Sec. 23-73. Definitions. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 23-73. Definitions. As used in sections 23-74 to 23-80, inclusive:

      (1) "Appraised value" means the fair market value of property without the consideration of the effect, if any, of dedication or other preservation related restrictions;

      (2) "Acquisition" means the acquiring of real property or any interest therein by the department or its cooperators by purchase, gift or devise;

      (3) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Environmental Protection;

      (4) "Connecticut natural diversity data base" or "data base" means the department's computer-assisted inventory of threatened or endangered species, natural systems and geologic features;

      (5) "Cooperating entity" or "cooperator" means a private nonprofit land-holding organization, a municipal conservation commission or any other body deemed by the commissioner as satisfactorily able to assist in the acquisition of land or able to serve as primary manager;

      (6) "Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection; and

      (7) "Program" means the Connecticut recreation and natural heritage trust program created by this section and sections 23-74 to 23-80, inclusive.

      (P.A. 86-406, S. 1, 15; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1, S. 14, 45; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 25, 130.)

      History: June Sp. Sess. 93-1 amended section by deleting former Subdiv. (8) which had defined "trust fund" or "fund", effective July 1, 1993; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1 made technical change, effective July 1, 1994; (Revisor's note: In 1997 a reference in Subdiv. (3) to "Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection" was replaced editorially by the Revisors with "Commissioner of Environmental Protection" for consistency with customary statutory usage).