Conn. Gen. Stat. § 25-NEW

Current with legislation from 2024 effective through June 5, 2024.

Section 25-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] Water resources of upper Farmington River Valley

(a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Metropolitan District Commission, shall make Colebrook River Lake Dam release and holdback requests to the United States Army Corps of Engineers, as needed, to achieve an optimum flow in the Farmington River for:

(1) Fish and wildlife,

(2) recreation,

(3) the river's health,

(4) flood risk reduction,

(5) tourism,

(6) hydropower, and

(7) safety.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any special act, the Metropolitan District Commission shall release from the Goodwin Dam any amount of water released from the Colebrook Dam based on a request of the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental in furtherance of the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 25-NEW

Added by P.A. 24-0013,S. 1 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2024 Regular Session, eff. 5/14/2024.