{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-23-73","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 23-73","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in sections 23-74 to 23-80, inclusive:\n(1) “Appraised value” means the fair market value of property without the consideration of the effect, if any, of dedication or other preservation related restrictions;\n(2) “Acquisition” means the acquiring of real property or any interest therein by the department or its cooperators by purchase, gift or devise;\n(3) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection;\n(4) “Connecticut natural diversity data base” or “data base” means the department's computer-assisted inventory of threatened or endangered species, natural systems and geologic features;\n(5) “Cooperating entity” or “cooperator” means a private nonprofit land-holding organization, a municipal conservation commission or any other body deemed by the commissioner as satisfactorily able to assist in the acquisition of land or able to serve as primary manager;\n(6) “Department” means the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection; and\n(7) “Program” means the Connecticut recreation and natural heritage trust program created by this section and sections 23-74 to 23-80, inclusive.","path":["TITLE 23. PARKS, FORESTS AND PUBLIC SHADE TREES","CHAPTER 453. RECREATION AND NATURAL HERITAGE TRUST PROGRAM. CONNECTICUT HERITAGE AREAS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_453.htm#sec_23-73","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:08Z","sha256":"668be309c4de16e365a62fd13b1c94f52aae697e97044b181fa35322ce5b38b9","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-23-72a","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-23-74"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}