Bill Text: CT SB00515 | 2017 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: An Act Requiring A Study Of Opportunities For Public Access And Enjoyment To Waterways For Land-constrained Municipalities.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-05-30 - Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate [SB00515 Detail]

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General Assembly		Committee Bill No. 515
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 3971
		*03971SB00515ENV*
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
(ENV)

AN ACT AUTHORIZING RESTAURANTS AND OTHER AMENITIES ON FIXED BARGES UNDER THE COASTAL MANAGEMENT ACT.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 22a-92 of the general statutes, including, but not limited to, state policy concerning preferences for the siting of water-dependent uses, the coastal site plan for any project involving the siting of one or more commercial food establishments or other economic development related facilities on fixed barges located, in whole or in part, waterward of the coastal jurisdiction line may be approved by any coastal municipality undertaking a review of such plan.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	from passage	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To encourage economic development along Connecticut's waterfront.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]

Co-Sponsors:

SEN. GOMES, 23rd Dist.; SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist. REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist.; REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist. REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist.; REP. PORTER, 94th Dist. REP. PAOLILLO, 97th Dist.; REP. ROSARIO, 128th Dist. REP. SANTIAGO, 130th Dist.

S.B. 515