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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 449(d) - Underground Storage Tank System Management › Section 22a-449(d)-107 - Out-of-service UST systems and closure

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Temporary
			 closure.
(1) When an UST system is
			 temporarily closed, owners and operators shall continue operation and
			 maintenance of corrosion protection in accordance with subsections
			 22a-449(d)
			 -103 (b) of these regulations, and any release detection in accordance with
			 section
			 22a-449(d)
			 -104 of these regulations. Section
			 22a-449(d)
			 -105 and section
			 22a-449(d)
			 -106 of these regulations shall be complied with if a release is suspected or
			 confirmed. However, release detection other than monthly measurement recording
			 for residue and water level in the UST system in accordance with section
			 22a-449(d)
			 -104 of these regulations shall not be required as long as the UST system is
			 empty and has never been subject to a failure. The UST system is empty when all
			 materials have been removed using commonly employed practices so that no more
			 than 2.5 centimeters (one inch) of residue, or 0.3 percent by weight of the
			 total capacity of the UST system, remain in the system.
(2) When an UST system is temporarily closed
			 for 3 months or more, owners and operators shall also comply with the following
			 requirements:
(A) Leave vent lines open and
			 functioning; and
(B) Cap and secure
			 all other lines, pumps, manways, and ancillary equipment.
(3) When an UST system is temporarily closed
			 for more than 12 months, owners and operators shall permanently close the UST
			 system if it does not meet either performance standards in subsection
			 22a-449(d)
			 -102 (a) of these regulations for new UST systems or the upgrading requirements
			 in section
			 22a-449(d)
			 -110 of these regulations, except that the spill and overfill equipment
			 requirements do not have to be met. Owners and operators shall permanently
			 close the substandard UST systems at the end of this 12-month period in
			 accordance with subsections
			 22a-449(d)
			 -107 (b), (c), (d) and (e) of these regulations, unless the implementing agency
			 provides prior written approval for extension of the 12-month temporary closure
			 period. Owners and operators shall complete a site assessment in accordance
			 with subsection
			 22a-449(d)
			 -107 (c) of these regulations before such an extension can be applied
			 for.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 449(d) - Underground Storage Tank System Management › Section 22a-449(d)-109 - Financial responsibility

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Applicability.
(1) Section
			 22a-449(d)
			 -109 of these regulations applies to owners and operators of all petroleum
			 underground storage tank (UST) systems except as otherwise provided in
			 subsection
			 22a-449(d)
			 -109 (a) of these regulations.
(2)
			 Owners and operators of petroleum UST systems are subject to these requirements
			 if they are in operation on or after the date for compliance established in
			 subsection
			 22a-449(d)
			 -109 (b) of these regulations.
(3)
			 State and Federal government entities whose debts and liabilities are the debts
			 and liabilities of a state or the United States are exempt from the
			 requirements of this section.
(4)
			 The requirements of this section do not apply to owners and operators of any
			 UST system described in subdivisions
			 22a-449(d)
			 -101 (a) (2) and (3) of these regulations.
(5) If the owner and operator of a petroleum
			 underground storage tank are separate persons, only one person is required to
			 demonstrate financial responsibility; however, both parties are liable in event
			 of noncompliance. Regardless of which party complies, the date set for
			 compliance at a particular facility is determined by the characteristics of the
			 owner as set forth in subsection
			 22a-449(d)
			 -109 (b) of these regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 449(d) - Underground Storage Tank System Management › Section 22a-449(d)-111 - Life expectancy

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) This
			 subsection, in conjunction with subdivision
			 22a-449(d)
			 -104 (b) (2) and subsections
			 22a-449(d)
			 -104 (a), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) of these regulations specifies when a tank
			 tightness test and line tightness test shall be performed, and when the owner
			 and operator shall discontinue use of an UST system component in accordance
			 with section
			 22a-449(d)
			 -110 of these regulations.
(b)
Life expectancy determinations shall be conducted as follows:
(1) Life expectancy determinations shall be
			 conducted for components of petroleum UST systems, the construction or
			 installation of which begins on or after November 1, 1985, including, but not
			 limited to, UST systems which replace UST systems and UST systems which are
			 moved from one location to another, within thirty (30) days following
			 completion of installation or substantial modification of the component; and
			 shall be conducted for components of petroleum UST systems, the construction or
			 installation of which began prior to November 1, 1985, by May 8, 1986; as
			 specified in subsection
			 22a-449(d)
			 -102 (b) of these regulations.
(2)
			 Life expectancy determinations shall be conducted for components of hazardous
			 substance UST systems, the construction or installation of which begins on or
			 after the effective date of these regulations, including, but not limited to,
			 UST systems which replace UST systems and UST systems which are moved from one
			 location to another, within thirty (30) days following completion of
			 installation or substantial modification of the component; and shall be
			 conducted for components of hazardous substance UST systems, the construction
			 or installation of which began prior to the effective date of these
			 regulations, by 180 days after the effective date of these regulations; as
			 specified in subsection
			 22a-449(d)
			 -102 (c) of these regulations.
(3)
			 Life expectancy determinations shall not be required for underground vent and
			 vapor recovery piping.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 449(d) - Underground Storage Tank System Management › Section 22a-449(d)-113 - Transfer of UST system ownership, possession or control

