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 Section 11; Amendments 



These regulations and the [Name of Local Government Map] may from 

 time to time be amended in accordance with the procedures and 

 requirements in the general statutes and as new information 

 concerning wetland Location, soils, hydrology, flooding, or wetland 

 plants and wildlife become available. 



Section 12: Severability 



If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this chapter 

 or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall be 

 adjudged by any court of competent Jurisdiction to be invalid, such 

 order or judgement shall be confined in its operation to the 

 controversy in which it was rendered and shall not affect or 

 invalidate the remainder of any part thereof to any other person or 

 circumstances and to this end the provisions of each clause, 

 sentence, paragraph, section or part of this law are hereby 

 declared to be severable. 



Section 13: Assessment Relief 



The Assessors [of Local Government] shall consider wetland 

 regulations in determining the fair market value of land. Any owner 

 of an undeveloped wetland who has dedicated an easement or entered 

 into a perpetual conservation restriction with the [local unit of 

 government] or a nonprofit organization to permanently control some 

 or all regulated activities in the wetland shall have that portion 

 of land assessed consistent with those restrictions. Such landowner 

 shall also be exempted from special assessments on the controlled 

 wetland to defray the cost of municipal improvements such as 

 sanitary sewers, storm sewers, 

 and water mains. 



Section 14 Non-regulatory Incentive Program. Reserved 



section 15: Codification 



Section 16: Effective Date 



