In order to provide for the maximum enhancement of the marine resources of the Pawcatuck River, the legislature hereby finds that the best interest of the people of the state and the communities involved will be served by the establishment of a Connecticut-Rhode Island Bi-State Pawcatuck River Commission to make specific recommendations concerning the maintenance, protection and restoration of such marine resources.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 25-160
(P.A. 90-341, S. 1, 14.)