of Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other airports, and the application and use of passenger facility charges; (3) the terms to be incorporated in the lease, sale contract or loan agreement with respect to the project; (4) the maintenance and insurance of the project; (5) the creation, maintenance, custody, investment and reinvestment, and use of the revenues derived from the operation of Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other airports; (6) establishment of reserves or sinking funds, and such accounts thereunder as may be established by the authority, and the regulation and disposition thereof; (7) the rights and remedies available in case of a default to the bondholders or to any trustee under any lease, sale contract, loan agreement, mortgage or trust indenture; (8) reimbursement agreements, remarketing agreements, standby bond purchase agreements or similar agreements in connection with obtaining any credit or liquidity facilities including, but not limited to, letters of credit or policies of bond insurance and such other agreements entered into pursuant to section 3-20a ; (9) provisions for the issuance of additional bonds on a parity with bonds theretofore issued, including establishment of coverage requirements with respect thereto; (10) covenants to do or to refrain from doing such acts and things as may be necessary or convenient or desirable in order to better secure any bonds or to maintain any federal or state exemption from tax of the interest on such bonds; and (11) provisions or covenants of like or different character from the foregoing which are consistent with the provisions of this chapter and which the authority determines in such proceedings are necessary, convenient or desirable in order to better secure the bonds or bond anticipation notes, or will tend to make the bonds or bond anticipation notes more marketable, and which are in the best interests of the state. The proceedings under which the bonds are authorized, and any mortgage given to secure the same, may further provide that any cash balances not necessary (A) to pay the cost of maintaining, repairing and operating the facilities of Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other airports, (B) to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the same shall become due and payable, and (C) to create and maintain reserve and sinking funds as provided in any authorizing resolution or other proceedings shall be deposited into one or more specifically designated working funds to be held in trust by the authority and applied to future debt service requirements or other airport purposes.

(g) In the discretion of the authority, bonds issued pursuant to this section may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. Such trust indenture may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants setting forth the duties of the authority in relation to the exercise of its powers pursuant to sections 15-120aa to 15-120oo , inclusive, and the custody, safeguarding and application of all moneys. The authority may provide by such trust indenture for the payment of the proceeds of the bonds and the revenues from the operation of Bradley or general aviation airports or any other airports to the trustee under such trust indenture or other depository, and for the method of disbursement thereof, with such safeguards and restrictions as it may determine. All expenses incurred in carrying out such trust indenture may be treated as a part of the operating expenses of the applicable project. If the bonds shall be secured by a trust indenture, the bondholders shall have no authority to appoint a separate trustee to represent them.

