| Old | New | Differences | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 831 | |
| 2 | - | January Session, 2011 *_____SB00831ENVJUD031011____* | |
| 1 | + | General Assembly Raised Bill No. 831 | |
| 2 | + | January Session, 2011 LCO No. 2480 | |
| 3 | + | *02480_______ENV* | |
| 4 | + | Referred to Committee on Environment | |
| 5 | + | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | + | (ENV) | |
| 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 8 | General Assembly | |
| 5 | 9 | ||
| 6 | - | ||
| 10 | + | Raised Bill No. 831 | |
| 7 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 12 | January Session, 2011 | |
| 9 | 13 | ||
| 10 | - | *_____SB00831ENVJUD031011____* | |
| 14 | + | LCO No. 2480 | |
| 15 | + | ||
| 16 | + | *02480_______ENV* | |
| 17 | + | ||
| 18 | + | Referred to Committee on Environment | |
| 19 | + | ||
| 20 | + | Introduced by: | |
| 21 | + | ||
| 22 | + | (ENV) | |
| 11 | 23 | ||
| 12 | 24 | AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL LIABILITY FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON CERTAIN OPEN SPACE LANDS. | |
| 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
| 15 | 27 | ||
| 16 | 28 | Section 1. Section 52-557f of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): | |
| 17 | 29 | ||
| 18 | 30 | As used in sections 52-557f to 52-557i, inclusive: | |
| 19 | 31 | ||
| 20 | 32 | (1) "Charge" means the admission price or fee asked in return for invitation or permission to enter or go upon the land; | |
| 21 | 33 | ||
| 22 | 34 | (2) "Land" means land, roads, water, watercourses, private ways and buildings, structures, and machinery or equipment when attached to the realty; | |
| 23 | 35 | ||
| 24 | 36 | (3) "Owner" means the possessor of a fee interest, a tenant, lessee, occupant or person in control of the premises, a municipality, political subdivision of the state or nonprofit municipal corporation; | |
| 25 | 37 | ||
| 26 | - | (4) "Recreational purpose" includes, but is not limited to, any of the following, or any combination thereof: Hunting, fishing, swimming | |
| 38 | + | (4) "Recreational purpose" includes, but is not limited to, any of the following, or any combination thereof: Hunting, fishing, swimming, boating, camping, picnicking, hiking, pleasure driving, nature study, water skiing, snow skiing, ice skating, sledding, hang gliding, sport parachuting, hot air ballooning and viewing or enjoying historical, archaeological, scenic or scientific sites. | |
| 27 | 39 | ||
| 28 | 40 | ||
| 29 | 41 | ||
| 30 | 42 | ||
| 31 | 43 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 32 | 44 | Section 1 from passage 52-557f | |
| 33 | 45 | ||
| 34 | 46 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 35 | 47 | ||
| 36 | 48 | Section 1 | |
| 37 | 49 | ||
| 38 | 50 | from passage | |
| 39 | 51 | ||
| 40 | 52 | 52-557f | |
| 41 | 53 | ||
| 54 | + | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 42 | 55 | ||
| 56 | + | To encourage municipalities and other entities to keep open space lands open to the public for recreational purposes. | |
| 43 | 57 | ||
| 44 | - | ENV Joint Favorable Subst. C/R JUD | |
| 45 | - | ||
| 46 | - | ENV | |
| 47 | - | ||
| 48 | - | Joint Favorable Subst. C/R | |
| 49 | - | ||
| 50 | - | JUD | |
| 58 | + | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] |