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) As of November 1, 1985, no owner or
			 operator shall transfer ownership, possession or control of any petroleum UST
			 system without full disclosure to the transferee of the status of the UST
			 system with respect to compliance with these regulations at least fifteen (15)
			 days prior to the transfer. Such disclosure shall include an up-to-date copy of
			 the information submitted to the commissioner pursuant to subsection
			 22a-449(d)
			 -102 (b) of these regulations and, as of the effective date of these
			 regulations, such disclosure shall include an up-to-date copy of all
			 information submitted to the commissioner pursuant to section
			 22a-449(d)
			 -102 of these regulations.
(b) As
			 of the effective date of these regulations, no owner or operator shall transfer
			 ownership, possession or control of any hazardous substance UST system without
			 full disclosure to the transferee of the status of the UST system with respect
			 to compliance with these regulations at least fifteen (15) days prior to the
			 transfer. Such disclosure shall include an up-to-date copy of the information
			 submitted to the commissioner pursuant to section
			 22a-449(d)
			 -102 of these regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 449e - Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Clean-Up Fund › Section 22a-449e-1 - Underground storage tank petroleum clean-up fund

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in this section:
(a)
Definitions
"Applicant" means an owner or operator of any one or
				combination of underground storage tank systems used to contain motor fuels or
				used to contain heating fuels for other than consumptive use on the premises
				which were subject to or would have been subject to demonstration of financial
				responsibility under 40 CFR Part 280.90 et seq. as said regulation was
				published in the federal register of October 26, 1988.
"Board" means the underground storage tank petroleum clean-up
				fund review board established under section
				22a-449d
				of the general statutes.
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of environmental
				protection or his or her designated agent.
"Department" means the department of environmental
				protection.
"Fund" means the underground storage tank petroleum clean-up
				fund established under section
				22a-449c
				of the general statutes.
(b)
Organization of the board
(1) Meetings. Regular meetings of the board
			 shall be held at a time and at a location to be determined by the board and
			 kept on file with the Office of the Secretary of State in Hartford,
			 Connecticut. A meeting of the board may be recessed to a time and place
			 certain. Special meetings of the board shall be held at the call of the
			 chairperson or at the call of any three members of the board, at the time and
			 place designated in the call.
(2)
			 Quorums. The presence of at least seven (7) members of the board shall
			 constitute a quorum at any meeting of the board. A decision to approve a claim
			 submitted pursuant to this regulation shall be by majority vote of the board
			 members present and voting. Any vote for a decision to approve a claim
			 submitted pursuant to this regulation which does not result in a majority vote
			 of the board members present and voting shall be deemed a denial of that
			 claim.
(3) Election of Officers.
			 The members of the board shall elect annually, from their number, a chairperson
			 who shall preside at meetings of the board, a vice-chairperson who shall
			 preside at meetings of the board in the absence of the chairperson, and a
			 secretary who shall maintain minutes of all board meetings.
(4) Application Procedure. Applications for
			 reimbursement or payment submitted pursuant to section
			 22a-449f
			 of the general statutes shall be mailed or personally delivered to the Office
			 of the Commissioner of Environmental Protection in Hartford, Connecticut or
			 such other agent as designated by the board.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 450 - Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Concerning › Section 22a-450-2 - Releases Subject to Reporting

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Oil or
			 Petroleum.
Unless an exemption in section 22a-450-3 of the Regulations of
				Connecticut State Agencies applies, a person required to report a release,
				shall report the release of oil or petroleum specified in this
				subsection.
(1) The release of any
			 quantity of oil or petroleum if:
(A) The
			 amount released is not known;
(B)
			 The release is to or enters any waters of the state or a wetland;
(C) The release enters a storm sewer,
			 sanitary sewer, combined sewer system or catch basin;
(D) The release is from or suspected to be
			 from an underground storage tank system, including, but not limited to, into
			 any secondary containment system, except drips from a dispenser nozzle during
			 use for fuel dispensing.
(E) The
			 release is known to contain PCBs, or for a release of the following where the
			 PCB content is unknown: dielectric fluid or hydraulic oil in vehicle lifts or
			 elevators; or
(F) The release
			 creates, or can reasonably be expected to create, a hazard, a fire, an
			 explosion or threat of explosion, or poses an immediate actual or imminent
			 potential threat to human health, public safety, or the environment.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 450 - Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Concerning › Section 22a-450-3 - Releases Exempt from Reporting