(h) In connection with the issuance of bonds to finance a project or to refund bonds previously issued by the authority or the state to finance a project, the authority may create and establish one or more reserve funds to be known as special capital reserve funds and may pay into such special capital reserve funds (1) any moneys appropriated and made available by the state for the purposes of such funds, (2) any proceeds of sale of notes or bonds for a project, to the extent provided in the resolution of the authority authorizing the issuance thereof, and (3) any other moneys which may be made available to the authority for the purpose of such funds from any other source or sources. The moneys held in or credited to any special capital reserve fund established under this section, except as hereinafter provided, shall be used solely for the payment of the principal of and interest on, when due, whether at maturity or by mandatory sinking fund installments, on bonds of the authority secured by such capital reserve fund as the same become due, the purchase of such bonds of the authority, the payment of any redemption premium required to be paid when such bonds are redeemed prior to maturity; provided the authority shall have power to provide that moneys in any such fund shall not be withdrawn therefrom at any time in such amount as would reduce the amount of such funds to less than the maximum amount of principal and interest becoming due by reasons of maturity or a required sinking fund installment in the then current or any succeeding calendar year on the bonds of the authority then outstanding or the maximum amount permitted to be deposited in such fund by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, to permit the interest on said bonds to be excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes and secured by such special capital reserve fund, such amount being herein referred to as the “required minimum capital reserve”, except for the purpose of paying such principal of, redemption premium and interest on such bonds of the authority secured by such special capital reserve becoming due and for the payment of which other moneys of the authority are not available. The authority may provide that it shall not issue bonds secured by a special capital reserve fund at any time if the required minimum capital reserve on the bonds outstanding and the bonds then to be issued and secured by the same special capital reserve fund at the time of issuance, unless the authority, at the time of the issuance of such bonds, shall deposit in such special capital reserve fund from the proceeds of the bonds so to be issued, or otherwise, an amount which, together with the amount then in such special capital reserve fund, will be not less than the required minimum capital reserve. On or before December first, annually, there is deemed to be appropriated from the state General Fund such sums, if any, as shall be certified by the chairperson or vice chairperson of the authority to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the Treasurer, as necessary to restore each such special capital reserve fund to the amount equal to the required minimum capital reserve of such fund, and such amounts shall be allotted and paid to the authority. For the purpose of evaluation of any such special capital reserve fund, obligations acquired as an investment for any such fund shall be valued at market. Nothing contained in this section shall preclude the authority from establishing and creating other debt service reserve funds in connection with the issuance of bonds or notes of the authority which are not special capital reserve funds. Subject to any agreement or agreements with holders of outstanding notes and bonds of the authority, any amount or amounts allotted and paid to the authority pursuant to this section shall be repaid to the state from moneys of the authority at such time as such moneys are not required for any other of its corporate purposes and in any event shall be repaid to the state on the date one year after all bonds and notes of the authority theretofore issued on the date or dates such amount or amounts are allotted and paid to the authority or thereafter issued, together with interest on such bonds and notes, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of the holders thereof, are fully met and discharged. No bonds secured by a special capital reserve fund shall be issued to pay project costs unless the authority is of the opinion and determines that revenues pledged to secure such bonds shall be sufficient to (A) pay the principal of and interest on the bonds issued to finance the project, (B) establish, increase and maintain any reserves deemed by the authority to be advisable to secure the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds, (C) pay the cost of maintaining the project in good repair and keeping it properly insured, and (D) pay such other costs of the project as may be required. No bonds secured by a special capital reserve fund shall be issued unless the issuance of such bonds is approved by the Treasurer.

(i) Any pledge made by the authority shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made, and the revenues or property so pledged and thereafter received by the authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act. The lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the authority, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created need be recorded.

(j) The authority shall have power out of any funds available therefor to purchase bonds or notes of the authority or the state issued pursuant to this section and section 15-101n . The authority may hold, pledge, cancel or resell such bonds, subject to and in accordance with agreements with bondholders.

(k) Whether or not the notes and bonds are of such form and character as to be negotiable instruments under the terms of the Uniform Commercial Code, the notes and bonds are hereby made negotiable instruments within the meaning of and for all purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code, subject only to the provisions of the notes and bonds for registration.

(l) Any moneys held by the authority with respect to Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other airports, or by a trustee pursuant to a trust indenture, subject to the provisions of such indenture, including proceeds from the sale of any bonds and notes, and revenues, receipts and income from the operation of Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other airports, may be invested and reinvested in such obligations, securities and other investments, including, without limitation, participation certificates in the Short Term Investment Fund created in section 3-27a , or deposited or redeposited in such bank or banks, all as shall be authorized by the authority in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the bonds and notes.

(m) For the purposes of sections 15-120aa to 15-120oo , inclusive, the costs of the project payable out of the proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to this section shall include: (1) Expenses and obligations incurred for labor and materials in connection with the construction of the project; (2) the cost of acquiring by purchase, if such purchase shall be deemed expedient, and the amount of any award or final judgment in any proceedings to acquire by condemnation, such land, property rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements and other interests in land as may be deemed necessary or convenient in connection with such construction or with the operation of the project, and the amount of any damages incident thereto; (3) the costs of all machinery and equipment acquired in connection with the project; (4) reserves for the payment of the principal of and interest on any notes and bonds issued pursuant to this section and section 15-101n and interest accruing on any such notes, during construction of the project and for six months after completion of such construction; (5) initial working capital, expenses of administration properly chargeable to the construction or acquisition of the project, legal, architectural and engineering expenses and fees, costs of audits, costs of preparing and issuing any notes and bonds pursuant to this section and section 15-101n ; and (6) all other items of expense not elsewhere specified incident to the planning, acquisition and construction of the project or of the placing of the same in operation.

