The Connecticut Port Authority shall have jurisdiction over the harbors of the state, with all the powers and duties prescribed in this chapter and as otherwise provided by law. The powers and duties of all existing harbor boards or boards of harbor commissioners under either the general statutes or special acts of this state shall be vested in the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection but all such boards shall continue to assist the commissioner in an advisory capacity, and to perform such duties as the commissioner may delegate to them. Harbor masters and deputy harbor masters appointed by the Governor under section 15-1 shall be subject to the direction and control of the commissioner, and shall be responsible to the commissioner for the safe and efficient operation of the harbors over which the harbor masters and deputy harbor masters have jurisdiction. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit or in any way derogate from the powers and authority of the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection under title 25.

(1969, P.A. 768, S. 46; 1972, P.A. 294, S. 14; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 12.)

History: 1972 act changed reference to the powers and authorities under title 25 from the water resources commission to the commissioner of environmental protection; 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; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 replaced reference to commissioner with reference to Connecticut Port Authority re jurisdiction over harbors of the state, deleted “and navigable waterways” and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2016.