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Exceptions.
Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 22a-450-2 of
				the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the releases specified in this
				section do not need to be reported under the release reporting
				regulations:
(1)
(A) A release that is specifically authorized
			 by:
(i) A license or order issued by the
			 commissioner;
(ii) Any state or
			 federal statute or regulation; or
(iii) A judgment or order of a court of
			 applicable jurisdiction.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 450 - Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Concerning › Section 22a-450-4 - Reporting Requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Initial
			 Report and Required Action.
(1) A
			 person required to report a release shall:
(A)
			 Provide an initial report of such release to the commissioner as soon as
			 possible, but no later than one (1) hour after the discovery of the release,
			 except that for releases subject to sections 22a-450-2(a)(3),
			 22a-450-2(b)(2)(B), or 22a-450-3(a)(5)(B) of the Regulations of Connecticut
			 State Agencies, if the release has not been completely contained, removed or
			 mitigated, the initial report shall be provided to the commissioner no later
			 than two (2) hours after discovery of the release; and
(B) Using properly trained personnel, act
			 immediately to contain and remove or otherwise properly mitigate such release
			 to the satisfaction of the commissioner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 450 - Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Concerning › Section 22a-450-5 - Relationship to Other Requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Compliance with the release reporting regulations shall not
				affect or be deemed to satisfy any other legal requirement, including, but not
				limited to, any requirement to report, investigate or remediate a release. Such
				other requirements apply, even if a release is not required to be reported, or
				is reported, under the release reporting regulations. To the extent that any
				other federal or state statute, regulation, order or permit requires reporting
				the release of a reportable material, compliance with the release reporting
				regulations shall not constitute compliance with any such other
				requirement.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 454 - Permit Fees for Hazardous Materials Management › Section 22a-454-1 - Hazardous materials management permit fees

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Method and timing of payment.
An applicant or permittee shall
			 submit all fees required by this section by certified check or money order
			 payable to the Department of Environmental Protection. Any fee required by this
			 section shall be due upon the submission of the application or request to which
			 it relates. Any application or request shall not be deemed complete and will
			 not be reviewed until all fees required by this section have been paid in
			 full.
(b)
Application
			 Fee.
The fee for submitting an application or for revoking and
			 reissuing, or renewing a permit required by section
			 22a-454
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes shall be as follows:
(1) For a transporter permit, five hundred
			 dollars ($500.00) per year for each year or portion thereof that the permit
			 authorizes the transportation of hazardous waste;
(2) For a contractor's permit, five hundred
			 dollars ($500.00) per year for each year or portion thereof that the permit
			 authorizes a person to act as a contractor;
(3) For storage of hazardous waste or for
			 transferring hazardous waste from one vehicle to another or from one mode of
			 transportation to another, fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) if the storage
			 or transfer activity meets any of the following criteria:
(i) the waste has a signal rating of 3 or 4
			 under any of the listed categories (i.e., health hazard, flammability or
			 reactivity) of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 Standard
			 System for the Identification of the Fire Hazards of Materials;
(ii) 1,000 gallons, or an equivalent weight
			 or volume, or more of hazardous waste is stored at any one time;
(iii) there is a 2,000 gallons or more
			 throughput of hazardous waste in any 24 hour period; or
(iv) more than three different types of
			 hazardous waste will be stored.
(4) For storage of hazardous waste or for
			 transferring hazardous waste from one vehicle to another or from one mode of
			 transportation to another, seven thousand dollars ($7,000) if the storage or
			 transfer does not meet any of the criteria specified in subdivision (3) of this
			 subsection and includes the transfer of hazardous waste from the original
			 container to another container; and
(5) For storage of hazardous waste or for
			 transferring hazardous waste from one vehicle to another or from one mode of
			 transportation to another, two thousand, five-hundred dollars ($2,500) if the
			 storage or transfer does not meet any of the criteria specified in subdivision
			 (3) of this subsection and the hazardous waste remains in its original
			 container.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 462 - Sewage System Additives and Detergents › Section 22a-462-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
"Ban" means a prohibition of selling, offering or exposing for
				sale, giving, furnishing or using any detergent, synthetic detergent or sewage
				system additive.
"Distributor" means a person who gives, furnishes, sells, or
				offers or exposes for sale any detergent, synthetic detergent or sewage system
				additive.
"Eutrophication" means the process of aging of a lake, pond or
				other body of water due to nutrient enrichment.
"Manufacturer" means a person who produces any detergent,
				synthetic detergent or sewage system additive.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 462 - Sewage System Additives and Detergents › Section 22a-462-3 - Registration and labeling of sewage system additives

