The commission, in consultation with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Connecticut Port Authority, shall prepare or cause to be prepared a management plan for the most desirable use of the harbor for recreational, commercial, industrial and other purposes. For those towns in the coastal area, as defined in section 22a-94, the plan shall provide for the preservation and use of the coastal resources of the harbor in a manner consistent with the provisions of sections 22a-90 to 22a-111, inclusive, and any municipal coastal plan adopted pursuant to section 22a-101 by any municipality that is a member of the commission. A copy of the plan shall be forwarded to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for review, comments and recommendations. Such plan shall be submitted for approval to the commissioner and the authority. Said commissioner and authority shall act on the plan not more than sixty days after submission of such plan. Upon approval by said commissioner and authority, the plan may be adopted by ordinance by the legislative body of each municipality establishing the commission. The ordinance shall specify the effective date of the plan. A modification to the plan may be proposed at any time and shall be approved in the same manner as the plan. The plan shall be reviewed annually by the commission, the commissioner and the authority.

(P.A. 84-247, S. 3; P.A. 10-106, S. 7; P.A. 11-80, S. 58; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 31.)

History: P.A. 10-106 replaced reference to Sec. 22a-112 with reference to Sec. 22a-111; P.A. 11-80 changed “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 replaced reference to Commissioner of Transportation with reference to Connecticut Port Authority and made conforming changes, effective July 1, 2016.