Sec. 22a-295. (Formerly Sec. 25-57). Commissioners; appointment; term; expenses.
Sec. 22a-295. (Formerly Sec. 25-57). Commissioners; appointment; term; expenses. On or before July first in the odd-numbered years, the Governor shall appoint
a commissioner to the Interstate Environmental Commission created by the agreement
or compact entered into under the laws passed by the states of New York, New Jersey
and Connecticut. The Attorney General, the Commissioner of Public Health and the
Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall also be commissioners of the Interstate
Environmental Commission. The Attorney General, the Commissioner of Public Health
and the Commissioner of Environmental Protection may each designate, in writing, a
representative to represent them respectively at all meetings, hearings and proceedings
of the Interstate Environmental Commission with full power to vote and act in their
behalf respectively. Each appointive commissioner shall hold office for a term of four
years from July first in the year of his appointment and until his successor is appointed
and has qualified. If any vacancy occurs in the office of any appointive commissioner,
the Governor shall fill such vacancy for the unexpired portion of the term. The commissioners shall have the powers and duties and be subject to the limitations provided for
in the compact and agreement entered into between the signatory states and, together
with five commissioners from the state of New York and five commissioners from the
state of New Jersey, shall form the Interstate Environmental Commission. The commissioners shall serve without compensation, but shall be paid their actual expenses incurred
in and incident to the performance of their duties.
(1949 Rev., S. 3547, 3548; 1957, P.A. 364, S. 5; 379; 1963, P.A. 39; 1969, P.A. 5, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 108; P.A.
77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 86-143, S. 2, 7; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: 1963 act authorized commissioner of health to designate "a representative in writing" rather than "the deputy
commissioner of health" to act for him; 1969 act revised provision for delegating deputies so that each officer may designate
an unspecified representative to act for him, deleting references to specific delegates, i.e. deputy attorney general formerly
acted for attorney general, etc.; 1971 act replaced director of water resources commission with environmental protection
commissioner as member of interstate sanitation commission; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of health with commissioner of health services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 25-57 transferred to Sec. 22a-295 in 1983; P.A. 86-143 changed
commission name from Interstate Sanitation Commission to Interstate Environmental Commission, effective upon enactment by the United States, New York and New Jersey of legislation having like effect, namely October 27,2000; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July
1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner
and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.