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No person shall, after July 1, 1984,
			 give, furnish, sell, offer or expose for sale, or use any sewage system
			 additive as defined in Section
			 22a-460
			 of the General Statutes, as amended, until such sewage system additive is
			 registered with the Commissioner and bears the labeling required by subsection
			 (c) of this section.
(b)
			 Registration of a sewage system additive shall be made by the manufacturer or
			 distributor on a form provided by the Commissioner. The registration and
			 application form shall include the name and address of the manufacturer, the
			 name of the sewage system additive, a complete chemical analysis of the sewage
			 system additive including but not limited to an analysis of toxic pollutants as
			 specified in Section
			 22a-461
			 of the General Statutes, and other information which the Commissioner deems
			 necessary.
(c) The manufacturer or
			 distributor of a sewage system additive shall state clearly and legibly on each
			 container, wrapper or other packaging of the additive:
"This sewage system additive is registered with the Connecticut
				Commissioner of Environmental Protection. The manufacturer's analysis states
				that this product contains no toxic pollutants. The Commissioner in no way
				certifies the safety or effectiveness of this product."
(d) Any alteration of the chemical content of
			 a sewage system additive shall constitute the formulation of a new product.
			 This product shall not be given, furnished, sold, offered or exposed for sale
			 or used until it is registered and bears the labeling required by subsection
			 (c) of this Section.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 471 - Grants to Municipalities and Water Companies for Potable Water Supplies › Section 22a-471-1 - Grants to municipalities and water companies for potable water supplies

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions
(1) "Potable Water Supply Facilities" or
			 "Facilities" means the necessary facilities to supply an area affected by
			 contamination with potable drinking water.
(2) "Operation and Maintenance" means the
			 activities required to assure the dependable and economical function of potable
			 water supply facilities.
(3)
			 "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Environmental Protection.
(4) "Municipality" means any metropolitan
			 district, town, consolidated town and city, consolidated town and borough,
			 city, borough, village, fire and sewer district, sewer district and each
			 municipal organization having authority to levy and collect taxes or make
			 changes for its authorized function.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 472 - Oil and Gas Exploration and Production › Section 22a-472-1 - Oil and gas exploration and production

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions
(1) The definitions
			 of the following terms used in this section shall be the same as the
			 definitions in section
			 22a-423
			 of the General Statutes: Commissioner, person and pollution.
(2) For the purposes of this section:
"Blowout Preventer" means equipment installed at the wellhead
				for the purpose of preventing an uncontrolled flow of gas, oil or other well
				fluids in the space between the casing and the drill pipe or in an open hole
				during drilling, completion, or production operations;
"Cement Bond Log" means a record of the type of cement used to
				fill the annular space about the casing, the injection method used to inject
				cement into such annular space, the depth to which such cement has been so
				injected, and the date of such cement injection;
"Cement Plug" means a section of a well filled with
				cement;
"Electrical Well Log" means the record of electrical
				characteristics of the geologic horizons intersected by a well;
"Exploration" means activities conducted for the purpose of
				obtaining geological, geophysical of geochemical information about oil or gas
				in the State including seismic activities but not including exploratory well
				drilling or aerial surveys;
"Fresh-Water Bearing Horizon" means any geologic strata or
				horizon yielding or containing water with less than 10,000 parts per million of
				total dissolved solids;
"Gas" means all natural gas and all other hydrocarbons that
				occur in a gaseous phase in the reservoir;
"Geologic Well Log" means the record of the lithologic
				characteristics of the horizons traversed by a well;
"Oil" means crude petroleum oil and other hydrocarbons,
				regardless of gravity, that are produced in liquid form by ordinary production
				methods;
"Radioactivity Well Log" means the record of the radioactive
				characteristics of the geologic horizons traversed by a well;
"Surface Casing" means a pipe placed into a well and cemented
				to the sides of the well from the top to a depth sufficient to seal off all
				fresh-water bearing horizons;
"Well" means any excavation that is cored, drilled, jetted, or
				otherwise created for the purpose of exploring for or producing oil or gas or
				for the purpose of enhanced recovery or for the disposal of oil-field wastes or
				for the storage of hydrocarbons, but not including borings less than 100 feet
				in depth for the purpose of seismic exploration.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 482 - Clean Water Fund › Section 22a-482-2 - Requirements for funding project agreements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Types of Projects.
The Commissioner is authorized to award
			 assistance for the following types of projects:
(1) Planning: the preparation of engineering
			 reports;
(2) Design: the
			 preparation of contract plans and specifications; and
(3) Construction: the building of pollution
			 abatement facilities and sewers.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 630(d) - Annual Registration Renewal Fee for Manufacturers › Section 22a-630(d)-1 - Annual registration renewal fee for manufacturers

