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CT Gen Stat § 15-14 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics|Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers|Section 15-14 - Rates of pilotage.

 The Connecticut Port Authority shall establish the rates of pilotage for all vessels which use a licensed pilot in the ports and waters of this state including the Connecticut waters of Long Island Sound.(1949 Rev., S. 4758; 1969, P.A. 815, S. 2; 1971, P.A. 797, S. 3; 872, S. 370; P.A. 73-405, S. 2; P.A. 84-254, S. 57, 62; P.A. 85-413, S. 6, 8; P.A. 90-274, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 24.)History: 1969 act replaced superior court with boating commission and deleted provisions specifically applicable to Middlesex and New Haven superior courts; 1971 acts clarified provisions and replaced boating commission with commissioner of environmental protection; P.A. 73-405 replaced commissioner of environmental protection with commissioner of transportation; P.A. 84-254 increased the rates of pilotage, effective July 1, 1984, by 50% on July 1, 1986, by an additional 50% on July 1, 1989, by an additional 25% on July 1, 1991 and by an additional 25% on July 1, 1993; P.A. 85-413 removed language concerning rate increases inserted in 1984; P.A. 90-274 clarified that the waters of the state include the waters of Long Island Sound; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 replaced “Commissioner of Transportation” with “Connecticut Port Authority”, effective July 1, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 15-15a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics|Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers|Section 15-15a - Regulations of the Department of Transportation to become written procedures of the Connecticut Port Authority.

 All existing regulations of the Department of Transportation respecting the conduct and duties of licensed pilots and the piloting, docking and undocking of vessels shall become duly written procedures of the Connecticut Port Authority, effective July 1, 2016. After said date, any modification to the written procedures or additional written procedures respecting the conduct and duties of licensed pilots and the piloting, docking and undocking of vessels shall be adopted by the authority in accordance with the provisions of section 1-121, as the authority deems necessary for the protection of property, public safety and the effective administration of sections 15-13, 15-14, 15-15 and 15-15b.(1971, P.A. 797, S. 4; 872, S. 370; P.A. 73-405, S. 3; P.A. 90-274, S. 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 25.)History: Later 1971 act replaced boating commission with commissioner of environmental protection; P.A. 73-405 replaced commissioner of environmental protection with commissioner of transportation; P.A. 90-274 added reference to Sec. 15-15 to the provisions of the section; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 deleted provision re promulgation of regulations by Commissioner of Transportation and added provisions re existing regulations of Department of Transportation to become written procedures of Connecticut Port Authority, effective July 1, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 15-15b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics|Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers|Section 15-15b - Reports by pilot.

 Once every three months, each licensed pilot shall render to the Connecticut Port Authority an accurate account of all vessels piloted by such pilot. Any pilot who makes a false return shall be subject to suspension or revocation of his or her license as provided in section 15-13.(1971, P.A. 797, S. 5; 872, S. 370; P.A. 73-405, S. 4; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 26.)History: Later 1971 act replaced boating commission with commissioner of environmental protection; P.A. 73-405 replaced commissioner of environmental protection with commissioner of transportation; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 replaced “Commissioner of Transportation” with “Connecticut Port Authority” and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 15-15c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics|Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers|Section 15-15c - Exemption from pilot requirement.

 The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to (1) vessels navigating under a certificate of enrollment under the control of a federally licensed pilot, (2) American vessels engaged in fishing, (3) vessels otherwise exempt by the laws of the United States, or (4) recreational vessels, as defined in 46 USC 2101(25), of less than two hundred feet in length overall.(P.A. 90-274, S. 4; P.A. 18-163, S. 2.)History: P.A. 18-163 added Subdiv. (4) re recreational vessels.
CT Gen Stat § 15-15d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics|Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers|Section 15-15d - Pilotage concurrent with New York. Rotation system for assignment of pilots.