(n) For purposes of sections 15-120aa to 15-120oo , inclusive, the term “project” shall refer to the renovations and improvements to be acquired and constructed at Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other airports as may be specified from time to time by the board in a resolution as contemplated by subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-202 — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 269 / Section 15-202
Sec. 15-202. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Barge” means a vessel that is not self-propelled or fitted for propulsion by sail, paddle, oar or similar device;

(2) “Builder's certificate” means a certificate of the facts of build of a vessel described in 46 CFR 67.99;

(3) “Buyer” means a person that buys or contracts to buy a vessel;

(4) “Cancel”, with respect to a certificate of title, means to make the certificate of title ineffective;

(5) “Certificate of origin” means a record created by a manufacturer or importer as the manufacturer's or importer's proof of identity of a vessel. “Certificate of origin” includes a manufacturer's certificate or statement of origin and an importer's certificate or statement of origin. “Certificate of origin” does not include a builder's certificate;

(6) “Certificate of title” means a record, created by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to section 15-208 or by a governmental agency of another jurisdiction under the law of that jurisdiction, that is designated as a certificate of title by the department or such agency and is evidence of ownership of a vessel;

(7) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles;

(8) “Dealer” means a person, including a manufacturer, in the business of selling vessels;

(9) “Department” means the Department of Motor Vehicles;

(10) “Documented vessel” means a vessel covered by a certificate of documentation issued pursuant to 46 USC 12105. “Documented vessel” does not include a foreign-documented vessel;

(11) “Electronic” means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic or similar capabilities;

(12) “Electronic certificate of title” means a certificate of title consisting of information that is stored solely in an electronic medium and is retrievable in perceivable form;

(13) “Foreign-documented vessel” means a vessel the ownership of which is recorded in a registry maintained by a country other than the United States that identifies each person that has an ownership interest in such vessel and includes a unique alphanumeric designation for the vessel;

(14) “Good faith” means honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing;

(15) “Hull identification number” means the alphanumeric designation assigned to a vessel pursuant to 33 CFR 181, as amended;

(16) “Lien creditor”, with respect to a vessel, means:

(A) A creditor that has acquired a lien on the vessel by attachment, levy or the like;

(B) An assignee for benefit of creditors from the time of assignment;

(C) A trustee in bankruptcy from the date of the filing of the petition; or

(D) A receiver in equity from the time of appointment;

(17) “Owner” means a person with legal title to a vessel;

(18) “Owner of record” means the owner indicated in the files of the department or, if the files indicate more than one owner, the owner first indicated;

(19) “Person” means an individual; corporation; business trust; estate; trust; statutory trust; partnership; limited liability company; association; joint venture; public corporation; government or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality; or any other legal or commercial entity;

(20) “Purchase” means to take by sale, lease, mortgage, pledge, consensual lien, security interest, gift or any other voluntary transaction that creates an interest in a vessel;

(21) “Purchaser” means a person that takes by purchase;

(22) “Record” means information inscribed on a tangible medium or stored in an electronic or other medium that is retrievable in perceivable form;

(23) “Secured party”, with respect to a vessel, means a person:

(A) In whose favor a security interest is created or provided for under a security agreement, whether or not any obligation to be secured is outstanding;

(B) Who is a consignor under article 9 of title 42a; or

(C) Who holds a security interest arising under section 42a-2-401 , section 42a-2-505 , subdivision (3) of section 42a-2-711 or subsection (d) of section 42a-2A-724 ;

(24) “Secured party of record” means the secured party whose name is indicated as the name of the secured party in the files of the department or, if the files indicate more than one secured party, the one first indicated;

