Sec. 25-232. Establishment of river commissions. Withdrawal of municipality.

(a) Any two or more municipalities may, by ordinance, (1) establish a river commission to plan for coordinated management of the development, protection and preservation of a river corridor flowing through or forming a common boundary of such municipalities and to perform such other functions as are specified in sections 25-230 to 25-237, inclusive, or (2) designate a river advisory board to act as such a river commission, provided the requirements of section 25-233 are met.

(b) A municipality may join a river commission established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section if the subject river flows through the municipality or forms a boundary of the municipality and the legislative body of such municipality adopts an ordinance authorizing such municipality to do so.

(c) Any municipality may, by vote of its legislative body, withdraw from a river commission and thereafter the provisions of sections 25-230 to 25-237, inclusive, shall not apply to such municipality. A vote on withdrawal shall not be taken until after a public hearing is held at which interested persons have an opportunity to be heard concerning such proposed withdrawal. At least fifteen days before such hearing, notice of the time and place thereof shall be given in a newspaper or newspapers having a substantial circulation in such municipality and any affected area outside such municipality. The map and river corridor protection plan shall be filed for public inspection in the office of the town or city clerk of the municipality holding said hearing at least ten days before such hearing, if such map and plan have been prepared.

(d) If one or more municipalities votes to withdraw from a river commission, such commission shall be required to revise the river corridor management plan and submit it to the commissioner for approval in accordance with the provisions of section 25-235.

(e) No river commission may be established under this section for any river segment for which a river committee has been established under section 25-203 or which has been designated a federal wild and scenic river.

(P.A. 95-333, S. 3; P.A. 97-227, S. 2, 5.)

History: P.A. 97-227 amended Subsec. (a) to make a technical correction, effective June 27, 1997.