32:19-3 Powers of commission.

32:19-3. The commission shall have power to make rules, regulations and orders with regard to the pollution of all the coastal, estuarial and tidal waters within or covering portions of the signatory states as follows:

a. In Connecticut, Long Island sound and estuaries and tidal waters thereof between the easterly side of New Haven harbor at Morgan Point and the Connecticut-New York state boundary, and the Housatonic river up to the northerly boundary lines of the towns of Stratford and Milford.

b. In New York, all of the tidal waters of greater New York city, including the Kill van Kull and the Arthur Kill, Long Island sound and the estuaries and tidal waters thereof between the New York city line and the New York-Connecticut state boundary and between the New York city line and the easterly side of Port Jefferson harbor; the Atlantic ocean and the estuaries and tidal waters thereof between the New York city line and the easterly side of Fire Island inlet; and the Hudson river and estuaries and tidal waters thereof between the New York and New Jersey state boundary and the northerly line of Rockland county, on the westerly side, and between the northerly line of New York city and the northerly line of Westchester county on the easterly side of the river.

c. New Jersey, the Hudson river and New York upper bay and estuaries and tidal waters thereof between the New York-New Jersey boundary and Constable Point on Constable Hook; the Kill van Kull and Arthur Kill to the mouths of the rivers entering into the Kills; Newark bay and the estuaries thereof up to the mouth of the Passaic river; and up to the mouth of the Hackensack river; Raritan bay together with the Raritan river up to the Victory bridge on said river between Perth Amboy and South Amboy; together with the Cheesequake creek up to the New York and Long Branch Railroad bridge on said creek at Morgan; together with the Matawan creek up to the New York and Long Branch Railroad bridge on said creek at Matawan; Sandy Hook bay; together with the Shrewsbury river up to the passenger railroad bridge, between Navesink Light and Highland Beach on said river; and shall have power to investigate and determine if the requirements of the compact and/or the orders of the commission are complied with and to bring action in its own name in the proper court or courts to compel the enforcement of any and all provisions of the compact and the orders of the commission pursuant thereto or pursuant to laws; and to conduct investigations, inquiries or hearings at such place or places, and at such times as it shall appoint. Such investigations, inquiries or hearings may be held by or before one or more of the commissioners, or by or before any person or persons appointed as its representative and when ratified, approved or confirmed by the Interstate Environmental Commission, his or their action shall be and be deemed to be the investigation, inquiry or hearing of the Interstate Environmental Commission. All state and municipal departments, commissions, boards and bodies having to do with the waters of the state shall co-operate with the commission and shall furnish to the commission such information as the commission shall request, touching the pollution or the elimination thereof, of the waters of the district.

Amended 2000, c.6, s.5.