Environmental use restrictions: Definitions.

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For the purposes of sections 22a-133n to 22a-133r, inclusive: “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection; “person” has the same meaning as provided in section 22a-2; and “environmental use restriction” means an environmental land use restriction or notice of activity and use limitation executed and recorded as prescribed in section 22a-133o, the purpose of which is to minimize the risk of human exposure to pollutants and hazards to the environment by (1) preventing the use of specified real property for certain purposes, or (2) prohibiting or requiring certain activities on such property.

(P.A. 94-198, S. 4, 13; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 14-122, S. 134; P.A. 18-85, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 94-198 effective June 7, 1994; 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; P.A. 14-122 made technical changes; P.A. 18-85 redefined “environmental use restriction”.


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