Sec. 25-37i. Use of municipally-owned watershed land for construction and operation of golf course.
Sec. 25-37i. Use of municipally-owned watershed land for construction and
operation of golf course. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, any municipality owning land purchased in January,
1999, that was formerly used for agricultural purposes and that is watershed land or
is located adjacent to watershed land may use such municipally-owned land for the
construction and operation of a golf course, subject to the following conditions: (1)
The golf course shall be owned by the municipality; (2) best management practices, as
recommended from time to time by the Department of Environmental Protection, shall
be used in the design, construction and operation of the golf course, including, but not
limited to, integrated pest management and above-ground storage of chemicals and
fuels; and (3) the manager of the golf course shall file an annual report with any water
company owned by the municipality, any water company drawing water from the watershed, the Department of Environmental Protection and the municipality describing the
best management practices used in the operation of the golf course, including, but not
limited to, a description of the kind and amount of pesticides and herbicides used on
the golf course during the year and such other information as may be requested by any
such water company or the Department of Environmental Protection. Such report shall
be made available to the public.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4, S. 13, 58.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4 effective July 1, 2001.