The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may engage in fisheries management practices and may expend from federal aid funds necessary moneys to establish, construct and maintain, on any state-owned land and water under his control and, with the consent of the owner, on private land and water, fish cultural installations and associated structures, stream and pond improvement and control structures and experimental stations, and for the creation of facilities for public use of any area under his control. Said commissioner is delegated authority to expend from federal aid funds necessary moneys for supplies, materials, equipment, temporary personal services and contractual services to carry out the provisions of sections 26-102 and 26-111 to 26-117, inclusive.
(1955, S. 2523d; 1959, P.A. 398, S. 16; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 300; P.A. 96-180, S. 96, 166; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 1959 act deleted references to expenditures from fish fund; 1971 act replaced references to board of fisheries and game 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.