{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-25-70","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 25-70","heading":"Exposed areas defined.","body":"Land areas fronting on the ocean, or on bays, inlets and coves, or bordering on rivers in which tides occur, that are subject to the full force of storms; or land areas in direct contact with storm waves, including banks, bluffs, cliffs, promontories and headlands or similar topographical or geological formations, that are subject to erosion through wave action; or open beach areas, including spits, dunes and barrier beaches, that are subject to loss of sand through high waves, strong currents or scouring wave action; or land areas subject to inundation during storms or vulnerable to storm damage because of geographical situation, may be classed as exposed areas within the meaning of sections 25-69 to 25-75, inclusive. The limits of such areas shall be the extent of the natural configuration of the land surface not necessarily coextensive with political boundaries, and shall include privately-owned and municipally-owned properties upon which public money may be spent and public debt incurred for the protection and conservation thereof, and taxes levied to support expenditures for such purposes.","path":["TITLE 25. WATER RESOURCES. FLOOD AND EROSION CONTROL","CHAPTER 477. FLOOD CONTROL AND BEACH EROSION","PART I. STATE ASSISTANCE"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_477.htm#sec_25-70","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":"b3c35415c8e7c29c51dce0837ed09653f62b4b554c40444c2b0813944acfb864","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-25-69","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-25-71"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}