 (a) Pilotage on Long Island Sound shall be concurrent with the state of New York.(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.(P.A. 90-274, S. 6; P.A. 97-304, S. 20, 31; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 27.)History: P.A. 97-304 divided section into two Subsecs., adding as Subsec. (b) a provision allowing Commissioner to execute an agreement with pilot commission of any other state for establishment of a rotation system for assignment of pilots, effective July 8, 1997; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 replaced “Commissioner of Transportation” with “Connecticut Port Authority”, effective July 1, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 15-15e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics|Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers|Section 15-15e - Owners or operators of certain pilot boats to obtain certificate of insurance. Written procedures. Penalty.

 (a) An owner or operator of a vessel used to transport a pilot licensed under the provisions of section 15-13 for the purpose of embarking or disembarking another vessel in open and unprotected waters shall obtain a certificate of insurance from an insurance carrier based on a survey conducted and documented by a qualified marine surveyor. Marine surveyors shall be guided by applicable United States Coast Guard regulations, if any, and standards set by insurance companies for the insurability of such vessel. All existing regulations of the Department of Transportation that specify procedures for embarkation and disembarkation of pilots and the operation of and equipment required on each such vessel, shall become duly adopted written procedures of the Connecticut Port Authority, effective July 1, 2016. After said date, any modification to the written procedures or additional written procedures that specify (1) the procedures for embarkation and disembarkation of pilots, and (2) the operation of and equipment required on each such vessel shall be adopted by the authority in accordance with the provisions of section 1-121. Such written procedures may establish standard rates for the use of each such vessel for such purpose. For the purposes of this subsection, “open and unprotected waters” means waters located east of the area depicted on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration charts of the eastern portion of Long Island Sound as “The Race”.(b) Any person who fails to comply with subsection (a) of this section or any written procedures adopted thereunder shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars.(P.A. 97-304, S. 2, 31; P.A. 13-277, S. 7; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 28.)History: P.A. 97-304 effective July 8, 1997; P.A. 13-277 amended Subsec. (a) to require vessel owner or operator to obtain certificate of insurance rather than certificate of compliance, to delete provisions re certificate of compliance regulations and to make technical changes, and amended Subsec. (b) to increase minimum fine from $60 to $500 and maximum fine from $250 for each violation to $1000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 amended Subsec. (a) to delete provisions re adoption of regulations by Commissioner of Transportation and add provisions re existing regulations of Department of Transportation to become written procedures of Connecticut Port Authority, and amended Subsec. (b) to make a conforming change, effective July 1, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 15-16 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics|Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers|Section 15-16 - Speed of vessels.

 Section 15-16 is repealed, effective July 8, 2011.(1949 Rev., S. 4760; 1957, P.A. 286, S. 1; 432; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 16; P.A. 11-90, S. 3.)
CT Gen Stat § 15-16a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics|Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers|Section 15-16a - Slow-no-wake zone on the Mystic River.

 (a) No person shall operate a vessel in excess of slow-no-wake on the Mystic River within the following two areas: (1) Between the entrance to the Mystic Harbor and Red Navigation Marker No. 22, excluding Beebe Cove, where the entrance to Mystic Harbor shall be a line beginning at the southernmost tip of Mouse Island, then east to Red Navigation Buoy “4”, known as Whale Rock, then generally northeasterly to Green Navigation Buoy “9” to the northern tip of Ram Island and to the southernmost tip of Mason Point, and (2) from Red Navigation Buoy “26” northward to Green Navigation Buoy “53”.(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.(P.A. 11-80, S. 1; 11-90, S. 1.)History: P.A. 11-90 effective July 8, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 15-17 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics|Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers|Section 15-17 - Baggage on boats to be checked.

 Section 15-17 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002.(1949 Rev., S. 4761; S.A. 02-12, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 15-25 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics|Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers|Section 15-25 - Removing, damaging or interfering with buoys, beacons, channel markers or navigational aids. Penalty.

