Sec. 22a-42d. Revocation of authority to regulate inland wetlands.
Sec. 22a-42d. Revocation of authority to regulate inland wetlands. (a) The
commissioner may revoke the authority of a municipality to regulate inland wetlands
pursuant to section 22a-42 upon determination after a hearing that such municipality
has, over a period of time, consistently failed to perform its duties under said section.
Prior to the hearing on revocation, the commissioner shall send a notice to the inland
wetlands agency, by certified mail, return receipt requested, asking such agency to show
cause, within thirty days, why such authority should not be revoked. A copy of the show
cause notice shall be sent to the chief executive officer of the municipality that authorized
the agency. The commissioner shall send a notice to the inland wetlands agency, by
certified mail, return receipt requested, stating the reasons for the revocation and the
circumstances for reinstatement. Any municipality aggrieved by a decision of the commissioner under this section to revoke its authority under said section 22a-42 may appeal
therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183. The commissioner shall
have jurisdiction over the inland wetlands in any municipality whose authority to regulate such inland wetlands has been revoked. Any costs incurred by the state in reviewing
applications for inland wetlands activity for such municipality shall be paid by the municipality. Any fees that would have been paid to such municipality if such authority
had been retained shall be paid to the state.
(b) The commissioner shall cause to be published notice of the revocation or reinstatement of the authority of a municipality to regulate inland wetlands in a newspaper
of general circulation in the area of such municipality.
(c) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of
chapter 54 establishing standards for the revocation and reinstatement of municipal
authority to regulate wetlands pursuant to section 22a-42.
(P.A. 87-533, S. 13, 14; P.A. 88-364, S. 35, 123.)
History: P.A. 88-364 made a technical change to Subsec. (a).
Cited. 209 C. 544; Id., 652. Cited. 211 C. 416. Inland wetlands and watercourses act cited. 212 C. 710; Id., 727; 213
C. 604. Cited. 216 C. 320. Inland wetlands and watercourses act (IWWA) Sec. 22a-36 et seq. cited. Id. Inland wetlands
and watercourses act (IWWA) cited. 217 C. 164. Inland wetlands and watercourses act cited. 218 C. 703; 219 C. 404.
Cited. 220 C. 362; Id., 476. Inland wetlands and watercourses act. Secs. 22a-36-22a-45a cited. 226 C. 579. Inland wetlands
and watercourses act, Sec. 22a-36 et seq. cited. 228 C. 95. Inland wetlands and watercourses act cited. 229 C. 247. Cited.
Id., 627. Cited. Id., 654. Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act cited. 242 C. 335.
Inland wetlands and watercourses act cited. 18 CA 440. Cited. 19 CA 713. Inland wetlands and watercourses act cited.
20 CA 309; 26 CA 564; 27 CA 590; 28 CA 780. Inland wetlands and watercourses act, Sec. 22a-36 et seq. cited. 29 CA
12; Id., 105. Inland wetlands act cited. 30 CA 85. Inland wetlands and watercourses act, Secs. 22a-36-22a-45 cited. 31
CA 105; Id., 599; judgment reversed, see 229 C. 627, see also 36 CA 270. Inland wetlands and watercourses act cited. 32
CA 799. Inland wetlands and watercourses act, Sec. 22a-36 et seq. cited. 34 CA 385. Inland Wetlands and Watercourses
Act cited. 36 CA 270; 37 CA 166.
Cited. 41 CS 444. Cited. 42 CS 57.