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions.
Terms used in this section shall have the meanings given to
				them in section
				22a-638-1
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(b)
Annual Registration Renewal
			 Fee.
(1) Each year, the commissioner
			 shall determine an annual registration renewal fee for each manufacturer. A
			 manufacturer shall submit its annual registration renewal fee with the
			 submission of its annual re-registration. The fee shall be effective for one
			 year. The annual registration renewal fee for each manufacturer shall not be
			 less than $250.00 and shall be based upon:
(A) the expected costs to the department for
			 administering the program established pursuant to chapter 446n of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes for the upcoming year; and
(B) each manufacturer's market share as
			 determined pursuant to section
			 22a-638-1(g)
			 to (i), inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and
			 subsection (c) of this section.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › Section 23-4-1 - General regulations

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Hours of
			 operation.
State parks and state forest recreation areas shall be open for
				public use daily between sunrise and sunset. State parks shall be open to
				public vehicular traffic daily between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and sunset,
				except as otherwise specifically authorized by the Department of Energy and
				Environmental Protection. Other state forest areas shall be open between one
				hour before sunrise and one hour after sunset.
(b)
Vandalism and possession of food or
			 beverage inside historic structures.
(1) No person shall deface, destroy, alter,
			 remove or otherwise injure in any manner any structures, buildings, vegetation,
			 earth or rock material, trees, or fuelwood, nor shall any wildlife be molested
			 or disturbed except as authorized by the Department of Energy and Environmental
			 Protection. The Commissioner may grant upon written application, permission to
			 collect specimens, take samples and conduct other investigations for scientific
			 or educational purposes. Such permission shall be in writing and shall be
			 subject to such conditions as the Commissioner deems necessary.
(2) No person shall possess food or beverage
			 inside of historic structures unless permitted by the Department of Energy and
			 Environmental Protection.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › Section 23-4-2 - Vehicles - traffic and parking regulations

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Parking
.
Parking of vehicles shall be limited to such places and hours
				as designated by markings, signs or postings. It shall be prima facie evidence
				that the registered owner of the vehicle was the operator at the time of any
				parking violation.
(b)
Speed limit.
Unless otherwise posted, the speed of any vehicle in state
				parks or forests shall not exceed twenty (20) miles per hour.
(c)
Traffic signs.
No person shall operate, park or stand any motor vehicle in a
				manner contrary to any traffic or parking sign.
(d)
Motor vehicles, use
			 restricted.
Motor vehicles, including motorcycles and motorized bicycles,
				are restricted to operating on roads, parking lots, campsites and other areas
				posted for such, except as authorized by the Department of Environmental
				Protection. The use of all other motor vehicles, except motorized wheelchairs,
				is prohibited, except as authorized by the Department of Environmental
				Protection.
(e)
All-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles, use restricted.
No person shall use any all-terrain vehicle or snowmobile, as
				defined in Section
				14-379 of
				the General Statutes on any state park or forest land except in areas posted
				for the use of such vehicles.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › Section 23-4-3 - Camping regulations

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Campground areas.
Camping is restricted to such places and times as are
				designated by the Department of Environmental Protection.
(b)
Camping permit.
(1) Any person wishing to camp in a state
			 park or forest campground area must secure a permit.
(2) A person must be eighteen years of age or
			 older to secure a camping permit.
(3) The permittee is responsible for the
			 campsite and the conduct of all members of the camping party and all visitors
			 to the campsite.
(4) No one shall
			 occupy a campsite prior to check-in time or stay past check-out time of the
			 last day covered by the permit. Equipment left on the site after the date and
			 time of expiration of the permit will be considered abandoned.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › Section 23-4-4 - Bluff Point Coastal Reserve regulations

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) This
			 section shall be applicable to the Bluff Point Coastal Reserve, which is
			 defined in Special Act 75-45, as amended. Sections
			 23-4-1
			 through
			 23-4-3
			 inclusive and 23-4-5 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, to the
			 extent they do not conflict with this section, shall also be applicable to the
			 Bluff Point Coastal Reserve.
(b)
Hours of operation.
(1) Bluff
			 Point Coastal Reserve shall be open to the public daily from sunrise until
			 sunset, provided that fishing shall be allowed at any time. Except as is
			 specifically provided for in subdivision (2) of this subsection, no person
			 shall enter Bluff Point Coastal Reserve except when it is open.
(2) The Commissioner shall close Bluff Point
			 State Park and Bluff Point Coastal Reserve for the taking of deer pursuant to
			 section
			 26-86a-11
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. During any such closure only
			 persons employed by the Department of Environmental Protection whose employment
			 requires them to do so or persons with specific written authorization from the
			 Commissioner shall be allowed to enter Bluff Point State Park or Bluff Point
			 Coastal Reserve during the days or hours designated by the Commissioner. To
			 effect such closure the Commissioner shall post notices or signs or shall
			 otherwise notify the public that Bluff Point State Park and Bluff Point Coastal
			 Reserve are closed, including the hours or days that they will remain
			 closed.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › Section 23-4-5 - Evictions and penalties

