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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447 - State Parks and Forests › Section 23-15. - State park receipts deposited in Passport to the Parks account.

All receipts from the operation of the state parks shall be deposited in the Passport to the Parks account established pursuant to section 23-15h. Expenditures incurred by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for the operation, maintenance and extension of or improvements to state parks shall be paid with moneys from the Passport to the Parks account.
(June, 1955, S. 1860d; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 177; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 327; P.A. 18-7, S. 2.)
History: 1971 act replaced state park and forest commission with department of environmental protection; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 replaced references to the General Fund with references to the Passport to the Parks account, effective January 1, 2018; P.A. 18-7 replaced “paid with moneys appropriated from” with “paid with moneys from”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447 - State Parks and Forests › Section 23-15a. - Use of state parks. Reimbursement of municipalities.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall, within available appropriations, reimburse municipalities for necessary costs incurred when the use of a state park in those municipalities is so great as to impede traffic, limit the movement of emergency vehicles or create a risk of a breach of peace or a threat to public safety.
(P.A. 00-192, S. 31, 102; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 00-192 effective July 1, 2000; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447 - State Parks and Forests › Section 23-15c. - Revenue from food service facilities, vending machines and stands in state parks.

(a) Not later than December 1, 2015, and annually thereafter, any person who has a contractual agreement with the Department of Aging and Disability Services for the operation in any state park of any food service facility, vending machine or stand for the vending of goods shall report to the Department of Aging and Disability Services the amount of revenue that such person generated during the calendar year as a result of such contract. Not later than January 1, 2016, and each year thereafter, the Department of Aging and Disability Services shall compile any reports received pursuant to this subsection and transmit such reports to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection.
(b) On or before January 30, 2016, and each year thereafter, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall compile the following information: (1) The number of food service facilities, vending machines and stands for the vending of goods that are located in the state parks and the location of the respective parks that have such facilities, machines or stands, (2) the amount of revenues generated from such food service facilities, vending machines and stands for the vending of goods, as reported to the commissioner by the Department of Aging and Disability Services pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, (3) the contractual agreement or provision of law that provides for the payment of any portion of such revenues to the state or that prohibits or limits the payment of such revenues to the state, (4) the amount of such revenues paid to the state in the subject calendar year, and (5) the manner in which such revenues were used by the state, if identifiable by the commissioner.
(P.A. 15-106, S. 1; P.A. 19-157, S. 80.)
History: P.A. 15-106 effective June 22, 2015; P.A. 19-157 replaced “Department of Rehabilitation Services” with “Department of Aging and Disability Services”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447 - State Parks and Forests › Section 23-15e. - Rents for special events of limited duration.

Not later than July 31, 2015, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall establish the amount of rent paid by any resident or nonresident of this state for the use of state park property for any special event of limited duration, including, but not limited to, weddings and receptions, in an amount that is based on the number of persons attending such special event. The amount of any rent charged pursuant to this section shall reflect a higher fee for any event that will have a greater number of people in attendance.
(P.A. 15-106, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 15-106 effective June 22, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447 - State Parks and Forests › Section 23-15f. - Adopt-A-Park program. Financial sponsorship.

Not later than July 31, 2015, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall amend the Adopt-A-Park program to additionally provide for the recognition of participants who elect to financially sponsor such park, through contribution of a charitable donation, by erecting a placard at such park that bears the name of any such sponsoring individual, individuals, organization or corporation and the nature of such financial sponsorship. The commissioner may establish multiple tiers for such financial sponsorship provided no level of charitable donation for such financial sponsorship shall be less than two thousand five hundred dollars.
(P.A. 15-106, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 15-106 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447 - State Parks and Forests › Section 23-15g. - Per-person admission fee for state parks. Report.

