CEPA Historic Structures & Landmarks Review

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-19a

Extends the citizen-suit and intervention provisions of the Connecticut Environmental Protection Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-15 to 22a-19) to the unreasonable destruction of historic structures and landmarks of the state, defined as properties (1) listed or under consideration for listing as individual units on the National Register of Historic Places, or (2) part of a National Register district (listed or under consideration) that the State Historic Preservation Review Board has determined contribute to the district's historic significance. If a plaintiff cannot make a prima facie showing that the defendant's conduct has or is likely unreasonably to destroy the public trust in such historic resources, the court taxes all costs of the action to the plaintiff. Originally enacted by P.A. 82-367 (1982); amended by P.A. 21-193, effective July 13, 2021, which renamed the determining body from the State Historic Preservation Board to the State Historic Preservation Review Board.