Sec. 13b-51. Jurisdiction over harbors and navigable waterways.
Sec. 13b-51. Jurisdiction over harbors and navigable waterways. The commissioner shall have jurisdiction over the harbors and navigable waterways of the state,
with all the powers and duties prescribed in this chapter, in title 15, and as otherwise
provided by law. The powers and duties of all existing harbor boards or boards of harbor
commissioners under either the general statutes or special acts of this state shall be
vested in the commissioner but all such boards shall continue in the department to assist
the commissioner in an advisory capacity, and to perform such duties as he may delegate
to them. Harbor masters and deputy harbor masters appointed by the Governor under
section 15-1 shall be subject to the direction and control of the commissioner, and shall
be responsible to him for the safe and efficient operation of the harbors over which they
have jurisdiction. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit or in any way
derogate from the powers and authority of the Commissioner of Environmental Protection under title 25.
(1969, P.A. 768, S. 46; 1972, P.A. 294, S. 14.)
History: 1972 act changed reference to the powers and authorities under title 25 from the water resources commission
to the commissioner of environmental protection.