2016 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 22a - Environmental Protection
Chapter 446g - New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Compact
Section 22a-308 - (Formerly Sec. 25-67). Appointment of commissioners.

There shall be three commissioners to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, appointed as herein provided. The Commissioner of Public Health and the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or their representatives designated in writing shall also be members. On or before July first, annually, the Governor shall appoint a commissioner who shall hold office for a term of three years from such July first. If any vacancy occurs in the office of any appointive commissioner, the Governor shall fill such vacancy for the unexpired portion of the term. The commissioners shall serve without compensation, but shall be paid their actual expenses incurred in and incident to the performance of their duties.

(1949 Rev., S. 3557; 1957, P.A. 364, S. 7; 1963, P.A. 40; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 110; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)

History: 1963 act allowed health commissioner and director of water resources commission to appoint “representatives in writing” to serve in their stead; 1971 act replaced director of water resources commission with environmental protection commissioner; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of health with commissioner of health services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 25-67 transferred to Sec. 22a-308 in 1983; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; 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.