Sec.22a-1-1. Creation and authority

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The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was established in the executive branch of the state government by Public Act 872 of the 1971 General Assembly. The department operates according to powers conferred in various titles of the General Statutes relating to management, protection and preservation of the air, water, land, wildlife and other natural resources of the state, and according to the constitutions of Connecticut and the United States. The principal titles governing the operation of the department are Title 15, 19, 22a, 23, 24, 25, and 26.

(Effective October 19, 1972)

                    
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