(25) “Security interest” means an interest in a vessel that secures payment or performance of an obligation if the interest is created by contract or arises pursuant to section 42a-2-401 , section 42a-2-505 , subdivision (3) of section 42a-2-711 or subsection (d) of section 42a-2A-724 , including, but not limited to, any interest of a consignor in a vessel in a transaction that is subject to article 9 of title 42a. “Security interest” does not include the special property interest of a buyer of a vessel on identification of that vessel to a contract for sale pursuant to section 42a-2-401 , but a buyer may also acquire a security interest by complying with article 9 of title 42a. Except as otherwise provided in section 42a-2-505 , the right of a seller or lessor of a vessel under article 2 of title 42a or article 2A of title 42a to retain or acquire possession of the vessel is not a security interest, but a seller or lessor also may acquire a security interest by complying with article 9 of title 42a. The retention or reservation of title by a seller of a vessel notwithstanding shipment or delivery to the buyer under section 42a-2-401 is limited in effect to a reservation of a security interest. Whether a transaction in the form of a lease creates a security interest is determined by section 42a-1-203 ;

(26) “Sign” means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record, to:

(A) Make or adopt a tangible symbol; or

(B) Attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound or process;

(27) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;

(28) “State of principal use” means the state on whose waters a vessel is or will be used, operated, navigated or employed more than on the waters of any other state during a calendar year;

(29) “Title brand” means a designation of previous damage, use or condition that is set forth on a certificate of title issued by another state or other statement which shall be indicated on a certificate of title in accordance with the provisions of section 15-209 and any regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles under section 15-229 ;

(30) “Transfer of ownership” means a voluntary or involuntary conveyance of an interest in a vessel;

(31) “Vessel” means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water;

(32) “Vessel number” means the alphanumeric designation for a vessel issued pursuant to 46 USC 12301 and chapter 268;

(33) “Written certificate of title” means a certificate of title consisting of information inscribed on a tangible medium;

(34) “Agreement” has the same meaning as provided in subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of section 42a-1-201 ;

(35) “Buyer in ordinary course of business” has the same meaning as provided in subdivision (9) of subsection (b) of section 42a-1-201 ;

(36) “Consumer goods” has the same meaning as provided in subdivision (23) of subsection (a) of section 42a-9-102 ;

(37) “Debtor” has the same meaning as provided in subdivision (28) of subsection (a) of section 42a-9-102 ;

(38) “Knowledge” has the same meaning as provided in section 42a-1-202 ;

(39) “Lease” has the same meaning as provided in subdivision (17) of subsection (a) of section 42a-2A-102 ;

(40) “Lessor” has the same meaning as provided in subdivision (23) of subsection (a) of section 42a-2A-102 ;

(41) “Notice” has the same meaning as provided in section 42a-1-202 ;

(42) “Sale” has the same meaning as provided in subdivision (1) of section 42a-2-106 ;

(43) “Security agreement” has the same meaning as provided in subdivision (74) of subsection (a) of section 42a-9-102 ;

(44) “Seller” has the same meaning as provided in subdivision (1) of section 42a-2-103 ;

(45) “Send” has the same meaning as provided in subdivision (36) of subsection (b) of section 42a-1-201 ; and

(46) “Value” has the same meaning as provided in section 42a-1-204 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-77 — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 266 / Section 15-77
Sec. 15-77. Operating under or carrying passengers under influence of liquor or drugs. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) No person shall operate or attempt to operate any aircraft on the ground or in the air carrying passengers who are under the influence of intoxicating liquor or of any drug.

(c) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, for a first offense, be guilty of a class C misdemeanor and, for any subsequent offense, be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-109 — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 267 / Section 15-109
Sec. 15-109. Reciprocity for enforcement.
Status: in_force

(b) Upon receipt of a certification that the operating privilege of a resident of this state has been suspended or revoked in any other state pursuant to a law providing for its suspension or revocation for failure to deposit security for the payment of judgments arising out of an aircraft accident, under circumstances which would require the executive director to suspend a nonresident's operating privilege had the accident occurred in this state, the executive director, upon ten days' notification to the resident, shall suspend the right of such resident to operate any aircraft in this state if such resident was the operator of an aircraft involved in the accident or if such resident was the owner of an aircraft involved in the accident and was legally responsible for its operation and shall suspend the right of such owner to permit the operation of such aircraft in this state. The suspension shall continue until the resident furnishes evidence of his or her compliance with the security requirements of the law of the other state.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-121 — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 268 / Section 15-121
Sec. 15-121. Administrative procedure.
Status: in_force

