Section 22a-336 - (Formerly Sec. 25-2). Cooperation with other agencies. Right of entry in performance of duty.

CT Gen Stat § 22a-336 (2019) (N/A)
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The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may make use of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station and the facilities of said station, and may cooperate with any other public or private agency in carrying out the provisions of this title. The commissioner, either deputy commissioner, or any assistant or employee of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection may, at any reasonable time, enter any premises while engaged in the performance of duty under the provisions of this title.

(1949 Rev., S. 4041; 1957, P.A. 364, S. 12; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 39; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)

History: 1971 act replaced water resources commission with commissioner and department of environmental protection and deleted obsolete provision re chairman, director, deputy director and staff of abolished commission; Sec. 25-2 transferred to Sec. 22a-336 in 1983; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” and “Department of Environmental Protection” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” and “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011.

See Sec. 22-6 re powers and duties of Commissioner of Agriculture.

See Sec. 22a-21 re commissioner's authority to prepare a plan for development of outdoor recreation and other natural resources.

Annotations to former section 25-2:

Cited. 120 C. 438; 148 C. 586.