Sec. 13a-142c. Authority of Environmental Protection Department.
               	 		
      Sec. 13a-142c. Authority of Environmental Protection Department. The Department of Environmental Protection shall have the authority to:
      (1) Accept, receive and administer, on behalf of the state, any grants, loans or other 
funds made available to the state from any source for the purposes of sections 13a-141 
and 13a-142b and this section;
      (2) Acquire lands, waters, or interests in lands or waters, by purchase or condemnation, and enter into agreements with federal, other state, or local agencies, corporations 
or individuals concerning such lands or waters which may be necessary to carry out the 
project;
      (3) Administer the finished design, including site planning, construction and development of the park, and
      (4) Administer, maintain and regulate the use of the park and enter into cooperative 
agreements with agencies of the federal or state government or local agencies to provide 
for maintenance and regulation.
      (1972, P.A. 106, S. 3.)