Sec. 13b-54. Cooperation with other authorities, agencies and persons. Development of water transportation.
Sec. 13b-54. Cooperation with other authorities, agencies and persons. Development of water transportation. The commissioner shall, on behalf of the state, consult
and cooperate with appropriate federal authorities regarding any river or harbor improvement or other improvement in facilities or services relating to transportation by
water, or the construction of any bridge over the navigable waters of the state. The
commissioner shall confer with representatives of municipalities, businesses and other
organizations concerning the maintenance of adequate water terminal facilities, shall
promote greater coordination between water and other modes of transportation, shall
advise relative to the proper mechanical devices for handling freight, and shall adopt
such other means, by surveys and recommendations, as will conserve and develop transportation by water.
(1969, P.A. 768, S. 49.)