Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-271 (2026)

Power to be additional

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Any power granted by this chapter shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, any power granted to any municipality under the provisions of any special act or of any general statute.

(1949, S. 339d.)

Any powers granted under statute are in addition to and not in derogation of powers already granted to municipalities. 160 C. 446.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1971–2012 · leading case: Rocky Hill Convalescent Hosp., Inc. v. Metro. Dist., 280 A.2d 344 (Conn. 1971).
Rocky Hill Convalescent Hosp., Inc. v. Metro. Dist., 280 A.2d 344 (Conn. 1971). · cites it 2× “The plaintiff also urges that § 8-4 of the defendant’s charter by its language did not provide the authority to adopt an ordinance concerning connection charges, but only as to the use of and the discharge of substances into drains, sewers and their appurtenances.”
Zahrijczuk v. Water Pollution Control Auth. of Branford, 50 A.3d 421 (Conn. Super. Ct. 2012). · cites it 2× “Chapter 103 of the Connecticut General Statutes, establishing water pollution control authorities, contains a catchall provision, General Statutes § 7-271, which provides that, “Any power granted by this chapter shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, any power…”
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