Sec. 25-109e. Niantic River Gateway Commission established.
Sec. 25-109e. Niantic River Gateway Commission established. (a) The towns
of East Lyme and Waterford may by ordinance establish a Niantic River Gateway Commission. The ordinance shall set forth the number of members of the commission, their
method of selection, terms of office and procedure for filling any vacancy. The commission may employ expert and such other assistants as it judges necessary and may accept
funds from any source. Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes,
funds appropriated to the commission, or received by the commission from any other
source, shall be held in the custody of the commission and expended by the commission
for the purposes set forth in sections 25-109c to 25-109k, inclusive.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, the commission
may: (1) Acquire or convey by purchase, gift, lease, devise, exchange or otherwise, any
land or interest therein including, but not limited to, conservation easements, located
wholly or partly in the conservation zone, provided such acquisition does not utilize
funds furnished by the state; (2) transfer, with the approval of the Commissioner of
Environmental Protection, any land or interest therein to the state with or without consideration, provided any funds received therefor shall not be deemed funds furnished by
the state for the purposes of this section, and (3) contribute or transfer funds to, and
enter into agreements with, land trusts or other conservation organizations, to carry out
the purposes of sections 25-109c to 25-109k, inclusive. The commission shall report to
the General Assembly, on or before February fifteenth, annually, on its activities of the
preceding year and on its finances. The existence of the commission shall terminate at
such time as each of its member towns has withdrawn or it is abolished by the General
Assembly.
(P.A. 87-512, S. 3.)