Sec. 22a-70. Duties and powers of the commissioner.
Sec. 22a-70. Duties and powers of the commissioner. In order to carry out the
purposes of this chapter, the commissioner may:
(a) Exercise all powers granted to him under section 22a-6;
(b) Provide technical assistance to other state agencies and to political subdivisions
of this state;
(c) Conduct programs of public education regarding the causes and effects of noise
and means for its abatement and control and encourage the participation of professional,
scientific, conservation and other public interest groups in related public information
efforts;
(d) Cooperate with all federal, interstate, state and local governments relating to
the control, prevention and abatement of noise;
(e) Receive and disburse all appropriate funds pertaining to the state's noise control
program from private and public sources;
(f) Appoint such advisory groups and committees as may be necessary to assist in
carrying out the state noise control program;
(g) Investigate complaints, institute and conduct surveys and testing programs, conduct general ambient noise sampling programs, make observations of conditions which
may or do cause or affect noise pollution and make tests or other determinations of noise
sources and assess the degree of abatement required.
(P.A. 74-328, S. 5, 12.)