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General Assembly | File No. 504 |
January Session, 2009 |
House of Representatives, April 6, 2009
The Committee on Environment reported through REP. ROY, R. of the 119th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the bill ought to pass.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECREATIONAL USE OF CANDLEWOOD LAKE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall, in consultation with the chief elected officials, or their designees, of the towns of Brookfield, New Milford, Sherman and New Fairfield and the city of Danbury, make recommendations concerning the maximum boat length and maximum motor size permitted on Candlewood Lake. In making such recommendations, the commissioner and chief elected officials shall consider the following factors, which shall include, but not be limited to: Public safety, public access, public pumpout facilities, noise pollution, user conflict and the carrying capacity of the lake.
(b) Not later than February 1, 2010, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall submit such recommendations, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 | from passage | New section |
ENV | Joint Favorable |
The following fiscal impact statement and bill analysis are prepared for the benefit of members of the General Assembly, solely for the purpose of information, summarization, and explanation, and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either House thereof for any purpose:
OFA Fiscal Note
Explanation
There is no fiscal impact for the Commissioner of Environmental Protection to make recommendations concerning maximum boat length and maxmium motor size permitted on Candlewood Lake.
The Out Years
OLR Bill Analysis
AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECREATIONAL USE OF CANDLEWOOD LAKE.
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EFFECTIVE DATE:
COMMITTEE ACTION
Environment Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea | 31 | Nay | 0 | (03/18/2009) |