Connecticut § 7-131m - Combined conservation and recreational commission.
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§ 7-131m. Combined conservation and recreational commission.
Sec. 7-131m. Combined conservation and recreational commission. (a) Unless otherwise provided by special act, any town may by ordinance or vote of its legislative body designate its conservation commission or its recreational authority as the conservation and recreational commission for such town, and such commission shall thereupon have all the powers and duties of both a conservation and a recreational authority and shall supersede any previous conservation commission or recreational authority, as the case may be. Such ordinance or vote shall establish the number of members to comprise such conservation and recreational commission which shall consist of not less than five nor more than nine members who shall be appointed in accordance with section 7-130c.
(b) Any town which has designated its conservation commission or recreational authority as the conservation and recreation commission in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section may, by ordinance or by vote of its legislative body, reverse such designation and do anything to conform to the provisions of sections 7-130a to 7-130w, inclusive, and 7-131a, provided no such reversal, unless otherwise stated, shall be construed to affect the continuity of conservation or recreation programs in such town.
(1969, P.A. 284, S. 2, 3; P.A. 90-271, S. 3, 24.)
History: P.A. 90-271 corrected an internal reference.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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