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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 23-25 (2025)

Granting of leases for public purposes

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The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may, with the approval of the Governor, grant leases for public purposes to any public authority for any portion of any state forest or state park if said commissioner finds that such purposes are not in conflict with park or forest purposes.

(1949 Rev., S. 3453; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 188; P.A. 96-180, S. 87, 166; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)

History: 1971 act replaced references to state park and forest commission with references to environmental protection commissioner; P.A. 96-180 changed “Said commissioner” to “The Commissioner of Environmental Protection”, effective June 3, 1996; 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.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2020–2023 · leading case: Gilchrist v. Comm'r of Corr., 223 A.3d 368 (Conn. 2020).
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Gilchrist v. Comm'r of Corr., 223 A.3d 368 (Conn. 2020). · cites it 2× “To summarize, when a petition for a writ of habeas corpus alleging a claim of illegal confinement is submitted to the court, the following procedures should be followed.”
Cookish v. Comm'r of Corr., 253 A.3d 467 (Conn. 2020). “After the writ has issued, all further proceedings should continue in accordance with the procedures set forth in our rules of practice, including Practice Book § 23- 29.”
Stephen S. v. Comm'r of Corr., 199 Conn. App. 230 (Conn. App. Ct. 2020). “After the writ has issued, all further proceedings should continue in accordance with the procedures set forth in our rules of practice, including Practice Book 23-29.”
Nonhuman Rights Proj., Inc. v. R.W. Commerford & Sons, Inc., 231 A.3d 1171 (Conn. App. Ct. 2020). “After the writ has issued, all further proceedings should continue in accordance with the procedures set forth in our rules of practice, including Practice Book § 23- 29.”
Stevenson v. Comm'r of Corr., 206 Conn. App. 275 (Conn. App. Ct. 2021). “After the writ has issued, all further proceedings should continue in accordance with the procedures set forth in our rules of practice, including Practice Book § 23-29.”
State v. Douglas C., No. SC20456 (Conn. Jan. 10, 2023). “‘‘After the writ has issued, all further proceedings should continue in accordance with the procedures set forth in our rules of practice, including Practice Book § 23-29.”
Nonhuman Rights Proj., Inc. v. R.W. Commerford & Sons, Inc., 231 A.3d 1171 (Conn. App. Ct. 2020). “After the writ has issued, all further proceedings should continue in accordance with the procedures set forth in our rules of practice, including Practice Book § 23- 29.”
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