Eel Grass Working Group
Special Act 23-7 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (Effective from passage) The co-chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment shall convene a working group on the restoration of eel grass along the state's shoreline. Such working group shall consist of members of shoreline conservation commissions, members of municipal shellfish commissions, a marine biologist from The University of Connecticut at Avery Point, a student from the Marine Science Magnet School in Groton and Save the Sound's Long Island Soundkeeper. Read More...
Contact
Eel Grass Working Group
- c/o Environment Committee
- State Capitol Building, Room 3200
- Hartford, CT 06106
- (860) 240-0440
Information
Notice
Updated Information following the passage of Public Act No. 24-12
The Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than January 1, 2025, the members of the eelgrass working group, as constituted pursuant to special act 23-7, shall reconvene to review the output of the Eelgrass Collaborative related to permitting and policies surrounding restoration of eelgrass in the state and review the attendant report generated by the Eelgrass Collaborative. The working group shall review the existing regulations under the United States Army Corps of Engineers permits to evaluate any potential future modifications and the need for similar modifications of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's and the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Aquaculture's policies.
Documents and Meetings
Public Comments
Final Report
Eel Grass Mapping and Restoration Resources
January 24, 2024 Eel Grass Restoration Working Group Meeting
January 19, 2024 Eel Grass Restoration Working Group Meeting
January 9, 2024 Eel Grass Restoration Working Group Meeting
December 7, 2023 Eel Grass Restoration Working Group Meeting
November 22, 2023 Eel Grass Restoration Working Group Meeting
November 9, 2023 Eel Grass Restoration Working Group Meeting
October 26, 2023 Eel Grass Restoration Working Group Meeting
October 5, 2023 Eel Grass Restoration Working Group Meeting
August 30, 2023 Eel Grass Restoration Working Group Meeting
July 1, 2023 Eel Grass Restoration Working Group
