As used in sections 23-74 to 23-80, inclusive:

(1) “Appraised value” means the fair market value of property without the consideration of the effect, if any, of dedication or other preservation related restrictions;

(2) “Acquisition” means the acquiring of real property or any interest therein by the department or its cooperators by purchase, gift or devise;

(3) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection;

(4) “Connecticut natural diversity data base” or “data base” means the department's computer-assisted inventory of threatened or endangered species, natural systems and geologic features;

(5) “Cooperating entity” or “cooperator” means a private nonprofit land-holding organization, a municipal conservation commission or any other body deemed by the commissioner as satisfactorily able to assist in the acquisition of land or able to serve as primary manager;

(6) “Department” means the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection; and

(7) “Program” means the Connecticut recreation and natural heritage trust program created by this section and sections 23-74 to 23-80, inclusive.

(P.A. 86-406, S. 1, 15; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1, S. 14, 45; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 25, 130; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)

History: June Sp. Sess. 93-1 amended section by deleting former Subdiv. (8) which had defined “trust fund” or “fund”, effective July 1, 1993; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1 made technical change, effective July 1, 1994; (Revisor's note: In 1997 a reference in Subdiv. (3) to “Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection” was replaced editorially by the Revisors with “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” for consistency with customary statutory usage); 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.