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Eviction.
(1) Violation of any
			 provision of sections
			 23-4-1
			 through
			 23-4-4,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall be sufficient
			 cause for eviction for a period of twenty-four hours.
(2) No person evicted with written notice
			 shall enter any state park or forest during the eviction period.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › Use and Fee Structure of Certain State Park Facilities › Section 23-4-7 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Sections 23-4-7 through
				  23-4-22,
				  inclusive, govern the rental of facilities at Harkness Memorial State Park,
				  Rocky Neck State Park, Fort Trumbull State Park, Gillette Castle State Park and
				  Putnam Memorial State Park. Violation of any provision of such sections shall
				  be deemed an infraction and shall be punishable by a fine of up to $90 or by
				  such higher fine as may be provided by law.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › Use and Fee Structure of Certain State Park Facilities › Section 23-4-9 - Facilities available for rental

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) At Harkness
				Memorial State Park, the Mansion, Individual Rooms, and Amphitheatre may be
				rented singly or in combination for an event.
(b) At Rocky Neck State Park, the Pavilion
				may be rented for an event.
(c) At
				Fort Trumbull State Park, the South Lawn, Conference Center and Visitor Center
				may be rented singly or in combination with the Fort for an event.
(d) At Gillette Castle State Park, only the
				Visitors' Center and the Veranda may be rented for an event. The Terrace may be
				rented for ceremonies only.
(e) At
				Putnam Memorial State Park, the Pavilion may be rented for an event.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › Use and Fee Structure of Certain State Park Facilities › Section 23-4-10 - Availability of premises

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Harkness
				Memorial State Park:
(1) Except as
				provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, from March 1 through December
				23, the Mansion, Pergola, and Amphitheatre may be rented for an event Tuesday
				through Sunday between 10:00 a.m. and midnight.
(2) From Memorial Day through Columbus Day
				and on any day when the Mansion is open for public tours, an event may begin no
				earlier than 3:00 p.m. and the primary activity of such event may begin no
				earlier than 5:00 p.m.
(3) Except
				as provided in subdivision (4) of this subsection, from March 1 through the
				Thursday preceding Memorial Day and from the day after Columbus Day through
				December 23, the Individual Rooms may be rented for a meeting, seminar or
				conference on Tuesday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
(4) A guest may not enter the rented premises
				until the primary event activity is scheduled to begin.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › Use and Fee Structure of Certain State Park Facilities › Section 23-4-11 - Rental fees

Current through July 10, 2024
Rental fees for events will be in effect until December 31,
				  2006. Starting in January 2007 and every three years thereafter, rental rates
				  will be evaluated by the Commissioner. Based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI)
				  of the previous 3 year period and rates at similar facilities within the
				  southeastern and western Connecticut regions, the fees will be adjusted to
				  reflect the current market. At no time will the rates increase by more than
				  3.3% in a given year or 10% for the next 3 year period. The fees will be
				  rounded to the nearest $50 increment. Rental fees shall be charged as
				  follows:
(a)
The Mansion:
(1) First floor and bride's room and south
				courtyard tent for an event scheduled to last up to 7½ hours shall cost
				$4,200, provided that if the applicable contract between the Commissioner and
				renter provides for the event to last longer than 7½ hours, the rental
				fee shall include the $4,200 fee for the first 7½ hours plus $700 for
				each hour or fraction thereof thereafter until the scheduled end of the
				event.
(2) First floor, south
				courtyard tent, Amphitheatre, or Pergola, for an event scheduled on Tuesday,
				Wednesday, or Thursday to last for up to 6½ hours and scheduled to end
				no later than 11:00 p.m. shall cost $3,100.
(3) For each hour or fraction thereof beyond
				the time an event is scheduled the renter shall pay an additional fee of
				$1,000. Additionally, the Commissioner may be entitled to any damages or other
				amounts by virtue of the renter's failure, or that of his guests or
				contractors, to vacate the rented premises by the scheduled end of the
				event.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › Use and Fee Structure of Certain State Park Facilities › Section 23-4-12 - Parking

Current through July 10, 2024
The rental fees specified in Section
				  23-4-11
				  covers parking in the Park's parking lot by the renter and his or her guests
				  and contractors.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › Use and Fee Structure of Certain State Park Facilities › Section 23-4-13 - Maximum occupancy

