Connecticut § 25-201 - Definitions.

§ 25-201. Definitions.

Sec. 25-201. Definitions. For the purposes of sections 25-200 to 25-210, inclusive:

(1) “Approved map” means a map approved by the commissioner pursuant to section 25-205;

(2) “Approved river corridor protection plan” means a river corridor protection plan approved by the commissioner pursuant to section 25-205;

(3) “Clear cutting” means removal of all standing woody vegetation greater than one inch diameter at breast height within a designated river corridor;

(4) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or his agent;

(5) “Designation” means designation, by act of the General Assembly, of a river corridor for protection and preservation in accordance with an approved river corridor protection plan and the provisions of sections 25-200 to 25-210, inclusive;

(6) “Designated river corridor” means that portion of a river corridor defined on a map prepared in accordance with section 25-204 and which has been designated by the General Assembly pursuant to sections 25-200 to 25-210, inclusive;

(7) “Eligible river corridor” means a river corridor which is included on the list adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 25-202;

(8) “Local drainage basin” means a local drainage basin referenced on a map entitled “Natural Drainage Basins of Connecticut”, published by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, 1981;

(9) “Member municipality” means a municipality which is a member of a river committee established pursuant to section 25-203;

(10) “Major state plan” means the plan for development of outdoor recreation adopted pursuant to section 22a-21, the state-wide solid waste management plan adopted pursuant to section 22a-228, the state-wide plan for the management of water resources adopted pursuant to section 22a-352, the state-wide environmental plan adopted pursuant to section 22a-8, the plan for the disposal of dredged material for Long Island Sound, the historic preservation plan adopted under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, the state-wide facility and capital plan adopted pursuant to section 4b-23, the water quality management plan adopted under the federal Clean Water Act, the marine resources management plan, the plan for managing forest resources, the wildlife management plans and the salmon restoration plan;

(11) “Person” means person as defined in section 22a-2;

(12) “River corridor” means any river, river segment or river system, together with its floodplains, wetlands and uplands, contributing overland runoff to such river, river segment or river system;

(13) “River committee” means a river committee established pursuant to section 25-203;

(14) “River system” means a river, its tributaries and any lands draining into such river or its tributaries;

(15) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management or his agent;

(16) “State rivers assessment database” means the state-wide assessment of the state's rivers prepared by the commissioner pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection (c) of section 25-102qq;

(17) “State plan of conservation and development” means the state plan of conservation and development prepared pursuant to part I of chapter 297;

(18) “Subregional drainage basin” means a subregional drainage basin as depicted on a map entitled “Natural Drainage Basins of Connecticut”, published by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, 1981; and

(19) “Water-dependent use” means a use which, by its nature or function, requires direct access to, or location in or immediately adjacent to, water and which therefore cannot be located upland and shall include such recreational uses as riverside trails and bicycle paths.

(P.A. 94-150, S. 2; P.A. 06-76, S. 6; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 13-277, S. 17; 13-299, S. 32; P.A. 14-94, S. 67; P.A. 22-23, S. 17; P.A. 23-120, S. 3.)

History: P.A. 06-76 amended Subdiv. (10) to delete reference to the Connecticut hazardous waste management plan; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” and “Department of Environmental Protection” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” and “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-277 amended Subdiv. (10) to redefine “major state plan” by deleting reference to master transportation plan, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 13-299 amended Subdiv. (16) to redefine “state rivers assessment database” by replacing reference to Sec. 25-102qq(d) with reference to Sec. 25-102qq(c), effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-94 amended Subdiv. (10) to redefine “major state plan” by replacing reference to solid waste management plan with reference to state-wide solid waste management plan and replacing reference to Sec. 22a-211 with reference to Sec. 22a-228, effective June 6, 2014; P.A. 22-23 made a technical change; P.A. 23-120 made technical changes in Subdivs. (11) and (16), effective June 26, 2023.