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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 7
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 3366
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
(ENV)
AN ACT ESTABLISHING CALF PASTURE BEACH IN NOR WALK AS A
WILDLIFE REFUGE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 26-106 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 2
(a) That portion of Milford Harbor extending from Memorial Bridge 3
to the Milford breakwater and that portion of Gulf Pond extending 4
from land of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad 5
Company to said breakwater and that portion of the upland known as 6
harbor side of Wilcox Park located on the east side of said Milford 7
Harbor, comprising five acres more or less, is established as a state 8
refuge for wildlife. The territory within the limits above described shall 9
be subject to all provisions of the general statutes relating to state 10
refuges for wildlife and to the regulations of the commissioner relating 11
to such refuges. 12
(b) The area known as Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk is established 13
as a state refuge for wildlife. The territory within said area shall be 14
subject to all provisions of the general statutes relating to state refuges 15
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for wildlife and to the regulations of the commissioner relating to such 16
refuges except fishing in such area shall be permitted in accordance 17
with the provisions of this chapter. 18
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2019 26-106
Statement of Purpose:
To designate Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk as a wildlife refuge but
permit fishing in such refuge.
[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.]
Co-Sponsors: SEN. DUFF, 25th Dist.; REP. DATHAN, 142nd Dist.
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