Current through July 10, 2024
The maximum allowable number of individuals, excluding
				  contractors and Department personnel, who may be present on the rented premises
				  in connection with an event, is as follows:
(a) The Mansion, regardless whether the
				Amphitheatre, Pergola, or Individual Rooms are rented in connection with an
				event in the Mansion: 150
(b) The
				Amphitheatre: 125
(c) The Pergola:
				150
(d) Breakfast Room:
				30
(e) Dining Room: 40
(f) Music Room: 80
(g) The Pavilion: 425
(h) The Fort: Maximum based on what is rented
				in conjunction with the Fort.
(i)
				South Lawn: 240
(j) Conference
				Center: 60
(k) FT Visitor Center:
				100 standing
(l) GC Visitors'
				Center: 126 standing, 48 seated
(m)
				Terrace: 75
(n) PM Pavilion: 75
				standing
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › Use and Fee Structure of Certain State Park Facilities › Section 23-4-14 - Applications for rentals; cancellations; insurance

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) An
				application for rental shall be made on a form furnished by the Commissioner
				and shall provide all of the information requested therein. The Commissioner
				shall not process an application that does not contain all such requested
				information.
(b) For each date that
				the premises in question is available for rental under Section
				23-4-10,
				the Commissioner shall process completed applications in the order in which
				they are received. The Commissioner may deny an application because the
				premises that the applicant wants to rent have already been rented or because
				the application is inconsistent with any provision of Sections
				23-4-7
				through
				23-4-22,
				inclusive.
(c) If the Commissioner
				approves an application, it shall be deemed granted on the date approved. An
				application approved by the Commissioner shall, with any approval deemed
				necessary by the Attorney General, be a binding contract between the applicant
				and the Commissioner. After the Commissioner has approved an application, the
				parties may amend its provisions in any manner not inconsistent with Sections
				23-4-7
				through
				23-4-22,
				inclusive, or with any other pertinent law.
(d) The Commissioner shall not approve an
				application for rental unless it is accompanied by a certified check, a bank
				check or other means approved by the Commissioner, payable to the Department in
				the amount of 50 per cent of the rental fee specified in Section
				23-4-11.
(e) Sixty days before a scheduled event, the
				renter shall deliver to the Department a certified check, a bank check or other
				means approved by the Commissioner, in the amount of (1) 50 per cent of such
				rental fee plus (2) $500 to constitute security against damage to the rented
				premises or other portion of the Park resulting from the event. If the renter
				fails to deliver payment in accordance with this subsection the Department
				shall cancel the scheduled event and the renter shall not be entitled to a
				refund of any fees already paid.
(f) If the renter cancels the rental in
				writing no later than 180 days before the scheduled event, the Department will
				return to the canceling renter 100 per cent of that portion of the rental fee
				which he or she has paid, less $200 for processing, and 100 per cent of any
				security against damage which he or she has paid. If the renter cancels the
				rental later than 180 days before the scheduled event, the Department will
				return to him or her 100 percent of any security against damage, which he or
				she has paid. If the Commissioner cancels the rental under Subsection
				23-4-17 or
				for any other reason authorized by law, the Department will return to the
				renter 100 percent any damage deposit he or she has paid.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › Use and Fee Structure of Certain State Park Facilities › Section 23-4-15 - Liabilities; commissioner's remedies

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Nothing in
				Sections
				23-4-7
				through
				23-4-22,
				inclusive, shall affect any obligation imposed by law on a renter to obtain any
				authorizations for activities in connection with an event, including without
				limitation a special use license under Section
				23-11
				of the General Statutes.
(b) By
				renting any of the premises, the renter agrees to, and shall, indemnify and
				save harmless the State of Connecticut and the Department of Environmental
				Protection from any and all claims, damages, losses, litigation, or expenses
				arising out of any injury, including death, or claims, damages, losses,
				litigation, or expenses arising out of any injury, including death, or damage
				to property resulting from any act, omission, or neglect of the renter or any
				of his guests or contractors.
(c)
				From the security against damage deposit paid under Section
				23-4-14(f)
				the Commissioner may retain the following:
(1)
				Any amount to cover damage resulting from the event to the rented premises or
				other portion of the park;
(2) An
				amount to cover the rental fee specified under Section
				23-4-11;
(3) An amount to cover the Department's costs
				if the renter fails to restore the rented premises and any other portion of the
				Park affected by the event to their condition immediately prior to such event,
				or to undertake any other action required by Sections
				23-4-7
				through
				23-4-22.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › Use and Fee Structure of Certain State Park Facilities › Section 23-4-16 - Use of caterers' tents

