Bill Text: CT HB05262 | 2012 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Equestrian Use On Certain Trails On State Park And Forest Lands.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-3-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-05-05 - Senate Calendar Number 515 [HB05262 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2012-HB05262-Comm_Sub.html
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February Session, 2012 |
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AN ACT CONCERNING EQUESTRIAN USE ON CERTAIN TRAILS ON STATE PARK AND FOREST LANDS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 23-10e of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
(a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall [preserve the following trails for equine use: (1) Larkin State Park trails (Southbury-Oxford-Middlebury); (2) Airline State Park trails - south and north (Colchester-Hebron-Lebanon-Windham-Hampton-Pomfret-Putnam); (3) Hop River State Park trails (Bolton-Coventry-Andover-Columbia); (4) Moosup Valley State Park trails (Sterling-Plainfield); (5) Huntington State Park trails; (6) Natchaug State Forest trails; and (7) Cockaponset State Forest trails] permit equestrian use on multi-use trails on state park and forest lands, unless specifically prohibited by said commissioner. Prior to a decision to prohibit equine use of any multi-use trail on state park and forest lands that have historically been utilized by equestrians, said commissioner shall consult with the Equine Advisory Council established pursuant to section 23-10d.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit nonequine uses by the public of the trails specified in subsection (a) of this section nor prohibit the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection from temporarily closing any multi-use trail for safety reasons or the protection of natural resources.
(c) The [preservation of a trail] permitting of equestrian use on a multi-use trail by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall not be deemed an expansion of such trail.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
July 1, 2012 |
23-10e |
ENV |
Joint Favorable Subst. |