| 28 | | - | Section 1. Section 23-9b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): |
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| 30 | | - | (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall review the West Rock Ridge conservation area established in special act 75-80, as amended by special acts 76-47 and 77-49, and the West Rock Ridge conservation area supplement established in special act 79-92, and shall designate, within said areas, certain parcels for priority acquisition by the state. |
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| 32 | | - | (b) The commissioner shall cause to be recorded on the land records of the appropriate town for each such priority parcel a notice of the requirements and restrictions on such parcels contained in special act 75-80, as amended by special acts 76-47 and 77-49 and special act 79-92, including the requirement that each owner of any such property notify the commissioner of any transfer, development or change in use, including proposals for a change in use which necessitate the approval of any state or local board or agency. On or before ninety days after such recordation, the commissioner shall send, by registered mail, return receipt requested, a copy of the notice, together with a statement as to where the notice was filed, to the property owner at his last-known address. |
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| 34 | | - | (c) Prior to undertaking any action to alter the: (1) Boundaries, (2) development, (3) maintenance, or (4) passive or active recreational use of the West Rock Ridge Conservation area established in special act 75-80, as amended by special acts 76-47 and 77-49, or the West Rock Ridge conservation area supplement established in special act 79-92, including, but not limited to, providing for the removal, planting, pruning or altering of any tree, shrub or wildlife in such area or supplement, the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, shall submit plans for such proposed action to the West Rock Ridge state park advisory council, established in subsection (b) of section 8 of special act 75-80, for such advisory council's review and approval. |
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| 39 | | - | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: |
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| 40 | | - | Section 1 from passage 23-9b |
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| 42 | | - | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: |
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| 44 | | - | Section 1 |
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| 46 | | - | from passage |
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| 48 | | - | 23-9b |
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| 28 | + | That special act 75-80 be amended to provide that before the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, or the commissioner's designee, takes any action concerning, affecting or otherwise altering the boundaries of, the development or maintenance plan for, or the active or passive recreational uses of, the West Rock Ridge conservation area, including, but not limited to, the removal, planting, pruning or altering of any trees, shrubs or other wildlife in the area, the commissioner, or such designee, shall submit plans for such proposed action to the West Rock Ridge State Park Advisory Council for review and approval. |
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