Sec. 25-37i. Use of municipally-owned watershed land for construction and operation of golf course. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 25-37i. Use of municipally-owned watershed land for construction and operation of golf course. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, any municipality owning land purchased in January, 1999, that was formerly used for agricultural purposes and that is watershed land or is located adjacent to watershed land may use such municipally-owned land for the construction and operation of a golf course, subject to the following conditions: (1) The golf course shall be owned by the municipality; (2) best management practices, as recommended from time to time by the Department of Environmental Protection, shall be used in the design, construction and operation of the golf course, including, but not limited to, integrated pest management and above-ground storage of chemicals and fuels; and (3) the manager of the golf course shall file an annual report with any water company owned by the municipality, any water company drawing water from the watershed, the Department of Environmental Protection and the municipality describing the best management practices used in the operation of the golf course, including, but not limited to, a description of the kind and amount of pesticides and herbicides used on the golf course during the year and such other information as may be requested by any such water company or the Department of Environmental Protection. Such report shall be made available to the public.

      (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4, S. 13, 58.)

      History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4 effective July 1, 2001.