(b) In the performance of his duties under part II the commissioner shall: (1) Classify all waters and all vessels for the purpose of establishing uniformity in the regulation of such waters and such vessels; (2) prescribe uniform navigation aids for state waters and regulate the use of such aids; (3) establish restricted zones or sea lanes within navigable waters and adopt regulations pertaining thereto for the purpose of protecting the natural ecology of such waters and the abutting shoreline from environmental damage resulting from marine accidents which cause the release of petroleum products or other hazardous substances and materials into the waters of the state, provided before establishing such lanes, zones and regulations the commissioner shall consider at least the following factors: (i) The danger in transporting the type of material; (ii) the evidence of deleterious incidents arising from the transportation of such hazardous materials; (iii) available alternatives; (iv) the public need; and (v) the effect on interstate commerce; and further provided any such regulations promulgated by the commissioner shall list and define the substances and materials which are classified as hazardous; (4) prescribe uniform standards for safety devices and equipment required by part II and certify the types of devices and equipment which meet such standards; (5) designate and assist the several towns in designating prohibited and restricted boating areas and waters limited to special boating purposes and prescribe uniform standards for the marking and regulation of such areas; (6) adopt such regulations respecting water skiing and underwater swimming and diving as he finds necessary for public safety; (7) study, plan and recommend the development of boating facilities, safety education and means of improving boating safety; (8) in cooperation with the Department of Public Health, investigate matters relating to and recommend means of improving boating sanitation; (9) cooperate with the Department of Transportation concerning regulations governing the operation of seaplanes on state waters; (10) cooperate with the United States and the several states in promoting uniformity of boating laws and regulations and their administration and enforcement; and (11) subject to the applicable provisions of chapter 54 and the limitations of part II, adopt such regulations to provide for public safety and environmental quality as he finds necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of said part and to promote the safe use and protection of waters and the safe operation of vessels; provided the commissioner shall make no regulations respecting the operation of vessels on Long Island Sound except as are necessary to secure inshore waters and establish and secure restricted areas.

(c) In the performance of his duties under part III the commissioner shall: (1) Establish, by regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, criteria for the issuance of marine dealer identification numbers; (2) establish a uniform system for the display of motorboat identification numbers in conformity with such system as the United States may employ pursuant to the federal Boat Safety Act of 1971; (3) provide in such system for the display of distinctive marine dealers' identification numbers; (4) compile and publish periodically boating accident statistics and submit such statistics, together with copies of all accident reports and other reports or studies, as required, to the secretary of the department of the United States in which the United States Coast Guard is operating; and (5) subject to the applicable provisions of chapter 54, adopt such regulations to provide for the public safety as are necessary to administer the provisions of part III.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-16b — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 263 / Section 15-16b
Sec. 15-16b. Slow-no-wake zone on the Pawcatuck River.
Status: in_force

(b) Any violation of subsection (a) of this section shall be an infraction. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall administer the provisions of this section in accordance with chapter 268.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-180 — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 268 / Section 15-180
Sec. 15-180. Transporting vessel or trailer without inspecting for and properly removing and disposing of vegetation and aquatic invasive species. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for each such violation.

See Sec. 15-140e re courses in safe boating operation to include instruction in the proper inspection of vessels and trailers for vegetation, and the proper disposal of such vegetation.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140j — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 268 / Section 15-140j
Sec. 15-140j. Certificate of personal watercraft operation. Operation of personal watercraft with passengers. Operation of jetted articulated vessels. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) No person shall operate a personal watercraft or a JAV unless such person has been issued a certificate of personal watercraft operation by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. No person less than sixteen years of age shall operate a JAV. No owner of a personal watercraft or a JAV shall knowingly authorize or permit a person who is less than sixteen years of age who does not have a certificate of personal watercraft operation issued by the commissioner to operate such personal watercraft or JAV on the waters of the state. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the commissioner may modify or suspend, by written permission, any age or certification requirement set forth in this section for the purpose of a marine event held pursuant to section 15-140b . In those waters where the United States Coast Guard has jurisdiction over marine events, such permit shall not be valid unless and until the commissioner receives a copy of the United States Coast Guard authorization for a marine event.