Not later than January 1, 2017, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment, in accordance with section 11-4a, on the establishment of a per-person admission fee at all state parks by July 1, 2017. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, a recommendation for the dollar amount of such per-person admission fee that will result in: (1) The amount of such per-person admission fee, when both coupled with and established in lieu of any applicable parking fee at each state park, being comparable to the applicable per-person admission fees and parking fees of state parks located in the states of New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, and (2) increased revenue from state park admission and parking fees. In developing such recommendation, the commissioner shall account for the continued availability of parking and parking and admission to state parks without fee for disabled veterans and persons sixty-five years of age or older.
(P.A. 16-5, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 16-5 effective May 5, 2016.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447 - State Parks and Forests › Section 23-15h. - Passport to the Parks account. Established. Subaccounts. Payments from account.

(a) There is established an account to be known as the Passport to the Parks account which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. Moneys in such account shall be used to provide expenses of the Council on Environmental Quality, beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, and for the care, maintenance, operation and improvement of state parks and campgrounds, the funding of soil and water conservation districts and the funding of environmental review teams, in accordance with subsection (b) of this section. All funds collected from the Passport to the Parks Fee established pursuant to section 14-49b shall be deposited into the Passport to the Parks account. Such account shall contain all moneys required by law to be deposited in such account. Such account may receive funds from private or public sources, including, but not limited to, any municipal government or the federal government. Such account shall contain subaccounts as required by section 23-15b.
(b) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars shall be paid by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection from the Passport to the Parks account to each of the following entities: (1) The Connecticut River Coastal Conservation District, (2) the Eastern Conservation District, (3) the North Central Conservation District, (4) the Northwest Conservation District, (5) the Southwest Conservation District, (6) the Connecticut Environmental Review Team, and (7) the Connecticut Council on Water and Soil Conservation.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 331; P.A. 18-7, S. 1; 18-81, S. 14.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 effective January 1, 2018; P.A. 18-7 deleted provision re expenditure of moneys in account pursuant to appropriation by the General Assembly, effective May 24, 2018; P.A. 18-81 designated existing provisions re establishment of account as Subsec. (a) and amended same by making a conforming change and added Subsec. (b) re payments from account to designated entities beginning July 1, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, effective July 1, 2018.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447 - State Parks and Forests › Section 23-16a. - Leasing of camping sites at shore parks. Pilot program.

(a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall not lease camping sites at shore parks to the same camping party for more than three weeks during the camping season. The commissioner shall (1) lease camping sites to the same camping party for additional periods of up to three weeks, provided such camping party vacates the shore park for a minimum of five days between leases, or (2) lease any vacant camping sites on a first come, first served basis. The commissioner may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to establish limits on the length of camping site leases. The lease length limitation in this subsection shall be effective until June 30, 2013, or until such regulations are adopted, whichever is later.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall establish a pilot program for the 2013 camping season, allowing five per cent of camping sites in shore parks to be leased by the same camping party without a limitation on the number of days leased. Notwithstanding the schedule of fees established pursuant to section 23-16, the commissioner may charge a nightly fee for such camping sites equal to one hundred fifty per cent of the applicable fee charged during the 2012 camping season.
(2) On or before February 1, 2014, said commissioner shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment and finance, revenue and bonding regarding the pilot program established pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, a description of the implementation of the pilot program, its impact upon the availability of camping sites, the reaction of families using the camping sites and recommendations for changes, if any, in the pilot program.
(1969, P.A. 733, S. 2; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 179; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 12-98, S. 1.)
History: 1971 act replaced reference to state park and forest commission with reference to commissioner of environmental protection and reworded provisions re phasing out extended leases by reducing same in equal numbers each year for 5 years; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-98 replaced former provisions re phase out of certain leases of camping sites at shore parks with Subsec. (a) re leasing of camping sites at shore parks to same camping party, leasing camping sites on a first come, first served basis and lease length limits, and Subsec. (b) re establishment of a pilot program for the 2013 camping season, effective June 8, 2012.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447 - State Parks and Forests › Section 23-16b. - Portable wastewater holding tanks. Use at state or private campgrounds. Authorized.

Notwithstanding any provision of title 19a, any person may utilize a portable wastewater holding tank for the purpose of transporting wastewater from an internal camping unit holding tank to a sanitary disposal station at any state or private campground.
(P.A. 22-52, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 22-52 effective May 23, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447 - State Parks and Forests › Section 23-17. - Trust funds.

