Sec. 26-297. Members.
Sec. 26-297. Members. In pursuance of Article III of said compact there shall be
three members, hereinafter called commissioners, of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission, hereinafter called commission, from the state of Connecticut. The first
commissioner from the state of Connecticut shall be the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, ex officio. The second commissioner from the state of Connecticut shall
be a legislator and a member of the Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation of
the state of Connecticut, ex officio, designated by said commission, and the term of any
such ex-officio commissioner shall terminate at the time he ceases to hold said legislative
office or said office as commissioner on intergovernmental cooperation, and his successor as commissioner shall be named in like manner. The Governor shall appoint a citizen
as a third commissioner who shall have a knowledge of and interest in the marine fisheries problem. The term of said commissioner shall be three years and he shall hold office
until his successor is appointed and has qualified. Vacancies occurring in the office of
such commissioner from any reason or cause shall be filled by appointment by the
Governor for the unexpired term. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection as
ex-officio commissioner may delegate, from time to time, to any deputy or other subordinate in his department or office, the power to be present and participate, including voting
as his representative or substitute at any meeting of or hearing by or other proceeding
of the commission. Any commissioner may be removed from office by the Governor
upon charges and after a hearing.
(1949 Rev., S. 3560; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 368.)
History: 1971 act replaced chairman of the state board of fisheries and game with commissioner of environmental
protection as first commissioner from state.