Sec. 22a-453. (Formerly Sec. 25-54gg). Coordination of activities with other agencies. Contracts for services.
Sec. 22a-453. (Formerly Sec. 25-54gg). Coordination of activities with other
agencies. Contracts for services. The commissioner shall represent the state in its
relations with the federal government and with any municipality and with any regional
or interstate authority in all matters relating to oil or petroleum or chemical liquids or
solid, liquid or gaseous products or hazardous wastes pollution or contamination or
emergency resulting from the discharge, spillage, uncontrolled loss, seepage or filtration
of such substance or material or waste. Said commissioner may enter into agreements
with the federal government, such municipalities or authorities, to coordinate supervisory activities and, subject to adequate appropriations, share reasonable costs. The commissioner may contract with any person, firm or corporation for such protective and
cleanup services as may from time to time be required.
(1969, P.A. 765, S. 6; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 106; P.A. 79-605, S. 7, 17.)
History: 1971 act replaced references to water resources commission with references to environmental protection
commissioner; P.A. 79-605 clarified provisions by adding references to solid, liquid or gaseous products, to hazardous
wastes and to emergencies resulting from discharge, spillage, uncontrolled loss etc. and by deleting phrases which had
limited applicability of provisions to cases involving state waters; Sec. 25-54gg transferred to Sec. 22a-453 in 1983.