The State Treasurer is authorized, with the approval of the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, to receive and hold in trust for the state, exempt from taxation, any grant or devise of land or rights in land and any gift or bequest of money or other personal property made for the purposes of this chapter, and shall preserve and invest any funds so received in such securities as trustees are permitted to invest in. Such invested funds shall be known as the State Park Fund and shall be used and expended under the direction of said commissioner and subject to his orders.
(1949 Rev., S. 3443; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 180; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 1971 act replaced references to state park and forest commission with references to environmental protection commissioner; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447 - State Parks and Forests › Section 23-18. - State Park Police.

The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection may, upon application of the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, appoint, during his pleasure, one or more persons employed upon the public reservations in charge of the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection and designated by him, who, having been sworn, may arrest any person in such reservation for any offense committed therein and take such person before some competent authority. Each such policeman shall, when on duty, wear in plain view a shield bearing the words “State Park Police” or “State Forest Police”, whichever is appropriate.
(1949 Rev., S. 3444; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 181; P.A. 77-614, S. 486, 610; P.A. 11-51, S. 134; 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 1971 act replaced state park and forest commission with environmental protection commissioner; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of state police with commissioner of public safety, effective January 1, 1979; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447 - State Parks and Forests › Section 23-19. - State Forester.

There shall be within the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection a State Forester who shall be responsible to the commissioner for the performance of his duties and shall be accountable to the commissioner in all his official activities. The State Forester shall be a technically trained forester with not less than ten years' experience in professional forestry. He shall be responsible for forest management and protection of department lands and for assuming a leadership role in the conservation, management and protection of state forest resources.
(1949 Rev., S. 3445; 1951, June, 1955, S. 1863d; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 182; P.A. 81-354, S. 2, 4; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 1971 act replaced references to state park and forest commission and its director with references to environmental protection commissioner, deleting obsolete references to director's office and his authority to make expenditures of state or federal funds if approved by commission; P.A. 81-354 made state forester's position classified and described his responsibilities; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
See Sec. 12-96 et seq. re taxation of forested land.
See Secs. 23-65f to 23-65j, inclusive, re State Forester's duties re registration of loggers and foresters.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447 - State Parks and Forests › Section 23-21. - Purchase and sale of land by commissioner.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may buy land in the state suitable for the growth of timber, at a price not exceeding ten dollars per acre, unless a higher price is authorized by the Governor. Such land shall be deeded to the state and shall be called a state forest. The commissioner may accept deeds and devises of such lands which may be offered to the state without cost. He may, with the approval of the Governor, sell or exchange any land acquired for state forests or any easement or interest therein, and may, in the name of the state, execute deeds for such purposes, provided no land shall be sold or exchanged by said commissioner pursuant to this section unless land of at least equal fair market value and reasonably equivalent usefulness has been substituted for such land. No provision of this section shall be construed to set aside any terms or conditions under which gifts or bequests of land have been accepted for state forests.
(1949 Rev., S. 3447; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 184; P.A. 79-603; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 1971 act replaced references to state forester with references to commissioner of environmental protection and deleted obsolete provision requiring consent of state park and forest commission for purchase of land; P.A. 79-603 prohibited sale or exchange of land unless land of equal fair market value and equivalent usefulness is substituted for it; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447 - State Parks and Forests › Section 23-22. - Acquisition of land by exchange.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may acquire land adjoining or in close proximity to an established state forest, by exchanging for title in fee simple to such land the right to cut and remove wood, lumber or other forest products from state forest land to an amount equal in value to that of the land to be acquired. The commissioner may contract on behalf of the state with the owner of land, title to which is thus acquired, to allow the cutting of a specified amount of forest products over a period not exceeding ten years, provided all such cuttings shall be carried out in accordance with regulations prescribed by the commissioner and under his supervision.
(1949 Rev., S. 3448; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 185; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 1971 act replaced references to state forester with references to environmental protection commissioner and deleted obsolete reference to required consent of state park and forest commission for acquisition of land; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447 - State Parks and Forests › Section 23-24. - Establishment of boundaries.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may establish the boundaries of any state park, state forest or other property under his jurisdiction by agreement with owners of adjoining property and may, with the approval of the Governor, exchange land with such property owners and execute deeds in the name of the state for the purpose of establishing such boundaries.
(1949 Rev., S. 3452; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 187; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 1971 act replaced state park and forest commission with commissioner of environmental protection; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447 - State Parks and Forests › Section 23-24a. - Survey of boundaries of state parks and forest lands.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall cause the boundary lines of all state parks and forest lands under the administration of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to be surveyed not later than July 1, 1984.
(P.A. 74-250, S. 1, 3; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” and “Department of Environmental Protection” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” and “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447 - State Parks and Forests › Section 23-25. - Granting of leases for public purposes.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may, with the approval of the Governor, grant leases for public purposes to any public authority for any portion of any state forest or state park if said commissioner finds that such purposes are not in conflict with park or forest purposes.
(1949 Rev., S. 3453; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 188; P.A. 96-180, S. 87, 166; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 1971 act replaced references to state park and forest commission with references to environmental protection commissioner; P.A. 96-180 changed “Said commissioner” to “The Commissioner of Environmental Protection”, effective June 3, 1996; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447 - State Parks and Forests › Section 23-26a. - “All-terrain vehicle” defined.

