Sec. 13a-142d. Route 11 linear park.
Sec. 13a-142d. Route 11 linear park. (a) The Department of Environmental Protection is authorized to establish, in conjunction with the Department of Transportation,
a linear park along Route 11, utilizing both the highway right-of-way and other adjoining
lands acquired for this purpose. Said linear park, if established, shall also link other state
and municipal recreational and open space areas.
(b) The Department of Environmental Protection: (1) May accept, receive and administer, on behalf of the state, any grants, loans or other funds made available from
any source for the purposes of establishing said linear park; (2) may 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 establish said park; (3) may administer
the design, including site planning, construction and development; (4) may administer,
maintain and regulate the use of said park; and (5) may enter into cooperative agreements
with agencies of the government or local agencies to provide for maintenance and regulation of said park.
(P.A. 98-132, S. 1, 2.)
History: P.A. 98-132 effective July 1, 1998 (Revisor's note: The Revisors editorially inserted a semicolon at the end
of Subsec. (b)(4) after the word "park").