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) For the purpose
				of food preparation during an event, a caterer may install a tent in the
				service area of the Mansion, Pavilion or PM Pavilion (maximum 144 square feet).
				Tents are not allowed at the GC Visitors' Center. At Fort Trumbull State Park,
				a tent (maximum 200 square feet) may be set up outside of the fort proper. Such
				a tent may not be installed unless the location, date and time of its
				installation and removal has been approved by the Park Supervisor.
(b) No truck or other vehicle shall be driven
				or parked on the Mansion's lawn in connection with installation or removal of a
				tent or delivery of supplies.
(c)
				Except as provided in this section and section
				23-4-21(d)
				and
				23-4-21(e),
				no tents may be installed in connection with an event at the Park.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › Use and Fee Structure of Certain State Park Facilities › Section 23-4-18 - Photography

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Within the rented premises, at Harkness,
				photography may be conducted only in a room specifically rented for the event.
				No person may, without the approval and supervision of Department personnel,
				move any furnishing at Harkness for the purpose of photography.
(b) Photography shall be allowed at the
				Harkness gardens during all times when the gardens are open to the public,
				provided that photography shall not interfere with the public's enjoyment of
				the gardens.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › Use and Fee Structure of Certain State Park Facilities › Section 23-4-19 - Music

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Musical instruments or other equipment
				for providing music during an event shall be delivered to the Park only with
				the approval of the Park Supervisor, and as soon as delivery is completed the
				vehicle(s) delivering such equipment shall either be parked in the parking lot
				or removed from the Park.
(b) A
				musician or disc jockey retained in connection with an event shall supply any
				equipment or furnishings he or she needs, including tables, table coverings,
				and extension cords; all such equipment and furnishings shall be approved prior
				to scheduled date of the event by the Park Supervisor.
(c) At an event at the Mansion during which
				sound is electronically or otherwise amplified, sound shall not be allowed to
				exceed, on the east side of the south courtyard, 95dBA at the location six feet
				west of the amplifying equipment or device, and on the west side of the south
				courtyard in the open loggia, 85dBA at six feet east of the amplifying
				equipment or device. If the requirements of this subsection are violated, all
				sound amplification shall be terminated.
(d) Musicians or disc jockeys are allowed
				one-half (1/2) hour to vacate the premises at the end of an event. Failure to
				do so will result in damages as outlined in section
				23-4-11.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › Use and Fee Structure of Certain State Park Facilities › Section 23-4-20 - Flowers and other decorations

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No person shall
				use or allow the use of an open flame in a floral arrangement or other
				decoration at an event unless the flame is fully enclosed in a hurricane globe,
				chimney, or similar container.
(b)
				Every floral arrangement and other decoration at an event shall be freestanding
				and shall not be attached by glue, tape, staples, tacks, or any other means to
				any wall, light fixture, or other appurtenance or furnishing in the rented
				premises, provided that fabric used as a component of a decoration may, with
				the approval and supervision of Department personnel, be draped over an
				appurtenance or furnishing in the rented premises.
(c) Any container for flowers or plant used
				in the rented premises shall be watertight and shall, if placed upon or over an
				appurtenance or other furnishing in such premises, rest on or in a [waterlight]
				watertight material or object a size and configuration adequate to capture any
				plant matter and any dripping liquid.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › Use and Fee Structure of Certain State Park Facilities › Section 23-4-21 - Miscellaneous requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) If the renter
				is an individual, he or she shall be present at the event from its scheduled
				commencement until its scheduled end. If the renter is other than an
				individual, such renter shall, no later than 60 days before the scheduled
				event, inform the Commissioner in writing of the name, title, and home and
				business telephone numbers of an employee or other agent designated by such
				renter as responsible for assuring compliance with the provisions of Sections
				23-4-7
				through
				23-4-22;
				and such designee shall be present at the event from its scheduled commencement
				until its scheduled end.
(b) No
				person may smoke in the rented premises.
(c) No person may throw birdseed, confetti,
				rice, glitter or silly string at the rented premises.
(d) In connection with an event, no tent
				other than a caterer's tent may be used at Rocky Neck State Park and no tent
				other than the caterer's tent and the south courtyard tent may be used at
				Harkness Memorial State Park.
(e)
				No tents shall be allowed at the GC Visitors' Center or terrace at Gillette
				Castle State Park. In connection with an event at Fort Trumbull, no tent shall
				be allowed in the interior of the Fort. Tents may be erected on the south lawn
				with authorization of the park supervisor. At Putnam Memorial State Park, a
				caterer's tent (144 square foot maximum) may be set up on the west side of the
				building only; no other tent will be allowed.
(1) Tents may be set up on the day of the
				event and shall be removed by the end of the following business day.