The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall be, ex officio, State Forest Fire Warden and shall receive no additional compensation therefor, but necessary traveling and other expenses shall be paid by the state.
(1949 Rev., S. 3473; P.A. 01-150, S. 4; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 01-150 designated Commissioner of Environmental Protection, ex officio, to be State Forest Fire Warden and made a technical change for purposes of gender neutrality; 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.