State Rep. Charles Ferraro (R-West Haven) has been appointed to the Bi-State Long Island Sound Marine Resources Committee.
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Representative Ferraro is one of 18 members – nine of whom shall be residents of Connecticut and nine of whom shall be residents of New York – appointed to the committee.
“I am grateful to Rep. Themis Klarides for this appointment. My goal is to find more ways to further protect the beauty of Long Island Sound,” said Ferraro in a oress release. “My district extents out to the waters and beaches of Long Island Sound in Milford and West Haven. It is imperative that we not only preserve, but improve this natural resource so that interstate commerce and marine industries flourish. I want my grandchildren and their children to one day enjoy the magnificent resources Long Island Sound can offer them.”
The Bi-State Long Island Sound Marine Resources Committee was created to ensure that the natural resources of Long Island Sound are protected from the threat of industrialization, negative uses and/or proposed private projects.
Pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes section 25-139, members of the committee are tasked with making specific recommendations concerning the maintenance, protection and restoration of these natural resources so that Long Island Sound is preserved for public enjoyment. The committee may coordinate and recommend standardization of all laws relative to Long Island Sound including, but not limited to, standardization of jurisdiction of coastal waters by harbor management commissions, municipal waterfront authorities, municipal conservation commissions, municipal port authorities and municipal shellfish commissions.
Each year the Bi-State Long Island Sound Marine Resources Committee is required to prepare and submit a report to the governors of and the legislatures of both Connecticut and New York on or before February fifteenth.
Klarides applauded Ferraro’s for his desire to serve on the committee in order to safeguard a vital resource for the citizens of Connecticut and New York.
The Marine Resources Committee was created in 1973, effective on New York’s adoption of similar legislation. New York adopted legislation on September 1, 1988.