Sec. 25-232. Establishment of river commissions. Withdrawal of municipality.
Sec. 25-232. Establishment of river commissions. Withdrawal of municipality. (a) Any two or more municipalities may, by ordinance, (1) establish a river commission to plan for coordinated management of the development, protection and preservation of a river corridor flowing through or forming a common boundary of such
municipalities and to perform such other functions as are specified in sections 25-230
to 25-237, inclusive, or (2) designate a river advisory board to act as such a river commission, provided the requirements of section 25-233 are met.
(b) A municipality may join a river commission established pursuant to subsection
(a) of this section if the subject river flows through the municipality or forms a boundary
of the municipality and the legislative body of such municipality adopts an ordinance
authorizing such municipality to do so.
(c) Any municipality may, by vote of its legislative body, withdraw from a river
commission and thereafter the provisions of sections 25-230 to 25-237, inclusive, shall
not apply to such municipality. A vote on withdrawal shall not be taken until after
a public hearing is held at which interested persons have an opportunity to be heard
concerning such proposed withdrawal. At least fifteen days before such hearing, notice
of the time and place thereof shall be given in a newspaper or newspapers having a
substantial circulation in such municipality and any affected area outside such municipality. The map and river corridor protection plan shall be filed for public inspection in
the office of the town or city clerk of the municipality holding said hearing at least ten
days before such hearing, if such map and plan have been prepared.
(d) If one or more municipalities votes to withdraw from a river commission, such
commission shall be required to revise the river corridor management plan and submit
it to the commissioner for approval in accordance with the provisions of section 25-235.
(e) No river commission may be established under this section for any river segment
for which a river committee has been established under section 25-203 or which has
been designated a federal wild and scenic river.
(P.A. 95-333, S. 3; P.A. 97-227, S. 2, 5.)
History: P.A. 97-227 amended Subsec. (a) to make a technical correction, effective June 27, 1997.