Sec. 25-102t. Oil spill containment and removal within lower Connecticut River area.
Sec. 25-102t. Oil spill containment and removal within lower Connecticut
River area. (a) As used in this section, "oil" means floating oil of any kind or in any
form including but not limited to fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse and oil mixed with other
matter; "lower Connecticut River" means the river and lands downstream of Middletown
and East Hampton to Long Island Sound; "adjacent shoreline" means the land between,
and including, the towns of Guilford and Waterford, and the waters of Long Island Sound
extending outwards from these towns to the demarcation line between Connecticut and
New York.
(b) The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall (1) provide and maintain
necessary equipment and train adequate emergency response personnel for the purpose
of oil spill containment and removal within the lower Connecticut River and adjacent
shoreline area; and (2) assist in and coordinate the development of oil spill containment
and removal contingency plans for the towns located within the lower Connecticut River
and adjacent shoreline area.
(P.A. 79-319, S. 1, 5.)
See Sec. 22a-449 re water pollution control powers of the commissioner.
See also chapter 477a (Sec. 25-102a et seq.) re lower Connecticut River conservation zone.