The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may, with the approval of the Governor, grant leases for public purposes to any public authority for any portion of any state forest or state park if said commissioner finds that such purposes are not in conflict with park or forest purposes.(1949 Rev., S. 3453; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 188; P.A. 96-180, S. 87, 166; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: 1971 act replaced references to state park and forest commission with references to environmental protection commissioner; P.A. 96-180 changed 'Said commissioner' to 'The Commissioner of Environmental Protection', effective June 3, 1996; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, 'Commissioner of Environmental Protection' was changed editorially by the Revisors to 'Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection', effective July 1, 2011.
Connecticut Legal Code
§ 23.25
Connecticut Title 23 — Connecticut law
Source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_447.htm#sec_23-25· Version 2026