As used in sections 23-26b to 23-26g, inclusive, “all-terrain vehicle” means a motorized vehicle, not suitable for operation on a highway that (1) is not more than fifty inches in width, (2) has a dry weight of not more than six hundred pounds, (3) travels on two or more tires specifically designed for unimproved terrain, (4) has a seat or saddle designed to be straddled by the operator, and (5) has an engine with a piston displacement of more than fifty cubic centimeters.
(P.A. 86-249, S. 1; P.A. 02-70, S. 84.)
History: P.A. 02-70 amended definition to include vehicles that travel on two or more tires specifically designed for unimproved terrain and that have an engine with a piston displacement of more than fifty cubic centimeters, eliminating reference to three low pressure tires, effective June 3, 2002.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447 - State Parks and Forests › Section 23-26b. - Certificate to operate all-terrain vehicles on state land.

(a) No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle on state land without first obtaining a certificate from the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection and unless such vehicle is registered pursuant to section 14-380. No certificate to operate an all-terrain vehicle on state land shall be issued to any person under eighteen years of age unless such person has completed a safety education course for all-terrain vehicles given pursuant to section 23-26d.
(b) The commissioner may require that any person operating an all-terrain vehicle on state land (1) furnish proof of liability and property damage insurance on the vehicle, and (2) agree to indemnify and hold harmless the state of Connecticut against any and all suits, claims, demands or judgments, including claims presented under the provisions of chapter 53, that may be allowed against the state for injury to any person as a result of the operation of an all-terrain vehicle on state land.
(P.A. 86-249, S. 2; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447 - State Parks and Forests › Section 23-26c. - Availability of state land for use by persons operating all-terrain vehicles.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall evaluate the properties under his jurisdiction and the jurisdiction of other state agencies for their use by persons operating all-terrain vehicles and shall make available some of such properties for such use. In making such properties available, the commissioner shall consider minimizing the impact of all-terrain vehicles on the environment. Before making any property available that is under the jurisdiction of another state agency, the commissioner shall consult with such agency.
(P.A. 86-249, S. 3; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447 - State Parks and Forests › Section 23-26d. - Regulations re safety education courses for the operation of all-terrain vehicles.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, shall, by regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, formulate safety education courses for the operation of all-terrain vehicles. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may designate as his agent for giving a course any person or organization he deems qualified to act in such capacity.
(P.A. 86-249, S. 4, 9; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447 - State Parks and Forests › Section 23-26e. - Operation of all-terrain vehicles on state land by certain minors.