(c) A certificate of personal watercraft operation shall be issued under subsection (b) of this section to any applicant who provides proof that such applicant has: (1) Successfully completed a combined course in safe boating operation and safe personal watercraft handling approved by the commissioner, which courses include, but are not limited to, courses offered by the United States Power Squadrons, Coast Guard Auxiliary or other similar organization, (2) been issued or has satisfied the requirements for issuance of a safe boating certificate and successfully completed a course in safe personal watercraft handling approved by the commissioner, which include, but are not limited to, courses offered by the United States Power Squadrons, Coast Guard Auxiliary or other similar organization, or (3) successfully passed an equivalency examination testing knowledge of safe boating operation and safe personal watercraft handling administered by the commissioner.

(d) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, establishing the content of courses in safe personal watercraft handling. Such regulations may include provisions for examinations, issuance of certificates of personal watercraft operation and establishment of a reasonable fee for such course and examination and for the issuance of a certificate and duplicate certificate.

(e) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, any person who purchases a new or used personal watercraft may, upon vessel registration, apply to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for a temporary certificate of personal watercraft operation that shall be valid for three months from the date of registration, provided the applicant has successfully completed a course in safe personal watercraft handling prior to application for the temporary certificate. No person shall be issued more than one temporary certificate of personal watercraft operation.

(f) The commissioner may enter into a reciprocal agreement with any other state that has a similar safe personal watercraft handling certificate program that the commissioner deems acceptable for purposes of this subsection. Any person who successfully completes a course in safe personal watercraft handling and holds a certificate or license from another state that has such a reciprocal agreement with the commissioner may operate a personal watercraft on the waters of this state.

(g) Any person required to obtain a certificate of personal watercraft operation pursuant to this section shall have such certificate on board at all times while operating a personal watercraft. On demand of an officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter, such person shall exhibit the certificate to the officer.

(h) No passenger shall be permitted to ride in front of the operator on a personal watercraft. No passenger shall be permitted to ride upon a personal watercraft unless the passenger is able to securely hold onto the person in front of them or to the handholds on the personal watercraft, and is able to keep both feet on the deck of the personal watercraft so as to maintain balance while the personal watercraft is in operation.

(i) Unless otherwise authorized by the commissioner pursuant to section 15-140b , no person shall operate a JAV in any slow-no-wake area except to transit such slow-no-wake area. No person shall operate a JAV within two hundred feet of any dock, shore, pier or fixed structure or within one hundred feet of any vessel except to directly transit the area of such dock, shore, pier, fixed structure or vessel.

(j) No person shall teach a course in safe personal watercraft handling that satisfies the requirements for issuance of a certificate of personal watercraft operation unless the commissioner has approved such course.

(k) No Department of Energy and Environmental Protection agent or employee shall use department safe personal watercraft handling course materials for personal financial gain.

(l) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be fined not less than sixty dollars or more than two hundred fifty dollars for each such violation.

(m) A certificate of personal watercraft operation may be suspended or revoked in accordance with the provisions of section 15-132a , 15-133 , 15-140 l or 15-140n .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-120cc — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 267b / Section 15-120cc
Sec. 15-120cc. Duties and powers.
Status: in_force

(1) Develop an organizational and management structure that will best accomplish the goals of Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other airports;

(2) Approve all safety, security and federal certification plans, procedures and specifications related to the operation, management and development of Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other airports;

(3) Establish rules and regulations for the operation of Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other airports;

(4) Fix, establish, revise from time to time, charge and collect all rates, rents, fees and charges for the use of Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other airports, and for the services furnished or to be furnished by the authority, and for the licensing of airports within the state, and to contract with any person, partnership, association or corporation or other body public or private in respect thereof;

(5) Approve the annual capital and operating budget of Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other airports;

(6) Ensure that the potential of Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other airports as economic development resources for the state and region are fully realized;

