Sec. 25-199a. Designation of portion of Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook within the national wild and scenic rivers system.
Sec. 25-199a. Designation of portion of Lower Farmington River and Salmon
Brook within the national wild and scenic rivers system. (a) It is declared to be the
policy of the state of Connecticut that the portion of the Lower Farmington River and
Salmon Brook which is the subject of the authorized study by the Lower Farmington
River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Study Committee for purposes of designation as a national wild and scenic rivers system be preserved as provided for in the
federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, Public Law 90-542, as amended.
(b) The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall cooperate with all relevant
federal, state and local agencies to provide for such designation and to implement any
management plan developed in accordance with the federal Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act. Upon the designation of the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook by Congress, the commissioner shall notify the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment regarding any statutory
changes necessary to implement the preservation and conservation of the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook in accordance with the federal Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act. The commissioner shall cause a copy of this section to be delivered to all United
States Representatives and Senators representing Connecticut in the Congress of the
United States.
(P.A. 08-37, S. 1.)