No person less than twelve years of age shall operate an all-terrain vehicle on state land. A person between twelve and sixteen years of age may operate an all-terrain vehicle on state land provided such person has obtained a certificate pursuant to section 23-26b and is supervised by a person eighteen years of age or older who has completed a safety education course given pursuant to section 23-26d.
(P.A. 86-249, S. 5.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447 - State Parks and Forests › Section 23-26f. - Regulations re operation of all-terrain vehicles.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 (1) establishing standards and procedures for certification of operators of all-terrain vehicles and the use of all-terrain vehicles on state land, (2) setting a fee sufficient to cover the cost of implementing the certification program required pursuant to section 23-26b, and (3) establishing safety requirements for the operation of all-terrain vehicles on state land which shall include provisions for noise levels. Any regulations concerning safety shall be adopted in consultation with the Commissioner of Consumer Protection.
(P.A. 86-249, S. 6, 9; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
See chapter 255 re all-terrain vehicles.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447 - State Parks and Forests › Section 23-26g. - Penalties.

(a) Any person who violates section 23-26b or 23-26e or any regulations adopted pursuant to section 23-26f shall have committed an infraction. For a second and each subsequent violation of any of said laws or regulations, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may suspend any certificate issued pursuant to section 23-26b and the right to obtain any such permit for not more than two years.
(b) Any person who (1) knowingly permits a person less than eighteen years of age who has not obtained a certificate pursuant to section 23-26b to operate an all-terrain vehicle on state land, (2) permits a person less than twelve years of age to operate an all-terrain vehicle on state land, or (3) allows a person between twelve and sixteen years of age to operate an all-terrain vehicle on state land without being supervised by a person more than eighteen years of age, shall have committed an infraction.
(P.A. 86-249, S. 7; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 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. (a), effective July 1, 2011.
See Secs. 14-387 and 14-388 re violations of rules of operation of all-terrain vehicles and resulting penalties.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447 - State Parks and Forests › Section 23-27. - Federal grants.

The commissioner is authorized (a) to apply for and receive grants or any other benefits from the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof for the purpose of improving and developing any state park; (b) to do and to authorize to be done every act and thing necessary to meet the requirements to apply for and receive grants or any other benefits from the United States or any other agency or instrumentality thereof.
(1949 Rev., S. 3462; 1955, S. 1874d; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 190.)
History: 1971 act replaced references to state park and forest commission with references to environmental protection commissioner.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447 - State Parks and Forests › Section 23-27a to 23-27k. - Registration of private land for recreational purposes.

Sections 23-27a to 23-27k, inclusive, are repealed.
(1967, P.A. 623, S. 1–12; 1969, P.A. 786, S. 1–3; 1971, P.A. 249, S. 7; 872, S. 191–193.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 447a - Park Improvement Employment Projects (Repealed) › Section 23-27l to 23-27q. - Park improvement employment projects.

Sections 23-27l to 23-27q, inclusive, are repealed.
(P.A. 75-533, S. 1–7; S.A. 77-47, S. 64, 65; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 610.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 448 - Forests and Wildlife › Section 23-29. - Powers.

The commissioner may, in the name and for the use of the state, accept any gift or any interest in real or personal property to be used by the department for any park or forest purpose, for the purpose of propagation and protection of wildlife, for public shooting grounds or for recreation, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the donor and the commissioner. Said commissioner may purchase or lease real or personal property to be used for any of said purposes, provided said commissioner shall purchase no real estate at a cost in excess of ten dollars per acre without the approval of the Governor. The commissioner may provide for the propagation and preservation of wildlife in any state park or forest.
(1949 Rev., S. 3469; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 194.)
History: 1971 act replaced references to commission on forests and wild life with references to environmental protection commissioner and substituted reference to environmental protection department for reference to state park and forest commission, state board of fisheries and game and commission on forests and wild life as recipient of real or personal property.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 448 - Forests and Wildlife › Section 23-30. - Leasing of land.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may, for the purposes specified in section 23-29, lease, for a period of not less than ninety-nine years, any lands within the state, title to which has been acquired by the resettlement administration or other agency of the government of the United States, provided the form of such lease shall be approved by the Attorney General. Said commissioner may enter into cooperative agreements with any branch of the government of the United States regarding the custody, management and use of lands so leased. All lands leased under this section shall, for the purposes of taxation, be considered as owned by the state, and the towns in which such lands are situated shall receive from the state grants in lieu of taxes thereon, as provided in section 12-18b.
(1949 Rev., S. 3470; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 195; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 15-244, S. 202.)
History: 1971 act replaced references to commission on forests and wild life with references to environmental protection commissioner and substituted Sec. 12-19a for Sec. 12-19; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 15-244 replaced reference to Sec. 12-19a with reference to Sec. 12-18b, effective July 1, 2016.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 448 - Forests and Wildlife › Section 23-31. - Acquisition of property for development as state forests.

