Sec. 7-329a. Establishment of port district and port authority. Jurisdiction.
Sec. 7-329a. Establishment of port district and port authority. Jurisdiction.
Any town may, by vote of its legislative body, establish a port district which shall
embrace such town. The affairs of any such district shall be administered by a port
authority, comprising not fewer than five nor more than seven members. The members
of any such authority shall be appointed by the chief executive of the town and shall
serve for such term as the legislative body may prescribe and until their successors are
appointed and have qualified. Vacancies shall be filled by the chief executive for the
unexpired portion of the term. The members of each such board shall serve without
compensation, except for necessary expenses. The jurisdiction of a port authority shall
not extend to matters relating to the licensure of pilots, the safe conduct of vessels, the
protection of the ports and waters of the state and all other matters set forth in chapter
263 which are under the authority of the Department of Transportation. In addition the
jurisdiction of a port authority shall not extend to matters relating to (1) a solid waste
facility, as defined in subdivision (4) of section 22a-207, (2) a recycling facility, as
defined in subdivision (8) of section 22a-207, (3) the building of a paper mill or a paper
recycling facility, or (4) the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority.
(1967, P.A. 900, S. 1; P.A. 98-240, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 98-240 added jurisdictional limitations of a port authority.