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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 23-32 (2025)

Improvement of forest lands

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The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may repair and construct dams, open up abandoned roads for fire control, or make any other improvement which, in the judgment of said commissioner, is necessary for the immediate use or protection of lands acquired by him. Expenditures for such purposes may be ordered by said commissioner from any appropriation made to the department for the purchase of land, provided not more than ten per cent of such appropriation shall be spent for making such improvements in any one fiscal period. Said commissioner, with the consent of the Governor, may lease lands to quasi-public organizations or private persons to carry out the provisions of this section.

(1949 Rev., S. 3472; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 197; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)

History: 1971 act replaced references to commission on forests and wild life with references to environmental protection commissioner and department; 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 12 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2003–2025 · leading case: AvalonBay Communities, Inc. v. Sewer Comm'n, 853 A.2d 497 (Conn. 2004).
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AvalonBay Communities, Inc. v. Sewer Comm'n, 853 A.2d 497 (Conn. 2004). · cites it 7× “” Moreover, in accordance with the grant of power to establish rules and regulations set forth in § 7-247, § 23-32 21 of the Milford code, which is entitled “[c]on *429 nection permit required,” provides that “[a] person intending to connect a building drain 22 from his property…”
Nelson v. Comm'r of Corr., 167 A.3d 952 (Conn. 2017). · cites it 4× “Furthermore, under Practice Book § 23-32, 8 the petitioner was entitled to amend his petition "at any time prior to the filing of the return" on September 11, 2015, or for good cause thereafter.”
Correia v. Rowland, 820 A.2d 1009 (Conn. 2003). · cites it 2× “17 *472 Although the habeas court stated that the amendment of pleadings and cause and prejudice, are “two totally different issues,” the petitioner contended that the court “can’t easily find cause for the state on the request to amend and then raise the hurdle and make it more…”
Khan v. Comm'r of Corr., 234 Conn. App. 851 (Conn. App. Ct. 2025). · cites it 6× “petition for a writ of habeas corpus and, therefore, improperly dismissed the habeas action on the basis of the original petition, as the amended petition was filed as of right before the return date, and, pursuant to the plain and unambiguous language of the rule of practice (§…”
Pierce v. Comm'r of Corr., 916 A.2d 864 (Conn. App. Ct. 2007). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to Practice Book § 23-32, “[t]he petitioner may amend the petition at any time prior to the filing of the return.”
Newland v. Comm'r of Corr., 142 A.3d 1095 (Conn. 2016). “See Practice Book § 23-32 ("The [habeas] petitioner may amend the petition at any time prior to the filing of the return.”
Mozell v. Comm'r of Corr., 83 A.3d 1174 (Conn. App. Ct. 2014). · cites it 2× “Following the return, any pleading may be amended with leave of the judicial authority for good cause shown. . . . While our courts have been liberal in permitting amendments .”
Robles v. Comm'r of Corr., 153 A.3d 29 (Conn. App. Ct. 2016). “3d 1095 (2016) (habeas petition contained no allegation of claim raised on appeal and petitioner never attempted to amend petition to include *764 such allegation pursuant to Practice Book § 23-32 ). Further, during the trial, the petitioner did not notify or advise the habeas…”
Howard v. Comm'r of Corr., 287 A.3d 602 (Conn. App. Ct. 2022). “Also, the order provided that the respondent had until February 20, 2020, or thirty days from the petitioner’s filing of an amended petition, to file a return.”
Reeves v. Comm'r of Corr., 989 A.2d 654 (Conn. App. Ct. 2010). “Practice Book § 23-32 states: “The petitioner may amend the petition at any time prior to the filing of the return.”
Vazquez v. Comm'r of Corr., 232 Conn. App. 244 (Conn. App. Ct. 2025). · cites it 2× “Because the petitioner neglected to take any action to pursue amending the operative petition, the habeas court did not 12 Practice Book § 23-32 provides: ‘‘The petitioner may amend the petition at any time prior to the filing of the return.”
Newland v. Comm'r of Corr., No. SC19381 (Conn. Aug. 30, 2016). “See Practice Book § 23-32 (‘‘The [habeas] petitioner may amend the petition at any time prior to the filing of the return.”
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