(a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may accept gifts, donations or contributions of land suitable for forestry or park purposes and enter into cooperative agreements with the federal government, its agents or departments, for acquiring, by lease, purchase or otherwise, such lands as in the judgment of said commissioner are desirable for state forests or state parks and at such price as may be mutually agreed upon. Said commissioner may cooperate with the federal government, its agents or departments in working out a mutually satisfactory plan defining forest areas within the state which may be most effectively and economically administered by the state.
(b) When lands are acquired or leased under this section, said commissioner is authorized to make expenditures, from any funds not designated for any other purpose, for their protection from fire and for the management, development and utilization of such areas; to sell or otherwise dispose of products from such lands; and to make such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
(c) All receipts derived from lands to be acquired from the federal government under the provisions of this section shall be deposited in the General Fund as provided in section 23-15.
(d) Said commissioner may prepare standards of forest administration development and management to insure timber production and watershed protection, and may furnish the federal government or any of its departments with such annual, periodic or special reports as may be required respecting the operations of the state under any cooperative agreement.
(1949 Rev., S. 3471; March, 1958, P.A. 27, S. 13; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 196; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 1971 act replaced references to commission on forests and wild life with references to environmental protection commissioner and transferred power to make expenditures from state forester to the commissioner in Subsec. (b); 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. (a), effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 448 - Forests and Wildlife › Section 23-32. - Improvement of forest lands.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may repair and construct dams, open up abandoned roads for fire control, or make any other improvement which, in the judgment of said commissioner, is necessary for the immediate use or protection of lands acquired by him. Expenditures for such purposes may be ordered by said commissioner from any appropriation made to the department for the purchase of land, provided not more than ten per cent of such appropriation shall be spent for making such improvements in any one fiscal period. Said commissioner, with the consent of the Governor, may lease lands to quasi-public organizations or private persons to carry out the provisions of this section.
(1949 Rev., S. 3472; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 197; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 1971 act replaced references to commission on forests and wild life with references to environmental protection commissioner and department; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 448 - Forests and Wildlife › Section 23-32a. - Study re sustainable harvesting of forests. Plan based on study results. Report.

(a) On or before July 1, 2009, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection may, within existing budgetary resources and in consultation with the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, The University of Connecticut and any other entities deemed appropriate by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, complete a study regarding sustainable harvesting of forests in this state.
(b) If a study is conducted in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, The University of Connecticut and any other such entities deemed appropriate by said commissioner, shall develop a sustainable forest harvesting plan based on the results of such study. The plan shall take into account carbon credit opportunities, the potential for maintaining a sustainable supply of biomass fuels, and the agricultural and silvicultural capability of the region.
(c) If a study is conducted in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, not later than July 1, 2009, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment the conclusions of such study.
(P.A. 08-172, S. 2; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 08-172 effective June 6, 2008; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” and “Department of Environmental Protection” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” and “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 449 - Fire Wardens › Section 23-33. - Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to be State Forest Fire Warden.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall be, ex officio, State Forest Fire Warden and shall receive no additional compensation therefor, but necessary traveling and other expenses shall be paid by the state.
(1949 Rev., S. 3473; P.A. 01-150, S. 4; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 01-150 designated Commissioner of Environmental Protection, ex officio, to be State Forest Fire Warden and made a technical change for purposes of gender neutrality; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 449 - Fire Wardens › Section 23-34. - Prosecutorial powers of State Forest Fire Warden.