(7) Ensure that appropriate mission statements, business plans, minimum development standards and sets of strategic goals for Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other airports are established and that progress toward accomplishing the mission and strategic goals is regularly assessed;

(8) Approve master plans for Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other airports at the times and in the manner required by the federal aviation administration;

(9) Establish and review policies and plans for the development, lease and use of airport property including marketing the airports and for determining the best use of airport property;

(10) Ensure customer service standards, performance targets and performance assessment systems are established for enterprises of Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other airports;

(11) Approve community relations policies;

(12) Create a code of conduct for the board of directors of the authority consistent with part I of chapter 10;

(13) Report annually, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the Governor and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation and commerce;

(14) Adopt rules for the conduct of its business which shall not be considered regulations, as defined in section 4-166 ;

(15) Receive and accept aid or contributions from any source of money, property, labor or other things of value, to be held, used and applied to carry out the purposes of this chapter subject to such conditions upon which such grants and contributions may be made, including, but not limited to, gifts or grants from any department, agency or instrumentality of the United States or this state for any purpose consistent with sections 15-120aa to 15-120oo , inclusive, and chapter 242;

(16) Enter into agreements with any department, agency, office or instrumentality of the United States or this state, including the office of the State Treasurer, to carry out the purposes of sections 15-120aa to 15-120oo , inclusive, and chapter 242;

(17) The extent permitted under sections 15-120aa to 15-120oo , inclusive, and chapter 242, borrow money or secure credit on a temporary, short-term, interim or long-term basis;

(18) Issue bonds, bond anticipation notes and other obligations of the authority to the extent permitted under sections 15-120aa to 15-120oo , inclusive, and chapter 242, to fund and refund the same and provide for the rights of the holders thereof, and to secure the same by pledge of revenues, notes and mortgages of others;

(19) Acquire, lease, hold and dispose of real and personal property for its corporate purposes;

(20) Employ such assistants, agents and other employees and to engage consultants and such other independent professionals as may be necessary or desirable to carry out its purposes in accordance with sections 15-120aa to 15-120oo , inclusive, and chapter 242 and, except for such employees who are covered by collective bargaining agreements, to fix their compensation, and to provide technical assistance as provided in sections 15-120aa to 15-120oo , inclusive, and chapter 242;

(21) To maintain an office at such place or places as it may designate;

(22) To sue and be sued in its own name, and plead and be impleaded;

(23) To mortgage any property of the authority for the benefit of the holders of obligations issued by the authority;

(24) In connection with, or incidental to, the issuance or carrying of bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority, or acquisition or carrying of any investment or program of investment, to enter into any contract which the authority determines to be necessary or appropriate to place the obligation or investment of the authority, as represented by the bonds, notes or other obligations, investment or program of investment and the contract or contracts, in whole or in part, on the interest rate, currency, cash flow or other basis desired by the authority, including, without limitation, contracts commonly known as interest rate swap agreements, currency swap agreements, forward payment conversion agreements, futures or contracts providing for payments based on levels of, or changes in, interest rates, currency exchange rates, stock or other indices, or contracts to exchange cash flows or a series of payments, or contracts, including, without limitation, interest rate floors or caps, options, puts or calls to hedge payment, currency, rate, spread or similar exposure or, contracts for the purchase of option rights with respect to the mandatory tender for purchase of bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority, which are subject to mandatory tender or redemption, including the issuance of certificates evidencing the right of the owner to exercise such option;

(25) In connection with, or incidental to, the issuance or carrying of bonds, notes or other obligations or entering into any of the contracts or agreements referred to in subdivision (24) of this subsection, the authority may enter into credit enhancement or liquidity agreements, with payment, interest rate, currency, security, default, remedy and other terms and conditions as the authority determines;

(26) Make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter including, but not limited to, the granting of leasehold interests, concession, access and development rights and privileges, supplier, vendor, contractor and consultant contracts;

(27) License all airports and heliports within the state pursuant to applicable federal and state rules and regulations and procedures of the authority;

(28) Manage and administer any special tax obligation bond allocation for funding improvements to the general aviation airports including the municipal airport set-aside;