 Any person who removes, damages or destroys any buoy, beacon, channel marker or floating guide placed in the waters of this state by the proper exercise of the authority of the state or the harbor master of any harbor, or moors or in any manner attaches any boat, vessel or raft of any kind to such buoy, beacon, channel marker or floating guide, unless his life, or the safety of the vessel in which he is, is endangered, or cuts down, removes, damages or destroys any beacon or navigational aid erected on land in this state, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars.(1949 Rev., S. 4769; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 159; P.A. 77-123; P.A. 12-80, S. 7; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 29.)History: 1969 act added reference to commissioner of transportation and deleted phrase “of this state” modifying “harbor master”; P.A. 77-123 deleted reference to U.S. lighthouse board, added references to channel markers and navigational aids, imposed minimum fine of $250 and raised maximum fine from $200 to $500 and added provision for imposition of prison term or both fine and imprisonment; P.A. 12-80 replaced penalty of a fine of not less than $250 or more than $500 or imprisonment of not more than 60 days or both with a fine of not more than $1,000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 replaced “authority of the Commissioner of Transportation” with “the proper exercise of the authority of the state”, effective July 1, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 15-26 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics|Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers|Section 15-26 - Local agent of foreign vessel.

 Section 15-26 is repealed, effective October 1, 1999.(1957, P.A. 621, S. 1; P.A. 77-322; P.A. 99-181, S. 39.)
CT Gen Stat § 15-26a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics|Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers|Section 15-26a - Five Mile River Commission. Harbor superintendent.

 (a) There shall be a Five Mile River Commission consisting of two electors from each of the towns of Norwalk and Darien. Each such member shall be appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees to be submitted by the legislative body of each such town or by the board of selectmen in the case of a town in which the legislative body is a town meeting. Members shall serve for a term of four years from the date of his appointment and until his successor has been appointed and qualified. Such members shall not be compensated for their services as such but shall be reimbursed for all necessary expenses.(b) The Five Mile River Commission shall have regulatory jurisdiction over the use of said river. Said commission shall concern itself with the navigation, pollution and conservation of said river and its drainage basin. It shall be the responsibility of said commission to bring to the attention of the appropriate federal, state or local authorities any and all violations of federal, state or local law brought to its notice which in any way affects said river. In addition said commission shall propose for ratification by the legislative bodies of the towns of Norwalk and Darien such regulations and procedures as it deems necessary for the control of moorings and for safe and orderly navigation. The commission may, with the consent of said legislative bodies apply to the appropriate federal authority for the designation of the Five Mile River estuary as a “special anchorage area”.(c) The Five Mile River Commission shall appoint by majority vote a harbor superintendent. Said superintendent shall serve at the commission's pleasure and shall, subject to the approval of the commission, receive an annual salary established and paid by the member towns. He shall have such authority as the commission may delegate.(d) Said commission may contract for the services of such professional and clerical personnel as is necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.(e) The town of New Canaan, upon majority vote by its legislative body, may, at any time, become a member of the Five Mile River Commission, in which event two electors of said town shall be appointed to the commission as provided in subsection (a) of this section.(1971, P.A. 805, S. 1–4; 1972, P.A. 277, S. 2, 3; P.A. 94-59, S. 3.)History: 1972 act removed members from New Canaan from commission in Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (e) re terms upon which New Canaan shall become member; P.A. 94-59 added provision that appointments shall be made by the board of selectmen in the case of a town in which the legislative body is a town meeting.
CT Gen Stat § 15-31d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics|Chapter 264a - Connecticut Port Authority|Section 15-31d - Refunding bonds. Bond anticipation notes.

 (a) Any bonds issued by the authority under sections 15-31c to 15-31f, inclusive, and at any time outstanding may at any time be refunded by the authority by the issuance of its refunding bonds in such amounts as the authority may deem necessary, but not exceeding an amount sufficient to refund the principal of the bonds to be so refunded, any unpaid interest thereon and any premiums, related termination payments and commissions necessary to be paid in connection therewith and to pay costs and expenses which the authority may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the authorization, sale and issuance of refunding bonds. Any such refunding may be effected whether the bonds to be refunded shall have matured or shall thereafter mature. All refunding bonds issued hereunder shall be payable and shall be subject to and may be secured in accordance with the provisions of section 15-31c.(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.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 4.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 effective July 1, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 15-31e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics|Chapter 264a - Connecticut Port Authority|Section 15-31e - Notes and bonds to be tax exempt.