Section 23-34 is repealed, effective October 1, 2001.
(1949 Rev., S. 3474; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 104; P.A. 74-183, S. 250, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 214, 681; P.A. 01-150, S. 20.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 449 - Fire Wardens › Section 23-35. - Fire-fighting crews.

The State Forest Fire Warden shall equip trained fire-fighting crews at major department field facilities and maintain them during periods when forest fires are most likely to occur. Such crews shall be prepared to respond to requests for assistance when a fire occurs on or endangers either state or private forest and timber land, or upon call from the United States Forest Service to assist them or any requesting state in the suppression of forest fires.
(1949 Rev., S. 3475; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 198; P.A. 75-313; P.A. 01-150, S. 5.)
History: 1971 act replaced state park and forest commission with environmental protection commissioner; P.A. 75-313 required maintenance of crews at major field facilities rather than at various state forests, required crews to respond when fire endangers forest or timber land, having substituted forest or timber land for the less specific “property”, where previously response required for fires which “occur” on state or private land, and required crews to respond upon call of U.S. Forest Service or a requesting state; P.A. 01-150 deleted obsolete reference to direction and supervision of the Commissioner of Environmental Protection.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 449 - Fire Wardens › Section 23-37a. - Forest fire-fighting equipment for fire companies.

Upon written request by any fire company which may be called upon to fight forest fires, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall provide such company, from reserves available to the commissioner, with forest fire-fighting equipment. Such company shall be responsible for the maintenance of such equipment.
(1959, P.A. 124, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 199; P.A. 84-347, S. 3, 5; P.A. 01-150, S. 8; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 1971 act replaced references to state park and forest commission with references to environmental protection commissioner; P.A. 84-347 deleted provision limiting eligibility to volunteer fire companies and eliminated requirement that equipment provided by commissioner must include at least six rakes, six brooms and six handpumps; P.A. 01-150 deleted the reference to the Commissioner of Environmental Protection's responsibility for the replacement of fire-fighting equipment made available to fire companies; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 449 - Fire Wardens › Section 23-37b. - Forest fire-fighting equipment account.

(a) There is established within the General Fund a separate account to be known as the forest fire-fighting equipment account, for the purpose of providing money for the purchase by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection of forest fire-fighting equipment, including, but not limited to, backpack pumps, rakes, brooms and shovels. The commissioner may sell such equipment to any fire company that may be called upon to fight forest fires. The amount paid by the fire company for such equipment shall be the approximate cost of the equipment to the commissioner. Any revenue received for the sale of equipment shall be credited to said account and may be used for additional purchases of equipment. Any administrative costs incurred in carrying out the provisions of this section shall be paid from the account.
(b) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to implement the provisions of this section, including criteria for eligibility of fire companies and application procedures for the purchase of fire-fighting equipment.
(P.A. 84-347, S. 1, 5; P.A. 86-312, S. 9, 21; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 86-312 changed equipment “fund” from a revolving fund to a separate “account” within the general fund; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 449 - Fire Wardens › Section 23-37c. - Termination of forest fire-fighting equipment account.

Section 23-37c is repealed.
(P.A. 84-347, S. 2, 5; P.A. 86-312, S. 10, 21; P.A. 87-500, S. 1, 3; P.A. 89-351, S. 10, 11.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › Chapter 449 - Fire Wardens › Section 23-38. - Posting of notices containing fire laws.

State forest fire control personnel may post such notices relating to forest fires and the statutes concerning fires as the State Forest Fire Warden prepares, and any person who wilfully or maliciously tears down or destroys any such notice shall be fined ten dollars.
(1949 Rev., S. 3478; 1949, S. 1878d; P.A. 96-180, S. 89, 166; P.A. 01-150, S. 9.)
History: P.A. 96-180 changed “State Fire Warden” to “State Forest Fire Warden”, effective June 3, 1996; P.A. 01-150 deleted reference to district fire wardens and authorized state forest fire control personnel to post notices relating to forest fires.