(29) Manage, direct, establish and control the funds and accounts that comprise the Bradley International Airport Enterprise Fund and the General Aviation Airports Enterprise Fund and the Connecticut Airport Authority Fund;

(30) Allocate property or facilities owned, operated or otherwise controlled by the authority to Bradley;

(31) Manage and administer the state's aircraft registration program;

(32) Manage and administer all federal aid to Bradley, the general aviation airports and other airports including the Federal Aviation Administration's airport improvement program; and

(33) Do all acts and things necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of sections 15-120aa to 15-120oo , inclusive, and chapters 242 and 266a and the powers expressly granted by sections 15-120aa to 15-120oo , inclusive, and chapters 242 and 266a.

(b) To serve its purpose, the authority may:

(1) Have perpetual succession as a body politic and corporate and to adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business;

(2) Adopt an official seal and alter the same at pleasure;

(3) (A) Employ such assistants, agents and other employees as may be necessary or desirable; (B) establish all necessary or appropriate personnel practices and policies; and (C) engage consultants, attorneys and appraisers as may be necessary or desirable to carry out its purposes in accordance with this section;

(4) Invest in, acquire, lease, purchase, own, manage, hold and dispose of real property and lease, convey or deal in or enter into agreements with respect to such property on any terms necessary or incidental to carrying out the purposes of sections 15-120aa to 15-120oo , inclusive, provided such transactions shall not be subject to approval, review or regulation by any state agency pursuant to title 4b or any other provision of the general statutes. Notwithstanding this subdivision, the authority shall not convey fee simple ownership in any airport land under its jurisdiction and control without the approval of the State Properties Review Board and the Attorney General;

(5) Procure insurance against any liability or loss in connection with its property and other assets, in such amounts and from such insurers as it deems desirable and to procure insurance for employees; and

(6) Account for and audit funds of the authority and funds of any recipients of funds from the authority.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-149a — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 268 / Section 15-149a
Sec. 15-149a. Reporting of accidents. Responsibilities of towboat operators.
Status: in_force

(b) Except in an emergency, no vessel towboat operator who for a fee or other compensation conducts vessel towing services for recreational boaters shall take under tow any vessel which has been involved in a boating accident or has been abandoned without first notifying federal, state or municipal law enforcement authorities and the owner of the vessel. In the event circumstances are such that the vessel should be immediately towed to safety to prevent loss of the vessel or injury to passengers, the towboat operator shall immediately notify such authorities upon reaching safe harbor. Failure to notify law enforcement authorities and the vessel owner as required by the provisions of this subsection shall be an infraction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-205 — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 269 / Section 15-205
Sec. 15-205. Applicable law governing vessel covered by certificate of title.
Status: in_force

(b) A vessel becomes covered by a certificate of title when an application for the certificate of title and the applicable fee are delivered to the Department of Motor Vehicles in accordance with sections 15-206 and 15-207 or to the governmental agency that creates a certificate of title in another jurisdiction in accordance with the law of that jurisdiction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-72a — Connecticut Code / Title 15 / Chapter 266 / Section 15-72a
Sec. 15-72a. Liability insurance required for aircraft.
Status: in_force

(b) The liability insurance shall provide coverage of at least (1) five hundred thousand dollars for damages by reason of bodily injury or death or for property damages per accident, and (2) one hundred thousand dollars for damages by reason of bodily injury or death or for property damages per passenger seat.

(c) Each owner or operator of an air navigation facility in the state shall maintain a list of aircraft based or hangered at such air navigation facility. Such list shall include for each such aircraft: (1) The registration number, type and model of the aircraft, (2) the name and address of the owner or operator of the aircraft, (3) the period of time the aircraft has been based or hangered at the air navigation facility, (4) the liability insurance policy or binder number, (5) the name of the insurance company as shown on the liability insurance policy, and (6) the name of the liability insurance agent or broker.

(d) The owner or operator of an aircraft based or hangered in the state shall provide proof of aircraft liability insurance satisfying the coverage required pursuant to this section upon request of the executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority, any official of the authority or a law enforcement officer.

(e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to aircraft regulated under 14 CFR 205, as amended from time to time.