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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 245
January Session, 2019
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Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
(ENV)
AN ACT PROHIBITING HUNTING ALONG THE QUINNIPIAC RIVER IN
NEW HAVEN.
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 Section 26-106 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1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 9
shall 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) That portion of the Quinnipiac River in New Haven extending 13
from the Interstate 95 bridge to the Interstate 91 bridge and that 14
portion of the Mill River in New Haven extending from the Interstate 15
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95 bridge to the Interstate 91 bridge is established as a state refuge for 16
wildlife. 17
(c) The territory within the limits described in subsections (a) and 18
(b) of this section shall be subject to all provisions of the general 19
statutes relating to state refuges for wildlife and to the regulations of 20
the commissioner relating to such refuges. 21
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2019 26-106
Statement of Purpose:
To protect the public and the environment in the area of Interstate 91
along the Quinnipiac River in New Haven.
[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. LOONEY, 11th Dist.; REP. PAOLILLO, 97th Dist.
S.B. 245