 (a) It is hereby determined that the purposes of sections 15-31a to 15-31i, inclusive, are public purposes and that the authority will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it hereunder. The state covenants with the purchasers and all subsequent holders and transferees of notes and bonds issued by the authority under sections 15-31c to 15-31f, inclusive, in consideration of the acceptance of and payment for the notes and bonds, that the principal and interest of such notes and bonds shall at all times be free from taxation, except for estate and gift taxes, imposed by the state or by any political subdivision thereof but the interest on such notes and bonds shall be included in the computation of any excise or franchise tax. The authority is authorized to include this covenant of the state in any agreement with the holder of such notes or bonds. Any notes or bonds issued by the authority pursuant to sections 15-31c to 15-31f, inclusive, may be issued on a basis that provides that the interest thereon is intended to be exempt or not to be exempt from federal income taxation, as may be determined by the authority.(b) Bonds issued under the authority of sections 15-31c to 15-31f, inclusive, are hereby made securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the state and its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, credit unions, building and loan associations, investment companies, banking associations, trust companies, executors, administrators, trustees and other fiduciaries and pension, profit-sharing and retirement funds may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them. Such bonds are hereby made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any state or municipal officer or any agency or political subdivision of the state for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or obligations of the state is now or may hereafter be authorized by law.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 5.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 effective July 1, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 15-31f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics|Chapter 264a - Connecticut Port Authority|Section 15-31f - State pledge re bonds or notes.

 The state of Connecticut does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any bonds and notes issued under this section and sections 15-31c to 15-31e, inclusive, and with those parties who may enter into contracts with the authority pursuant to the provisions of sections 15-31a to 15-31i, inclusive, that the state will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the authority until such obligations, together with the interest thereon, are fully met and discharged and such contracts are fully performed on the part of the authority, provided nothing contained herein shall preclude such limitation or alteration if and when adequate provision shall be made by law for the protection of the holders of such bonds and notes of the authority or those entering into such contracts with the authority. The authority is authorized to include this pledge and undertaking for the state in such bonds and notes or contracts.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 6.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 effective July 1, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 15-31g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics|Chapter 264a - Connecticut Port Authority|Section 15-31g - Tax exemption.

 The exercise of the powers granted by sections 15-31a to 15-31i, inclusive, shall be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the increase of their commerce, welfare and prosperity, and as the improvement of their infrastructure, navigability and transportation systems by the authority or its agent shall constitute the performance of an essential public function, neither the authority nor its agent shall be required to pay any taxes or assessments, including mortgage recording taxes, upon or with respect to any property acquired or used by the authority or its agent under the provisions of sections 15-31a to 15-31i, inclusive, or upon the income therefrom. On and before June 30, 2018, property and facilities owned by the authority shall be deemed to be state-owned real property for purposes of sections 12-19a and 12-19b, and the state shall make grants in lieu of taxes with respect to such property and facilities to the municipality in which such property and facilities are located as provided by said sections 12-19a and 12-19b.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 7.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 effective July 1, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 15-31h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics|Chapter 264a - Connecticut Port Authority|Section 15-31h - Memorandum of understanding with the Department of Economic and Community Development.

 The Department of Economic and Community Development and the Connecticut Port Authority established pursuant to section 15-31a may enter into a memorandum of understanding pursuant to which: (1) Administrative support and services, including all staff support necessary for the operations of the authority may be provided by the department, and (2) provision is made for the coordination of management and operational activities that may include: (A) Joint procurement and contracting; (B) the sharing of services and resources; (C) the coordination of promotional activities; and (D) other arrangements designed to enhance revenues, reduce operating costs or achieve operating efficiencies. The terms and conditions of such memorandum of understanding, including provisions with respect to the reimbursement by the authority to the department of the costs of such administrative support and services, shall be as the authority and the department determine to be appropriate. Such memorandum of understanding shall terminate as of June 30, 2018.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 8.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 effective July 1, 2015.