Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-25 (2026)

(Formerly Sec. 22-7e). Acquisition of land and waters

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The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may acquire in the name of the state and for the benefit of the public, by purchase, lease, gift, devise or exchange, land, waters and rights in land or waters or interests therein, or may take the same by right of eminent domain in the manner provided in section 48-12 for any purpose or activity relating to or compatible with the functions of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

(1967, P.A. 634, S. 4; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 397; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)

History: 1971 act replaced commissioner and department of agriculture and natural resources with commissioner and department of environmental protection, deleted reference to Sec. 48-16 and deleted provisions allowing transfer of control of land, waters or interests therein to component agencies of department of agriculture and natural resources and expenditures of appropriated funds by such agencies; Sec. 22-7e transferred to Sec. 22a-25 in 1972; 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.

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1981–1981 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Powderly v. Erickson, 301 N.W.2d 324 (Minn. 1981).

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State Ex Rel. Powderly v. Erickson, 301 N.W.2d 324 (Minn. 1981). “060 (1977); Conn. Gen.Stat. § 22a-25 (1979). 3 . Where, as here, no municipal or other governmental entity elects to apply public funds for the preservation of historic resources, but there are or may be, concerned citizens or civic organizations with the ability and desire to…”

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