Connecticut General Statutes Title 22A. Environmental Protection § 22a-339b. Criteria for grants. Public benefit

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall evaluate the eligibility of a project for a grant and shall award such grant based on lake priorities established by said commissioner pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act (33 USC 1251 et seq.) and the benefit to the public from the project. Such benefit shall be determined by an assessment of (1) state-owned public access, (2) the impact of the project on the water quality and aquatic resources of the lake, and (3) existing and proposed watershed management practices.